Tech Nation Programs from 2002

Part Three: July - September

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September 24, 2002
"Can Anyone Be A Scientist?"
(program 02-T19-00039)

First Interview: Timothy Ferris
Astronomer & Author: Seeing in the Dark ... How Backyard Stargazers are Probing Deep Space and Guarding Earth from Interplanetary Peril

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Timothy Ferris about how average everyday people are contributing to the science of Astronomy and what we know about the universe in which we live. They'll discuss his new book, "Seeing in the Dark ... How Backyard Stargazers are Probing Deep Space and Guarding Earth from Interplanetary Peril."





Second Interview: Peter Larson, Paleontologist
Kristin Donnan, Journalist
Co-Authors: Rex Appeal: The Amazing Story of Sue, the Dinosaur That Changed Science, the Law, and My Life

Moira will also speak with paleontologist Peter Larson & journalist Kristin Donnan. Did you know that of the some 30 add significant finds of Tyrannosaurus Rex, all but one was found by amateurs? And we'll hear about their book, "Rex Appeal: The Amazing Story of Sue, the Dinosaur That Changed Science, the Law, and My Life."

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Show Originating on
September 17, 2002
"Are You a Writer?"
(program 02-T19-00038)

First Interview: Carolyn See
Book Reviewer, The Washington Post Professor of English, UCLA
Author: Making a Literary Life ... Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Carolyn See, a book reviewer for the Washington Post and a Professor of English at UCLA. They'll discuss her new book: "Making a Literary Life ... Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers."





Second Interview: Louis Menand
Pulitzer Prize Winner
Author: The Metaphysical Club ... A Story of Ideas in America

Moira will also speak with Louis Menand. His book, "The Metaphysical Club" won the 2001 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History. They'll talk about how beliefs about our society are formed, and changed, by catastrophic events, such as the events of September 11th.

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Show Originating on
September 10, 2002
"Can We Predict The Business of Technology?"
(program 02-T19-00037)

Today's Interview: Geoffrey Moore
Co-Founder, The Chasm Group
Author: Crossing the Chasm, Inside the Tornado, and Living on the Fault Line
With: Paul Wiefels
Co-Founder, The Chasm Group
Author: The Chasm Companion

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Geoffrey Moore and Paul Wiefels. Founders of the strategy consulting firm, The Chasm Group, they are well know for deciphering how technology markets develop and emerge. Geoff Moore is know for his bestsellers including "Crossing the Chasm" and "Inside the Tornado." Paul has followed these with a new Field Book entitled: "The Chasm Companion." They'll talk about what happened with technology and what we can expect to develop in the future.

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Show Originating on
September 3, 2002
"The Technology of Evil"
(program 02-T19-00036)

First Interview: Richard Rhodes
Author: Masters of Death ... The SS Einsatzgruppen and the Invention of the Holocaust

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes. You may remember his earlier books including "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" and "Dark Sun." He's here today with his latest book, "Masters of Death... The SS Einsatzgruppen and the Invention of the Holocaust."





Second Interview: Robert Tanenbaum
Former Assistant District Attorney, New York County
Professor, University of California, Berkeley Law School Advanced Criminal Procedures

Moira will also speak with Robert Tanenbaum. Best known as the author of such novels as "The Enemy Within" and "Absolute Rage," he's also a Professor at the UC Berkeley School of Law teaching Advanced Criminal Procedures and a former Assistant District Attorney in New York County, where he ran the criminal court and homicide bureaus.

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Show Originating on
August 27, 2002
"Faster Than a Speeding Bullet?"
(program 02-T19-00035)

First Interview: James Gleick
Author: Faster ... The Acceleration of Just About Everything
And: What Just Happened ... A Chronicle from the Information Frontier

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak with James Gleick, the author of "Faster ... The Acceleration of Just About Everything." He's back with a retrospective set of essays, entitled "What Just Happened... A Chronicle from the Information Frontier."





Second Interview: John Martineau
Publisher, Wooden Books
A Little Book of Coincidence, Stonehenge, Platonic & Archimedean Solids, Sacred Geometry, Sun, Moon & Earth, Useful Mathematical & Physical Formulae

Moira will also speak with John Martineau, the publisher of Wooden Books. These very original little books cover unusual subject matter from the sacred geometry of churches and religious spaces to a complete overview of mathematics in just 54 pages.

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Show Originating on
August 20, 2002
"The Valley of Heart's Delight " and "Nine Minutes, Twenty Seconds"
(program 02-T19-00034)

First Interview: Mike Malone
Editor-At-Large, Forbes ASAP
Author: The Valley of Heart's Delight ... A Silicon Valley Notebook 1963-2001

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak with Mike Malone, the Editor-At-Large, Forbes ASAP and the author of "The Valley of Heart's Delight ... A Silicon Valley Notebook 1963-2001." He'll tell us who named Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley.





Second Interview: Gary Pomerantz
Author: Nine Minutes, Twenty Seconds

Moira will also speak with Gary Pomerantz. His book, "Nine Minutes, Twenty Seconds," won the Ernie Pyle Award from the Scripps-Howard foundation for human-interest writing. We'll hear the story of a plane crash, the fate of the people involved and the technology that failed.

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Show Originating on
August 13, 2002
"We've got blog" and "Sell Yourself Without Selling Your Soul"
(program 02-T19-00033)

First Interview: Rebecca Blood
Author: The Weblog Handbook ... Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog
Contributor: We've got blog ... how weblogs are changing our culture

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak with Rebecca Blood, creator of the popular weblog "Rebecca's Pocket." They'll look at a form of communications unique to the World Wide Web called Weblogging - or to some, blogging. They'll also discuss a new book of essays entitled "we've got blog ... how weblogs are changing our culture."





Second Interview: Susan Harrow
Media Coach
Author: Sell Yourself without Selling Your Soul

Moira will also speak with Susan Harrow, a media coach and marketing strategist. They'll discuss her book, "Sell Yourself without Selling Your Soul," and why women often have a more difficult time than men.

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Show Originating on
August 6, 2002
"The Scar" and "The Secret Life of Puppets"
(program 02-T19-00032)

First Interview: China Miéville
Winner, 2001 Arthur C. Clarke Award
Author: The Scar

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak in depth with China Miéville, the winner of the 2001 Arthur C. Clarke Award for his novel, "Perdido Street Station." He's back with his second novel, "The Scar." They'll discuss how the Mieville uses his fantasty worlds to speak oof our fears, our foibles, and the uses and misuses of technology.





Second Interview: Victoria Nelson
Author: The Secret Life of Puppets

Moira will also speak with Victoria Nelson, the author of "The Secret Life of Puppets." They'll discuss how she sees the world of cyberspace, video games, and sci-fi television and movies as a return to man's original sensibilities, pre-dating traditional religion as we know it.

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July 30, 2002
The Last Installment in Our Summer Archive Series:
"The Future of Ideas" and "Utopian Entrepreneur"
(program 02-T19-00031)

First Interview: Larry Lessig
Professor, Stanford Law School
Author: The Future of Ideas

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak in depth with Larry Lessig, a Professor at Stanford Law School. They'll delve into how government policy and corporate interests can support or suppress the next round of innovation in cyberspace.





Second Interview: Brenda Laurel
Founder, Purple Moon
Author: Utopian Entrepreneur

Moira will also speak with Brenda Laurel, perhaps best known as the founder of the pioneering girls' software company, Purple Moon. Ms. Laurel will ask us to rethink our personal goals, as well as the goals of any business. She calls it being a "Utopian Entrepreneur."

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July 23, 2002
The Second in Our Summer Archive Series:
"The Chip" and "Mind at Light Speed"
(program 02-T19-00030)

First Interview: T. R. Reid
London Bureau Chief , The Washington Post
Author: The Chip ... How Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a Revolution

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak with T. R. Reid, the London Bureau Chief for The Washington Post. They discuss the two Americans who invented the Microchip and the key individuals who influenced them.





Second Interview: Dr. David Nolte
Professor of Physics, Purdue University
Author: Mind at Light Speed ... A New Kind of Intelligence

Moira will also speak with Dr. David Nolte, a Professor of Physics at Purdue University. We'll learn how we can build faster and faster computers - and how will we do that? We'll build them using light. Dr. Note will explain how it works, as well as discuss his book, "Mind at Light Speed ... A New Kind of Intelligence."

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July 16, 2002
The First in Our Summer Archive Series:
"Emotional Intelligence"
(program 02-T19-00029)

Today's Interview: Dr. Daniel Goleman
Author, Emotional Intelligence
Co-Author: Primal Leadership ... Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence

This week Moira speaks with Psychologist Daniel Goleman. Well-known for his bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, he brought to public view the first real scientific insight into the emotional centers of the brain. Today, much more is known, and Dr. Goleman applies these results to the workplace.
With co-horts in the field of Organizational Behavior and Education, Dr. Goleman has also written Primal Leadership ... Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence.

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Show Originating on
July 9, 2002
"Doing Time @ Amazon.Com" and "A Cup of Light"
(program 02-T19-00028)

First Interview: Mike Daisey
Author: 21 Dog Years ... Doing Time @ Amazon.Com

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak with Mike Daisey. He's worked just about every job known to man, including a stint in dot-com fever. He'll talk about his experience and one-man, Off-Broadway show, "21 Dog Years ... Doing Time @ Amazon.Com."





Second Interview: Nicole Mones
Author: A Cup of Light

Moira will also speak with Nicole Mones. After many years of traveling and doing business in China, she has become a novelist. Her latest is "A Cup of Light," incorporating the ancient Chinese art of porcelain.

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Show Originating on
July 2, 2002
"The Last Lone Inventor" and "The Math Guy"
(program 02-T19-00027)

First Interview: Evan Schwartz
Author: The Last Lone Inventor ... A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television

On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn will speak with journalist Evan Schwartz about the birth of that culture-changing technology: television. They'll preview his book "Philo T. Farnsworth vs. David Sarnoff in 'The Last Lone Inventor' ... A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television."





Second Interview: Dr. David Eisenbud
President-Elect, The American Mathematical Society
Dr. Keith Devlin
"The Math Guy," NPR's Weekend Edition on the Role of Mathematics in Homeland Security

Moira will also speak with Dr. David Eisenbud, the President-Elect of the American Mathematical Society, and Dr. Keith Devlin, the Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University. They'll talk about how mathematics can help protect us in this new age of terrorist tactics.

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