An invasive grass called Old World bluestem is crowding out native plant species and remaking Kansas grasslands and pastures. And as it spreads across the state, the time and money it would take to get rid of it keeps going up.  Hear from from some of the landowners and researchers who are trying to prevent it from changing the Kansas prairie forever.

Kansas City high school students Oliver Zhang, trumpet, and Miles Swaminathan, piano, & "The Vocalise Project" with Matthew Bennett, violin

On this edition of Conversations, Sara and Jack Gorman join host Dan Skinner to talk about “Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Science That Will Save Us.” Sara Gorman is a public health and behavioral science expert who has written extensively about global health, science communication, psychology, and mental health, among other topics. Her father, Jack Gorman, served on the faculty of Columbia University's...

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