Lynn Ware Peek
Producer/ Co-HostLynn Ware Peek is a long-time contributor to KPCW. She joined the station in 2008 with Tales from the Wasatch Back, was a reporter from 2012 to 2016, and co-hosts and produces two of KPCW’s Public Affairs Hour shows, The Mountain Life, on health and lifestyle airing Wednesdays and Cool Science Radio, tackling science and technology every Thursday.
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Owner, editor, and publisher Mike Rogge of the Mountain Gazette discusses his purchase of the magazine in 2020 and how it has evolved back to its roots and shows that readers enjoy long-form journalism and high photographic art in a publication they can hold in their hands — and will pay to support that. This is the first part in our series on publications that take a deep dive into mountain living. -
Long days of sunlight mean lots of UV rays. Dermatologist Dr. Jen Haley tells how you can increase sun protection from the inside out, and provides more insights about our largest organ, the skin. -
Owner, editor, and publisher Mike Rogge of the Mountain Gazette discusses his purchase of the magazine in 2020 and how it has evolved back to its roots and shows that readers enjoy long-form journalism and high photographic art in a publication they can hold in their hands — and pay to support that. This is the first part in our series on publications that take a deep dive into mountain living.Then, long days of sunlight mean lots of UV rays. Dermatologist Dr. Jen Haley tells how you can increase sun protection from the inside out, and provides more insights about our biggest organ, the skin. -
Thomas Mullaney explains the complex task of developing a typing keyboard for the Chinese language which has thousands of characters but no alphabet.Then Dr. Keith Coper (co-per) talks about the University of Utah’s Seismograph Stations and the important work they do monitoring earthquakes in our area. -
The University of Utah Seismograph Stations monitor earthquakes in Utah and the surrounding states. With this data, scientists at the university are able to develop a better understanding of earthquakes in our area. This can then help reduce the risk from earthquakes in Utah thanks to their research, education, and public service. -
Traditional computers in the western world, and the programming of them were built around the standard QWERTY keyboard with letters. But how to you build a computer system when the language has tens of thousands of characters and no alphabet? Thomas Mullaney shares the challenges and triumphs of such an endeavor is his new book, “The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age." -
Meet Lynn Ware Peek's new co-hosts, Jay Burke and Mary Beth Maziarz. (0:00)Explore the breakthroughs nutrition researcher and author Dr. Neal Barnard has found when it comes to dieting outlined in his new book, “The Power of Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan That Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss.”Then, local chiropractor Dr. Jake Shores of Neuro Performance Integration talks about chiropractic BioPhysics® used to correct undiagnosed spinal abnormalities linked to pain, migraines, fatigue and more.
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Leading nutrition researcher and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Neal Barnard discusses his new book, "The Power Foods Diet." Dr. Barnard has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, hormonal symptoms, and chronic pain. -
Local chiropractor Dr. Jake Shores of Neuro Performance Integration (NPI) talks about Chiropractic BioPhysics® used to correct undiagnosed spinal abnormalities linked to pain, migraines, fatigue and more. -
Joshua Glenn talks about his collection of science fiction stories and books from 1900-1935 and his efforts to preserve these forgotten classics and to discover the origins of enduring tropes like berserk robots, tyrannical supermen, and dystopian wastelands.
