Toni Morrison: An American Legacy

Guest: Alexander Kader, Senior Director & Head, European Sculpture and Works of Art Department, Sotheby’s London Interested about its value, a family in the UK brought their mother’s prized ivory chess figure in for appraisal. In a shocking turn of events, the appraiser Alexander Kader immediately recognized the piece as one of the Lewis Chessman and estimated the piece’s worth to be as much as £1m, a pretty good return on investment for a piece that the family’s grandfather had purchased for only £5. What are the Lewis Chessman, then? And what makes them so valuable?

Guest: Rachel Wadham, Education and Juvenile Librarian, Harold B. Lee Library, BYU Pictures are worth a thousand words, and that's what publishers of children's books are counting on when they pair illustrators with authors.

Guest: Graham Hatfull, Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Phage therapy could be solution to fighting bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. We investigate a breakthrough case that could signal a new direction in fighting infection.