For the third year, the Las Cruces Space Festival is coming Monday March 30th through Saturday April 4th! There will be activities for the whole family and special broadcasts here on KTAL-LP. Alice Carruth, Executive Director of the Festival, is Nan Rubin's guest to let us know all about the events planned for the week!
NOTE: The Las Cruces Space Festival has been postponed based on restrictions from the New Mexico Department of Health and may be held October 4-10th to align with International Space Week.
For the third year, the Las Cruces Space Festival is coming Monday March 30th through Saturday April 4th! There will be activities for the whole family and special broadcasts here on KTAL-LP. Alice Carruth, Executive Director of the Festival, is Nan Rubin's guest to let us know all about the events planned for the week! Hosts Randy Harris and Keith Whelpley, along with guest Bob Hearn, return to the topic of Visual Thinking, part II, in today's fascinating discussion of how we communicate.
To explore some of the material referenced today see: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/rethinking-thought/201602/new-look-visual-thinking and; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0edKgL9EgM and; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QQuD62RxrU Stuart Kelter interviews local newspaper reporter and columnist, Algernon D'Ammassa, about fact vs. opinion, misinformation vs. disinformation, and the importance of media literacy.
Lisa Lucca talks with Las Cruces author and illustrator, Amy Motto, about how an MS diagnosis led her on a path from therapist to publishing her children's book, Puppies Need Pockets. Walt Rubel reviewed the week's top news stories plus he reported on the discussion about El Paseo improvements during this week's Las Cruces City Council meeting. He also talked with Doña Ana County Manager Fernando Macias about the county triage center.
Dr. Brian McPherson talked to Peter and Walt about the competing risks and benefits of Geologic CO2 Sequestration. Dr. McPherson spoke at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum on that same day as part of the ongoing Climate-Change speakers series.
Peter and Walt talked to Irish filmmaker and musician John T. Davis. His film "Uncle Jack" will be shown at 5:30 Friday afternoon at the Las Cruces International Film Festival.
Did you know that the illicit trade in wildlife is one of the four most profitable illegal industries in the world, right up there with drugs, human trafficking and counterfeiting? And did you also know that El Paso is one of the top U.S. border cities for wildlife smuggling? Kevin Bixby looks at the world of wildlife trafficking, including recent legislation passed by New Mexico to help stop it, with his guest Michael Dax from Defenders of Wildlife.
Randy Harris and co-host Keith Whelpley discuss how we are a world of people who often think differently and the importance of understanding that about ourselves and the person we are talking to. Robert Hearn is a retired engineer, project manager, and someone interested in how "just talking" can lead to better communication.
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