Podcast appearances and mentions of douglas starr

Did you know that the history of blood transfusion goes back four centuries? There's a lot that we don't know about blood. January is National Blood Donor Month, a time set aside to raise awareness for the cause of blood donation because typically in January, there are fewer donors after the winter holidays, even though blood is still critically needed. If you want to know about blood, spend some time with the man who literally wrote the book on blood - Professor Douglas Starr. That's what producer John Yeager did recently for this edition of Bloodworks 101.  

It's one of the first questions we hear on detective shows after a heinous crime has occurred: “What's the motive?” For hundreds of years, criminologists, politicians, and law enforcement have been asking a bigger version of that question: What causes crime? What makes criminals — criminals? People have turned to everything from appearance to biology and environment for answers, and they've tried to use science to address this question. On this episode, we look at science, crime, and the sometimes ill-fated attempt to use one to address or explain the other. We hear stories about the use of plastic surgery to prevent people in prison from reoffending, a recent case involving the “warrior gene defense” — and whether there's anything to it — and the origins and evolution of criminology. Also heard on this week’s episode: We talk with science journalist Douglas Starr about how the field of criminology came to be, and the rise of junk science used to solve crimes — including some still in use today. Starr's book is “The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science.” Earlier this year, a case about genetic predisposition made its way to the New Mexico Supreme Court: The defense argued that their client was genetically predisposed toward his actions. Reporters Sojourner Ahébée and Alan Yu investigate this DNA defense — what scientists are saying about it, and why some are worried it's a dangerous road to take. You've heard of math prodigies, and musical prodigies — how about criminology prodigies? That's the reputation Eric Schubert got when, as a high school student, local police enlisted him to help solve a cold case using genealogy. Now in college, Schubert is helping people across the country hunt down relatives, and investigators solve crimes. He explains how he uses distant family connections and public databases to puzzle together genetic mysteries.

Douglas Starr’s “All Saints Requiem,” will be premiered Friday, February 28th at Saint Paul’s Church in Mt. Lebanon, and Saturday, February 29th at Saint Vincent Basilica, Latrobe.  The composer, Douglas Starr stopped by WQED-FM to talk about the piece.  Joining him was soloist Valerie Vernon-Thomas, Rich Chreehan, and, on the phone, Rev. Stephen Concordia from St. Vincent College, who will conduct the piece.      

David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about the chance a naked mole rat could die at any one moment. Surprisingly, the probability a naked mole rat will die does not go up as it gets older. Researchers are looking at the biology of these fascinating animals for clues to their seeming lack of aging. Sarah also interviews freelancer Douglas Starr about his feature story on the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study—a comprehensive study of the lives of all the babies born in 1 year in a New Zealand hospital. Starr talks about the many insights that have come out of this work—including new understandings of criminality, drug addiction, and mental illness—and the research to be done in the future as the 1000-person cohort begins to enter its fifth decade. Listen to previous podcasts. [Image: Tim Evanson/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0; Music: Jeffrey Cook]

David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with Sarah Crespi about the chance a naked mole rat could die at any one moment. Surprisingly, the probability a naked mole rat will die does not go up as it gets older. Researchers are looking at the biology of these fascinating animals for clues to their seeming lack of aging. Sarah also interviews freelancer Douglas Starr about his feature story on the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study—a comprehensive study of the lives of all the babies born in 1 year in a New Zealand hospital. Starr talks about the many insights that have come out of this work—including new understandings of criminality, drug addiction, and mental illness—and the research to be done in the future as the 1000-person cohort begins to enter its fifth decade. Listen to previous podcasts. [Image: Tim Evanson/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0; Music: Jeffrey Cook]

Social Law Library Podcast. Please visit www.socialaw.com/education for a full list of the Library's upcoming CLE and cultural events. Author: Prof. Douglas Starr, co-director of the graduate Program in Science and Medical Journalism at Boston University Book Title: The Killer of Little Shepherds:  A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science Run Time: 58 minutes Recorded: January 19, 2011

Willkommen bei bücherreich, einem Podcast größtenteils über Bücher! Heute im Interview: Autorin Annelie Wendeberg. Wir sprechen über Bakterien, Sherlock Holmes und Frauen, die sich Männerkleidung anziehen. Und natürlich über Annelies Bücher, „Teufelsgrinsen“, „Tiefer Fall“, „Die lange Reise“ (erscheint im Oktober 2015) und „Der irische Löwe“ (erscheint voraussichtlich im Januar 2016) aus der „Anna Kronberg“-Krimireihe sowie „1/2986“, „Fog“ und „Ice“ aus der „1/2986“-SciFi-Reihe. Neben der Lektüre ihrer eigenen Publikationen empfiehlt Annelie, Ausschau nach „James Barry“ zu halten, der in Wirklichkeit eine Frau war, und „The killer of little shepherds“ von Douglas Starr zu lesen. Hört mal rein! Ihr findet Podcast bücherreich auch auf FACEBOOK unter http://www.facebook.de/Podcastbuecherreich - ich freue mich immer über neue Fans! Eure Ilana P.S.: Dies ist ein privater Buch-Podcast, in dem ausschließlich meine private Meinung kundgetan wird. Entschuldigt bitte, dass die Tonqualität leider nicht auf dem üblichen Niveau ist, da das Interview via Skype geführt und aufgenommen wurde.

Reporter and storyteller Steven Berkowitz talks to science journalist and author Douglas Starr about his book The Killer of Little Shepherds: A True Crime Story and the Birth of Forensic Science

Forensic science has developed many advanced methods to aid crimanologists. On this program, Douglas Starr discussed the origins of forensic science.

A True Crime Story and The Birth of Forensic Science. Starr eloquently juxtaposes the crimes of French serial killer Joseph Vacher and the achievements of famed criminologist Dr. Alexandre Lacassagne during France's belle époque. From 1894 to 1897, Vacher is thought to have raped, killed, and mutilated at least 25 people, though he would confess to only 11 murders. Lacassagne, who headed the department of legal medicine at the university in Lyon, was a pioneer in crime scene analysis, body decomposition, and early profiling, and investigated suspicious deaths, all in an era when rural autopsies were often performed on the victim's dinner table. Lacassagne's contributions to the burgeoning field of forensic science, as well as the persistence of investigating magistrate Émile Fourquet, who connected crimes while crisscrossing the French countryside, eventually brought Vacher to justice. Vacher claimed insanity, which then (as now) was a vexed legal issue. Lacassagne proved the "systematic nature" of the crimes. Starr, codirector of Boston University's Center for Science and Medical Journalism, creates tension worthy of a thriller; in Lacassagne, he portrays a man determined to understand the "how" behind some of humanity's most depraved and perhaps take us one step closer to the "why." THE KILLING OF LITTLE SHEPHERDS-A True Crime Story and The Birth of Forensic Science-Douglas Starr. www.douglasstarr.com