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Daniel talks with Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman about plans for a new television drama about scientists. Lederman says it would be a great way to teach the public about science without losing their interest. He's not sure what the steamy scenes would entail, but fills Daniel in on some possible story lines.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that employers are increasingly using technology to monitor the performance of their employees. Aside from monitoring telephone conversations and computer key strokes, employers are also using satellites and other devices to track employees. Privacy advocates worry that there are too few protections for employees.

This past week, former participants of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials got together in Washington to mark the 50th anniversary of the proceedings. Daniel met up with former prosecutors Walter Rockler, Benjamin Ferencz and Whitney Harris to discuss how they view the current tribunal on Bosnia. All three men agree there needs to be a permanent interntational war crimes tribunal, but they recognize the reluctance on the part of some world leaders to support such an undertaking.

annual convention this weekend in Minneapolis-St. Paul. The Alliance is a coalition of local atheist groups from around the country.

Buzz Conover of Florida Public Radio reports that the tobacco industry is trying to repeal law under which Florida is trying recover Medicaid costs paid out by state for smoking related illnesses. Tobacco industry has mounted expensive media campaign urging repeal, while Florida Governor Lawton Chiles is countering with his own, more modest, media campaign.

Commentator Marion Winik tells of the terror of losing her kids in the grocery store.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on the release today of a new set of national history standards. The first standards, released 2 years ago, were roundly criticized for offering too many negative examples about American history. The new standards are decidedly more positive about the American experience, but more importantly they omit the specific curriculum suggestions that many people objected to in the original draft.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

REPORTER TOM VERDE (VER-dee) VISITED AN OLD FASHIONED TOWER CLOCK IN NEW ENGLAND THAT IS STILL HAND-WOUND.

Burns about U-S diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire in Lebanon...