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Archive for October 9th, 2009

WTP 262: Moon crash, Peruvian fog nets, Nobel Prize in physics, and Trongs!

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A listener-centered episode this week. Tech Podcast listener and inventor Eric Zimmerman shares his low-tech solution to a high-tech problem; namely, how do manage to answer your cell phone when you’re eating buffalo wings and your fingers are covered in sauce? Trongs. Also, NASA crashes into the moon (on purpose), and Peru tries to harvest water with fog nets. And, we have a technological nod to the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.

Entire program – October 9, 2009

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Today on The World: International reaction to President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize; Also, how city living could help the world’s honeybees make a comeback; And the plight of those people around the globe who are displaced from their land in the name of conservation.

Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

By The World ⋅ October 9, 2009 ⋅ 29 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Today, Barack Obama became the third sitting U.S. President to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised Obama for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” The announcement drew both warm praise and sharp criticism. We’ll gauge international reaction to the announcement and the World’s Jeb Sharp puts it into historical perspective. What do you think of Obama’s win? Leave a comment below. Download MP3 Photo: White House

Obama win a surprise for bookmaker Ladbrokes

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Obama’s win certainly surprised Britain’s Ladbrokes betting company. They had set the odds for the various Nobel candidates, and Obama was a long shot compared to favorites like Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Colombian senator Piedad Cordoba and Chinese dissident Hu Jia. So what was the pay-out on Obama’s Nobel win? We ask Robin Hutchinson, a spokesman for Ladbrokes. Download MP3

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Conservation Refugees: An interview with Mark Dowie

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The Mountain gorilla (pictured) is one of the endangered species protected in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. But what about the Batwa people native to that protected land? In his new book Conservation Refugees, journalist Mark Dowie explores how land conservation affects the lives of the people on and near the preserves. Download MP3 Photo: Sabine’s Sunshine

Urban beekeeping

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It’s been rough going for honeybees in recent years. A phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder has been killing them off en masse. It’s still not clear what’s causing the bee deaths. Though there are some suspected culprits: pesticides, parasites and lack of biodiversity. Yet bee colonies are thriving in unexpected places like French cities. Genevieve Oger has more from Paris.Download MP3

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“Zebra” donkeys in Gaza zoo

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Here’s a strange and sad piece of news out of the Gaza strip. It concerns the Marah Land Zoo in Gaza City. Earlier this year, it seems that the military situation in Gaza contributed to the deaths of some of the zoo’s animals. According to zoo keepers, two zebras starved to death. So now they’ve resorted to artifice to keep ”zebras” on display. We hear from zoo administrator Nidal Barood later today. Download MP3

Mid East on peace prize announcement

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Reaction to President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize is mixed in the Middle East. The World’s Aaron Schachter reports.

The Obama peace prize

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Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Helge Pharo, an advisor to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, about the committee’s thinking in awarding this year’s prize to President Obama.

The cost of getting lost in Catalonia

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The government in Spain’s northwest region of Catalonia says it spends about 3-million dollars a year rescuing ill-prepared hikers from the region’s mountains…but no more. Now it’s charging reckless hikers for their rescues. The World’s Gerry Hadden explains.

Saving Kenya’s lions

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The population of lions in the East African nation of Kenya is on the decline. Conservationists there have put forth a radical proposal. To save the lions, they say, the lions should be hunted. The World’s Andrea Crossan explains.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography puzzler.

Geo answer

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Today’s Geo Quiz takes us to the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its capital city, and the answer to the quiz, is Belo Horizonte. California-based artist Damian Francis Wagner recently travelled there to visit the nearby Inhotin Contemporary Art Musuem — and sent an audio “postcard”.

Global Hit: Kiko Klaus

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Today’s Global Hit features Brazilian musician Kiko Klaus.

Kiko Klaus

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Today’s Global Hit features Brazilian musician Kiko Klaus.