Political Changes in Philippines, Dogs and Emotions, Cancer
Political Changes in Philippines, Turkey, Iraq Guest: Quinn Mecham, PhD, Professor of Political Science at BYU Regular contributor Quinn Mecham joins us monthly to point our attention toward three international events worthy of a bit more attention: The recent presidential election in the Philippines, The Turkish Prime Minister’s decision to step down, and the current political state of Iraq. Dogs and Human Emotions Guest: Ross Flom, PhD, Professor of Psychology at BYU Have you ever scolded a dog and gotten those big, sad puppy-dog eyes in response? Or that hang-dog look? Be careful. Dogs can be really sensitive to our scolding—it might be even more powerful than the positive encouragement we give them in determining their behavior. Vets and Doctors v. Cancer Guest: Elizabeth McNiel, PhD, Assistant Professor of Oncology at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University The quest to treat – and ultimately cure – cancers often requires doctors to think creatively. At Tufts University, they’re even thinking beyond their own disciplines. Oncologists at the university’s medical school now collaborate closely with the Tuft’s veterinary school. It turns out that humans and their pets share the same environment, and are therefore susceptible to the same factors that cause cancer and other diseases. Seven Summits Guest: David Roskelley, Adjunct Professor of Public Health at the University of Utah, Partner at R&R Environmental, Inc. For the first time in two years, climbers have reached the top of Mt. Everest. Attempts to summit the world’s tallest mountain were called off last year when the Nepal earthquake triggered an avalanche that killed 19 climbers. The previous year, an avalanche above Everest base camp killed 16 Sherpa guides. But Everest is back open for business, and this week marks three years since David Roskelley made it to the top. He did it as part of a larger quest to climb “The Seven Summits”: the highest point on each of the seven continents. Everest and Kilimanjaro are on the list. Roskelley finished his seventh this year, climbing Mt. Vinson in Antarctica. Scientists and Religion Guest: Elaine Howard Ecklund, PhD, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University We tend to see science and religion as being in conflict. You either believe in God or you believe in science, but you can’t believe in both. So perhaps you’d be surprised to learn that in many countries such as India, Italy, Taiwan and Turkey more than half of scientists consider themselves “religious.” This “war” between science and religion turns out to be more of a Western thing and mainly involving Christianity. Worlds Awaiting Guest: Rachel Wadham, Host of “Worlds Awaiting” on BYUradio Rachel Wadham joins us back in studio to discuss fostering reading in children and literacy in the 21st century.