Connections: Why a court ruled that firing an employee for wearing dreadlocks...
A federal court has ruled that if an employer fires a worker for wearing his or her hair in dreadlocks, it's not racial discrimination. Did the court get it right? The case centered on Chastity Jones,...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, January 5th
First hour: Dominic Barter, internationally known for his work on restorative practices Second hour: Remembering George Washington's unlikely victories that saved the American cause
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Dominic Barter, known internationally for his work in creating new approaches to conflict settlement and restorative justice, is visiting Rochester this week. In the 1990s, Barter developed Restorative...
View ArticleConnections: Remembering George Washington's unlikely victories that saved...
This week marks 240 years since General George Washington made two daring decisions that all but saved the American side's cause in the Revolutionary War. Washington had been humiliated in 1776, in a...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Friday, January 6th
First hour: Open Mic Roc, and its piece on microaggressions Second hour: The changing perceptions of "nerds"
View ArticleConnections: Open Mic Roc, and its piece on microaggressions
Open Mic Roc is a locally based, online black publication, with news, interviews, opinion pieces, and a platform for discussion. Recently, Open Mic has covered the debate over La Marketa in the City of...
View ArticleConnections: The changing perceptions of "nerds"
With Star Wars dominating at the box office and TV shows like the Big Bang Theory ruling prime time, is now the best time to be a nerd? Ask any self-proclaimed nerd or geek (yes, there's a difference),...
View ArticleWeekend Connections: Week of January 2nd
Weekend Connections is a collection of some of the most noteworthy moments from the week on Connections with Evan Dawson. This episode includes conversations about: Why a federal court ruled that...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Monday, January 9th
First hour: The Dunning-Kruger Effect Second hour: Monthly Science Roundtable explores human and robot interactions
View ArticleConnections: The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Have you ever found yourself arguing with someone who clearly is in over their head, but just can't see it? Or have you ever realized that you're not nearly as skilled at something as you once thought...
View ArticleConnections: Monthly Science Roundtable explores human and robot interactions
It's our Monthly Science Roundtable, and we're talking about robots. Specifically, how to make robots more efficient, better at decision-making tasks in complex situations, better at performing tasks...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Tuesday, January 10th
First hour: The role of public media in helping audiences sort through fake news Second hour: Governor Cuomo's State of the State address
View ArticleConnections: The role of public media in helping audiences sort through fake...
So-called "fake news" continues to offer problems. Sometimes it's propaganda. Sometimes it's a hoax. Sometimes it's unsourced, bad information. Public media has a vital role in helping the public sort...
View ArticleConnections: Governor Cuomo's State of the State address
Governor Andrew Cuomo is offering his annual State of the State address in regional chunks, and his Monday address contained some promises for Rochester. But what should we expect? After confusion...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Wednesday, January 11th
First hour: What's new at RTS? Second hour: LGBTQ education in schools
View ArticleConnections: What's new at RTS?
I n a previous program, we discussed how transportation intersects with poverty . This hour, the CEO of RGRTA, Bill Carpenter , joins us to discuss what RTS is doing to serve as many people as possible.
View ArticleConnections: LGBTQ education in schools
Back in the summer of 2015, something changed in local school districts. Maybe it was national news coverage of issues related to the LGBTQ community, but something caused many local districts to reach...
View ArticleComing up on Connections: Thursday, January 12th
First hour: Trump, RFK Jr., and the Cleveland Clinic are pushing "vaccine anti-science" Second hour: How to escape a click-bait culture
View ArticleConnections: Trump, RFK Jr., and the Cleveland Clinic push "vaccine...
Robert F Kennedy, Jr. has become one of the leading opponents of vaccines in the country, and he met with Donald Trump this week. Kennedy emerged from the meeting and declared that Trump was putting...
View ArticleConnections: How to escape a click-bait culture
Author Seth Godin points out the following: "The bestselling novel of 1961 was Allen Drury's Advise and Consent. Millions of people read this 690-page political novel. In 2016, the big sellers were...
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