Matt Richtel, Author of "The Cloud," on Access Utah Friday

Utah Public Radio | By Sheri Quinn

Published May 3, 2013 at 11:43 AM MDT

Today on the program, "The Cloud" by Matt Richtel is a non-stop thriller that melds cutting edge science with a technological mystery. We talk with the New York Times reporter Matt Richtel about his new book "The Cloud."

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On the second half, leading primatologist Craig Stanford warns that extinction of the great apes -- chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans -- threaten to become a reality within just a few human generations. We are on the verge of losing the last links to our evolutionary past.

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Sheri's career in radio began at 7 years old in Los Angeles, California with a secret little radio tucked under her bed that she'd fall asleep with, while listening to The Dr. Demento Radio Show. She went on to produce the first science radio show in Utah in 1999 and has been reporting local, national and international stories ever since. After a stint as news director at KZYX on northern California's Lost Coast, she landed back at UPR in 2021.

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