And here in the studio is DAY TO DAY's Alex Chadwick, who's been having a series of conversations about Iraq for our program, and he's here with one more.
Infrastructure heating ducts, lighting, pipes, solar panels is as visible as the occasional work of art, like Englishman Daniel Chadwick's "Superorganism, " a giant mobile of transparent discs with solar-powered cells that provide movement depending on available sunlight.
In an interview with NPR's Alex Chadwick, Stern says he believes that Kansas City's place in the middle of the country puts it in a unique position to do something significant.