Illustrations

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: Kristin Matthews, Professor, English, BYU Sometimes a person comes along who writes and speaks things that so many people want to say, and does it so well, that they deserve to be remembered with reverence.  Toni Morrison was such a person, and deserves such a memory.

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.