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What Would You Do?
Bill Hawk and Erica Lewis, James Madison University
If you swipe a stranger’s car and nobody sees, what do you do? Do you leave a note? Do you track the owner down? We look at coping strategies for deciding what to do when faced with an ethical dilemma.
Zooplankton and the Changing Sea
Deborah Steinberg, William and Mary and Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Zooplankton are microscopic animals in the ocean that are critical to both the food chain and the recycling of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. As a result of climate change there’s been a change in the distribution and variation of zooplankton.
Tick Rover
David Livingston, Jay Sullivan, and Jim Squire, Virginia Military Institute, and Holly Gaff, Old Dominion University
One of the most unpopular insects in the U.S. is the tick, which can be a carrier of Lyme disease. We hear about a tick-removal robot that rolls over a lawn, attracting and killing these unwanted insects.
Insects in Japan
Mary Knighton
In Japan, insects are pets, medicine, and even vehicles for spirits. We explore Japan’s special relationship with insects.
Quotidian Poetry
Luisa Igloria, Old Dominion University
We hear how poetry can be another way of talking and addressing difficult subjects from a writer who has produced one poem every day—for 1,270 days!
In this hour, we look at the process and importance of ethical decision making. Then we look at the smallest creatures from the depths of the sea to our own backyard and learn about the discipline and pleasure of writing a poem every day.
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