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Back to SearchEpisode 76: Dava Newman on getting humans to Mars and creating the next-generation spacesuit
Season 3 Episode 76
Today’s episode features Dr. Dava Newman, the first female engineer to serve as NASA’s deputy administrator. Dava is currently the Apollo Professor …
7 years, 7 months ago
Episode 75: Rob Mueller: Using the resources of space to build lunar outposts on the Moon and Mars
Season 3 Episode 75
Today’s guest today is Rob Mueller, one of NASA’s senior technologists who is leading an effort to establish a base station on the Moon, and eventual…
7 years, 7 months ago
Episode 74: Robert Whitaker: the drug-based paradigm of psychiatric care in the U.S.
Season 3 Episode 74
Today’s guest is a science journalist and author who has written extensively about the pharmaceutical industry. Robert Whitaker is also the founder o…
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 73: Michael Okun talks about the complexity and treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Season 3 Episode 73
Nearly 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease every year in the U.S. The disease is an incredibly complex disorder that affects more…
7 years, 8 months ago
Episode 72: Peter Norvig talks about working at Google, digital privacy, fake news, killer robots and AI’s future
Season 3 Episode 72
Today’s episode features a timely interview with Google’s Director of Research, Peter Norvig. He is also the co-author of “Artificial Intelligence: …
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 71: Elizabeth Nance talks about using nanotechnology to understand and treat brain diseases
Season 3 Episode 71
Our guest today has been described by Forbes magazine as one of the “most disruptive, game-changing and innovating young personalities in science.” …
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 70: David Sabatini on the discovery of mTOR and its role in disease, longevity & healthspan
Season 3 Episode 70
Peter Attia, who was our very first guest on STEM-Talk, describes David Sabatini’s discovery of mTOR as one of his two favorite science stories. Tod…
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 69: David LeMay talks about countering inflammation with SPMs
Season 3 Episode 69
Dr. David LeMay is a sports medicine and rehabilitation physician who is a consultant for the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the NFL’s Oakland Raiders and…
7 years, 10 months ago
Episode 68: Steve Anton talks about diet, exercise, intermittent fasting and lifestyle interventions to improve health
Season 3 Episode 68
What’s the best way to eat and the right way to exercise to ensure a healthy lifespan? Our guest today is Dr. Stephen Anton, a psychologist who has s…
7 years, 10 months ago
Episode 67: Doug Wallace talks about mitochondria, our human origins and the possibility of mitochondria-targeted therapies
Season 3 Episode 67
Today’s guest is Dr. Douglas Wallace, the director of the Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. H…
7 years, 11 months ago