June 26, 1981 - Dr. Gough Reinhardt, physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California; and Dr. Frank Barnaby, director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, debate at the Science Town Hall Meeting titled, “Nuclear Weapons Technology: Do We Need It?” The meeting was held at the St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Science Auditorium and presented guests' differing views of nuclear weapons technology and the value and uses of nuclear science. MPR’s Rich Dietman moderated debate.
January 29, 1982 - In this Science Town Meeting, held at Arts and Science Center Auditorium in St. Paul, Dr. Elisabeth Mann Borgese, professor in the Training Program for the Management and Conservation of Marine Resources in the department of Political Science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, speaks on the future use of the resources of the sea and progress toward international treaties and agreements on such uses of the ocean. MPR’s Rich Dietman hosts and moderates’ program.
February 12, 1982 - In this Science Town Meeting, held at Arts and Science Center Auditorium in St. Paul, Bruce Small, an environmental engineer and author, speaks on formaldehyde and indoor air pollutants. Small’s address is titled “Indoor Pollution: Home, Deadly Home.” MPR’s Rich Dietman hosts and moderates’ program.
February 26, 1982 - In this Science Town Meeting, held at Arts and Science Center Auditorium in St. Paul, Dr. Arthur Harkins, Associate Professor of Future Studies at the University of Minnesota, speaks on co-existence of humanity and robots. Harkin’s address is titled "A Robot in Your Life." Following Harkins address, a counter-response is given by Dr. Arthur Norberg, director of the Charles Babbage Institute for the History of Information Processing and associate professor of computer science at the University of Minnesota. Norberg speaks on negative aspects in culture, and the unknown of technological use and response. After speeches, Harkins and Norberg answer questions from the audience.
March 19, 1982 - In this Science Town Meeting, Dr. James Rutherford, of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, speaks on science education in the school system. Rutherford’s speech is titled “Science Education in the Schools: Are We Failing?” Dick Clark, science program specialist with the Minnesota Department of Education, also provides a regional perspective on the science education debate. MPR’s Rich Dietman hosts and moderates’ program.