To the Best of Our Knowledge

PROMO       8/19/2007    "Learning Science"
*Say the name "Robert Krulwich" and hard-core public radio listeners
start smiling.  These days Robert does a lot of science journalism, even
though he admits he's no expert.  He believes everyone's interested,
even though they think it's too hard for them.  I'm Jim Fleming.  Next
time on To the Best of Our Knowledge we'll tackle "learning science." 
How NOVA stays up to date, and Newton's laws set to a hip-hop beat.

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:   "Learning Science"

0:01 - 17:45        SEGMENT 1: (23:45)
            FMA Live! is a multi-media theatrical presentation that
            tours schools using a hip hop beat to teach Newton's
            Three Laws of Motion. The cast tells Jim Fleming how they
            do it, and we hear them in performance. Also, Paula
            Alsell, Senior Executive Producer of the PBS series,
            Nova, talks with Steve Paulson about story choice and how
to interview scientists. And we hear clips.  
            
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

17:46 - 18:15  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

18:16 - 32:28       SEGMENT 2: (14:13)
            Walter Isaacson is the author of Einstein: His Life and
            Universe.  He tells Steve Paulson that Einstein had a
            rebellious nature and that he didn't impress his
            teachers.  His brilliance only emerged later, and it took
            the world decades to catch up. 
                    
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

32:29 - 32:58       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

32:59 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (20:01)
            NPR's Robert Krulwich tells Anne Strainchamps that the
            secret to good science reporting is to start at the
            beginning and go slowly so people can understand it.  He
            says he's the leader of the pack when it comes to not
            getting it, and we hear lots of examples of his work from
            NPR and from RADIOLAB. And he ends by saying that what he
            does sometimes gets him "crazy with happiness."
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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