The Current for Aug. 14, 2020
Today on The Current:
Allegations of a rigged election have prompted days of unrest in Belarus, and police violence against anti-government protesters. We talk about where the protests are heading with journalist Franak Viačorka and David Marples, a history professor with a focus on Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
After two decades photographing war zones, Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario turned her lens to the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. She tells us what she saw, and the toll taken on patients and staff alike.
The classic Dr. Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham was published 60 years ago this week — but did you know it started as a bet between the writer and his publisher? Biographer Brian Jay Jones brings us the story.
In a conversation first aired in January, Canadian mathematician John Mighton says anyone can be good with numbers — and if we got over our fear of math, we could build a better world.