i don t think anyone would disagree. he is a great interdisciplinary thinker, scholar and questioner. he sympathizes the latest research by ecologists, anthropologists, and historians to uncover the germ of the first this the fiercest things we are roiling in, and you see in the op-ed from immigration to culture wars. he always finds a great way to tell the story. in his book you will find him authoritative and engaging from page one to page 410. you may already have read charles mann s other sweeping portrait, the mind talking of 1491, new revelations before columbus, which ones the communication award for best book of the year. or you may have read him in magazines like the atlantic, science, or wired or seen the episodes he wrote of law and order. in we have another great interdisciplinary thinker, richard rodriguez. he is the author of an autobiographical trilogy that examines class, ethnicity and you race in america. in his books are always close at hand on my bookshel
referred to as the columbian exchange. the author was interviewed by author richard rodriguez. louise: charles mann will tell you how his brilliant new book 1493, uncovering the new world columbus created, has a question about an heirloom tomato plant developed in ukraine which he encountered in a school greenhouse. i will let him tell you that story, but his story in his book will make you think in a new way about some of the things about food, diseases, people, trade and how that set a template for the events we are living through today as the global network has become the subject of a serious intellectual battle. i don t think anyone would disagree. he is a great interdisciplinary thinker, scholar and questioner. he sympathizes the latest research by ecologists, anthropologists, and historians to uncover the germ of the first things wee fiercest are roiling in, and you see in the of 1491, new revelations before columbus, which ones the communication award for best book of
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summertime. images show, some of them you can see right there, the dark narrow streaks grow in the warmer month and fade the rest of the year. this comes from the large reconnaissance orbiter which has been circling mars for nine years. the more we observe mars the more information we are getting that it s a fascinating planet. from the curiosity rover, we now know that mars once was planet like earth. with warm, salty seas, with fresh water lakes. possibly snow-cap peaks and a water cycle like we study on earth. suzanne: researchers say further explanation is warranted but because it s essential to life, the findings could have major implications to whether there is life on mars. we have more coming up at 5:00. jonathan: that is fascinating. thank you from a red planet to red moon. break in the clouds let some of you see the super moon eclipse last night. it was beautiful. alison: amazing, right? everybody is talking about it. clouds and rain could be the theme for this co