NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t

Fresh Air from WHYY

to Tuesday’s show — Nov. 14, 2006

• Books: Author Sees No Evidence Prayer Can Heal
  In his new book, Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine, Richard Sloan examines the claim that prayer and religion can heal the sick. Using the scientific method, he shows that there is no compelling evidence that religion can actually cure medical ailments.
• Interviews: Stemming Violence in Iraq

  Michael Gordon, chief military correspondent for The New York Times, was recently in Iraq. He discusses efforts to stem the violence in Baghdad, and the prospects for change in American policy. His recent book is Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq.

FRESH AIR: Did We Mention That Marty Moss-Coane Called?

Tomorrow on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane at 10:00 a.m., a discussion into the sale of Eakins’ “The Gross Clinic.” Guests are:

Stephan Salisbury, culture writer, Philadelphia Inquirer
Julie Berkowitz, former art historian, Thomas Jefferson University, author of “Adorn the Halls: History of the Art at Thomas Jefferson University”
Gary Carpenter, pediatrician, graduate of Thomas Jefferson University
Donn Zaretsky, author of THE ARTLAW BLOG

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