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On today's Cool Science Radio, John Wells and Lynn Ware Peek's guests are Sophie Bushwick and Chris Cashwell. We start the show by discussing (01:36) why is it that for many of us cryptocurrency just seems so... cryptic? Sophie Bushwick, senior technology editor at Scientific American, helps us understand how crypto has become a mass-market product advertised to everyday buyers. But the risk of volatility that could bankrupt untold numbers of people is still high.Then, (28:20) artificial intelligence is ubiquitous and used for myriad applications most of us aren't aware of - like how it is being used to triage cancer patients. Chris Cashwell of Azra A.I. joins the show to discuss one evolving AI technology first developed to track down terrorists post 9/11, then later expanded to help law enforcement combat human trafficking, and now to help cancer patients.

On today's Local News Hour, host Leslie Thatcher's guests include: (10:06) Summit County Community Development Director Pat Putt has an update on development projects throughout the county, (25:34) Nuzzles and Co. Development Director Victoria Koelkebeck has details on tomorrow's Fly Free event and (33:59) Rich Wyman has details on the first ever Berrett Lane Block Party happening on Saturday.

On today's This Green Earth, we rewind the tapes to play some of our most favorite recent interviews! First is (01:11) author and historian Elena Conis on how dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) was sold, mis-regulated and resold. Then, (28:30) Yale University lecturer Wake Smith on the hopes and hazards of climate intervention.

On today's Local News Hour, host Leslie Thatcher's guests include: (05:28) Wasatch County Manager Dustin Grabau discusses a transit open house the county will hold as part of its process to bring public transportation to the county, (23:02) Summit County Sheriff Justin Martinez with an update on local law enforcement issues and (34:17) Author Dalton Gackle talks about his new book that will be released June 20: Images of America: Park City.

On today's Local News Hour, host Leslie Thatcher's guests include: (05:54) Moe Hickey, Executive Director of Voices for Utah Children, has an update on DACA student status, (25:18) Park Silly Sunday Executive Director Kate McChesney and Director of Operations & Vendor Logistics Michelle McDonald has details about this year's market that opens Sunday and (38:02) Summit Community Gardens Executive Director Sloane Johnson has a gardens update.

On today's Local News Hour, host Leslie Thatcher's guests include: (05:51) Summit County Council Member Chris Robinson recaps Wednesday's meeting, (22:19) Candidates for House District 53 Kris Campbell and Kera Birkeland talk about the first of their deliberative town hall meetings held on Tuesday and (39:10) Heber Valley Chamber Public Relations Manager Jessica Turner has a rundown of some upcoming events.

This week on Mountain Money, (00:04) author Husan Kubba discusses his book The Unfair Advantage: How you already have what it takes to succeed, (20:30) Utah’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control received a service-first facelift last week. The DABC Director Tiffany Clason provides Mountain Money with an update on their efforts. Then (40:51), Mountain Money wraps up the hour with Jennifer Sutton, owner of Guest Haus Juicery & Matcha Bar.

Sean Higgins covers Leslie Thatcher on today's Local News Hour. His guests include: (06:54) Summit County Health Department Director Phil Bondurant on May as Mental Health Month and more, (21:21) Snyderville Basin Recreation Trails and open space manager Matt Wagoner talks spring activities and (35:33) McPolin Principal Bob Edmiston talks about bike to work week and bike to school programs.

On today's Local News Hour, Sean Higgins covers host Leslie Thatcher. His guests include: (08:56) Recycle Utah director Carolyn Wawra with a monthly update, (22:19) Park City Institute Executive Director Ari Ioannides has details on the summer line up and (35:36) Mountain Town Music Executive Director Brian Richards has details about to talk about our upcoming fundraiser, The Moon River Jamboree on June 8th to raise funds to support The Michael James Richards Memorial Fund.

On today's The Mountain Life, Pete and Lynn’s guests include: (01:10) Pulitzer Prize winner Matt Richtel who brings some new discoveries about what it takes to be creative. His new book is INSPIRED: Understanding Creativity: A Journey Through Art, Science, and the Soul. Then, (27:12) Sarah Fay, an award-winning writer and journalist on the faculty at Northwestern. Her book, PATHOLOGICAL: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses --is a cautionary tale about blindly accepting a psychiatric diagnosis.