E-mail a friendMarch 24, 2005
Margaret Wertheim, founder of the Institute For Figuring, discusses the continuing conflict between science and religion. Boxing great and host of NBC's The Contender Sugar Ray Leonard says the sport needs reform.
Margaret Wertheim
Margaret Wertheim
Margaret Wertheim is a science writer and commentator. She's the author of Pythagoras' Trousers and The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace. She's also the science columnist for LA Weekly and a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times science section. She's written TV documentaries, including the Catalyst series, aimed at teenage girls, and PBS's Faith and Reason. Wertheim is the founder of the Institute For Figuring, a new organization devoted to expanding the public understanding of science in innovative and creative ways.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard
Voted by ESPN one of the top 25 athletes of the last quarter century, Sugar Ray Leonard fought his way into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He learned to box at age 14 and won Olympic gold in '76. After turning pro in '77, he won world championships in three weight classes - a record that still stands. After he retired, Leonard found success as a TV broadcaster-entrepreneur. He plays host and mentor on NBC's The Contender. He also participates in various causes benefiting needy children's charities.