Refugee Stories, Civilians in Space, Arachnophobia

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 1716

Oct 25, 2021 6:00 am
1:43:26 mins

How listening to a refugee’s story can change everything for that person – and maybe you as well. One of the four civilians who were part of SpaceX’s historic all-civilian mission talks about how he ended up on the crew. Using virtual reality to treat extreme fear of something - like spiders. Also, on today's show: what the Nobel Prizes get wrong about how science works, and who does the work; how airlines and the public can help with unruly passengers on airlines; why some people care about what celebrities think about masks or the COVID vaccine. (Barbara Davidson/Pool Photo via AP)

Episode Segments

Episode Segments

Refugees Hunger to Tell Their Stories. Listen to Them.

Oct 25, 2021

20 m

Over 100,000 Afghan refugees are now living in the United States. How can Americans grasp the experience of these refugees?

Unruly Behavior and Fines Take Off

Oct 25, 2021

15 m

Congress recently held a hearing on bad passengers on flights and Sara Nelson's testimony was pretty eye-opening.

How the Nobel Prizes Miss A Lot of Good Science and Diverse Scientists

Oct 25, 2021

15 m

The Nobel Prize ignores certain fields of science, perpetuates myths about how science works, and reinforces gender and racial disparities.

Inspiration4 Brings Civilians to New Heights

Oct 25, 2021

18 m

Most civilians have only gone to the edge of space for a few minutes, but Inspiration4 – a SpaceX capsule with four civilians on board - spent three days orbiting Earth.