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ROUNDUP Dangers, LCC Jazz Ensemble CD “Unity”, Death at Sea World, Creativity on Canvas

It’s Wednesday, July 24 – From HPR2, it’s The Conversation.

Are we kidding ourselves about the “safe” use of pesticides?

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Stephanie Seneff

Stephanie Seneff, a Senior Research Scientist at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, is sounding the alarm about a perceived link between the use of Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s popular weed killer Roundup, and an increase in reported cases of autism.

Celebrating diversity in a student-led music program.

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Lehua Simon

Lehua Simon is a member of the Leeward Community College Jazz Ensemble that created the CD “Unity: songs of diversity, equality, and solidarity.”  

The animals that delight us at ocean theme parks... is there a dark side to their story?

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David Kirby

David Kirby is an investigative reporter and the author of “Death at Sea World.” A protest called Empty the Tanks is scheduled for this Saturday, July 27.

A painting “process” that encourages you to leave your mind at home.

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Patricia Hoban

Where exactly does the creative impulse come from? Is it really a conscious process, or do we gain access to our most inspired selves by forcing our minds to quiet down? Patricia Hoban will lead a workshop in process painting this Saturday at the Big Island’s Volcano Art Center.

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