Bench Talk: The Week in Science

First, how can we see Mars and the constellations in the night sky this month? Then, an interview with Andrew Elliot (Eastern Kentucky University) about a chelator that could be useful in cancer treatment, followed by an opinion piece about the 'canary in the coal mine' of climate change. Finally, how do pets and poetry improve our lives? Thanks to J. Scott Miller, Amanda Fuller, Andrew Elliot, and Leslie Moise for their contributions to this episode. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ The song 'Five' heard in this episode is by 'Discount Fireworks' available at freemusicarchive.org. Bench Talk | April Sky; Cancer Chelators; Climate Warnings; Pets in Our Lives | April 5, 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Scott Miller shows us how to find Mars and constellations in the night sky this month. Then, there is another panel discussion about the important environmental bills being discussed in the Kentucky House and Senate this year. And how can scientists have an impact? This is a discussion with lobbyists/advocates Tom FitzGerald of the Kentucky Resources Council, and Lane Boldman and Randy Strobo of the Kentucky Conservation Committee. This interview was conducted by Trent Garrison (President of the Kentucky Academy of Science) and Kaylynne Glover (President of the Kentuckians for Science Education) on March 3, 2021. The full-length video can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr7ceALH1jw&t=351s The Kentucky Resources Councel's link to legislation is: www.kyrc.org/news The KY Conservation Committee's link to legislation is: kyconservation.org/legislature-2021. The KY Academy of Science link to legislation is: www.kyscience.org/advocate_for_science.php The Kentuckians for Science Education website is: kyscied.wordpress.com/ 'Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville 'Forward Radio' 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadi%E2%80%A6ef=page_internal Bench Talk | The March Night Sky; Kentucky Environmental Legislation Part-2 | March 8, 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

What are the important environmental bills being discussed in the Kentucky House and Senate this year? This is an interview with lobbyists/advocates Lane Boldman and Randy Strobo of the Kentucky Conservation Committee about pending Kentucky environmental legislation. This interview was conducted by Trent Garrison, President of the Kentucky Academy of Science on Feb 25 2021. The full-length video can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3khyHuCPYg&t=229s The KY Conservation Committee's link to legislation is: kyconservation.org/legislature-2021. The KY Academy of Science link to legislation is: www.kyscience.org/advocate_for_science.php The Kentuckians for Science Education cooperated on this effort: kyscied.wordpress.com/ 'Bench Talk: The Week in Science' is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville 'Forward Radio' 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk | What Environmental Bills are in the KY House & Senate this Year? | March 1, 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Listen to the landing of the Perseverance rover on the planet Mars, while J Scott Miller provides background about this ambitious NASA project. Then Dr. Gretchen Goldman of the Union of Concerned Scientists speaks on 'A Roadmap to Restoring Federal Science'. Thanks to the Union of Concerned Scientists (www.ucsusa.org/about) for permission to broadcast this 'Got Science?' podcast (taped on Jan 26 2021): www.ucsusa.org/resources/restoring-federal-science Here is everything about the Perseverance rover: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/ Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk | Mars Rover Landing; Restoring Science (Union of Concerned Scientists) | Feb 22 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

What parts of the face are more important in recognizing emotions like happiness, sadness, fear or anger? How does age and gender affect our ability to perceive facial reflections of emotions? How do masks effect how people interpret our emotions, and what can we do about it? Dr. Andrew Mienaltowski, a psychologist at Western Kentucky University, discusses his research on how we read other peoples faces Here are the slides that accompany this presentation: https://www.kyscience.org/docs/2020_BenchTalk_Mienaltowski_facialEmotion.pdf Here is the 'Bench Talk Live' website where you can see past presentations and register for new ones: https://www.kyscience.org/bench_talk_live.php Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk | The Eyes Have It: Emotional Cue Perception - Dr. Andy Mienaltowski | Feb 15 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

What stars & planets can be seen in the night sky this month? And how did ancient Australian star-mappers determine the location of modern highways? Can prosthetic arms be controlled with our minds? What are the prospects for scientists in the new Biden administration? Does the pandemic affect our reading habits? What can we do about it? This week you will be hearing from J Scott Miller, Earthdate, Amanda Fuller, Kali Tackett, Anthony Fauci and Leslie Moise. Here is the link to the Earthdate story: https://www.earthdate.org/aboriginal-star-maps To Kali Tackett's KAS award: https://www.kyscience.org/2020_student_competition_winne.php To the White House Press Conference: https://www.c-span.org/video/?508191-1/white-house-briefs-reporters-biden-administrations-pandemic-response Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Public-domain music is 'Meditating Beat' by Kevin Macleod at freepd.com. Bench Talk | February Sky; Star Ways; Mind Control of Prosthetics; Reading & Pandemics | Feb 1, 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Two undergraduate students who recently won conference awards from the Kentucky Academy of Science talk about their research on tree buttressing (Erin Carleton, NKU) and novel ways to monitor stream contamination (Samuel Kessler, UL). The show ends with Professor J Scott Miller commenting about sea level rise. Thanks to Amanda Fuller (KAS) for the student interviews: https://www.kyscience.org/2020_student_competition_winne.php Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Music ('Positive and Fun') is by Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.com. Bench Talk | Tree Buttressing: Stream Sampling; Sea Level Rise | Jan 25 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

On January 16, 2021, President Joe Biden introduced his picks for science advisors to the White House. Meet Drs. Eric Lander, Alondra Nelson, Frances Arnold and Maria Zuber. For the first time, there will be a scientist on the President's Cabinet! Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris finishes the show. The full press conference can be viewed here: https://www.c-span.org/video/?508044-1/president-elect-biden-introduces-white-house-science-team Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk | Meet the Biden Science Team | Jan 18 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

What interesting objects are in the night sky this month? J Scott Miller will fill you in. Then Dave Robinson describes a unique fast radio burst just detected in the cosmos. This one produces a pattern. The airborne SOFIA telescope is introduced, and Scott describes how it was recently used to confirm the existence of water on our moon. The show ends with information about a free, online discussion of racism, sexism and colonialism in the sciences, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tainted-knowledge-reconciling-the-scientific-fields-problematic-past-tickets-132336495019 The NASA video about SOFIA can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5z6fZKOtP4 Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk | January Sky; Cosmic Patterns; Airborne Telescopes; Water on the Moon | Jan 4 2021 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Hear about potential White House interference with the work of COVID-19 scientists at the CDC. Then, our interview continues with two Duke University researchers who have recently developed a simple, low-cost technique for assessing the ability of different face masks to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. We talk to Drs. Eric Westman and Martin Fischer about how they compared 14 different masks for their efficacy in reducing respiratory droplets. Their article was published in the September 2, 2020 issue of 'Science Advances': https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/36/eabd3083 Thanks to Ruth Newman for facilitating this interview. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk | Trump Interference with the CDC; Interview about Face Masks (continued) | Dec 28 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Duke University researchers have recently developed a simple, low-cost technique for assessing the ability of different face masks to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. We interview Drs. Eric Westman and Martin Fischer about how they compared 14 different masks for their efficacy in reducing respiratory droplets. Find out their results here! Their article was published in the September 2, 2020 issue of 'Science Advances': https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/36/eabd3083 Thanks to Ruth Newman for facilitating this interview. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk | What are the Best and Worse Face Masks to Wear? | Dec 21 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Join us as we celebrate our 100th episode! Hear more from Dr. Steven Stack (Kentucky Department of Public Health) about COVID-19. He also has general advice for scientists. This is a continuation of his plenary talk to the 2020 conference of the Kentucky Academy of Science (listen to our Nov 23 episode for the start of this talk). Then Professor J Scott Miller fills us in on the night sky in December. Don't miss the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter this month! The show finishes with a stellar poem written by Dr. Leslie Moise. It's called 'Mythic Skies'. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ The song 'Mambo Italiano' was recorded in 1954 by Kentucky's own Rosemary Clooney. Bench Talk | Dr. Stack on Science & COVID-19; December Night Sky; 'Mythic Skies' poem; Nov 30 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Hear the first half of Dr. Steven Stack's keynote address to the 2020 annual conference of the Kentucky Academy of Science. Dr. Stack is the Commissioner of the KY Department of Public Health. The title of his address is 'COVID-19: Applied Science in Action'. The rest of his talk will be broadcast in a later episode. Thanks to Dr. Stack and the Kentucky Academy of Science for letting us rebroadcast this talk. The weblink to this talk is https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=1036854563393864&ref=watch_permalink Thanks to Scott Holmes for his song 'Positive and Fun' (freemusicarchive.org). Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/l Bench Talk | COVID-19: Applied Science in Action (Dr. Stephen Stack) | Nov 23 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

J Scott Miller describes what's to be seen in the night sky in November, 2020. In another story, Scott discusses the various ramifications of sea level rise due to climate change. Then, hear House of Representative Thomas Massey (KY) grill former Secretary of State John Kerry about climate change, in what has been called 'the dumbest line of questioning in Congressional history'. After that 'Lesley the Bird Nerd' provides evidence that watching birds is good for your mental health. The show ends with a poem by Leslie Moise about birds. It's called 'Interspecies Communication'. Here is 'Lesley the Bird Nerd's' original video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9TD90EuwtE Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ BenchTalk | November Sky; Sea Level Rise; Massie vs Sci; Birds & Mental Health; A Poem | Nov 2 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Hear Al Franken, Laurie Garrett, and Andy Slavitt discuss the approaching rollout of a vaccine for the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus. How is the White House interfering with public health policy-making and science? Then hear updates on the FDA meeting slated for Oct. 22nd. Part of this episode is from the Al Franken Podcast of Sept. 13 2020: https://alfranken.com/listen/laurie-garrett-pulitzer-prize-winner-for-her-writing-on-pandemics-and-andy-slavitt-obamas-head-of-medicare-and-medicaid-on-the-most-likely-premature-introduction-of-a-coronavirus-vaccine Here is the link to the online FDA meeting (10 am, Thurs, Oct. 22): https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/vaccines-and-related-biological-products-advisory-committee-october-22-2020-meeting-announcement Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/

A coalition of science advocacy groups recently sent out a questionnaire about science policy to all of the candidates running for the US House and Senate, as well as Kentucky Assembly and Senate. The results from this survey have just been released! Hear from the KY Academy of Science, the National Science Policy Network, KY March for Science, KY Paleontological Society, and KY Advocates for Science Policy & Research about this survey. Here are the results: https://www.kyscience.org/kentucky_candidates_survey_202.php Then, Jon Dixon discusses recent publications about science skeptics. How can we approach people who deny science? Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk | Science Policies of Kentucky Candidates; Dealing with Science Denialism | Oct 12 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

What three planets can we see this month? J Scott Miller tells us about the October night sky. Then, hear a summary of how the White House is interfering with COVID science. This was originally broadcast on Slates' 'Political Gabfest' (see link below). Finally, Leslie Moise discusses research on the emotions of isolation (and pandemics) and provides tips on how to deal with it. She finishes with two powerful poems. Here is the link to the original broadcast of 'Political Gabfest': https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest/2020/09/unseemly-rush-to-replace-justice-ginsburg Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ BenchTalk | October Sky; Science Interference by White House; Emotions of Isolation | Oct 5, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Hear an update on the controversial article about teenage gender dyspohoria that was published in PLOS One in August, 2018. This episode also discusses the ins and outs of retractions of scientific articles. Here is the link to the original research article: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330. Parts of this episode were originally broadcast on Dec. 10, 2018. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Update on Gender Dysphoria Article of 2018 | Sept 14 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Find out where to look to see Jupiter, Saturn and Mars this month, as well as popular constellations and asterisms. J Scott Miller leads you on this trek across the sky. Then, Tim Knittel (owner of 'Distilled Living') provides us with a primer on Bourbon production, just in time for the Kentucky Derby. Finally, in recognition of the 75 years since the start of the 'atomic age' you can hear what Dr. Barry Commoner (the 'Paul Revere of Ecology') had to say about the role of independent scientists, and informed citizens, in protecting our environment. If you want to watch Tim Knittel's lecture on Bourbon, here is his website: distilled-living.com/ Here is the link to the entire Barry Commoner interview: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/interview-with-barry-comm/ Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | September Night Sky; Bourbon 101; Barry Commoner |August 31 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Are 'big tech' companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple guilty of unfair business practices or acting like monopolies? Are we going to see more advances in online tech in the future? Hear a debate between Sarah Miller (American Economic Liberties Project) and former Republican Representative Barbara Comstock who is now a lobbyist for computer technology companies. This debate concerns the July 29, 2020 hearing in the US House of Representatives with the CEOs of these four 'big tech' companies. This debate originally aired on CSPAN on July, 30 2020: https://www.c-span.org/video/?474385-1/communicators-sarah-miller-barbara-comstock Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Is 'Big Tech' Too Big? | August 17, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

What does the National Academies of Science say about the age groups that are most harmed by online schooling? Then, hear Dr. Naomi Charalambakis of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) speak on the neuroscience behind how visual and auditory information is transmitted in our bodies. What causes 'ZOOM fatigue', for instance? The title of her talk is 'What You See Is What You Get'. It is part of the 'Bench Talk Live' series put on by the Kentucky Academy of Science. Here is the link to the ZOOM recording of this talk if you want to see her slides: www.kyscience.org/bench_talk_live.php Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Neuroscience & the Pandemic (Naomi Charalambakis) | August 10, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

We are celebrating our 2nd birthday this week! Find out what planets, constellations, and meteor showers you can see in the night sky in August. Then hear about the Global Microbiome Vault project, the cellular link between stress and graying hair, and an extinct Pterosaur ('flying reptile') that lost a tooth inside the fossilized body of ancient Squid. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | August Sky; Microbiomes; Gray Hair; Dino vs. Squid | August 3, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Prepare yourself for the upcoming launch of 'Perseverance', the new Mars Rover. Then, hear what DNA analysis reveals about the Dead Sea Scrolls. The show ends with an essay about finding a balance between the science and the joyful appreciation of nature. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Public domain music is 'Blue Danube' by Johann Strauss II (1866). Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Mars Rover; Dead Sea Scrolls; A Walk in the Park | July 27, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

This episode is in honor of Barbara Conkin and A. Bennett Jenson, two scientists who passed away late last year. Hear about their lives and accomplishments. Then J. Scott Miller talks about the environmental impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and Jon Dixon discusses inquiry-based learning. Finally, Leslie Moise reports on what we can do to enhance bee populations. She finishes with a poem written specifically for this show. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ The music heard in this episode is 'Lovely Piano Song' by Rafael Krux available at the public domain website freepd.com. Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Eulogies; COVID & Climate; Inquiry Learning; Bees | July 13, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Saturn and Jupiter are visible in the night sky this month. Professor J Scott Miller will tell you about them, and one of our galaxy's black holes. Then, hear the first episode of 'Bench Talk Live' a new online series sponsored by the Kentucky Academy of Science. This week listen to Dr. Zeel Maheshwari (an electrical engineer at Northern Kentucky University) speak about building environmentally-sustainable 'Green Homes'. To see the slides from this 'Bench Talk Live' program and/or sign up for the next lecture session on 'Perception & Communication for the Pandemic' (7 p.m., Monday, July 13) go to www.kyscience.org/bench_talk_live.php Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | July Sky; Green Homes (Dr. Zeel Maheshwari) | July 6, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Saturn and Jupiter are visible in the night sky this month. Professor J Scott Miller will tell you about them, and one of our galaxy's black holes. Then, hear the first episode of 'Bench Talk Live' a new online series sponsored by the Kentucky Academy of Science. This week listen to Dr. Zeel Maheshwari (an electrical engineer at Northern Kentucky University) speak about building environmentally-sustainable 'Green Homes'. To see the slides from this 'Bench Talk Live' program and/or sign up for the next lecture session on 'Perception & Communication for the Pandemic' (7 p.m., Monday, July 13) go to https://www.kyscience.org/bench_talk_live.php Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | July Sky; Green Homes (Dr. Zeel Maheshwari) | July 6 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Traditional vaccines take many years to develop. Why is there so much optimism that a vaccine for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus could be available as early as next spring? It's 'gene-based vaccines'! Learn about them on this show. We'll continue this story next week. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. The music heard on this episode is 'Meditating Beat' by Kevin MacLeod available at the public domain website freepd.com. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Gene-Based Vaccines for the COVID-19 Coronavirus | June 22 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Do you want to know how YOU can contribute to science yourself? Jon Dixon, science educator, tell us about Citizen Science. Then, J Scott Miller updates us on the latest observations that confirm Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Later in the show he discusses how climate models contradict speculations about future earth cooling due to sun activity and cloud cover. Also hear from Zachary Hall, another intern in the University of Kentucky ACTION program, talk about how cancer has impacted his family and his career choices. To learn more about ACTION visit https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/markey-cancer-center/research/action. Information about their book, 'The Cancer Crisis in Appalachia: Kentucky Students Take ACTION' is at https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/markey-cancer-center/research/action/book. Public domain music is 'Marimba on the Hunt' by Daniel Birch available at freemusicarchive.org. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Citizen Science; Einstein; Cancer Ed; Climate Model | June 15, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Did you know that unarmed Black citizens in the U.S. are fatally shot by police at a rate that is 4.5 times higher than for Whites? Find out which states have the highest & lowest rates of police shootings of unarmed Black individuals and which states have the highest & lowest rates of structural racism. Are these two things correlated? The show ends with 10 recommendations for reducing police violence in the future. Here are some useful websites pertaining to this topic: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0027968417303206 and https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/ and www.joincampaignzero.org/ Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Racism and Police Shootings | June 8, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Hear about SpaceX, the first commercial flight to carry astronauts into space. And then, what can we see in the night sky from our backyards this month? Finally, hear Carrigan Wasilchenko of the University of Kentucky's 'Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program' talk about cancer-related professions. Our thanks to the ACTION program for giving us permission to broadcast this essay. You can learn more about ACTION at: https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/markey-cancer-center/research/action Information about their book, 'The Cancer Crisis in Appalachia: Kentucky Students Take ACTION' is at: https://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/markey-cancer-center/research/action/book Thanks to NASA for the clip of the SpaceX launch. It is available at: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/spacex-dragon-launches-arrivals-and-departures/ Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | SpaceX; The June Sky; Cancer in Appalachia | June 1, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Hear the end of the story about the NIH grant that was abruptly terminated by the Trump administration. Dave Lott, a local activist, gives his take on Wuhan conspiracy theories. And J Scott Miller discusses the impact of global climate change on ocean salinity. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | White House & Science Part-2; Ocean Salinity Levels | May 11, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Hear from Professor J. Scott Miller about what we can see in the night sky this month. Then Professor David Robinson discusses the NIH grant on the novel coronavirus that appears to have been abruptly terminated by the Trump administration. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Here is the public-domain CSPAN recording of the White House event featured on this episode: https://www.c-span.org/video/?471279-1/president-trump-coronavirus-task-force-briefing Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Nightsky in May; The White House & Science | May 4, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

How does community radio help us fight feelings of loneliness and isolation? What's up with the big eruption that was recently observed in a black hole? And how does the U.S. rate for science literary? Do Americans think they are better at science than they really are? Hear it all on this episode. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio Thanks to Laura Tanner for her report on the black hole explosion. Public-domain music is by Dee Yan Key: 'Cosmopolitan-Margarita-Bellini' available at freemusicarchive.org. Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Community Radio; Black Holes; Science Literacy | April 13, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Wendy Sharp (Registered Nurse) gives helpful hints on how to shop safely in these days of coronavirus. J Scott Miller tells us when, where and how to view planets and meteor showers in April. Finally, we rebroadcast a portion of the November 27, 2019 episode of the Groks Science Radio Show featuring Professor Alberto Cairo (University of Miami). He wrote a book called 'How Charts Lie' and provides some helpful hints on how to better interpret graphs and charts. The full, public-domain interview is available at grokscience.wordpress.com/2019/11/27/charts/ Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Shopping & Coronavirus - April Sky - Graphs | April 6, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Dr. Andrea Z. Beaton of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital finishes her talk about the use of telemedicine to diagnose rheumatic heart disease in children living in underserved regions of Uganda. Her talk was given at Bellarmine University in Louisville on Feb. 11, 2020. The first part of this talk was broadcast on our March 9th episode. Then, we hear from microbiologist Dr. Julie Fischer of Georgetown University's Center for Global Health Science & Security interviewed on CSPAN-TV on March 13, 2020 about the new coronavirus pandemic. This public domain recording is available at https://www.c-span.org/video/?470260-3/washington-journal-julie-fischer-discusses-us-coronavirus-response Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Telemedicine Pt-2; Coronavirus (Dr. Julie Fischer) | March 16, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

an you diagnose heart disease from 7000 miles away? Dr. Andrea Z. Beaton, physician and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center speaks about the use of telemedicine to diagnose rheumatic heart disease in children living in underserved regions of Uganda. This is a recording of her talk entitled 'Telemedicine and Task-Shifting in Sub-Saharan Africa: Applications in Rheumatic Heart Disease' given at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY on Feb. 11, 2020. The rest of this talk will be broadcast on our March 16th episode. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Telemedicine in Uganda (Andrea Beaton MD) | March 9, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

What planets, stars and constellations are visible this month? J Scott Miller describes it all. Then, guest reporter Laura Tanner, warns us about the dire threat that locusts have on food supplies in East Africa this year. And hear an edited interview with noted epidemiologist Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo about the new Coronavirus infection (Covid-19). She is at the John Hopkins School of Public Health and director of Outbreak Observatory. This public-domain interview was originally broadcast on CSPAN TV on Feb. 26 2020 at https://www.c-span.org/video/?469638-3/washington-journal-jennifer-nuzzo-discusses-us-global-response-coronavirus-outbreak. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | March's Night Sky; Locust Swarms; Corona Virus | March 2, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

This is a continuation of the Jan 23, 2020 press conference of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about The Doomsday Clock. Hear Mary Robinson (former President of Ireland), Ban Ki-Moon (former Secretary-General of the United Nations), and Jerry Brown (former governor of California) discuss the problems of nuclear proliferation, climate change and cyber warfare, and what can be done about it. Listen to our Feb 10, 2020 episode to hear experts elucidate the issues. Here is the original link to this public-domain press conference: thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/ At the end of this episode astronomer/physicist Professor J Scott Miller (of Maysville Community and Technical and College) discusses the political ramifications of climate change. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | What is to be done about Nukes & Climate Change? | Feb 17, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

The 'Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' has been warning us of the human-made dangers facing our world since they first announced the Doomsday Clock in 1947. Well, they just reset the Clock again! Do you know what time it is? Find out here! Here is the link to the Bulletin's public-domain press conference: thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/ Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | The Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of Atomic Scientists | Feb 10, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

What are the five planets we'll see in the night sky this month(February 2020)? And how do we see the planetary alignment that takes place? Plus, what have scientists done to slow the spread of the new Coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China this winter? You will be surprised! Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville, KY FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Music ('Blue Danube' by Richard Strauss) provided on public domain by the Philadelphia Orchestra - 1939 - Stowkovski conducting. Bench Talk: The Week in Science | February Night Sky & the Coronavirus from Wuhan China | Feb 3, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

How is CRISPR, and other genetic manipulations, used to treat disease? How did astronomers make the first photo of a black hole? Here are the final top two science stories of 2019! Dr. Leslie Moise reads the poem she wrote about the top 50 science stories of the year, and Professor J Scott Miller tells us how 'super spiral galaxies' help physicists study general relativity. Finally, mass killings...2019 was the worse year since the 1970s. What do experts recommend for reducing future mass killings? Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | CRISPR; Blackholes: Spiral Galaxies; Mass Killings | Jan 20, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Human genes put into the brains of monkeys? Mass extinctions? Our ancestors mated with Denisovans? Vaping dangers of Cannabidiol? Hear these stories and others, in our continuation of the top science news stories of 2019. Listen to our last two episodes to hear the earlier part of this series. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio Bench Talk: The Week in Science | The Top Science News of 2019, Part-3 | Jan 13, 2020 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Do you know where to find Venus in the night sky this month? Well, astronomer J. Scott Miller can tell you. Then you can hear a continuation of the top science news stories of 2019 according to Discover magazine. Listen to last week's episode to hear the first part. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio Bench Talk: The Week in Science | January Sky & The Top Science News of 2019, Part-2 | Jan 6, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Hear the top 50 science news stories of 2019 according to Discover magazine. This is a lot of stories, so this episode only covers the first half! Here is the link to Discover magazine: www.discovermagazine.com/ Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Top Science News of 2019, Part-1 | Dec 30, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

J. Scott Miller describes the Mercury Transit across the Sun that occurred on Nov. 11, 2019. The first space:earth musical duet is featured, and Bryony Timotei Ravate discusses The Imposter Syndrome. Ms. Ravate is an animal behaviorist from Queen's University in Belfast, North Ireland and has her own blog ('Brynstein Science: A Blog for Curious Minds') at brynstein.wordpress.com/. She is on Facebook and Instagram (BrynsteinScience)and can be emailed at bryonytimotei@gmail.com. Here are two links to videos of the Mercury Transit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yNzSwlnQ2Q and https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/transit-mercury-pictures/ The space duet can be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4JkLutikF0 Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to other articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Mercury Transit; Space Duet; The Imposter Syndrome | Dec 23, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Dr. Latrice Montgomery, a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine finishes her talk on ‘The Interdisciplinary World of Addiction Science’. She was the keynote speaker at the 2019 Kentucky Academy of Science conference held at Berea College in November. The first part of her lecture was on our last two shows (December 2 & 9, 2019). Also, hear updates about space flight at NASA from Dec 6, 2019: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBRRU2-etAQ And hear another episode of 'Thesis Thursday' from KXCI (91.3 FM in Tucson, Arizona). This time they interviewed Ms. Itzel Marquez Hernandez a PhD student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Arizona. Here is the original KXCI broadcast from Sept. 25 2018: https://kxci.org/podcast/thesis-thursday-itzel-marquez-hernandez/ Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Marijuana Blunts; NASA; Thesis Thursday from KXCI | Dec 16, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Dr. Latrice Montgomery, Assistant Professor and Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine continues her lecture on ‘The Interdisciplinary World of Addiction Science: Featuring Marijuana and Tobacco’. She was the keynote speaker at the 2019 Kentucky Academy of Science conference held at Berea College in November. The first part of her lecture was on last week's show, and it will finish next week. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Public-domain music (freemusicarchive.org) is Scott Holmes' 'Positive and Fun'. Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Marijuana & Tobacco (Dr. Latrice Montgomery) | Dec 9 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

First, Professor J. Scott Miller tells us about the night sky in December. This is followed by a lecture given by a leading researcher on marijuana use. Dr. Latrice Montgomery, Assistant Professor and Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine lectures on ‘The Interdisciplinary World of Addiction Science: Featuring Marijuana and Tobacco’. She was the keynote speaker at the 2019 Kentucky Academy of Science conference held at Berea College in November. We will broadcast the second part of her lecture on next week's show. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Public-domain music (freemusicarchive.org) is Scott Holmes' 'Positive and Fun' Bench Talk: The Week In Science | December Sky & Challenges of Marijuana Research | Dec 2 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Dr. Allison S. Smith continues her talk about 'Louisville Metro's Action on Sustainability'. She is the Brownfields Program Manager and Community Engagement Strategist for Louisville Metro’s Office of Advanced Planning & Sustainability. Dr. Smith spoke at Bellarmine University on October 17, 2019 as part of their 'Sustainability Series'. To hear the first part of her talk listen to our Nov 11, 2019 episode. Thanks to Beth Bell and Dr. Martha Carlson Mazur of the Bellarmine Department of Environmental Studies for making this broadcast possible. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for relevant links: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Brownfields in Louisville (Dr. Allison Smith cont.) | Nov 18, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Hear Dr. Allison S. Smith talk about 'Louisville Metro's Action on Sustainability'. She is the Brownfields Program Manager and Community Engagement Strategist for Louisville Metro’s Office of Advanced Planning & Sustainability. Dr. Smith spoke at Bellarmine University on October 17 2019 as part of their 'Sustainability Series'. Thanks to Beth Bell and Dr. Martha Carlson Mazur of the Bellarmine Department of Environmental Studies for making this broadcast possible. Public-domain music is by Dee Yan Key: 'Cosmopolitan-Margarita-Bellini'. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for relevant links: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | Louisville's Response to Climate Change | Nov 11, 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

First, Professor J. Scott Miller of Maysville Community College tells us about the three planets and the meteor showers to be seen in the night sky this month. Then we will finish a panel discussion from the Oct. 5, 2019 'Food First' conference put on by the Louisville 'Sowers of Justice'. This panel discussion is a blend of agricultural economics, sociology, history, policy, the environment, and social justice, and although it's a bit controversial we wanted you to hear it! This portion of the discussion was moderated by Hank Graddy of the Kentucky Sierra Club and features Wendell Berry (noted author and farm advocate), farmer Hoppy Henton, and Mary Berry (Executive Director of The Berry Center). Check out last week's episode (Oct 28 2019) to hear the first half of this panel discussion. Bench Talk is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm (ET), Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am. Visit our Facebook page for links to the articles discussed in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/pg/BenchTalkRadio/ Bench Talk: The Week in Science | November Sky; Sowers Farm Panel (continued) | Nov 4 2019 by Forward Radio is licensed under a Creative Commons License.