Tubman Currency, Women's Health, Autism and Job Interviews

US Currency Redesign Guest: Matthew Mason, PhD, BYU History Professor A sweeping redesign of America’s paper money is underway, with new images planned for the $5, $10 and $20 bill. Notably, a woman will grace the front of the $20 bill for the first time since Martha Washington was briefly on the $1 silver certificate more than 100 years ago. The woman who will give President Andrew Jackson the boot on the face of the $20 will also be the first African American on the face of US paper money. Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave nicknamed “The Black Moses” for leading scores of slaves to freedom as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. To have her take up residence next Washington on the $1 and Lincoln on the $5 and Hamilton on the $10 sends a pretty powerful message about what we value.  Nature and Health Guest: Peter James, ScD, Research Associate in the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard Taking a walk in the woods – or even just in a city park – is a great way to clear your head. That’s well-established. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health have found that just living in a green area helps people live longer. The study looked at a hundred thousand women from across the country, but the researchers suggest the same findings would be true for men, too.  Spanking Doesn't Work Guest: Elizabeth Gershoff, PhD, Developmental Psychologist from the University of Texas at Austin  Spanking is both fairly common in the United States and generally accepted. Whether you spank or not, I imagine most parents have had a moment with a child where they’ve thought – if I could only give this kid a whack on the backside, he’d straighten out. We tend to think spanking may not be ideal, but it’s at least effective when all else fails.  Virtual Job Interviews for Youth With Autism Guests: Robert Ahlness, Department Manager for the Dan Marino Foundation; Skip Rizzo, PhD, Psychologist at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies I don’t care how confident or qualified you a