Zafra Lerman is a Distinguished Professor of Science and Public Policy Emerita at Columbia College in Chicago. Lerman is a scientist and a humanitarian, and she was recently recognized for her work with the 2016 Andrei Sakharov Award for human rights from the American Physical Society. She joins us to tell us why she got involved in humanitarian issues...how she managed to sneak out at nighttime to meet with dissidents while visiting the USSR...and how an idea to bring Middle Eastern scientists together grew into the Malta Conferences, which aims to promote peace by bringing together scientists who might otherwise be stifled by their respective governments to build collaborations and partnerships.
Aired Oct 16, 2016