Talk To America !
February 1
- 5, 1999
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday
(Due to breaking news events topics
and/or guests may be subject to change)
Monday, Feb. 1
Topic: The Color of Our Future
Guest:
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Farai Chideya, Correspondent, ABC News
By the year 2050, there will be more
non-white than white Americans. Increasingly, America is becomng a multi-racial
society.
TOP
Tuesday, Feb.
2
Topic: The Elegant Universe, Superstrings,
Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
Guest:
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Dr. Brian Greene, Professor, Physics
and Mathematics, Columbia University
String theory, a concept that eluded
Einstein for 30 years, reveals a vision of the universe that is sending
shock waves through the world of physics. It calls for new dimensions hidden
within the fabric of space, rips and punctures in the space-time continuum
and gigantic universes interchangeable with miniscule ones.
TOP
Wednesday, Feb
3.
Topic: Natural Vision Improvement
Guest:
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Dr. Deborah Banker, Ophthalmologist
Dr. Banker is using holistic and alternative
techniques to address various conditions that could lead to blindness.
She weaves Western, Oriental and other complimentary methods so that they
support each other and, in turn, help the body to recover.
TOP
Thursday, Feb.
4
Topic: Cultures in the 21st Century
Guests:
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Kenneth R. Minogue, Emeritus Professor
of Political Science, London School of Economics
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Michael Bird, Professor, Colorado College
Scholars from around the world are
gathered in Colorado Springs, Colorado to address globalization and intercultural
dynamics in the next century. What are the social implications for a global
economy?
TOP
Friday, Feb. 5
Topic: Coalition Against Trafficking
in Women and Children
Guest:
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Dorchen A. Leidholdt, Founder and Co-Executive
Director, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
Trafficking in women occurs when women
and an increasing number of children are deceived, lured, enticed and very
often coerced into prostitution, bonded labor, sex tourism, military sexual
slavery, pornography or sexual and domestic servitude in the guise of marriage
through matchmaking services.
TOP
Future TTAs
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Feb. 8th - Mary Robinson, U.N. High Commissioner
for Human Rights
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