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From today's online pundits to niche broadcasters, its possible to completely tailor our news and entertainment to reflect our interests, culture and worldview. But some say today's segmented media landscape is ushering an era of self-segregation. Kojo and Howard explore how today's fragmented media environment is affecting the way we discuss culture and race.
Howard Ross, Diversity consultant; Principal, Cook Ross
They explode in the night sky as brilliant, seemingly spontaneous bursts of color. But the contemporary fireworks display is the product of centuries of experimenting, precise chemistry and computers. Join Kojo as he talks with a fireworks expert about the science behind fireworks.
John Conkling, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, Washington College
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He doesn't offer typical micro & macro lessons to bored students. Instead, Professor Stephen Landsburg specializes in offering provocative economics-based theories on everything from reducing sexually transmitted diseases to making the jury system more effective. The original "The Armchair Economist" joins Kojo.
Steven Landsburg, Professor of Economics, University of Rochester; columnist, "Everyday Economics," Slate Magazine; and author of "More Sex is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics" (Free Press)
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