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Guest host: Rebecca Roberts
Reading, writing, 'rithmatic -- and computer science? Some scholars say students in a range of fields can benefit from learning how to think like Bill Gates and Vint Cerf. We explore how a basic understanding of computer science can affect the way children see the world.
Jeannette Wing, Assistant Director of the Computer & Information Science and Engineering Directorate(CISE), National Science Foundation
Guest host: Rebecca Roberts
Personal jet packs are everywhere in old sci-fi movies. And the world saw a real-life demonstration of the technology in the Opening Ceremonies of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. So what's the status of real-life personal propulsion devices today? Kojo is joined by a man dedicated to tracking down that answer.
Mac Montandon, author,"Jetpack Dreams: One Man's Up and Down (But Mostly Down) Search for the Greatest Invention That Never Was" (De Capo Press)
Guest host: Rebecca Roberts
It was one of the most notorious crimes in El Salvador's brutal civil war. In November 1989, soldiers murdered six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her teenage daughter. Now, human rights lawyers are bringing charges against that country's former president, filing a criminal complaint in a Spanish court. Kojo explores the significance of the case for international law and the local Salvadoran diaspora.
Diane Orentlicher, Professor of International Law and Director of War Crimes Research Office, American University
Douglas Farah, Former Washington Post Correspondent (El Salvador, 1987-1990); consultant on terrorism and failed states; co-author, "Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible" (Wiley)
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