Mission Log Supplemental: Star Trek Into Bob Orci

Today, John and Ken take an extensive look at Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, the fandom and the work of screenwriter Bob Orci.

Repeat: LEGO Gets Leg Up On Toy Competitors

May 24, 2010

The Danish toy company LEGO sailed through the recession. The company that makes those brightly colored snap-together plastic bricks, announced its profits last year jumped more than 60 percent. LEGO's success is all the more remarkable when you consider that just a few years ago, the toy company was falling apart.

IQ2US: The U.S. Drone Program is Fatally Flawed

Remotely piloted aircraft, or drones, have been the centerpiece of America’s counterterrorism toolkit since the start of the Obama presidency, and the benefits have been clear.  Their use has significantly weakened al Qaeda and the Taliban while keeping American troops out of harm’s way.  But critics of drone strikes argue that the short-term gains do not outweigh the long-term consequences—among them, radicalization of a public outraged over civilian deaths.  Is our drone program hurting, or helping, in the fight against terrorism?

Games in Schools and Libraries: Episode 1

In this episode Giles and Don talk about the history of board games, as well as introduce some of the things they will be discussing in the Games and Schools and Libraries show.