Patt Morrison for Thursday, April 7, 2011

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, April 7, 2011

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:39

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1:41:30 – 1:58:30

Fashion fur pause—PETA calls a truce with the fashion industry, for now

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been famous for making a scene at runway shows from New York and Milan. However, the amount of fur on the runways has been increasing recently. Rather than protest the fur picket-style, PETA activists are moving their efforts to the inside of the fashion industry. Instead of storming runways and throwing tofu at uncooperative designers, they are holding informational sessions with fashion students, and throwing parties. Will this strategy work, or is PETA losing its activist roots?

 

Guests:

Lindsay Rajt, manager of the campaigns department, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

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Guest:

Tim Gunn, a mentor to the contestants on Lifetime’s Project Runway, Chief Creative officer of Liz Claiborne, and New York Times Best selling Author of Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work

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2:06 – 2:19

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2:21:30 – 2:39

The digital universe and its very dirty carbon footprint

The digital universe. It sounds so esoteric, invisible and even well...limitless. But as Shelley Podolny's points out in her New York Times Op-ed "The Digital Pileup", "electronic information is tangible."  When we save and store data--photos, emails, tweets, we don't think about where it all goes, or what it takes to keep it going. The answer is not in the clouds. The "server farms" (huge computer systems) that store our data consume major amounts of power both to run and to be cooled.  You may be surprised to learn that the information we store and download uses more energy annually than Sweden.  And it is us, not multinational corporations or the CIA--nope, just us. So while you may be recycling and riding your bike to work, you may also want to think about how your data hoarding is polluting the planet and what you can do about it.

 

Guest:

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Shelley Podolny, information management specialist & a contributor to The New York Times

 

 

 

2:41:30 – 2:58:30

Insect-opedia

I’m 8-inches long; I have six legs and compound eyes. What am I? Find out in Hugh Raffles’ new book, Insect-opedia. Packed to the brim with knowledge ranging from the practical—when is it okay to swat?—to fun trivia—why does the fainting beetle faint?—to information regarding the importance of insects to the biodiversity of their habitat, if it’s insect-related, it’s probably in Insect-opedia. What will Hugh bring to the air with his bug-focused brain? Hopefully not flies. And if the riddle above is bugging you, you probably already know where to go for your antswers.

 

Guests:

Hugh Raffles, writer and bug enthusiast. His essays have appeared in Natural History, Granta, The Best American Essays, and Orion.

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