An Eye-Witness Account of Conditions at the Southern Border Guest: Michael Breen, President and CEO, Human Rights First A new immigration policy in effect at the southern US border this week, requires people seeking asylum to first apply –and be rejected –for asylum in one of the other countries they’ve passed through on their way to the United States. Trump Administration says the policy is necessary to ease the strain on US immigration system and give priority to people with the most pressing needs for protection. The ACLU is challenging the rule.  Cellular Communication Methods Provide Same Therapy as Stem Cells Guest: Kshitiz, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut Dental School The cells in your body are constantly talking to each other, but the precise language they’re using is unclear. A team at the University of Connecticut has made an important step toward deciphering cell communication.  Why the Big Earthquakes in California Recently Were Not “The Big One” Guest: Rick Aster, Professor and Department Head of the Geosciences Department, Colorado State University The last two weeks have been very shaky for California. Those two big earthquakes of the Fourth of July holiday emanated from the desert about three hours northeast of Los Angeles were the biggest the state’s seen in decades. They clocked in at 6.4 and 7.1on the Richter scale and have been followed by hundreds of smaller quakes in the region.  How to Be More Lucky Guest: Tina Seelig, Professor of Practice in Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Faculty Co-director of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP), Author of “What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20” When Tina Seelig’s son turned 20, she published a book for him. “What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20” became a bestseller. Getting the book published was a stroke of luck. But not the kind of “lightning strike” luck you might think. Seelig used the strategies she teaches her entrepreneurship students at Stanford to increa