American Women — Science and scientists
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With Margaret Mead in New Guinea / Lenora Foerstel interviewed by Larry Birns
Interview with Lenora Foerstel, anthropologist, artist, mother of two, and professor at the Maryland Institute of Fine Art. They discuss the experiences that Foerstel and fellow anthropologist Theodore Schwartz had on Manus Island, while aiding Margaret Mead with a follow-up study in New Guinea. The first time Mead visited Manus Island and the Manus tribes,…
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Woman scientist interviewed by William Mandel
This episode of Mandel’s focus on the Soviet Union begins with a lengthier introduction than usual. He then plays the interview with Vera Osipovna, a 70-year-old female scientist from the Soviet Union, who discusses her life from the revolution to becoming the head of a large research institute. This interview was conducted by William Mandel…
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A condemnation of sociobiology / Dr. Seymour Washburn ; interviewed by Laurie Garrett.
Dr. Seymour Washburn, professor of anthropology at University of California, Berkeley, attacks the field of sociobiology. Much of the speech focuses on a critique of E.O. Wilson of Harvard University, the chief proponent of the field of sociobiology, who wields evolutionary arguments to support the ascription of genetic bases to human behaviors. This approach has…
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The Opening of the flu season : a look at the preparations and repercussions of the swine flu vaccination program / produced by Adi Gevins and Laurie Garrett. (Episode 2)
Examination of the preparations and repercussions of the Swine Flu vaccination program. Contains a comedy sketch about the opening of the flu season, as well as interviews with researchers active in the Swine Flu controversy, such as Dr. James Chin of the California Health Department and Dr. Anthony Morris, formerly of the Bureau of Biologics…
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Environmental carcinogens / produced by Adi Gevins and Laurie Garrett (Episode 1)
Montage on the environmental origins of cancer, occupational health hazards, and the reluctance of industries to provide adequate safeguards against these hazards. Over 20 scientists were interviewed at a meeting of the American Cancer Society for this program, including Berkeley biochemistry professor Dr. Bruce Ames and immunologist Dr. Joel Schwartz. Written and produced by Laurie…
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Recombinant DNA : genetic engineering in the corporate world / produced by Adi Gevins and Laurie Garrett (Episode 3)
In this program on DNA, the thin line between research and corporate profit, public benefits and public menace is debated in interviews with industrial, academic, and government biogeneticists. Includes interviews with Dr. Sidney Udenfriend of Hoffmann-La Roche Pharmaceutical Corporation, Jeremy Rifkin and Dan Smith of the People’s Business Commission, and Dr. Steven Beckenford of UC…
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Fraud in the sciences / produced by Adi Gevins and Laurie Garrett (Episode 4)
An examination of fraud, fudging, and stretching the truth in the sciences. Includes interviews with Dr. Leon Kamin of Princeton University, who exposed the fraud of Dr. Cyril Burt (father of the genetic theory of intelligence), physicist Norman Milleron, anthropologist Dr. Laura Nader, and Dr. DeWitt Stetton of the National Institute of Health. Also contains…
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A visit to the Stanford Primate Research Center / produced by Adi Gevins and Laurie Garrett
The Stanford Primate Research Center houses primates in a natural-like habitat and provides research in primate development and behavior, significantly female dominated social groups, in squirrel monkeys, rhesus monkeys, and chimpanzees. This is a documentary on the Center and includes interviews with director Dr. Seymour Levine and Dr. Christopher Coe. Produced by Laurie Garrett and…