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Climate Change Agreement Takes Effect Guest: Brigham Daniels, JD, PhD, Environmental Law Professor, BYU Tomorrow the Paris Climate Agreement goes into full-effect. Which is just a few days before the US elects a new president who may or may not agree with the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals outlined in the agreement. What exactly does the Paris Agreement commit us to? And will the next president have to uphold it?  Can the Next President Fix Washington? Guest: Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield, Jr. Chairman of the Nonpartisan Stimson Center, Washington, D.C. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are historically unpopular as presidential candidates, as is Congress. The outcome of the election on Tuesday will be as much about that unpopularity as anything else. Americans are unhappy with what’s going on in Washington. Will things get better after Tuesday? Scanning Fingerprints in Developing Countries Guest: Anil Jain, PhD, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University The World Health Organization says roughly one-and-a-half million children die each year from diseases that could have been prevented with a vaccine, such as diphtheria, whooping cough and measles. The death rates are highest in underdeveloped countries where health care providers struggle to track the medical histories of children.  Fall Gardening Guest: Max Darrington, Arborist, BYU; Taun Beddes, Horticulturist, Utah State Univeristy; Michael Caron, Thanksgiving Point Depending on where you live in the country, you could be looking at the final few weeks of lawn mowing for the season. Or you may be buried in an endless pile of leaves taunting you and your rake. Maybe you’re worried about getting your bulbs in before the ground freezes.  Fall is an important time for yards and gardens – and I’ll admit there’s a lot I don’t know about how to get my lawn, flowerbeds and fruit trees ready for winter. Last fall we reconvened our panel of experts for the hour to offer us some tips on how to get ready.