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How is AI Being Used in the Iran War?
AI is being used in modern kinetic wars and in cyberwarfare. We learn how, and how to understand the risks of it, with cybersecurity professor Josephine Wolff at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and Joan Donovan, founder of The Critical Internet Studies Institute. The Paralympics are underway, and GBH reporter Megan Smith takes us into the sport of wheelchair curling. And it’s our monthly Star Gazer’s Guide with astrophysicist Anjali Tripathi. To celebrate the Spring Equinox and St. Patrick’s Day, we learn about some green-themed phenomenon up in space (nebulas, aurorae, and an exoplanet dubbed “little green men"). -
What Can Chess Teach Us About Life?
Strategy, tactics, reading the room – all skills that Jennifer Shahade says we can learn from chess. She would know best, she’s a three-time national chess champion, and author of the upcoming book “Thinking Sideways.” Shahade and Edgar talk about life and chess, while she gives Edgar a whooping in a live game.Punch, an orphaned baby macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, gained a social media following when he bonded with an orangutan stuffed animal that zookeepers used to console him. Edgar talks to a wildlife conservation biologist Mikaela Gerwing about the monkey social dynamics on display. Plus, Oriana Aragon talks with us about the human response to cute monkeys like Aragon is an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Cincinnati, who’s done research into “cute aggression.” -
Can You Actually Catch 'Em All?
Pokemon has been delighting fans for 30 years, becoming a cultural and financial behemoth in the process. Edgar talks to Daniel Dockery, a freelance writer and author of “MONSTER KIDS: How Pokemon Taught a Generation to Catch Them All,” and Heather Cole, associate professor in Game Design and Interactive Media at West Virginia University.GBH News’ Gal Tziperman-Lotan brings us Four Thing to Know in today’s news.And, who says we can build big things anymore? Matthew Kiefer explains the concept of air rights, and what’s involved in constructing buildings on top of the Mass Pike. Kiefer is a land use attorney and professor at the real estate program at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. -
Who Doesn't Love to Eat Spam?
MIT Economist Jon Gruber explains the factors that determine the U.S. poverty line, a rubric that impacts trillions in federal aid. Then, Wikipedia is full of curiosities, and Annie Rauwerda is here for it. Her wildly successful Instagram page, Depths of Wikipedia, shines a light on odd and charming corners of the website. Rauwerda’s one-woman show is at the Wilbur next week. And, it’s time for the “Secret Ingredient”! Chefs Irene Li and Laurence Louie explore the culinary wonders of Spam. Li is a James Beard-winning chef, and Laurence is the chef behind Quincy’s Rubato and a competitor on the newest season of Top Chef. -
Who Declares War?
The US and Israel attacked Iran this weekend, and fake images, videos and disinformation about it immediately spread across the internet. We talk with disinformation expert Joan Donovan about to find credible info on chaotic news events. And, the power to wage war versus the technical power to declare it. Boston College history professor Seth Jacobs explains the War Powers Act, and its shortcomings in practice. Plus, on Mondays we highlight American history as part of GBH's America 250 project. Today, a profile of 19th century diplomat and “learned blacksmith" Elihu Burritt. Historian John Loughery and Rod Skinner, Burritt's great-grand nephew, uncover this story of one extraordinary American.
