8 O'Clock Buzz Brian Standing, Haywood Simmons & Michelle Naff, Jan Miyasaki, Tony Castaneda, & Jonathan Zarov

Hannah Mortensen from Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin talks about their upcoming “Lanterns for Peace” event on August 7th from 6:30 to dusk at Tenny Park, to remember the 77th anniversary of the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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In a recently published article in Nature Communications entitled “Neurotoxic amyloidogenic peptides in the proteome of SARS-COV2: potential implications for neurological symptoms in COVID-19“, co-author Nicholas Reynolds, fellow at the the La Trobe institute for Molecular Science in Melbourne, Australia, talks with Jan about the similarity between brain effects of long-term COVID and amyloid aggregates in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s patients. Their early basic-science studies could lead to better understanding and potential treatments.

A lay-person summary of their research can be found at the Institute for Public Accuracy.

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Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Aaron Perry, Dr Alvin Thomas and Dr. Logan Edwards sit in and talk with Dane County Circuit Judge and Senior Pastor at Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church Everett Mitchell about his story, his candidacy for State Supreme Court, and how to change the world starting in your community.

More on Pastor Mitchell: https://www.christthesolidrock.com/our-pastor-1 and his work as a judge and election campaign: https://www.judgeeverettmitchell.com/about-judge-mitchell 

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Since the 1980s, zebra mussels have starred as one of the main villains for the Midwest Great Lakes area, coating pipes and gunking up shipyard marinas with their prolific appearance. These invasive species have wreaked havoc on the natural environment and cost both the U.S. and Canada billions of dollars to reign in the damages. And here to talk about the strategies for managing this ecological nuisance is Christine Keiner, Chair for the Department of Science, Technology, and Society at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

 



The Conversation | The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause big problems





 

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Author Ada Calhoun talks with Liz DiNovella about her most recent book, “Also a Poet: Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me“, giving personal insight into her father, “New York School” poet Frank O’Hara. O’Hara was the center of poets and artists from the 1950’s and 1960’s who ushered in a lusty new gay sensibility–urbane, witty, obsessed with all forms of culture from Russian ballet to the trashiest Hollywood movie.

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Guest host Liz DiNovella talks with Emily Mills, former editor of Our Lives magazine, Wisconsin’s LGBTQ publication, freelance writer, and musician. Their conversation covers abortion rights, queer rights, action that can be taken since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as well as Act 10 in retrospective discussion.

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