Coast to Coast AM - 05-22-10 - The Improving Human Condition

Date:
05-22-10

Host:
Ian Punnett

Guests:
Matt Ridley, Peter Lance

Ian Punnett was joined by the author of provocative books on evolution, genetics, and society, Matt Ridley, for a discussion on how the human condition will keep improving if we continue to share ideas and communicate.

Investigative reporter Peter Lance appeared in the first hour with an update on Muslim cleric Anwar Al Awlaki, thought to be linked to several alleged terrorist attacks.

Website(s):
•rationaloptimist.com
•peterlance.com
Book(s):
•The Rational Optimist
•The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
•Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
•Triple Cross
•1000 Years for Revenge
•Cover Up: What the Government Is Still Hiding About the War on Terror