The John Batchelor Show

Saturday 4 August 2012

Air Date: 
August 04, 2012

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW  

Saturday 905P Eastern Time:   Sweet Heaven When I Die: Faith, Faithlessness, and the Country In Between by Jeff Sharlet, 1 of 2

Saturday 920P Eastern Time:   Sweet Heaven When I Die: Faith, Faithlessness, and the Country In Between by Jeff Sharlet, 2 of 2

Saturday 935P Eastern Time:  The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott: Unseen Images from the Legendary Antarctic Expedition by David M. Wilson, 1 of 2

Saturday 950P Eastern Time:   The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott: Unseen Images from the Legendary Antarctic Expedition by David M. Wilson, 2 of 2

The East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according to a new study. Published Sunday in Nature Geoscience, the same study shows that the smaller but less stable West Antarctic icesheet is also shedding significant mass

Saturday 1005P (705P Pacific):  Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence by Christian Parenti, 1 of 2

Saturday 1020P (720P Pacific):  Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence by Christian Parenti, 2 of 2

Saturday 1035P (735P Pacific):  The Roof at the Bottom of the World: Discovering the Transantarctic Mountains by Edmund Stump, 1 of 2

Saturday 1050P (750P Pacific):  The Roof at the Bottom of the World: Discovering the Transantarctic Mountains by Edmund Stump, 2 of 2

Saturday 1105P (805P Pacific):   Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You A Better Friend to Your Pet by John Bradshaw, 1 of 2

Saturday 1120P (820P Pacific):  Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You A Better Friend to Your Pet by John Bradshaw, 2 of 2

Saturday 1135P (835P Pacific):   Crude Awakening: Money, Mavericks, and Mayhem in Alaska by Amanda Coyne and Tony Hopfinger, 1 of 2

Saturday 1150P (850P Pacific):  Crude Awakening: Money, Mavericks, and Mayhem in Alaska by Amanda Coyne and Tony Hopfinger, 2 of 2

Flow Station 3 is one of six Prudhoe Bay oilfield separation facilities where raw crude oil is separated from natural gas and produced water before being put into TAPS. ©2012 Judy Patrick Photography

Saturday/Sun 1205A (905 Pacific):  Darwin's Devices: What Evolving Robots Can Teach Us About the History of Life and the Future of Technology by John Long, 1 of 2

Saturday/Sun 1220A (920 Pacific):   Darwin's Devices: What Evolving Robots Can Teach Us About the History of Life and the Future of Technology by John Long, 2 of 2

Saturday/Sun 1235A (935P Pacific: The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today by Rob R. Dunn, 1 of 2

Saturday/Sun 1250A  (950P Pacific):  The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today by Rob R. Dunn, 2 of 2

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On January 17, 1912, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates, Edgar Evans and their leader Captain Robert Falcon Scott arrived at the South Pole. This is one of the last ever pictures taken of the team