12: Sang-Hee Lee, Erin Jones, Jeremi Suri & Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Scott L. Montgomery

Sang-Hee Lee reexamines our story of human evolution based on new bone fragments and anthropological findings (1:12); Erin Jones at the Urban Poverty Forum panel shares stories of experiencing racial difficulties in the US—surrounding white parents adopting a black child—which she never encountered in Europe (5:22); Jeremi Suri and Rajiv Chandrasekaran examine our heightened expectations of the office of the American presidency, and the issues and impacts out of the President's reach (10:31); and Steve Scher interviews Scott L. Montgomery about the case in favor of nuclear power, and the potential expansion of new nuclear plants over the next few decades (16:12). Hosts Jini Palmer and Steve Scher select standout moments from the previous two weeks of events and look forward to the next.