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Larry 'Bud' Melman, Arnold Drake & Podcamp
Calvert DeForest, the white-haired, bespectacled nebbish who gained cult status as the oddball Larry (Bud) Melman on David Letterman's late night television shows has taken his Final Taxi.
Also famous comic book writer Arnold Drake who wrote comics for Star Trek, Twilight Zone, Batman and X-men and created the Doom Patrol and Deadman has also died.
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Brad Delp & John Inman take their Final Taxi.
This week
Ron Nastie talks about Brad Delp who was lead singer of the classic rock band
Boston. Also we remember the comedy of John Inman,. His show "Are You Being
Served?" has been on PSB TV for years and has become a staple of their
programming. John Inman played the campy Mr. Humphries for 13 years on that TV
show.
This is the first interview episode of the Brain Science Podcast. As a follow-up to #6, I had the opportunity to interview Stuart Shanker, PhD, one of the co-authors of The First Idea: How Symbols, Language, and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans .
I really wanted to talk about the implications of primate research, but he also tells us more about his work with autistic children and how he thinks what we are learning about brain development will enable early intervention and improved outcomes for children with autism and other learning disabilities.
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Links of Interest:
Sue Savage-Rumbaugh-pioneer primate researcher
I was a little hesitant to choose a controversial book, but after I read President Carter's new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, I felt the ideas were too important not to share. I also feel that anyone who reads the book for themselves will agree that Jewish Americans are being unfair when they accuse President Carter of taking sides. It is true that he highlights the plight of the Palestinians in the occupied territories, but this hardly makes him biased.
This podcast is only an introduction to the book. You will have to read it yourself to make your own decision.
Here are some links you might find interesting:
CNN's coverage of the resignation of the Jewish members of the Carter Center
Some information about the Wall Israel is building around its settlements
The First Idea: How Symbols, Language, And Intelligence Evolved from Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans, by Stanley I Greenspan, MD and Stuart G Shanker, D. PHIL. (2004) is a very ambitious book.
I wanted to talk about emotion, but I generally base the Brain Science Podcast on my current reading, which is why I chose this rather difficult book that touches on psychology, child development, evolution, and theories about the emergence of language and intelligence.
The basic premise, which is discussed in the podcast is that emotional signaling is the basis for the emergence of language and intellligence. Evidence supporting this hypothesis is discussed as is how the theory challenges long-standing theories about language and intelligence.
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Phantom Power Comics Podcast, Episode 7
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Direct Download: I got it- I got it-- Ron Carey
This week I talk about Ron Carey, who had a recurring role on "Barney Miller" from 1976 to 1982 as Officer Carl Levitt, who yearned for a promotion to detective in the New York squad room run by Capt. Barney Miller (Hal Linden). Carey also appeared in several Mel Brooks movies, including "Silent Movie," "High Anxiety" and "History of the World Part I."
Thanks to his finding me on Vox via Google, I recently did my first Skype™ interview with Matthew Cobb who lives in Manchester, UK.
You can listen to this interview in episode 7 of Books and Ideas
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Kanzi and Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
