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Worcester resident Michael Gayda also known as “Foggy Michael” had hopes of entering medical school. Unfortunately, those plans never materialized. Drug and alcohol addiction along with homelessness and incarceration put an end to his dreams. Today at the age of 73 Michael is a filmmaker, author and musician who plans to re-enter college this fall. […] The post Michael Gayda appeared first on 90.5…
Is it realistic to think that in a decade or two, humans will be living in colonies on the moon and Mars? Tune in tonight when we talk with SCOTT SOLOMON. He is Teaching Professor at Rice Univeristy in Houston. He is also a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History. […] The post Scott Solomon: Becoming Martian appeared first on 90.5 WICN Public Radio .
Tonight on Inquiry, we welcome back writer and music biographer JAMES GAVIN to talk about his book GEORGE MICHAEL: A LIFE. Michael was in one of the great pop bands of the ‘80s and eventually left to become a serious singer. Though he found success, he was always wracked by despair and longed to be […] The post James Gavin: George Michael appeared first on 90.5 WICN Public Radio .
Tonight on Inquiry, we talk with DAVID SUSSILLO, an internationally recognized neuroscientist. His new book is EMERGENCE: A MEMOIR OF BOYHOOD, COMPUTATION, AND THE MYSTERIES OF THE MIND. His story recounts how he lived through a brutal and painfully chaotic childhood in New Mexico to finally realize his dream of becoming a scientist. The post David Sussillo: Emergence appeared first on 90.5 WICN…
This week on “The Public Eye,” Al speaks with author and activist, Claire Stapleton about her new book, “Don’t Be Evil,” which chronicles her disillusionment with former employer GOOGLE. What initially seemed so right ended up being filled with bad bosses, fake promises, and her eventual escape from Big Tech. The post Claire Stapleton: Don’t Be Evil appeared first on 90.5 WICN Public Radio .
Australia hosts some of the world’s most venomous snakes. There is also a long history of Australian “Snake Men”: daring, maybe mad, sometimes charlatans, these showmen presented snakes to the public and sometimes offered bogus cures for snakebites. Eventually they helped change the taxonomy of herps in Australia or at least tried to. Some were […] The post Zach St. George: Snake Men appeared…
“Trees are the visible emblem of environmental destruction,” writes tonight’s guest ROBERT MOOR, writer, activist, and philosopher. His new book traces his journey up into trees, mentally and physically, and how he learned to “arborize” his mind while searching for a new climate movement: IN TREES: AN EXPLORATION. The post Robert Moor: In Trees appeared first on 90.5 WICN Public Radio .
During World War II, the US was fighting a war that seemed endless and accounted for the loss of millions of lives. This week on “The Public Eye,” Al speaks with Pulitzer Prize finalist and noted historian James Scott, whose new book, “Empire of Ashes,” traces the decision of President Harry S. Truman and other […] The post James Scott: Empire of Ashes appeared first on 90.5 WICN Public Radio .
Vermeer was a 17th-century painter from Delft. Little is known about his life, and his output consists of only 35-37paintings. His work was largely ignored in the 18th Century, but his reputation today is as one of the greatest painters of all time. He has even been considered a modernist by art critics and even […] The post Ruth Bernard Yeazell: Vermeer’s Afterlives appeared first on 90.5 WICN…
“Black Dog” is the new book by Massachusetts native and author Erica Kent. This soon-to-be-released* novel is about adolescence, addiction, faith and survival. Tune in this week to “The Public Eye” when Al is joined by Erica Kent who candidly admits that some of the passages within the book are part personal experience. *This novel […] The post Erica Kent: Black Dog appeared first on 90.5 WICN…
