Dr. Sidney Perkowitz is Emeritus professor of physics at Emory University. He is a scientist and a writer. Dr. Perkowitz discusses some of his interests in science and technology and dives deeper in his most recent articles including predictive policing, the internet of things and space travel.
Dr. Daniele Struppa introduces his work as a mathematician working primarily in the area of Fourier Analysis and it’s applications. He has recently become interested in some aspects of social media and how he can use mathematics to judge the “impact” of certain content in various networks and in scientific publications in particular. He expands on his findings and tell us a bit more about the best ways to diffuse knowledge and ideas through social media.
What will be the greatest scientific discovery in the next ten years?
Is extending the human life the next big discovery?
Dr. Christopher Bader is one of the principal investigators of the Chapman University Survey of American Fears. Dr. Bader starts our interview by discussing satanic panic back in the 80s/90s and how it peaked his interest in the overall study of fear. He then introduces his group’s work with the Chapman University Survey of American Fears. Dr. Bader dives deeper into finding of the study and how it affects our lives. Stay tuned for top 10 fears of 2015.
What is the farthest human-made object?
Has any astronaut ever slept on the moon?
Dr. Francesco Ginelli’s work is all about collective effects. The idea is that when you have a system composed of many units, certain collective properties of a system may emerge unexpectedly out of rather simple individual rules. Dr. Ginelli discusses his work in the study of collective behavior in animal groups and sheep in particular. He discusses the techniques of his study and what that means for our world as a whole.
Is everyone's experience of color the same?
Is it possible that a technologically advanced civilization existed 100,000 years ago?
Dr. Aric Prather introduces his field of work as a clinical-health psychologist. He stresses the fact that too much stress or not enough sleep is bad for us and we are starting to look inside the body to understand why, as well as understand who is especially vulnerable, who is resilient, and what types of interventions might be most effective. He also introduces and expands on his latest project that studied correlation between sleep and sickness. Dr. Prather concludes the interview by telling us a few fun facts about his work with sleep and what his work means for our future.
Dr. Christopher Bettinger introduces his field of ingestible electronics. He expands on what these ingestible electronics are and what their purpose is in medical fields. Dr. Bettinger then goes in further detail about his specific work in powering these devices and some of the challenges that his group is facing today. He concludes the interview by sharing with us his vision of the future and what these technological advances mean for the world as a whole.
Dr. Adrian Parsegian discusses his field of work in biophysics. He begins by expanding on how our world is guarded by various forces from gravitational forces of our universe to electromagnetic forces and chemical bonding and charges in all of our biological systems. Scientists like Dr. Parsegian want to know how molecules are organized to make functional groups and further functioning objects from sugars, lipids, proteins etc. Dr. Parsegian expands on this merger of physical and biological systems and what it means for our world and our future. He concludes the interview by sharing with us one of his projects called “Gecko Hamaker”.
Julia Vidonish introduces her field of environmental engineering and her work in oil spill cleanup in particular. Julia expands on oil spills and it's implications and how her team is focusing on heavier constituents that are more difficult to clean up. She describes her group's vision to take contaminants and utilize them as a possible resource without damaging the environment. She concludes the episode by describing potential benefits of this new technology and how it affects our world as a whole.
Evgeniy Shishkin recaps new discoveries in Science and Tech for the month of October 2015. Topics include comets, volcanoes, water on mars, meat as carcinogen, personal hygiene and sickness. Episode is concluded with questions of the month and the recap of this months episodes.
Luis Minero is currently the President of the IAC and Director of the California center. The IAC focuses mainly on the study of Conscientiology (study of the consciousness or soul, spirit, essence) and Projectiology (projections outside the body, OBEs). Luis introduces his field of work in out-of-body experiences and describes what they are. He describes that his experience with OBEs started at a young age and he continued to study and explore this field throughout his years. Luis also expands on what happens during out-of-body experiences and how this state can be induced and explored. Luis presents to us the studies that were conducted to verify the presence of this state and what benefits OBEs can have. Luis concludes the episode by sharing with us additional resources regarding OBEs and his advice.
Dr. George Benjamin Brooks Jr. introduces his field of aquaponics and discusses his work in the community. He tells us about the need for new disruptive innovations in aquaponics that will reduce costs, provide access to new markets and thereby increase access to healthy food. He also discusses the state of today's ecology and how new ways of bringing healthy food can positively influence our future. Dr. Brooks concludes by expanding on how new developments in aquaponics can improve social and economic outlooks on the local scale and world as a whole.
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"Wallpaper"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sharie Spironhi is a renowned motivational speaker, educator, counselor and author of ‘Why We Are Wired to Worry and How Neuroscience Will Help You Fix It’, is an undisputed expert in human behavioral science, who has dedicated her life to helping people get off their Worry-Go-Round™. Inspired by her overnight defeat of Bi-Polar disorder, Sharie is a living example of neuroplasticity (the brain’s ability to change and heal). She tells us her compelling story of living with Manic Depression since childhood and having it disappear literally over night. Sharie expands on the power of our mind and how it deals with stress and why we tend to worry as much as we do.
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"Wallpaper"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Dr. Peter Chai is an emergency medicine physician and a fellow in medical toxicology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He introduces his field of work and how his group is using current technological advances to propel his field forward. Dr. Chai expands on the use of novel head mounted devices like Google Glass to allow physicians to access information on the go in a hands free manner. He mentions a number of advantages including an opportunity for specialists to see patients at remote setting from the perspective of the provider. He concludes the interview by describing some of his newest projects that are still in development and how they can improve our lives in the future.
Dr. Theresa Dankovich introduces her field of work with silver nanoparticles and her invention of bactericidal silver nanoparticle paper, pAge. She expands on her latest project of Drinkable Book which includes both a water filter (pAge) and an instruction manual for easy access to clean drinking water. She goes in more detail about the trials that were performed and the efficiency of the paper to filter out unwanted constituents. She concludes the interview by mentioning what it would mean for all of us to have access to clean drinking water and what our ideal future might look like.
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"Wallpaper"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Andy Moreno introduces his field of work in pathogen testing and food safety. He expands on the topic of food poisoning and how many people it affects every year. He describes in detail what testing is currently being done on the food that we eat everyday and raises concerns of proper food labeling and Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) in particular. He concludes the interview by describing the current state of food industry as it relates to health and safety and stresses the importance of eating safe foods.
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"Wallpaper"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Dr. Sarah Tolbert introduces her field of work in nano-technology and self-assembly. She goes in detail about her research in solar cell technology and plastic solar cells in particular. She draws a comparison between current silicon solar cell designs and her group’s endeavors into organic solar cell developments. She expands on how todays developments in solar cell technologies are inspired by our biological system and photosynthesis cycle in particular. Dr. Tolbert concludes by sharing with us her efforts of bringing nano-science education to high school students.
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"Wallpaper"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Evgeniy Shishkin recaps new discoveries in Science and Tech for the month of September 2015. Topics include wormholes, number of trees in the world, oldest message in the bottle, cell phone usage, mountain McKinley vs Denali and 7 habits that can make you smarter. Episode is concluded with a question of the month an the recap of this months episodes.
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"Wallpaper"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Martin Lang introduces his current study of rituals and ritualization in laboratory and field settings. He continues with the discuss of his latest project which is focused on the connection between ritual behaviors and anxiety. More specifically he found that when people experience anxiety, they tend to behave in a ritual like fashion. He expands on the role or ritualization and religion in our everyday lives and concludes the interview by discussing how Mickey Mouse and gods are compared in his field of work.
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"Wallpaper"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Dr. Thomas Snitch introduces his current work with UAVs (drones) in Africa. He explains how by bringing appropriate technology to Africa, high resolution satellites, exquisite mathematics and UAVs, we can dramatically reduce, and in many cases stop the poaching of rhinos, elephants and other animals. He expands on the poaching behaviors in Africa and how it ultimately creates ecological, economic and environmental implications in the region and our world as a whole. Dr. Snitch concludes by describing how teaching younger generations math and science can lead us into the future.
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"Wallpaper"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Dr. Ahmed Elgammal introduces his research in the field of computer vision and artificial intelligence. He explains that the goal of the computer vision field is to give the machine an ability to see and understand the world around it. He dives deeper and tell us about his latest research at the intersection of art and artificial intelligence where he focuses on quantifying creativity in art including masterpieces by Munch, Picasso and DaVinci. Dr. Elgammal ends the interview by sharing with us his passion for art and AI how his work brings both fields together.
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"Wallpaper"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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