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He laid the foundations for today's Internet. And three decades later, online pioneer Vint Cerf is still on the cutting edge. He joins Kojo to discuss how the Internet is changing and what it means to be the "chief Internet evangelist" for Google.
Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
Twenty years after the international community rallied around the slogan "Save the Whales," whale hunting looks ready to make a comeback. The international body governing whaling is meeting this week and pro-whaling nations are expected to gain control of the commission. Kojo explores the science of whales, and what a change to the whaling regime might mean.
James Estes, Research Biologist, US Geological Survey; Adjunct Professor, Center for Marine Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz; and editor "Whales, Whaling and Ocean Ecosystems" (University of California Press)
William Aron, Former Director, Office of Marine Mammals and Endangered Species, National Marine Fisheries Service (1978-80); and former U.S. Commissioner of the International Whaling Commission (1977)
Joshua Reichert, Director, Policy Initiatives and the Environment Program, The Pew Charitable Trusts
With rival factions deadlocked and the government running out of cash, the Palestinian territories are edging toward civil war, some observers warn. Join Kojo for a look at the power struggle and what it could mean for stability in the Middle East.
Nathan Brown, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author most recently of "Resuming Arab Palestine" (University of California Press, 2003)
Ilene Prusher, Jerusalem Bureau Chief for the Christian Science Monitor
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