Thursday May 17, 2001
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He's represented school-aged kids who won't dissect frogs and activists who broke into labs to release animals. Gary Francione is one reason the field of "animal law" is booming. Join Kojo for a nuanced look at the moral issues motivating some within the animal rights community.
Gary L. Francione, author of "Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog" (Pub: Temple Univ. Press); also Professor of Law and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach Scholoar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University Law School in Newark
Albert Einstein. Pablo Picasso. Both men are synonmous with radical breakthroughs. Was their genius a matter of happenstance? Or was it the direct result of the times in which they lived? A unique new dual biography examines the roots of creativity and innovative thought that led both men to become icons of the twentieth century.
Arthur I. Miller, author, "Einstein, Picasso: Space, Time, and The Beauty That Causes Havoc" (Pub: Basic Books)