Blake Edwards directed some of the great slapstick films of the latter decades of the 20th Century. His films include the Pink Panther series; The Great Race; 10 and Victor/Victoria. He directed Days of Wine and Roses and Breakfast At Tiffany’s when he was barely starting out in his career.
Aug 11, 2010
Natural historian, writer and radio commentator SY MONTGOMERY returns to Inquiry to talk about her latest book BIRDOLOGY, a collection of pieces that explore the fascinating lives of birds and our complex relationships to these avian wonders.
Aug 5, 2010
MARCUS CHOWN, cosmologist, astronomer and writer returns to Inquiry to talk about his latest book THE MATCHBOX THAT ATE A FORTY-TON TRUCK: WHAT EVERYDAY THINGS TELL US ABOUT THE UNIVERSE.
Aug 5, 2010
SHAWN CAREY is a Massachusetts birder, photographer, teacher and co-founder of Migration Productions. He has has just returned from the Gulf Coast of Louisiana to photo-document what is really happening with the “BP oil disaster”.
Aug 4, 2010
Before there was Star Trek, there was Dr. Who and today Dr. Who is still on the air. Dr. Who is the longest running science fiction series on television. But could any of the wild creations of this much beloved series have any scientific precedent?
Aug 4, 2010
Parasites! Most people shudder just thinking about some arcane invertebrate feeding off our body, but in fact these are fascinating creatures, each and every one. We almost all have some form of parasites, it’s just that some parasites are more destructive to the human body than others.
Jul 29, 2010
Have you ever sat in a bar just staring, fascinated, at the bubbles in your beer wondering why some are going up and some are going down? Where do they come from?
Jul 29, 2010
About 365 million years ago the first vertebrates left the water and walked on land on four legs. But why leave the warm and bountiful seas? Was it safer on land? Was there more food?
Jul 28, 2010
Don’t swim! Don’t hike! And for goodness sake don’t hold hands with boys! There was a time, and it wasn’t that long ago, when having your period was something shameful and embarrassing.
Jul 28, 2010
How many of you read plenty of books and periodicals but still find spelling difficult? Why do we need to get spelling right anyway? These are just some of the fascinating topics we talk about tonight in our conversation with DAVID CRYSTAL, one of the world’s pre-eminent language specialists.
Jul 21, 2010
Noise is a political and social issue that affects all of us. Though many of us seek a quieter existence, others declare their ability to make loud noises an all American right.
Jul 15, 2010
Can animals like chimpanzees, elephants or dogs have a kind of moral intelligence? Do some animals act altruistically and have the capacity for empathy, forgiveness and trust? Can animals be immoral? Tune in tonight to Inquiry for a fascinating conversation with cognitive ethologist MARC BEKOFF.
Jul 14, 2010
Baseball Cards! Kids passionately traded them, collected them and “flipped” them. From the 50s through the 80s a slab of gum and a set of small pieces of colorful cardboard was all a kid could want. Then the baseball card suddenly became an investment and everything changed.
Jul 13, 2010
Inquiry welcomes back IAN STEWART, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Digital Media Fellow at the University of Warwick. We continue our conversation about Professor Stewart’s latest book PROFESSOR STEWART’S HOARD OF MATHEMATICAL TREASURES.
Jul 8, 2010
The Atomic Bomb and it’s progeny remain the most destructive and feared weapons humankind has ever developed. But why were they created in the first place?
Jul 7, 2010
An ear-splitting encounter in the New York City subway system sets writer and reporter GEORGE MICHELSEN FOY on a grail-like quest for total and absolute silence. Along the way he learned that absolute silence is a very subjective and elusive thing.
Jul 2, 2010
Breakfast At Tiffany’s is a film that is an undisputed classic picture, deeply loved by many for a wide variety of reasons. But this sprightly film is vastly different from the dark and complex novel written by Truman Capote.
Jul 2, 2010
Inquiry welcomes back PETE DUNNE, prolific writer, natural historian, hardcore birder, vice president of New Jersey Audubon Society and Director of its Cape May Bird Observatory. Tonight Pete talks about his latest book BAYSHORE SUMMER: FINDING EDEN IN A MOST UNLIKELY PLACE.
Jun 23, 2010
Critically acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator (and friend) JARRETT J. KROSOCZKA returns to Inquiry to talk about the latest installment of his “who done it” graphic novel series LUNCH LADY AND THE SUMMER CAMP SHAKEDOWN.
Jun 15, 2010
At the end of 2008, writer, historian and natural historian JOHN J. GALLUZZO decided the best way to stay healthy was to walk at least 30 minutes every day along the beaches, fields and forests of his native South Shore.
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