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The 2006 Scientific American 50
December 18, 2006

What are your favorite research, business, and policy contributions to science and technology from the past year? Don’t worry, the folks at “Scientific American” have been thinking about these things and how they will improve the way we live. We’ll discuss “The 2006 Scientific American 50” this hour with John Rennie, Editor in Chief of […]
The Great Santa Search and The History of the American Santa Claus
December 18, 2006

What is behind the commercialization of Christmas? According to journalist Jeff Guinn, it all started in 1841 when a Philadelphia merchant sought to increase holiday trade at his dry goods store. Guinn intertwines the history of America’s celebration of Christmas with a tale of his own in his new book “The Great Santa Search” (Tarcher/Penguin, […]