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#1340 "Cleveland Rocks!"

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Bob Barrett
Published May 26, 2016 at 2:00 AM EDT
Reporter tries on the Oculus Rift 3-D virtual reality goggles at Case Western University Medical Center
Bob Barrett
Reporter tries on the Oculus Rift 3-D virtual reality goggles at Case Western University Medical Center

I said it before and it’s still true today: I love a good road trip. Earlier this year I took one to Cleveland, Ohio and got to see some amazing new technology at the medical college of Case Western Reserve University.

Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll see how virtual reality is saving lives today…and training students to save more in the future.

Then we’ll head to northern New York where several schools are practicing something called restorative justice. And we’ll also spend an academic minute learning all about the dump…or the landfill, whichever floats your boat.
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Bob Barrett
Bob has been a part of the WAMC family since 2001. He currently produces and hosts National Production's The Best Of Our Knowledge. Over the years, Bob has produced The Environment Show and The Health Show for National Productions and hosted weekend mornings on WAMC for a decade. In addition to producing TBOOK, he is currently a reporter and on air host at WUWF Public Radio at the University of West Florida in Pensacola.
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