Healthy Options Special 11/29/12

Producer/Host: Cynthia Swan

Program Topic: Vitamin C

Key Discussion Points:
a) What is Vitamin C and why does the body need it?
b) How much Vitamin C does one need to achieve optimal health?
c) What does the body do with the Vitamin C?
d) Can one overdose on Vitamin C?
e) What is the best kind of Vitamin C for the body?
f) Uses of Vitamin C in infectious disease and chronic disease

Guest: Suzanne Humphries, M.D. drsuzanne.net

Call In Program: No

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 11/29/12

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Robots are no longer science fiction imaginings. While killer drones are still controlled by human beings, autonomous killer robots that can make their own decisions about when and where to fire are under development. Should we develop such robots? If so, under what ethical and legal principles will they work. These are big questions, and questions that many say we should try to decide before the fact, not after. Alas, we don’t have a very good record in that department.

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Maine Arts Alive 11/27/12

Host: Michael Donahue
Engineer: Joel Mann

Program Topic: Arts In Education In Maine
Key Discussion Points:
• What is the present level of presence of arts education in schools and organizations in Maine?
• What role does each of your organizations play in promoting arts education in Maine?
• What are some of the specific projects being funded/assisted by your organizations at present?
• What needs to be done in the field of arts education in the future and how will that get done?
Guests:
A) Julie Richard, Executive Director, Maine Arts Commission
B) Peter Alexander, Executive Director, Maine Alliance for Arts Education
C) Argy Nestor, Visual and Performing Arts Specialist, Maine Department of Education

Call-In Program: yes

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