10.17.16: Cat Wars, The Future of the Library of Congress, & The Art of the Con

Summary: According to estimates, there are some seventy to eighty million stray and feral cats in the United States - one for every four and half humans. Today, the cat wars - an ecologist faces off against passionate cat lovers in order to make a controversial argument: that the cuddly subjects of so many popular gifs are actually an invasive species that threaten biodiversity and human health. Plus, America's great repository of world knowledge faces an existential predicament. In a world where