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Monday, February 5, 2007
Wendy Kopp
Stephen's speaks with Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp and suggests that eliminating schools entirely is the best way to achieve equal educational opportunity. (5:44)
Stephen is all for the second opinion. If a doctor says he's allergic to shrimp, he finds a doctor that says he's not. He feels the same about scientists and global warming. (4:04)
Banning light bulbs, giant Mexicans babies crossing the border, the Miss America pageant and the misrepresentation of bear hugs are all major threats. (4:33)
Stephen's speaks with Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp and suggests that eliminating schools entirely is the best way to achieve equal educational opportunity. (5:44)
Stephen speaks with union leader Andy Stern about insurance and the growing gap between the rich and the poor, and suggests robots as a plan for America's future. (6:36)
Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada discusses a new series of comics entitled Civil War, which combines superheroes with today's government. (5:47)
John Kao says countries like Finland are starting to innovate better than the United States. Stephen wants to know if it's time to invade Finland. (5:00)
As a fifth grader and small businessman, Andy Gellman has to think about how longer school hours will affect the economy. Download The Word iPhone App NOW! (05:46)
New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein is willing to pay kids for good grades while Stephen is willing to pay kids to smoke and play video games. (5:05)