This Week on KSER

THIS WEEK:  Tightwads on the Loose. Tightwads on the Loose tells the story of Wendy Hinman, and her husband Garth’s, seven year, 34-thousand mile adventure at sea. From Seattle to Japan by way of the Marshall Islands, Taiwan and many, many side trips, Wendy and Garth spend years crossing the Pacific in a 31 foot sailboat. Join the conversation with Wendy Hinman author of “Tightwads on the Loose” and hear details their adventures, their mis-adventures and the challenges of spending 24 hours a day with your spouse and not getting tossed overboard. 

THIS WEEK:  Jamie Kalven, founder of the Invisible Institute, is the journalist who uncovered and first reported on the autopsy report showing that Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times and first reported on the existence of the video of the shooting was being held by the Chicago Police Department.

THIS WEEK:  Transparent Solar Cells. Imagine a world where every window-laden skyscraper generates its own solar power, where the skylights in your ceiling are a source of light and electricity, and where your iphone charges itself through the power of the sun. This week,  Prof. Richard Lunt, the lead researcher on the MIT team that developed the technology, talks about the science behind transparent luminescent solar concentrators and the opportunities ahead. 

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