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Archive for August, 2009
Senegal’s fishing crisis
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People in the West African country of Senegal have made their living from the sea for generations. But overfishing has put the region’s fish stocks in crisis. And the Senegalese are struggling to find a solution. Jori Lewis has this report. >>> See photos from Senegal
Lockerbie bomber celebrated in Libya
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The Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing returned home to Libya last night to a hero’s welcome. And that’s generated a fresh wave of anger in the US and UK about the Libyan agent’s early release. The World’s Laura Lynch reports.
Gender questions surround African runner
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Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Farayi Mungazi, host of the BBC African sports program Fast Track, about the gender controversy around the young South African runner Caster Semenya.
Walking in circles
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Lost? Feel like you are walking in circles? You probably are. A new study by scientists in Germany finds that people really DO walk in circles when they become lose their way. The World’s Health & Science Editor David Baron has details.
Click here for a large Google Earth image of “walking in circles”
Getting westerners to try durian
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Many in Southeast Asia are fond of “durian,” even though the fruit has a smell like a diaper pail. Lots of Westerners can’t get past the aroma. Reporter Nancy Greenleese says some restaurants in Malaysia and Brunei are trying to get foreigners to give durian a try. See a photo
Geo Quiz
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Our daily geography puzzler.
Geo answer
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For today’s Geo Quiz we were looking for the name of the huge vortex in the Pacific that’s been accumulating massive amounts of trash. The answer is the North Pacific Ocean Gyer. A team from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego is visiting the site. Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Scripps graduate student Miriam Goldstein about what’s been dubbed the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.”
Tarzan goes to Paris
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We end today’s show with a visit to an exhibit at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris. It’s a look at Tarzan of the Apes. Correspondent Genevieve Oger checks it out.
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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Today’s Geo Quiz might have a bit of a smell. Far off the coast of North America there’s a huge spot where the Pacific Ocean swirls around and around…
Music Heard on Air for August 21, 2009
A List of Music Featured Between our reports for August 21, 2009
Botnets, Steam-Powered Car, Creative Commons Flamenco, and…Zombies
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You want zombies? Well, we’ve got them this week. Some researchers at the University of Ottawa are using a (theoretical, mind you) zombie attack to study disease vectors. Also, botnets, the Russia and Georgia cyber-spat, and a steam powered car. Plus, a deliciously free concoction of flamenco, hip-hop and creative commons.
Symbolizing Afghanistan’s candidates
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Every candidate in Afghanistan today not only had his or her name and photograph on the ballot, but also a special symbol, or pictogram. President Hamid Karzai’s pictogram was a set of judicial scales. Others had scissors, ice cream cones, even soccer balls. The idea was to help the country’s millions of illiterate voters. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports. >>> See examples from the 2005 parliamentary elections.
Lockerbie bomber freed from jail
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The Lockerbie bomber has left prison after he was freed on compassionate grounds by the Scottish Government. Libyan Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, was jailed in 2001 for the atrocity which claimed 270 lives in 1988. Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer, has returned to Libya. The World’s Laura Lynch will survey reaction from both sides of the Atlantic later today.(Audio available after 5PM Eastern). >>> Click here for a BBC slideshow: “Remembering Lockerbie.”
Refugees and recession in the Dakotas
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It’s always difficult to be an immigrant or refugee coming to a new country. It can be even tougher during times of recession. But what’s it like to be in the refugee placement business these days? In some states, businesses here lean heavily on refugee workers. The World’s Jason Margolis reports from North Dakota. >>> Listen to the Jason’s other stories from The Dakotas
LEGO sales snappy despite recession
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Retail sales worldwide are not exactly having a banner year. That’s as true for toys as it is anything else. Except for LEGOs, that perennial kid (and grown-up) favorite. LEGO reported a 23 percent rise in profits during the first half of 2009, despite a world-wide recession. Jorgen Vid Knudstorp, CEO of LEGO, spoke to us from the Czech Republic. Photo: Niels Aage Skovbo. >>> Watch some LEGO films!
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