Jonathan Samet

Guest

Director of the USC Institute for Global Health and a member of the Board of Councilors at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation; former chair of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a World Health Organization committee that looked at the health effects of cellphone use

Jonathan Samet on KCRW

Whether the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified has been debated for decades . And the long-term effects of the bombings have been studied for years by scientists.

What Scientists Have Learned From the Bombing of Hiroshima

Whether the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified has been debated for decades . And the long-term effects of the bombings have been studied for years by scientists.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Since September 11, 2001, LA County and its 88 cities have been talking about connecting every cop and firefighter in a single communications system — in the event of an earthquake…

Cell Towers, Radiation and Public Safety

Since September 11, 2001, LA County and its 88 cities have been talking about connecting every cop and firefighter in a single communications system — in the event of an earthquake…

from Which Way, L.A.?

More from KCRW

Secretary Nielsen resigns, starting a string of departures at DHS

from Left, Right & Center

USC is sometimes called the University of Spoiled Children. The college admissions cheating scandal hasn’t helped USC shed that reputation.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

It’s a special live episode from USC Gould School of Law!

from LRC Presents: All the President's Lawyers

A lot of the migrants trying to cross the border come from El Salvador. California Governor Gavin Newsom is there this week to understand the migrant crisis.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In 2013, Swiss architect Peter Zumthor proposed a redesign of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: a futuristic and sprawling charcoal colored building with sections stretching over…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Attorney General William Barr released the highly anticipated Mueller report this morning.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Several Angelenos can now add Pulitzer Prize winner to their bios. Composer Ellen Reid won in the prize for for her debut opera, ‘prism.’

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Before President Trump comes to Los Angeles on a fundraising trip, he's stopping in the city of Calexico to see the US-Mexico border.  There, the president plans to commemorate what…

from KCRW Features

Debris nets go up in the slide zones of Carpinteria and Montecito in an effort to save money and reduce mudslide risks.

from The 805