Richard Douthwaite is an economist and writer with a special interest in climate and energy issues and local economic development. He is co-founder of Feasta (the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability) an Irish based economic, social and environmental think tank. We discuss the essays in his latest book Fleeing Vesuvius.
The Washington Post and the New York Times name John Snyder the “dean of gun lobbyists.” He is the Public Affairs Director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. We discuss California Assembly Bill 144 that prohibits openly carrying firearms and other 2nd Amendments issues.
Judith Hurwitz is considered one of the top 100 women in the computer industry by Newsweek magazine. She’s examined the combination of luck and smarts you need to succeed in today’s changing tech world based on experiences with hundreds of successful and failed companies in the software market over three decades. We discuss her findings from her book Lucky or Smart?
Here is the lineup of guests on BRAINSTORMIN’ with Billy the Brain for Thursday, June 9, 2011. Listen at www.BrainstorminOnline.com or on AM 1400 in Ventura at 10 o’clock am Pacific time.
Howard Wasdin sheds some light on one of the top news stories of 2011—the assassination of Osama bin Laden. He’s a former member of SEAL Team Six and will explain the workings of that team to execute one of the greatest political maneuvers of the 21st Century from his book SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper.
Dr. Marcel Danesi examines the greatest computer in the world—the human brain. He gives us a deeper understanding of the software needed to keep the brain in peak operating condition. We look at tools to boost brainpower from his book Extreme Brain Workout.