These topics air Monday November 10, 2014 at noon and 8pm on 90.5 WESA. Join the conversation LIVE between 12pm & 1 pm weekdays at 412-246-2002.
Ferrante Homicide Case
Did neuroscientist Robert Ferrante poison his wife with cyanide? It's a question many Pittsburghers were asking when the jury began deliberating the homicide case against him. Post-Gazette reporter Paula Reed Ward discusses the strange twists and turns this case has taken and why it has received international attention.
Separating Cyber Crime and Terror
Tribune-Review reporter Andrew Conte joins us to discuss how the lines between online thefts and all-out warfare continue to blur as hackers become more effective at attacks that threaten to cause serious economic damage. The Department of Homeland Security last week issued a bulletin to cyber security insiders reporting that a destructive malware program known as "BlackEnergy" has been placed in key U.S. infrastructure systems.
The Polar Vortex
The Polar Vortex is back and it's ready to blast 200 million people with arctic air, lunging into the North Central U.S. this week and expanding southward and eastward. The outbreak of unusually cold air is expected to linger well past the middle of the month.We'll talk with John Radzilowicz, Director of Professional Development at ASSET STEM Education.
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