Tuesday March 21, 2006
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Guest host: Matthew Felling
Some people find studying the history of the cosmos, and learning about quantum physics, a bit complicated and intimidating. But one expert -- a professor of quantum mechanical engineering at MIT -- says we'd all be able to understand the universe if we just think of it as 'one giant computer we can program.' Kojo gets to the bottom of that idea on Tech Tuesday.
Seth Lloyd, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT; and author of "Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos" (Knopf)
Guest host: Matthew Felling
Liberia's new president, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, meets with President Bush today to discuss the priorities of her impoverished West African nation. Meanwhile, she's causing a stir back home with her demand that former Liberian President Charles Taylor face war crimes charges. Join Kojo for a look at Africa's first female president and the politics of Liberia.
Mike McGovern, West Africa Project Director, International Crisis Group
Steve Radelet, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development; Adviser to Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Guest host: Matthew Felling
If there's one cultural critic who defined the early 20th century, it was H.L. Mencken. The prolific writer blasted the establishment and railed against injustice in elegant prose that remains the model for modern-day writers. From his fierce battles against censorship to his passionate love affairs, get a new look at the controversial "Bad Boy of Baltimore."
Marion Elizabeth Rodgers, Author of "Mencken: The American Iconoclast" (Oxford University Press)
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