Learning Issues, Firefighters, Stormquakes

How to Know if Your Child Has a Learning Disability (0:30) Guest: Dana Stahl, Author of “The ABCs of Learning Issues: A Practical Guide for Parents” With the school year well under way, you’ve probably already dealt with your fair share of kid stress over homework and tests. Or maybe it’s a constant fight because your child couldn’t care less. But how do you know when it’s gone past the realm of normal and there’s a learning or behavioral issue there? Firefighter’s Are at Risk for Suicide, But There’s Help Available (19:34) Guest: Jeff Dill, CEO and Founder of the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance When others run from danger, first responders run towards it. Our firefighters, policemen, and EMT’s put their lives on the line every day. But while they’re watching out for us, who’s watching out for them? According to the Ruderman Family Foundation, first responders are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. And for firefighters, the numbers are particularly staggering because the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance estimates that only 40% of firefighter suicides are actually reported. Stormquakes (36:06) Guest: Wenyuan Fan, an Assistant Professor of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science at Florida State University You’ve heard of earthquakes. You’ve heard of storms. Now how about a “stormquake”? Sounds like a cheesy superhero name, but it’s actually a real geological phenomenon. Researchers just discovered last year that stormquakes exist. They occur when a hurricane and the ocean combine to create seismic activity. Don’t worry, stormquakes won’t be causing the apocalypse anytime soon, but they are shaking up what scientists thought they knew about Earth. Soil Causing Lead Poisoning in Children (51:08) Guest: Howard Mielke, Research Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine Gasoline with lead in it was phased out of the US by1996. But after decades of burning leaded fuels, all that lead didn’t just disappear. Now it’s settled into our soil and stil