Host Jacqueline Weaver introduces this series of experts in law, history, economics, social science, business, science and engineering, and touches on the topics of the day. Experts in this series examine the history and geopolitics of importing Middle East oil, the availability of alternative sources of supply from other countries, public attitudes toward conflict in the Mideast, the environmental consequences of consuming oil and of protecting our sources of supply abroad, and the role of technological innovation in our energy future.