BPR Full Show: Night Owl

Today on Boston Public Radio:

Art Caplan weighed in on new research into so-called “SuperAgers,” whose brains are as sharp as those 20 or 30 years younger than them. Caplan is the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU School of Medicine in New York City.

Then, we opened up the phone lines, asking listeners if they’re staying on Twitter amid numerous controversial changes to the platform.

Andrea Cabral talked about a bank heist gone awry in Martha’s Vineyard. Cabral is the former Suffolk County Sheriff and the former Secretary of Public Safety.

Hannah Jones and Rachel Flor discussed the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Boston this weekend, and the current state of climate action. Jones is the CEO of the Earthshot Prize, and Flor is the executive director of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.  You can watch the ceremony on Monday, Dec. 5 on PBS.org and the PBS App, and at 8 p.m. on the PBS YouTube channel. It’ll also air on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. on GBH 2.

Andy Ihnatko shared his thoughts on Twitter versus Mastodon, and the potential ramifications of the Kids Online Safety Act as documented by multiple human rights and LGBTQ+ groups. Ihnatko is a tech writer, blogger and podcaster.

Sy Montgomery joined us for this month’s edition of “The Afternoon Zoo,” explaining how dogs evolved from wolves into man’s best friend. Montgomery is a journalist, naturalist and a BPR contributor.  Her latest book is  “The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty.”

We ended the show by asking listeners whether they’re early risers or night owls.