January 2021 • wosu.org QED with Dr. B NEW SERIES from WOSU and COSI: Premieres Wednesday, January 27 at 7:30pm details on pages 2 - 3 All programs are subject to change. VOLUME 42 • NUMBER 1 Airfare (UPS 372670) is published except for June, July and August by: WOSU Public Media © Robb McCormick Photography 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 614-292-9678 Copyright 2021 by The Ohio State University. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form or by any means without express written permission from the publisher. Subscription is by a minimum contribution of $60 to WOSU Public Media, of which $3.25 is allocated to Airfare. Periodicals postage paid at Columbus, Ohio. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Airfare, 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 WOSU Public Media WOSU + COSI = QED with Dr. B General Manager Tom Rieland Membership Rob Walker It’s absolutely remarkable that, despite the pandemic, the creative teams at WOSU Amy Tillinghast, and COSI have come together to produce a brand-new weekly science series on Senior Director Marketing & Communications Victoria Jenkins, WOSU TV! QED with Dr. B – starring COSI CEO Dr. Frederic Bertley (a.k.a. “Dr. B”) – Coordinator explores and explains the latest in scientific breakthroughs with stories captured Friends of WOSU Board right here in Central Ohio. President Kyle Anderson The partnership history of these two Columbus nonprofits dates to 2006 when Vice President Mac Joseph WOSU opened television studios at COSI and the organizations developed the Secretary/Treasurer Betsy Pandora WOSU@COSI kids’ space. The kids’ space on the second floor of COSI is still Board Members popular with hands-on digital media activities and exhibits. Kyle Anderson* Trip Lazarus Now, we are thrilled to have built a production partnership with COSI to tap William Ballenger Kurt Lykins the expertise of Dr. Frederic Bertley, a science educator and immunologist who Jason Beehler Kathy McGinnis is brilliant at distilling complex scientific principles into concepts even I can Courtnee Carrigan Melissa McHenry Ann DiMarco Christine Mortine understand. Dr. B has a joyful enthusiasm that makes working with him a blast! Erik Farley Betsy Pandora* Jeri Grier Stacy Rastauskas Jon Hsu Tom Rieland* Watch every Wednesday night at 7:30pm starting January 27 Mac Joseph* Bill Schiffman Julie Keckstein Erin Davis Shedd to improve your science literacy as Dr. B breaks down advances in Ray LaVoie medicine, technology, the study of climate change and more. WOSU Mission: To engage, inform and inspire our diverse community. Thank you to COSI and Dr. B for overcoming so much during the past year to work WOSU Vision: Curiosity ignited. Community connected. with our talented producers and videographers in creating this television series. QED with Dr. B joins WOSU’s other weekly series Columbus Neighborhoods, Questions? Comments? Broad & High, Columbus On The Record and In The Know. Call 614-292-9678 There is no other time in recent history when it was more important to understand scientific advances and processes. Tune in to QED with Dr. B or watch online and let us know what you think! Tom Rieland General Manager 2 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org QED with Dr. B | Wednesdays at 7:30pm | Starting January 27 QED with Dr. B is a new weekly half-hour TV series that explores how scientific discoveries impact our daily lives. Hosted by Dr. Frederic Bertley (“Dr. B”), president and CEO of COSI, QED with Dr. B talks one-on-one with the scientists, engineers and innovators who are redefining how we interact with our world. Here, it’s Dr. B’s turn to answer some questions and introduce you to this exciting new series coming to WOSU TV this month. Q&A with Dr. B Q: What do you hope our viewers will learn about scientists from QED with Dr. B? Q: What does QED mean? Why is it the title of the new show? A: Scientists are just like everyone else. They had the same A: For centuries since the Renaissance, mathematicians, wonky childhood. They have multiple interests and hobbies. physicists and philosophers would pen Q.E.D. at the end of They eat and drink the same foods as everyone else. And their proofs. Q.E.D. is Latin for Quod Erat Demonstrandum, yes, they are very approachable. The only differentiator is which roughly translates into “Quite Easily Demonstrated.” that scientists have this insatiable passion to peer deep into QED fits perfectly then as part of our show title because a subject and try to best understand a truth about nature our primary goal is to have the audience easily and and our elegant universe. And no doubt about it, we all are effectively understand cutting-edge science. In short, we better off because of it! want to “quite easily demonstrate” to the viewers that science is accessible, enlightening and also really cool. Q: Tell us something you’ve learned about making a brand-new television show? Q: Why is science literacy so important to you? A: Three things: One, it’s a lot of hard work coupled with a A: Science – and its offspring, technology – are all around prescribed and calculated process. Two, it’s a fantastic fusion us, they impact our lives substantially. The more we know of creative energy and disciplined research. And three, that about science and technology, the better decisions we can the WOSU team REALLY knows what they are doing! make. For example, the more scientifically literate we are about the science of climate change, the better decisions Watch the new series QED with Dr. B Wednesdays we can make to lessen our impact on the planet. at 7:30pm starting January 27 on WOSU TV. QED with Dr. B is made possible through the generous support of: Frederic Bertley, Ph.D. President and CEO, Center of Science and Industry (COSI) Dr. Frederic Bertley is a scientist, scholar and evangelist for innovative thinking. After graduating from McGill University where he studied Physiology, Mathematics, the History of Science, and earned a Ph.D. in Immunology, Dr. B worked internationally in preventative medicine and basic vaccines in Haiti, The Sudan and the Canadian Arctic. He continued this focus by joining a vaccine research group at Harvard Medical School focusing on the development of DNA vaccines for HIV/AIDS. Dr. B’s background also includes collaboration on educational and science projects in Egypt, Paraguay, Senegal and the Caribbean. Prior to COSI, he was the SVP of Science and Education at the Franklin Institute. 3 Primetime and Weekend Schedule for WOSU TV Friday, January 1, 2021 3:00 pm Rick Steves' Europe 3:00 pm Those on the Front Lines of Cancer 7:30 pm GZERO World with Ian Bremmer 3:30 pm Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 8:00 pm Washington Week 4:00 pm Samantha Brown's Places to Love 6:00 pm Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece Season 2 • Vasilia makes the least-romantic proposal 8:30 pm Columbus on the Record 4:30 pm Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries in history and Spiro and Hugh organize a cricket match. 9:00 pm Great Performances 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 7:00 pm Poldark on Masterpiece Season 2, Episode 6 • A fugitive points the way to 6:00 pm The Great British Baking Show riches. Ross and the free traders sail into a trap. 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 8:00 pm Prince Albert: A Victorian Orlando, Hour Three • A Chinese gold-splashed Hero Revealed bronze vase and 1946 Einstein-signed photo and Discover the little-known yet profound role Prince prints are appraised. Albert played in shaping Victorian Britain. 8:00 pm Keeping Up Appearances - 9:00 pm Elizabeth Is Missing The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket on Masterpiece Violet's Country Cottage • Hyacinth borrows A woman desperately tries to solve two mysteries a cottage in the country for the weekend and as she declines ever deeper into dementia. meticulously plans a barbecue. From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2021 • Riccardo Muti and the Vienna 8:30 pm Hold the Sunset Monday, January 4, 2021 Philharmonic perform a festive selection Doing a Bunk • Phil entertains Edith with the of Strauss Family waltzes. 7:00 pm In The Know arguments Wendy and Sandra are having about Bexley vs. St. Charles the wedding cake. 7:30 pm Columbus Neighborhoods 10:30 pm Craft in America 9:00 pm Father Brown Democracy • Explore how craft is intertwined Preserving Family & Community History • Local The Angel of Mercy • Mrs. McCarthy's friend, with our nation's defining principles. historian Doreen Uhas Sauer investigates the "Little Freda, dies in her sleep at a care home. Father Brown Oklahoma" neighborhood to uncover its history. A suspects foul play when he smells an unusual odor. visit to the Columbus Metropolitan Library to see how Saturday, January 2, 2021 they can help people research genealogy. A look at the 10:00 pm Shakespeare & Hathaway - African American Digital Collection at the Columbus 6:00 am Motorweek Private Investigators Metropolitan Library that brings forgotten stories to life. Beware the Ides of March • When a psychic 6:30 am Best of the Joy of Painting believes someone is trying to kill her, Frank and 8:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00 am Fit 2 Stitch Lu discover a host of suspects. American Stories • Standout treasures such as a Navajo belt and a World War I peach can label 7:30 am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting letter are appraised. Sunday, January 3, 2021 8:00 am Growing A Greener World 9:00 pm Antiques Roadshow 6:00 am Consuelo Mack WealthTrack 8:30 am Family Plot: Gardening in the Harrisburg, Hour 2 • Interesting finds including Mid-South 6:30 am Firing Line with Margaret Hoover a Charles "Heinie" Wagner Red Sox archive and a Carl Schweninger oil.