Mind Over Matters Episodes

Sustainability Segment: Dennis Canty

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Guest Dennis Canty, Pacific Northwest Director for American Farmland Trust, speaks with Diane Horn about the report "Losing Ground: Farmland Protection in the Puget Sound Region", and takes a look at the potential of our Western Washington foodshed to produce the food we need.

Sustainability Segment: David and Michael Hanson

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Guests David and Michael Hanson speak with Diane Horn about their book "Breaking Through Concrete: Building an Urban Farm Revival", co-authored with Edwin Marty.

Sustainability Segment: Arnie Gundersen

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Guest Arnie Gundersen, Chief Engineer at Fairewinds Associates and nuclear expert, speaks with Diane Horn about the implications of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and evaluates the nuclear risks facing the Northwest and the United States.

Sustainability Segment: Sebastian Seung

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Guest Sebastian Seung, Professor of Computational Neuroscience and Physics at MIT, speaks with Diane Horn about his book "CONNECTOME: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are".

Sustainability Segment: Stacey Sowers

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Guest Stacey Sowers, Program Manager at Stewardship Partners, speaks with Diane Horn about the 12,000 Rain Gardens campaign to help reduce stormwater pollution in Puget Sound.

Sustainability Segment: Nathan Wolfe

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Guest Nathan Wolfe, Lorry I. Lokey Visiting Professor in Human Biology at Stanford University and founder and CEO of Global Viral Forecasting, speaks with Diane Horn about his book "The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age".

Sustainability Segment: Emma Marris

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Guest Emma Marris speaks with Diane Horn about her book "Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World".

Sustainability Segment: Patti Goldman

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Guest Patti Goldman, Vice President for Litigation at Earthjustice, speaks with Diane Horn about orca protection and the threat to orcas from the navy's use of sonar in training exercises off the Pacific Northwest coast.

Sustainability Segment: Alexandra Salmon and Eric Thomas

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Guests Alexandra Salmon and Eric Thomas, residents of Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, speak with Diane Horn about their new net zero energy home.

Sustainability Segment: David Batker

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Guest David Batker, Chief Economist and Executive Director of Earth Economics, speaks with Diane Horn about how valuation of ecosystem services can benefit both human economies and natural ecosystems.

Sustainability Segment: Nancy Hirsh and Mo McBroom

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Guests Nancy Hirsh, Policy Director for the NW Energy Coalition, and Mo McBroom, Policy Director for Washington Environmental Council, speak with Diane Horn about priorities for environmental legislation in the 2012 Washington State Legislative Session.

Sustainability Segment: Mark Hertsgaard

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Guest Mark Hertsgaard speaks with Diane Horn us about his book "Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth".