Are we prejudiced against our future selves?
Embrace that rocking chair. The argument on nuclear power isn’t as cut and dried as it seems. And following this weekend’s crash, Boeing 737 Max 8s have been grounded in countries around the world – but not here.
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Ashton Applewhite, This Chair Rocks
If you’re lucky, you’re going to get old. It’s better than the alternative. And yet aging is a source of anxiety for many in our society, especially for women. Writer Ashton Applewhite says the sooner we kick that attitude, the better: for our health, for our peace of mind, and for the thriving of a multigenerational society. Her new book is called This Chair Rocks: a Manifesto Against Ageism.
Nuclear power in WA
Zero carbon emissions requires a shift toward carbon neutral energy sources – one of which is both efficient and controversial. Nuclear power has been a key part of just about every energy proposal that would eliminate or sharply cut emissions, but there’s a lack of consensus on whether Washington State should open more plants. Drs Edwin Lyman and James Conca, of the Nuclear Safety Project with the Union of Concerned Scientists and UFA Ventures respectively, discuss.
The Boeing 737 Max 8 is grounded
The European Union has just grounded all Boeing 737 Max 8 airplanes. They join a growing list of jurisdictions that have grounded the plane or banned it from their airspaces. But the FAA hasn’t called for it to stop flying in the US – should they? Andrew McIntosh from the Puget Sound Business Journal has been following the story.
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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