Let’s Talk Animals 2/22/18

Producer/Host: Dr. John Hunt
Studio Engineer: John Greenman

The endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

Guest: Dr Mark McCullough , wildlife biologist at Craigbrook Fish Hatchery

Topics-
Biology of the Rusty Patched Bumblebee
Their importance in our ecosystem and agriculture
Why they are endangered
Finding ways to save this and other pollinator species

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 2/22/18

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Think you are a pretty unusual driver? Many of us do, and guess what – we’re right! In fact, a recent study suggests we all might be so unusual as drivers that we can be individually identified using the sensors in today’s cars. Let’s ponder that possibility for a moment.

Maine Currents 2/20/18

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Maine legislature considers restrictions on the discredited practice of “conversion therapy”

On February 14th, the state legislature’s Labor, Commerce Research and Economic Development committee held a public hearing on LD 912, a bill that would prohibit licensed professionals from practicing “conversion therapy” on children. The practice– which claims to change sexual orientation– is widely considered to be unethical among mental health professionals but some defend it as being within their “biblical world view”. Today on Maine Currents we listen to the bill’s presentation to the committee, and some of the testimony on both sides.