TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE


PROMO FOR   2/14/2010         "Inside Information"
*American citizens worry about suicide bombers on airplanes, but
intelligence analysts say the real threat today is in cyberspace.  Cyber
attacks on American companies and military installations are on the
rise.  Could terrorist hackers take down America's power grid?  Or
financial networks.  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge,
cyber-warfare and the rise of the American surveillance state. And, how
to protect our electronic freedom.



PROGRAM RUNDOWN:  "Inside Information"


0:01 - 29:12        SEGMENT 1: (29:13)
            Shane Harris is the author of "The Watchers: The Rise of
            America's Surveillance State" and is the intelligence and
            homeland security correspondent for the National Journal. 
            He tells Steve Paulson that our government is collecting
            masses of data on ordinary people in its efforts to catch
            terrorists.  Also, Cory Doctorow is a writer and digital
            activist who works to defend electronic freedom. His new
            book for adults is "Makers," but he talks to Anne
            Strainchamps about his recent hit for young adults,
            "Little Brother."  It's a tale of techno-geek rebellion
            and Doctorow tells Anne why kids should know how to take
            their hardware apart to re-purpose it. 
            
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

29:13 - 29:42  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

29:43 - 40:10       SEGMENT 2: (10:28)
            Marilyn Johnson is the author of "This Book Is Overdue! 
            How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All."  She
            talks with Jim Fleming about how librarians are emerging
            as heroes of the digital age because of their love for
            the written word, free speech and open access.
                    
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

40:11 - 40:40       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

40:41 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (12:19)
            Robert Laughlin is a Nobel Prize winning physicist and
            the author of "The Crime of Reason and the Closing of the
            Scientific Mind."  Laughlin tells Steve Paulson that the
            internet is full of information, but it may not be
            anything you want.  Increasingly, the really useful stuff
            is classified or privatized.  
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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