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The Rundown: Pat Bagley’s Ten Notable and Notorious Utahns

Today on the program we visit with Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Cartoonist Pat Bagley. Bagley, who was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize this year, is artist in residence at The Leonardo. He’s painting a mural featuring ten notable or notorious Utahns. That and your local headlines on The Rundown.

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The Rundown: Foster Care and Adoption with the Utah Adoption Exchange’s Kathy Searle

Today on the program we replay a conversation about the foster care system in Utah and the US. Kathy Searle, Utah Director of Programs at the Adoption Exchange talks about making connections between families who adopt and children who are waiting for a family to care for them. Plus, a meteor-shower preview and Political Cornflakes.

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The Rundown: Regulating Drones in the Great Outdoors

Today we speak to Captain Torrey Christophersen with the Law Enforcement Section of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for a look at Utah’s initial efforts to regulate the use of drones around wildlife. Plus your top local healdlines.

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The Rundown: How to Recognize (and Prevent) Drowning

Today on the show we’ll examine the statistics surrounding drowning in the state of Utah, as well as some common steps you can take to prevent this tragedy. Plus, interim day at the legislature and your top local headlines. Center for Disease Control drowning prevention feature. CPR classes from the Red Cross of Utah. How…

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The Rundown: Largest Dinosaur Ever? SLC-Based Science Writer Brian Switek Not Convinced

Paleontologists in Argentina recently announced that they had uncovered the fossilized remains of an enormous new species of dinosaur, which some are calling “the largest dinosaur ever.” But Utah-based science writer Brian Switek says…not so fast. Plus your top local headlines.

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The Rundown: Mayor Ralph Becker on the Changing Face of Sugar House and the City Budget

Today on the show we’re joined for the latest in our ongoing series of conversations with Salt Lake City mayor Ralph Becker. Today we look at the city’s plans for Sugar House, the mayor’s proposed budget, and more. Plus, your top local headlines.

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The Rundown: Climatologist Michael Mann on Deniers, Climate Security and More

Today on the program we’re joined by Dr. Michael Mann, a well known climatologist who helped pioneer methods to track global temperatures and climate change across centuries. Dr. Mann is also the author of the book The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines. We’ll talk about climate deniers, climate conflicts,…

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The Rundown: When is Breaking the Law Justified? A Look at Civil Disobedience in America

Today on the show we feature a conversation about civil disobedience with Charles DiSalvo, professor of Law at West Virginia University where he teaches one of the few law school courses in the country on the topic of civil disobedience. Plus your local headlines.

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The Rundown: Helping Scientists Interpret their Data with Visualization – Part 2 (Rebroadcast)

Today we rebroadcast part two of a conversation from December with Miriah Meyer, a computer scientist at the University of Utah who is having an impact on the way researchers look at data. Dr. Meyer is a pioneer in the field of visualization, which uses graphic computer representations to help scientists better understand their own…

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The Rundown: Helping Scientists Interpret their Data with Visualization (Rebroadcast)

Today we rebroadcast a conversation from December with Miriah Meyer, a computer scientist at the University of Utah who is having an impact on the way researchers look at data. Dr. Meyer is a pioneer in the field of visualization, which uses graphic computer representations to help scientists better understand their own data. She’s a…

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