http://odeo.com/channels/2102499-Please-Explain-from-WNYC-New-York-Public-Radio-Podcast no From WNYC, New York Public Radio: Please Explain, where Leonard Lopate and a guest get to the bottom of one complex issue. History, science, politics, pop culture or anything that needs some explanation! From WNYC, New York Public Radio: Please Explain, where Leonard Lopate and a guest get to the bottom of one complex issue. History, science, politics, pop culture or anything that needs some explanation! From WNYC, New York Public Radio: Please Explain, where Leonard Lopate and a guest get to the bottom en-us 40 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:49:45 -0800 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:49:45 -0800 new york, wnyc, WNYC FM, WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain new york wnyc http://odeo.com/episodes/25465900-Please-Explain-Strokes-Friday-20-November-2009 On today's Please Explain, we take a close look at strokes—the causes, effects, and therapeutic and medical advances that help people recover. We're joined by Dr. Randolph S. Marshall, chief of the Division of Stroke, Columbia University Medical Center, and Dr. Jay P. Mohr, Daniel Sciarra Professor of Clinical Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center. On today's Please Explain, we take a close look at strokes—the causes, effects, and therapeutic and medical advances that help people recover. We're joined by Dr. Randolph S. Marshall, chief of the Division of Stroke, Columbia University Medical Center, and Dr. Jay P. Mohr, Daniel Sciarra Professor of Clinical Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center. On today's Please Explain, we take a close look at strokes—the causes, effects, and therapeutic and medical advances that help people recover. We're joined by Dr. Randolph S. Marshall, chief of the Division of Stroke, Columbia University Medical Center, and Dr. Jay P. Mohr, Daniel Sciarra Professor of Clinical Neurology, Columbia University Medical Center. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-21,25465900 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:49:45 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/25448988-Please-Explain-Eco-Labels-Friday-13-November-2009 Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? On today's edition of Please Explain, Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union's Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, will take a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world. Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? On today's edition of Please Explain, Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union's Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, will take a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world. Your broccoli, shampoo, and air conditioner might bear labels declaring them to be organic, cruelty-free, or energy efficient, but what do those labels mean and are they true? On today's edition of Please Explain, Dr. Urvashi Rangan, Project Director for Consumer Reports' GreenerChoices.org and Consumers Union's Senior Scientist for Policy Initiatives, and Dara O'Rourke, founder and CEO of GoodGuide.com, will take a look at what eco-labels indicate, how standards are set, and what they mean for consumers and manufacturers around the world. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-13,25448988 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:14:26 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/25416443-Please-Explain-Alcohol-Friday-06-November-2009 Our latest Please Explain is all about alcohol—what it is, how it works and the ways it affects our bodies. We'll be joined by Dr. Rueben Gonzales , Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Texas and by Dr. Henry R. Kranzler , Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics and Developmental Biology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Our latest Please Explain is all about alcohol—what it is, how it works and the ways it affects our bodies. We'll be joined by Dr. Rueben Gonzales , Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Texas and by Dr. Henry R. Kranzler , Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics and Developmental Biology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Our latest Please Explain is all about alcohol—what it is, how it works and the ways it affects our bodies. We'll be joined by Dr. Rueben Gonzales , Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Texas and by Dr. Henry R. Kranzler , Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics and Developmental Biology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-07,25416443 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:54:22 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/25393487-Please-Explain-Electricity-Friday-30-October-2009 How does electricity get from its source into your home and to your cell phone charger, television, or microwave? We'll find out on today's Please Explain. Michael Caramanis, Boston University Professor of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, joins us, along with Dr. Robert Thomas, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University. How does electricity get from its source into your home and to your cell phone charger, television, or microwave? We'll find out on today's Please Explain. Michael Caramanis, Boston University Professor of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, joins us, along with Dr. Robert Thomas, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University. How does electricity get from its source into your home and to your cell phone charger, television, or microwave? We'll find out on today's Please Explain. Michael Caramanis, Boston University Professor of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, joins us, along with Dr. Robert Thomas, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-30,25393487 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:06:04 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/25359957-Please-Explain-Sleep-Friday-23-October-2009 Sleeping is something all of us do every day, but exactly what happens to us when we sleep isn't completely understood. On today's edition of Please Explain, we're looking into why we sleep, why we sometimes can't sleep, and why many of us aren't sleeping enough. Dr. Allan Pack , Chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine and Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Michel Cramer Bornemann , Co-Director of the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, join us. Sleeping is something all of us do every day, but exactly what happens to us when we sleep isn't completely understood. On today's edition of Please Explain, we're looking into why we sleep, why we sometimes can't sleep, and why many of us aren't sleeping enough. Dr. Allan Pack , Chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine and Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Michel Cramer Bornemann , Co-Director of the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, join us. Sleeping is something all of us do every day, but exactly what happens to us when we sleep isn't completely understood. On today's edition of Please Explain, we're looking into why we sleep, why we sometimes can't sleep, and why many of us aren't sleeping enough. Dr. Allan Pack , Chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine and Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Michel Cramer Bornemann , Co-Director of the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, join us. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-23,25359957 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:44:41 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/25300254-Please-Explain-Regional-Accents-Friday-16-October-2009 You can tell a lot about someone from the way they speak. On today's edition of Please Explain we'll look at the different accents found around the United States and find out where they come from and why they persist. Joining us are Natalie Schilling-Estes, Associate Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University, and Kara Becker, of the Department of Linguistics at New York University. Clips of the New Jersey, Outer Banks, Boston, and Midwest accents are from the International Dialects of English Archive. Cl/ips of the Brooklyn and Atlanta accents are from George Mason University's Speech Accent Archive. You can tell a lot about someone from the way they speak. On today's edition of Please Explain we'll look at the different accents found around the United States and find out where they come from and why they persist. Joining us are Natalie Schilling-Estes, Associate Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University, and Kara Becker, of the Department of Linguistics at New York University. Clips of the New Jersey, Outer Banks, Boston, and Midwest accents are from the International Dialects of English Archive. Cl/ips of the Brooklyn and Atlanta accents are from George Mason University's Speech Accent Archive. You can tell a lot about someone from the way they speak. On today's edition of Please Explain we'll look at the different accents found around the United States and find out where they come from and why they persist. Joining us are Natalie Schilling-Estes, Associate Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University, and Kara Becker, of the Department of Linguistics at New York University. Clips of the New Jersey, Outer Banks, Boston, and Midwest accents are from the International Dialects of English Archive. Cl/ips of the Brooklyn and Atlanta accents are from George Mason University's Speech Accent Archive. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-16,25300254 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:19:35 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/25263532-Please-Explain-Prions-Friday-09-October-2009 On today's Please Explain we're looking at prions and how they can cause infectious diseases such as Mad Cow disease and the Chronic Wasting disease that's been affecting deer, elk, and moose herds in the West and Midwest. Dr. David Westaway, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases at the University of Alberta; and Walker Jackson, postdoctoral associate in the Lindquist Laboratory at MIT's Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research join us. On today's Please Explain we're looking at prions and how they can cause infectious diseases such as Mad Cow disease and the Chronic Wasting disease that's been affecting deer, elk, and moose herds in the West and Midwest. Dr. David Westaway, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases at the University of Alberta; and Walker Jackson, postdoctoral associate in the Lindquist Laboratory at MIT's Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research join us. On today's Please Explain we're looking at prions and how they can cause infectious diseases such as Mad Cow disease and the Chronic Wasting disease that's been affecting deer, elk, and moose herds in the West and Midwest. Dr. David Westaway, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases at the University of Alberta; and Walker Jackson, postdoctoral associate in the Lindquist Laboratory at MIT's Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research join us. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-10,25263532 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:13:22 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/25225103-Please-Explain-Animal-Migration-Friday-02-October-2009 The days are growing shorter and colder, and birds, butterflies, and other animals are starting to head to warmer climates for the winter. These journeys are often thousand of miles—monarch butterflies can fly as far as 3,000 miles to winter in Mexico. On today's Please Explain, we'll find out how these animals know when and where to go. We'll also talk about how climate change is affecting animal migration. We're joined by Leon Kreitzman, co-author with Russell Foster of Rhythms of Life and Seasons of Life ; and Dr. David Wilcove, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, and Director of the Program in Environmental Studies, at Princeton University, and author of No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations. The days are growing shorter and colder, and birds, butterflies, and other animals are starting to head to warmer climates for the winter. These journeys are often thousand of miles—monarch butterflies can fly as far as 3,000 miles to winter in Mexico. On today's Please Explain, we'll find out how these animals know when and where to go. We'll also talk about how climate change is affecting animal migration. We're joined by Leon Kreitzman, co-author with Russell Foster of Rhythms of Life and Seasons of Life ; and Dr. David Wilcove, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, and Director of the Program in Environmental Studies, at Princeton University, and author of No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations. The days are growing shorter and colder, and birds, butterflies, and other animals are starting to head to warmer climates for the winter. These journeys are often thousand of miles—monarch butterflies can fly as far as 3,000 miles to winter in Mexico. On today's Please Explain, we'll find out how these animals know when and where to go. We'll also talk about how climate change is affecting animal migration. We're joined by Leon Kreitzman, co-author with Russell Foster of Rhythms of Life and Seasons of Life ; and Dr. David Wilcove, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, and Director of the Program in Environmental Studies, at Princeton University, and author of No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations. tag:odeo.com,2009-10-02,25225103 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:31:57 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/25184695-Please-Explain-Sharks-Friday-25-September-2009 There are some 440 species of sharks, and the fish have been swimming in the oceans for 420 million years, before dinosaurs existed. On today's Please Explain we'll find out about sharks, from hammerheads to great whites, and look at how they are becoming threatened. We're joined by Melanie L. J. Stiassny, Axelrod Research Curator of Fishes, Department of Ichthyology, American Museum of Natural History; and John Maisey Curator and Axelrod Research Chair, Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History. There are some 440 species of sharks, and the fish have been swimming in the oceans for 420 million years, before dinosaurs existed. On today's Please Explain we'll find out about sharks, from hammerheads to great whites, and look at how they are becoming threatened. We're joined by Melanie L. J. Stiassny, Axelrod Research Curator of Fishes, Department of Ichthyology, American Museum of Natural History; and John Maisey Curator and Axelrod Research Chair, Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History. There are some 440 species of sharks, and the fish have been swimming in the oceans for 420 million years, before dinosaurs existed. On today's Please Explain we'll find out about sharks, from hammerheads to great whites, and look at how they are becoming threatened. We're joined by Melanie L. J. Stiassny, Axelrod Research Curator of Fishes, Department of Ichthyology, American Museum of Natural History; and John Maisey Curator and Axelrod Research Chair, Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-25,25184695 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:00:40 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/25146935-Please-Explain-Trees-Friday-18-September-2009 You may have noticed that leaves have started turning, marking the end of summer. On today's Please Explain we'll find out why leaves change color and everything else about trees, with Jessica Argate, Forest Manager, New York Botanical Garden, and David Allan Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Trees. You may have noticed that leaves have started turning, marking the end of summer. On today's Please Explain we'll find out why leaves change color and everything else about trees, with Jessica Argate, Forest Manager, New York Botanical Garden, and David Allan Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Trees. You may have noticed that leaves have started turning, marking the end of summer. On today's Please Explain we'll find out why leaves change color and everything else about trees, with Jessica Argate, Forest Manager, New York Botanical Garden, and David Allan Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Trees. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-18,25146935 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:25:24 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/25108933-Please-Explain-Typography-Friday-11-September-2009 Our latest Please Explain is all about typefaces and typography. Typeface designer Jonathan Hoefler, type designer and president of Hoefler & Frere-Jones and Steven Heller, co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author program at the School of Visual Arts and author of the VISUALS column for the New York Times Book Review, will explain how typefaces are created and why typography is important to communication and design. Our latest Please Explain is all about typefaces and typography. Typeface designer Jonathan Hoefler, type designer and president of Hoefler & Frere-Jones and Steven Heller, co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author program at the School of Visual Arts and author of the VISUALS column for the New York Times Book Review, will explain how typefaces are created and why typography is important to communication and design. Our latest Please Explain is all about typefaces and typography. Typeface designer Jonathan Hoefler, type designer and president of Hoefler & Frere-Jones and Steven Heller, co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author program at the School of Visual Arts and author of the VISUALS column for the New York Times Book Review, will explain how typefaces are created and why typography is important to communication and design. tag:odeo.com,2009-09-11,25108933 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:02:51 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/25037887-Please-Explain-Intuition-and-Gut-Reaction-Friday-28-August-2009 On today's edition of Please Explain, we're looking at instinct, intuition, gut feelings, those unconscious reactions that guide so much of our decision making. We're joined by Timothy Wilson, Sherrell J. Aston Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, and author of Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious, and by Gerd Gigerenzer, director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, and author of Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious. On today's edition of Please Explain, we're looking at instinct, intuition, gut feelings, those unconscious reactions that guide so much of our decision making. We're joined by Timothy Wilson, Sherrell J. Aston Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, and author of Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious, and by Gerd Gigerenzer, director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, and author of Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious. On today's edition of Please Explain, we're looking at instinct, intuition, gut feelings, those unconscious reactions that guide so much of our decision making. We're joined by Timothy Wilson, Sherrell J. Aston Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia, and author of Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious, and by Gerd Gigerenzer, director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, and author of Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-28,25037887 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:07:44 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/25002301-Please-Explain-Neurofeedback-Friday-21-August-2009 Neurofeedback is a method of training the brain by monitoring brain activity with sensors. Individuals can see their brain activity on a screen in real time and learn to regulate it themselves, in order to "train" their brain to perform specific tasks more efficiently. We'll hear about how it works with Dr. Sarah H. Lisanby, Director of the Division of Brain Stimulation & Therapeutic Modulation, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York State Psychiatric institute, and Dr. M. Barry Sterman, Professor Emeritus with the Department of Neurobiology and Biobehavioral Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. Neurofeedback is a method of training the brain by monitoring brain activity with sensors. Individuals can see their brain activity on a screen in real time and learn to regulate it themselves, in order to "train" their brain to perform specific tasks more efficiently. We'll hear about how it works with Dr. Sarah H. Lisanby, Director of the Division of Brain Stimulation & Therapeutic Modulation, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York State Psychiatric institute, and Dr. M. Barry Sterman, Professor Emeritus with the Department of Neurobiology and Biobehavioral Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. Neurofeedback is a method of training the brain by monitoring brain activity with sensors. Individuals can see their brain activity on a screen in real time and learn to regulate it themselves, in order to "train" their brain to perform specific tasks more efficiently. We'll hear about how it works with Dr. Sarah H. Lisanby, Director of the Division of Brain Stimulation & Therapeutic Modulation, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York State Psychiatric institute, and Dr. M. Barry Sterman, Professor Emeritus with the Department of Neurobiology and Biobehavioral Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-21,25002301 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:01:36 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24962291-Please-Explain-Spices-Friday-14-August-2009 Most spices are delicious, some have medical value and a good amount of them have changed the course of human history. On this week's Please Explain we'll learn all about spices, from Anise to Vanilla. We'll be joined by Dr. John E. Hayes , Assistant Professor of Food Science at Penn State University and by chef Michael Krondl . Michael is also the author of numerous books, including The Taste of Conquest . Most spices are delicious, some have medical value and a good amount of them have changed the course of human history. On this week's Please Explain we'll learn all about spices, from Anise to Vanilla. We'll be joined by Dr. John E. Hayes , Assistant Professor of Food Science at Penn State University and by chef Michael Krondl . Michael is also the author of numerous books, including The Taste of Conquest . Most spices are delicious, some have medical value and a good amount of them have changed the course of human history. On this week's Please Explain we'll learn all about spices, from Anise to Vanilla. We'll be joined by Dr. John E. Hayes , Assistant Professor of Food Science at Penn State University and by chef Michael Krondl . Michael is also the author of numerous books, including The Taste of Conquest . tag:odeo.com,2009-08-14,24962291 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:16:50 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24925427-Please-Explain-Endangered-Languages-Friday-07-August-2009 More than half of the world's nearly 7,000 languages are at risk of dying out in the next century. On this week's Please Explain, we take a look at what causes languages to disappear and the efforts to document and revive endangered languages around the world. Gregory Anderson, Director of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, and Anthony Woodbury, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas, join us. More than half of the world's nearly 7,000 languages are at risk of dying out in the next century. On this week's Please Explain, we take a look at what causes languages to disappear and the efforts to document and revive endangered languages around the world. Gregory Anderson, Director of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, and Anthony Woodbury, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas, join us. More than half of the world's nearly 7,000 languages are at risk of dying out in the next century. On this week's Please Explain, we take a look at what causes languages to disappear and the efforts to document and revive endangered languages around the world. Gregory Anderson, Director of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, and Anthony Woodbury, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas, join us. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-07,24925427 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:10:49 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24896732-Please-Explain-Obesity-Friday-31-July-2009 According to recent studies, about 1/3 of Americans are obese, and between 1998 and 2006, the obesity rate rose 37% in this country. Obesity-related illnesses accounted for an estimated $147 billion in 2008, nearly 10 percent of all U.S. medical spending, according to the Centers for Disease Control. On today's edition of Please Explain, we're looking into the causes of the dramatic rise in obesity and the health risks that come with it. We're joined by Dr. Louis Aronne, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College-NY Presbyterian Hospital, and Director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Program, and Dr. Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University. According to recent studies, about 1/3 of Americans are obese, and between 1998 and 2006, the obesity rate rose 37% in this country. Obesity-related illnesses accounted for an estimated $147 billion in 2008, nearly 10 percent of all U.S. medical spending, according to the Centers for Disease Control. On today's edition of Please Explain, we're looking into the causes of the dramatic rise in obesity and the health risks that come with it. We're joined by Dr. Louis Aronne, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College-NY Presbyterian Hospital, and Director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Program, and Dr. Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University. According to recent studies, about 1/3 of Americans are obese, and between 1998 and 2006, the obesity rate rose 37% in this country. Obesity-related illnesses accounted for an estimated $147 billion in 2008, nearly 10 percent of all U.S. medical spending, according to the Centers for Disease Control. On today's edition of Please Explain, we're looking into the causes of the dramatic rise in obesity and the health risks that come with it. We're joined by Dr. Louis Aronne, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College-NY Presbyterian Hospital, and Director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Program, and Dr. Kelly Brownell, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University. tag:odeo.com,2009-08-01,24896732 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:13:45 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24825629-Please-Explain-Mosquitoes-Friday-17-July-2009 Mosquitoes are one of the downsides of summer, and they are expected to be especially bad this year due to all the rain this spring. We'll find out why mosquitoes buzz and bite, how they transmit dangerous diseases, and some ways to get rid of them. Joseph M. Conlon, a retired U.S. Navy entomologist and the Technical Advisor for the American Mosquito Control Association, and Thomas W. Scott, Director of the UC Davis Mosquito Research Laboratory and Professor of Entomology, join us. Mosquitoes are one of the downsides of summer, and they are expected to be especially bad this year due to all the rain this spring. We'll find out why mosquitoes buzz and bite, how they transmit dangerous diseases, and some ways to get rid of them. Joseph M. Conlon, a retired U.S. Navy entomologist and the Technical Advisor for the American Mosquito Control Association, and Thomas W. Scott, Director of the UC Davis Mosquito Research Laboratory and Professor of Entomology, join us. Mosquitoes are one of the downsides of summer, and they are expected to be especially bad this year due to all the rain this spring. We'll find out why mosquitoes buzz and bite, how they transmit dangerous diseases, and some ways to get rid of them. Joseph M. Conlon, a retired U.S. Navy entomologist and the Technical Advisor for the American Mosquito Control Association, and Thomas W. Scott, Director of the UC Davis Mosquito Research Laboratory and Professor of Entomology, join us. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-18,24825629 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:14:56 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24778952-Please-Explain-Plastic-Surgery-Friday-10-July-2009 On today's Please Explain, we'll look at plastic surgery, from liposuction to Botox to rhinoplasty, and what happens when someone goes under the knife to improve his or her appearance. We'll be joined by Dr. Robert Grant , Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital and by Dr. Reza Jarrahy Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCLA. On today's Please Explain, we'll look at plastic surgery, from liposuction to Botox to rhinoplasty, and what happens when someone goes under the knife to improve his or her appearance. We'll be joined by Dr. Robert Grant , Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital and by Dr. Reza Jarrahy Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCLA. On today's Please Explain, we'll look at plastic surgery, from liposuction to Botox to rhinoplasty, and what happens when someone goes under the knife to improve his or her appearance. We'll be joined by Dr. Robert Grant , Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital and by Dr. Reza Jarrahy Assistant Professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCLA. tag:odeo.com,2009-07-10,24778952 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:53:56 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24748191-Please-Explain-Dry-Cleaning-Friday-26-June-2009 Today's Please Explain is all about dry cleaning—how it works, what chemicals are used, and how it is becoming more environmentally friendly. We'll be joined by Wayne Edelman, President and CEO of Meurice Garment Care and past President of the National Cleaners Association. He is also the doctor of "Ask The Clothes Doctor" on Garmentcare.com. And Kim Kostka, Professor and Acting Dean of the Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Rock County. Today's Please Explain is all about dry cleaning—how it works, what chemicals are used, and how it is becoming more environmentally friendly. We'll be joined by Wayne Edelman, President and CEO of Meurice Garment Care and past President of the National Cleaners Association. He is also the doctor of "Ask The Clothes Doctor" on Garmentcare.com. And Kim Kostka, Professor and Acting Dean of the Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Rock County. Today's Please Explain is all about dry cleaning—how it works, what chemicals are used, and how it is becoming more environmentally friendly. We'll be joined by Wayne Edelman, President and CEO of Meurice Garment Care and past President of the National Cleaners Association. He is also the doctor of "Ask The Clothes Doctor" on Garmentcare.com. And Kim Kostka, Professor and Acting Dean of the Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Rock County. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-26,24748191 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:47:58 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24733584-Please-Explain-The-Atmosphere-Friday-19-June-2009 On today's edition of Please Explain, we'll look at the Earth's atmosphere—what it's made of, how it makes life on the planet possible, determines weather patterns, and how human activity is changing it. We'll be joined by Dr. Joel S. Levine, Senior Research Scientist at NASA Langley Research Center, and Dr. Richard Somerville, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and author of The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change. You find the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change here. On today's edition of Please Explain, we'll look at the Earth's atmosphere—what it's made of, how it makes life on the planet possible, determines weather patterns, and how human activity is changing it. We'll be joined by Dr. Joel S. Levine, Senior Research Scientist at NASA Langley Research Center, and Dr. Richard Somerville, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and author of The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change. You find the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change here. On today's edition of Please Explain, we'll look at the Earth's atmosphere—what it's made of, how it makes life on the planet possible, determines weather patterns, and how human activity is changing it. We'll be joined by Dr. Joel S. Levine, Senior Research Scientist at NASA Langley Research Center, and Dr. Richard Somerville, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, and author of The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change. You find the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change here. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-19,24733584 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:22:41 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24698155-Please-Explain-Bees-Friday-12-June-2009 The honeybees is just one species of bee, and they often get the most attention, but there are an estimated 20,000 different species of bees in the world. Bees play an important role in pollinating plants, and many have highly developed methods of socialization and communication. We'll learn all about bees, and the latest on Colony Collapse Disorder, with Bryan Danforth, professor of entomology at Cornell University, and Maryann Frazier, senior extension associate in the Department of Entomology at Penn State University. The honeybees is just one species of bee, and they often get the most attention, but there are an estimated 20,000 different species of bees in the world. Bees play an important role in pollinating plants, and many have highly developed methods of socialization and communication. We'll learn all about bees, and the latest on Colony Collapse Disorder, with Bryan Danforth, professor of entomology at Cornell University, and Maryann Frazier, senior extension associate in the Department of Entomology at Penn State University. The honeybees is just one species of bee, and they often get the most attention, but there are an estimated 20,000 different species of bees in the world. Bees play an important role in pollinating plants, and many have highly developed methods of socialization and communication. We'll learn all about bees, and the latest on Colony Collapse Disorder, with Bryan Danforth, professor of entomology at Cornell University, and Maryann Frazier, senior extension associate in the Department of Entomology at Penn State University. tag:odeo.com,2009-06-12,24698155 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:27:28 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24598352-Please-Explain-Girls-Friday-22-May-2009 Today's Please Explain is about the nature of girls—their minds, bodies, brains, emotional lives, and behaviors. We'll be joined by psychotherapist Lisa Machoian and Margaret M. McCarthy, professor of physiology at the University of Maryland. / Listen to last week's Please Explain: Boys. Today's Please Explain is about the nature of girls—their minds, bodies, brains, emotional lives, and behaviors. We'll be joined by psychotherapist Lisa Machoian and Margaret M. McCarthy, professor of physiology at the University of Maryland. / Listen to last week's Please Explain: Boys. Today's Please Explain is about the nature of girls—their minds, bodies, brains, emotional lives, and behaviors. We'll be joined by psychotherapist Lisa Machoian and Margaret M. McCarthy, professor of physiology at the University of Maryland. / Listen to last week's Please Explain: Boys. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-22,24598352 Fri, 22 May 2009 22:19:34 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24549618-Please-Explain-Bankruptcy-Friday-08-May-2009 Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette , blogger for the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless , Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year. Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette , blogger for the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless , Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year. Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette , blogger for the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless , Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-11,24549618 Mon, 11 May 2009 19:49:48 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24549621-Please-Explain-Jazz-Improvisation-Friday-01-May-2009 Improvisation is one of the most important aspects of Jazz, but it's not as easy as it sounds. Jazz pianist Bill Charlap breaks down improvisation and gives a special live performance. Improvisation is one of the most important aspects of Jazz, but it's not as easy as it sounds. Jazz pianist Bill Charlap breaks down improvisation and gives a special live performance. Improvisation is one of the most important aspects of Jazz, but it's not as easy as it sounds. Jazz pianist Bill Charlap breaks down improvisation and gives a special live performance. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-11,24549621 Mon, 11 May 2009 19:47:54 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24549623-Please-Explain-Bankruptcy-Friday-08-May-2009 Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette , blogger for the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless , Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year. Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette , blogger for the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless , Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year. Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette , blogger for the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless , Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-11,24549623 Mon, 11 May 2009 07:43:12 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24549638-Please-Explain-Bankruptcy-Friday-08-May-2009 Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette , blogger for the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless , Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year. Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette , blogger for the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless , Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year. Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette , blogger for the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless , Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-10,24549638 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:35:32 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24549639-Please-Explain-Bankruptcy-Friday-08-May-2009 Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette , blogger for the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless , Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year. Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette , blogger for the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless , Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year. Bankruptcy rates went up 32% in 2008 compared to the previous year. Marie Beaudette , blogger for the Wall Street Journal's Bankruptcy Beat and Dow Jones Newswire reporter, and Robert Lawless , Galowich-Huizenga Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois College of Law, explain what filing for bankruptcy means for corporations and consumers and why the rate of bankruptcy filings is expected to go up in the next year. tag:odeo.com,2009-05-10,24549639 Sun, 10 May 2009 07:24:52 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24499252-Please-Explain-Measuring-Climate-Change-Friday-24-April-2009 There's substantial evidence that the earth is undergoing major adjustments as a result of human-made carbon emissions in the atmosphere, but what does climate change really mean? NASA climate scientist Gavin Schmidt and photographer Joshua Wolfe , editors of Climate Change: Picturing the Science , explain how scientists gather evidence and information about how the earth's climate is changing—measuring air and ocean temperatures, water levels, glaciers and polar ice caps, and tracking storms—and how that data is interpreted. There's substantial evidence that the earth is undergoing major adjustments as a result of human-made carbon emissions in the atmosphere, but what does climate change really mean? NASA climate scientist Gavin Schmidt and photographer Joshua Wolfe , editors of Climate Change: Picturing the Science , explain how scientists gather evidence and information about how the earth's climate is changing—measuring air and ocean temperatures, water levels, glaciers and polar ice caps, and tracking storms—and how that data is interpreted. There's substantial evidence that the earth is undergoing major adjustments as a result of human-made carbon emissions in the atmosphere, but what does climate change really mean? NASA climate scientist Gavin Schmidt and photographer Joshua Wolfe , editors of Climate Change: Picturing the Science , explain how scientists gather evidence and information about how the earth's climate is changing—measuring air and ocean temperatures, water levels, glaciers and polar ice caps, and tracking storms—and how that data is interpreted. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-24,24499252 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:25:08 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24464652-Please-Explain-Addiction-Friday-17-April-2009 There are more than 20 million substance abuse addict in America today and about 2 million of them turn to residential rehab each year. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta joins us to explain the science behind addiction and the toll it takes on individual addicts. There are more than 20 million substance abuse addict in America today and about 2 million of them turn to residential rehab each year. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta joins us to explain the science behind addiction and the toll it takes on individual addicts. There are more than 20 million substance abuse addict in America today and about 2 million of them turn to residential rehab each year. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta joins us to explain the science behind addiction and the toll it takes on individual addicts. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-17,24464652 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:27:10 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24439828-Please-Explain-Organ-Transplants-Friday-10-April-2009 The lives of more than 100,000 patients in the U.S. depend on finding an organ to replace a damaged or diseased one. Only a fraction of people who need a new kidney, liver, or heart actually receive one, but the procedure saves thousands of lives every year. We'll be joined by Dr. Jean Emond , Thomas S. Zimmer Professor of Surgery and Director of Transplantation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and by Susan Senk who received a heart transplant in 2007. Find out more about organ donation in New York at www.donatelifeny.org and at www.savelivesnewyork.org. The lives of more than 100,000 patients in the U.S. depend on finding an organ to replace a damaged or diseased one. Only a fraction of people who need a new kidney, liver, or heart actually receive one, but the procedure saves thousands of lives every year. We'll be joined by Dr. Jean Emond , Thomas S. Zimmer Professor of Surgery and Director of Transplantation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and by Susan Senk who received a heart transplant in 2007. Find out more about organ donation in New York at www.donatelifeny.org and at www.savelivesnewyork.org. The lives of more than 100,000 patients in the U.S. depend on finding an organ to replace a damaged or diseased one. Only a fraction of people who need a new kidney, liver, or heart actually receive one, but the procedure saves thousands of lives every year. We'll be joined by Dr. Jean Emond , Thomas S. Zimmer Professor of Surgery and Director of Transplantation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and by Susan Senk who received a heart transplant in 2007. Find out more about organ donation in New York at www.donatelifeny.org and at www.savelivesnewyork.org. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-10,24439828 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:33:20 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24405914-Please-Explain-How-We-Read-Friday-03-April-2009 If it comes to you easily, being able to read is easy to take for granted. But reading is an extraordinarily complex process, one that researchers are still working to understand fully. On today's Please Explain we look at the science of reading. Dr. Sally E. Shaywitz and Dr. Bennett A. Shaywitz are professors in Learning Development at the Yale University School of Medicine and Co-Directors of the Yale Center for Learning. If it comes to you easily, being able to read is easy to take for granted. But reading is an extraordinarily complex process, one that researchers are still working to understand fully. On today's Please Explain we look at the science of reading. Dr. Sally E. Shaywitz and Dr. Bennett A. Shaywitz are professors in Learning Development at the Yale University School of Medicine and Co-Directors of the Yale Center for Learning. If it comes to you easily, being able to read is easy to take for granted. But reading is an extraordinarily complex process, one that researchers are still working to understand fully. On today's Please Explain we look at the science of reading. Dr. Sally E. Shaywitz and Dr. Bennett A. Shaywitz are professors in Learning Development at the Yale University School of Medicine and Co-Directors of the Yale Center for Learning. tag:odeo.com,2009-04-03,24405914 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:25:24 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24376771-Please-Explain-Socialism-Friday-27-March-2009 The term "socialist" has been tossed around in the news lately in reference to any number of Obama Administration policies. Find out what socialism really means, where it came from, and how it got such a bad wrap. Eric Foner is Dewitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University and James Surowiecki is business columnist for the New Yorker. James Surowiecki will be leading a conversation on the economy at The New Yorker Summit on May 5th. More information here. The term "socialist" has been tossed around in the news lately in reference to any number of Obama Administration policies. Find out what socialism really means, where it came from, and how it got such a bad wrap. Eric Foner is Dewitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University and James Surowiecki is business columnist for the New Yorker. James Surowiecki will be leading a conversation on the economy at The New Yorker Summit on May 5th. More information here. The term "socialist" has been tossed around in the news lately in reference to any number of Obama Administration policies. Find out what socialism really means, where it came from, and how it got such a bad wrap. Eric Foner is Dewitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University and James Surowiecki is business columnist for the New Yorker. James Surowiecki will be leading a conversation on the economy at The New Yorker Summit on May 5th. More information here. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-27,24376771 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:32:21 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24337466-Please-Explain-Flowers-Friday-20-March-2009 Today is the first day of spring, and the first buds and flowers are starting to appear. Here to explain the diversity and scientific complexity of flowers and how to cultivate flower gardens are Dr. Amy Litt, Director of Plant Genomics and Cullman Curator at the New York Botanical Garden, and Kristin M. Schleiter, Curator of Herbaceous Collections and Outdoor Gardens, at the New York Botanical Garden. Today is the first day of spring, and the first buds and flowers are starting to appear. Here to explain the diversity and scientific complexity of flowers and how to cultivate flower gardens are Dr. Amy Litt, Director of Plant Genomics and Cullman Curator at the New York Botanical Garden, and Kristin M. Schleiter, Curator of Herbaceous Collections and Outdoor Gardens, at the New York Botanical Garden. Today is the first day of spring, and the first buds and flowers are starting to appear. Here to explain the diversity and scientific complexity of flowers and how to cultivate flower gardens are Dr. Amy Litt, Director of Plant Genomics and Cullman Curator at the New York Botanical Garden, and Kristin M. Schleiter, Curator of Herbaceous Collections and Outdoor Gardens, at the New York Botanical Garden. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-20,24337466 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:03:15 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24302103-Please-Explain-Superstition-Friday-13-March-2009 Friday the 13th is a date that makes some people cringe. Where does superstition come from and why are people all over the world prone to superstitious beliefs? We'll be joined by Dr. Edmund Kern , Associate Professor of History at Lawrence University and by Stuart Vyse , Professor of Psychology at Connecticut College. Friday the 13th is a date that makes some people cringe. Where does superstition come from and why are people all over the world prone to superstitious beliefs? We'll be joined by Dr. Edmund Kern , Associate Professor of History at Lawrence University and by Stuart Vyse , Professor of Psychology at Connecticut College. Friday the 13th is a date that makes some people cringe. Where does superstition come from and why are people all over the world prone to superstitious beliefs? We'll be joined by Dr. Edmund Kern , Associate Professor of History at Lawrence University and by Stuart Vyse , Professor of Psychology at Connecticut College. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-13,24302103 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:05:15 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24265812-Please-Explain-Oil-Friday-06-March-2009 Petroleum (and all of its byproducts) have shaped our world into what it is today. Discover where oil comes from, how it's refined and how much of it is left in ground on this week's Please Explain. Dr. John B. Curtis is Professor in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. William Fisher is a Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas. Petroleum (and all of its byproducts) have shaped our world into what it is today. Discover where oil comes from, how it's refined and how much of it is left in ground on this week's Please Explain. Dr. John B. Curtis is Professor in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. William Fisher is a Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas. Petroleum (and all of its byproducts) have shaped our world into what it is today. Discover where oil comes from, how it's refined and how much of it is left in ground on this week's Please Explain. Dr. John B. Curtis is Professor in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. William Fisher is a Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas. tag:odeo.com,2009-03-06,24265812 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:05:15 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24226844-Please-Explain-Vitamin-Supplements-Friday-27-February-2009 It may seem like common knowledge that taking vitamins is good for you, but over the last few years several studies have failed to show that vitamin supplements help prevent chronic disease or prolong life. In fact, things like vitamin C, can actually help cancer cells grow. We'll be joined by New York Times Health Columnist Tara Parker-Pope and Dr. Gery Deng of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Integrative Medical Services. It may seem like common knowledge that taking vitamins is good for you, but over the last few years several studies have failed to show that vitamin supplements help prevent chronic disease or prolong life. In fact, things like vitamin C, can actually help cancer cells grow. We'll be joined by New York Times Health Columnist Tara Parker-Pope and Dr. Gery Deng of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Integrative Medical Services. It may seem like common knowledge that taking vitamins is good for you, but over the last few years several studies have failed to show that vitamin supplements help prevent chronic disease or prolong life. In fact, things like vitamin C, can actually help cancer cells grow. We'll be joined by New York Times Health Columnist Tara Parker-Pope and Dr. Gery Deng of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Integrative Medical Services. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-27,24226844 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:03:35 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24150179-Please-Explain-Emotion-and-Color-Friday-20-February-2009 Feeling Blue? Green with envy? Why not try putting on some rose-colored glasses. On this weeks Please Explain learn how color can have a tremendous effect on your mood. Dr. Andrew J. Elliot studies how we respond to color at the University of Rochester. Dr. David Brainard is professor of psychology and studies human vision and color perception at the University of Pennsylvania. Feeling Blue? Green with envy? Why not try putting on some rose-colored glasses. On this weeks Please Explain learn how color can have a tremendous effect on your mood. Dr. Andrew J. Elliot studies how we respond to color at the University of Rochester. Dr. David Brainard is professor of psychology and studies human vision and color perception at the University of Pennsylvania. Feeling Blue? Green with envy? Why not try putting on some rose-colored glasses. On this weeks Please Explain learn how color can have a tremendous effect on your mood. Dr. Andrew J. Elliot studies how we respond to color at the University of Rochester. Dr. David Brainard is professor of psychology and studies human vision and color perception at the University of Pennsylvania. tag:odeo.com,2009-02-20,24150179 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:02:38 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24096680-Please-Explain-Internet-Dating-Friday-13-February-2009 More than 35 million people are looking for love right now on the internet. The demand has led to an explosion of internet dating sites. Jennifer Gibbs is an Assistant Professor of Communications at Rutgers University. Gian Gonzaga is a research scientist at eHarmony Labs and the UCLA Interdisciplinary Relationship Science Program. Weigh in: Have you tried internet dating? What was your experience? More than 35 million people are looking for love right now on the internet. The demand has led to an explosion of internet dating sites. Jennifer Gibbs is an Assistant Professor of Communications at Rutgers University. Gian Gonzaga is a research scientist at eHarmony Labs and the UCLA Interdisciplinary Relationship Science Program. Weigh in: Have you tried internet dating? What was your experience? More than 35 million people are looking for love right now on the internet. The demand has led to an explosion of internet dating sites. Jennifer Gibbs is an Assistant Professor of Communications at Rutgers University. Gian Gonzaga is a research scientist at eHarmony Labs and the UCLA Interdisciplinary Relationship Science Program. Weigh in: Have you tried internet dating? What was your experience? tag:odeo.com,2009-02-14,24096680 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:15:26 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/24052584-Please-Explain-Luck-Friday-06-February-2009 From superstition to simple probability, luck has different meanings in different cultures. We'll find out why whether that lucky charm really can help you win the lottery. Richard Wiseman is a psychology professor at the University of Hertfordshire and author of the book The Luck Factor . Jeffrey Rosenthal is a professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Toronto. His book is Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities . From superstition to simple probability, luck has different meanings in different cultures. We'll find out why whether that lucky charm really can help you win the lottery. Richard Wiseman is a psychology professor at the University of Hertfordshire and author of the book The Luck Factor . Jeffrey Rosenthal is a professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Toronto. His book is Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities . From superstition to simple probability, luck has different meanings in different cultures. We'll find out why whether that lucky charm really can help you win the lottery. Richard Wiseman is a psychology professor at the University of Hertfordshire and author of the book The Luck Factor . Jeffrey Rosenthal is a professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Toronto. His book is Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities . tag:odeo.com,2009-02-06,24052584 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:43:51 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/23997522-Please-Explain-Cockroaches-Friday-30-January-2009 Nearly a third of all NYC households are infested with cockroaches. We find out all about roaches, and why they're among the hardiest species on the planet! Urban entomology specialist Eric P. Benson is a professor at Clemson University; Richard Cooper of Cooper Pest Solutions says he has a "passion" for cockroaches and ways to kill them. Nearly a third of all NYC households are infested with cockroaches. We find out all about roaches, and why they're among the hardiest species on the planet! Urban entomology specialist Eric P. Benson is a professor at Clemson University; Richard Cooper of Cooper Pest Solutions says he has a "passion" for cockroaches and ways to kill them. Nearly a third of all NYC households are infested with cockroaches. We find out all about roaches, and why they're among the hardiest species on the planet! Urban entomology specialist Eric P. Benson is a professor at Clemson University; Richard Cooper of Cooper Pest Solutions says he has a "passion" for cockroaches and ways to kill them. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-30,23997522 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:56:00 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/23929038-Please-Explain-Cold-Friday-23-January-2009 Please Explain is all about cold - which many of us may have been feeling lately, with high temperatures rarely going above the 30s lately here in NYC! Dr. John Castellani is Research Physiologist with the US Army Research Institute for Environmental Medicine. Dr. David Phillips is one of Canada's best-known climatologists. Please Explain is all about cold - which many of us may have been feeling lately, with high temperatures rarely going above the 30s lately here in NYC! Dr. John Castellani is Research Physiologist with the US Army Research Institute for Environmental Medicine. Dr. David Phillips is one of Canada's best-known climatologists. Please Explain is all about cold - which many of us may have been feeling lately, with high temperatures rarely going above the 30s lately here in NYC! Dr. John Castellani is Research Physiologist with the US Army Research Institute for Environmental Medicine. Dr. David Phillips is one of Canada's best-known climatologists. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-23,23929038 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:34:17 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/23890712-Please-Explain-Food-from-the-Farm-to-the-Table-Friday-16-January-2009 Please Explain is all about our modern food systems, and how food gets from the farm to the table. Susanne Freidberg is associate professor at Dartmouth College and the author of the book Fresh . Rich Pirog is associate director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Please Explain is all about our modern food systems, and how food gets from the farm to the table. Susanne Freidberg is associate professor at Dartmouth College and the author of the book Fresh . Rich Pirog is associate director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Please Explain is all about our modern food systems, and how food gets from the farm to the table. Susanne Freidberg is associate professor at Dartmouth College and the author of the book Fresh . Rich Pirog is associate director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-16,23890712 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:44:54 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/23854590-Please-Explain-Credit-Friday-09-January-2009 Credit, and its misuse, are major causes of our current economic crisis. On Please Explain, find out about the pros and cons of credit, how it's evolved in recent years, and what role it can now play in an economic recovery. Jeffrey Blyskal is a Senior Editor with Consumer Reports. Credit, and its misuse, are major causes of our current economic crisis. On Please Explain, find out about the pros and cons of credit, how it's evolved in recent years, and what role it can now play in an economic recovery. Jeffrey Blyskal is a Senior Editor with Consumer Reports. Credit, and its misuse, are major causes of our current economic crisis. On Please Explain, find out about the pros and cons of credit, how it's evolved in recent years, and what role it can now play in an economic recovery. Jeffrey Blyskal is a Senior Editor with Consumer Reports. tag:odeo.com,2009-01-09,23854590 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:56:35 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/23780076-Please-Explain-Baking-Friday-19-December-2008 'Tis the season for holiday cookies, cakes, and pies. Find about the chemistry of baking, and why techniques and ingredients really do matter when creating the tastiest baked treats. Chef Katherine Alford is editor and Test Kitchen Director for the Food Network; Dorie Greenspan is a food writer, expert baker, and author of several cookbooks including Baking: From My Home to Yours . 'Tis the season for holiday cookies, cakes, and pies. Find about the chemistry of baking, and why techniques and ingredients really do matter when creating the tastiest baked treats. Chef Katherine Alford is editor and Test Kitchen Director for the Food Network; Dorie Greenspan is a food writer, expert baker, and author of several cookbooks including Baking: From My Home to Yours . 'Tis the season for holiday cookies, cakes, and pies. Find about the chemistry of baking, and why techniques and ingredients really do matter when creating the tastiest baked treats. Chef Katherine Alford is editor and Test Kitchen Director for the Food Network; Dorie Greenspan is a food writer, expert baker, and author of several cookbooks including Baking: From My Home to Yours . tag:odeo.com,2008-12-19,23780076 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:43:34 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/23745567-Please-Explain-Metabolism-Friday-12-December-2008 Some diets and supplements claim to work by speeding up metabolism. Find out how metabolism works, why it's essential to life, and whether food, exercise, and supplements really can accelerate it...or slow it down. Dr. Rosalind Coleman is Professor of Nutrition and Pediatrics at UNC-Chapel Hill; Marion Nestle is Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at NYU. She's author of several books including, most recently, What to Eat . Some diets and supplements claim to work by speeding up metabolism. Find out how metabolism works, why it's essential to life, and whether food, exercise, and supplements really can accelerate it...or slow it down. Dr. Rosalind Coleman is Professor of Nutrition and Pediatrics at UNC-Chapel Hill; Marion Nestle is Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at NYU. She's author of several books including, most recently, What to Eat . Some diets and supplements claim to work by speeding up metabolism. Find out how metabolism works, why it's essential to life, and whether food, exercise, and supplements really can accelerate it...or slow it down. Dr. Rosalind Coleman is Professor of Nutrition and Pediatrics at UNC-Chapel Hill; Marion Nestle is Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at NYU. She's author of several books including, most recently, What to Eat . tag:odeo.com,2008-12-12,23745567 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:40:24 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/23743118-Please-Explain-Tea-Friday-05-December-2008 After water, tea is the most widely-consumed drink in the world. Please Explain is all about tea! Find out why it's so popular, and how it's shaped world history. Michael Harney is a tea expert as well as a buyer and blender for Harney & Sons of Connecticut; Jane Pettigrew is a tea historian and writer. After water, tea is the most widely-consumed drink in the world. Please Explain is all about tea! Find out why it's so popular, and how it's shaped world history. Michael Harney is a tea expert as well as a buyer and blender for Harney & Sons of Connecticut; Jane Pettigrew is a tea historian and writer. After water, tea is the most widely-consumed drink in the world. Please Explain is all about tea! Find out why it's so popular, and how it's shaped world history. Michael Harney is a tea expert as well as a buyer and blender for Harney & Sons of Connecticut; Jane Pettigrew is a tea historian and writer. tag:odeo.com,2008-12-12,23743118 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:33:33 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/23655286-Please-Explain-The-Sun-Friday-21-November-2008 The Sun makes up about 99% of the total mass of the Solar System. Find out what the sun is made of, how hot it is, and why humans couldn't survive without it. Dr. Grace Wolf-Chase is an astronomer with Chicago's Adler Planetarium and a senior research associate in the Department of Astrophysics at the University of Chicago; Chris Lintott is an astrophysicist with Oxford University and the co-host of the BBC's astronomy program, "The Sky at Night." The Sun makes up about 99% of the total mass of the Solar System. Find out what the sun is made of, how hot it is, and why humans couldn't survive without it. Dr. Grace Wolf-Chase is an astronomer with Chicago's Adler Planetarium and a senior research associate in the Department of Astrophysics at the University of Chicago; Chris Lintott is an astrophysicist with Oxford University and the co-host of the BBC's astronomy program, "The Sky at Night." The Sun makes up about 99% of the total mass of the Solar System. Find out what the sun is made of, how hot it is, and why humans couldn't survive without it. Dr. Grace Wolf-Chase is an astronomer with Chicago's Adler Planetarium and a senior research associate in the Department of Astrophysics at the University of Chicago; Chris Lintott is an astrophysicist with Oxford University and the co-host of the BBC's astronomy program, "The Sky at Night." tag:odeo.com,2008-11-21,23655286 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:43:49 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/23624233-Please-Explain-Autism-Friday-14-November-2008 Since the 1980s, the percentage of people diagnosed with autism has risen dramatically, and no one is exactly sure why. Find out how autism affects the brain, and what the latest theories are on how to treat it. Dr. Robert T. Schultz is Director of the Center for Autism Research at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Dr. Kathy Pratt is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Autism Society of America. Since the 1980s, the percentage of people diagnosed with autism has risen dramatically, and no one is exactly sure why. Find out how autism affects the brain, and what the latest theories are on how to treat it. Dr. Robert T. Schultz is Director of the Center for Autism Research at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Dr. Kathy Pratt is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Autism Society of America. Since the 1980s, the percentage of people diagnosed with autism has risen dramatically, and no one is exactly sure why. Find out how autism affects the brain, and what the latest theories are on how to treat it. Dr. Robert T. Schultz is Director of the Center for Autism Research at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Dr. Kathy Pratt is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Autism Society of America. tag:odeo.com,2008-11-14,23624233 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:44:07 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/23593966-Please-Explain-After-the-Campaigns-Are-Over-Friday-07-November-2008 Now that the election is over - what happens to all the staff, leftover funds, and political machinery? Find out how campaigns are dismantled and transitioned after Election Day. Paul C. Light is Professor at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; Martha Joynt Kumar is Professor at Towson University and Director of the White House Transition Project. Now that the election is over - what happens to all the staff, leftover funds, and political machinery? Find out how campaigns are dismantled and transitioned after Election Day. Paul C. Light is Professor at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; Martha Joynt Kumar is Professor at Towson University and Director of the White House Transition Project. Now that the election is over - what happens to all the staff, leftover funds, and political machinery? Find out how campaigns are dismantled and transitioned after Election Day. Paul C. Light is Professor at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; Martha Joynt Kumar is Professor at Towson University and Director of the White House Transition Project. tag:odeo.com,2008-11-07,23593966 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:52:22 -0800 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain http://odeo.com/episodes/23557434-Please-Explain-Undecided-Voters-Friday-31-October-2008 Please Explain is all about what keeps voters undecided until the very last minute. And if you're one of those undecided voters...we'd love to hear from you. Tell us why you haven't made up your mind, and what it will take for you to do so by Nov. 4. Dr. Joshua Gold is Assistant Professor at the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Samuel Wang is Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Neuroscience at Princeton University, and author of Welcome to Your Brain . We're also joined by Carroll Doherty from the PEW Research Center for the People and the Press. Please Explain is all about what keeps voters undecided until the very last minute. And if you're one of those undecided voters...we'd love to hear from you. Tell us why you haven't made up your mind, and what it will take for you to do so by Nov. 4. Dr. Joshua Gold is Assistant Professor at the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Samuel Wang is Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Neuroscience at Princeton University, and author of Welcome to Your Brain . We're also joined by Carroll Doherty from the PEW Research Center for the People and the Press. Please Explain is all about what keeps voters undecided until the very last minute. And if you're one of those undecided voters...we'd love to hear from you. Tell us why you haven't made up your mind, and what it will take for you to do so by Nov. 4. Dr. Joshua Gold is Assistant Professor at the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Samuel Wang is Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Neuroscience at Princeton University, and author of Welcome to Your Brain . We're also joined by Carroll Doherty from the PEW Research Center for the People and the Press. tag:odeo.com,2008-10-31,23557434 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:58:09 -0700 no Please Explain from WNYC New York Public Radio Podcast new york wnyc WNYC FM WNYC s Leonard Lopate Show Please Explain