Double dose of Punnett:
Science Out-of-Bounds/ Open Lines
Friday - October 26, 2018
Hosted by Ian Punnett
Guest: Michael Guillen
Michael Guillen, award-winning physics instructor at Harvard University, joins Ian Punnett to discuss how the scientific community is pushing the boundaries of morality, including scientists who detached the head of a Russian man from his crippled body to stitch it onto a healthy new donated one, and fertility experiments aimed at allowing designer babies to be conceived with the DNA from three or more biological parents. Followed by Open Lines.
Cracking a Serial Killer Mystery
Saturday - October 27, 2018
Hosted by Ian Punnett
Guest(s): Bill James, J. W. Ocker
Using sleuthing techniques, statistician Bill James has applied his analytical expertise to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history. He joins Ian Punnett to discuss how between 1898 and 1912, families across the country were murdered - all having lived within walking distance to a train station. First-hour guest J.W. Ocker talks about how Salem, MA may be the Capital of Creepy in America.