The Sustain Dane Summit, now in its 10th year, formerly known as Badger Bioneers, brings together activists, speakers and local organizers to brainstorm ideas for a better future. This year’s event takes place on November 2nd at the Gordon Center at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Jessie Lerner, Sustain Dane Development & Partnerships Officer joins […]
Our Relationship with Trees, with Arborist R. Bruce Allison
Renowned arborist R. Bruce Allison is a professor in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at UW-Madison, cooperative researcher with the USDA Forest Products Lab, author of several books, and all-around expert on trees. He joins Friday Eight O’Clock Buzz host Jonathan Zarov in the studio to talk about the human-tree connection and give […]
Physicians for Social responsibility: Ban the Bomb!
One of the goals of Physicians for Social Responsibility is to ban nuclear weapons — not some, but all nuclear weapons worldwide. Jan talks with Dr. Paula Rogge and Vicki Elson about the group’s support of the 7/7/17 U.N. resolution to eliminate nuclear weapons (which the U.S. boycotted), financial divestiture in companies which support the […]
Why does your brain see — or not see?
Jan talks with Professor Karen Schloss from the U.W. Department of Psychology about her research on “human visual attention” — which means your brain may not see what your eyes see. Also a guest speaker, Dr. Jeremy Wolfe from Harvard, will be in town on Tuesday, October 16, to give a presentation on some of […]
Trump admin tries to add citizen question to 2020 census form
Thomas Wolfe, counsel at The Brennan Center, talks about the upcoming 2020 U.S. census, a contested (and probably illegal) question being proposed to be added by the Trump administration, the effects of a flawed census on communities, and updates on current gerrymander redistricting litigation.
“A World War I Diary:” Final Installments
On November 11, 1918, the Allied Forces and Germany signed an armistice agreement ceasing hostilities in what was then known only as “The Great War,” but we now remember as World War I. As the 100th anniversary of the end of the “War to end all Wars” draws near, WORT reporter, host of On the […]