Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 66: Peter Neuhaus talks about exoskeletons, robotics, and the development of exercise technologies for space and Earth
Season 3 Episode 66
In today’s episode, Ken and Dawn interview their colleague Dr. Peter Neuhaus, a senior research scientist here at IHMC. Peter is an engineer well-kno…
7 years, 11 months ago
Episode 65: Dr. Brendan Egan talks about the importance of muscle and his research into exogenous ketones
Season 3 Episode 65
Dr. Brendan Egan is an Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Physiology at Dublin City University who is well known for research that shows resi…
8 years ago
Episode 64: Valter Longo talks about the fasting-mimicking diet and the keys to longevity
Season 3 Episode 64
Today’s episode features Dr. Valter Longo, director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California. Valter is best known for hi…
8 years ago
Episode 63: Keith Baar talks about collagen synthesis, ketogenic diet, mTORC1 signaling, autophagy, post strength training nutrition, and more…
Season 3 Episode 63
Dr. Keith Baar joins Ken and Dawn today for the second of his two-part interview for STEM-Talk. Keith is a renowned scientist in the emerging field o…
8 years, 1 month ago
Episode 62: Keith Baar talks about muscle and explains mTOR, PGC-1a, dystrophin, and the benefits of chocolate
Season 3 Episode 62
Today’s episode is the first of a two-part interview with Dr. Keith Baar, the head of the Functional Molecular Biology Laboratory in the Department o…
8 years, 1 month ago
Episode 61: Chris McCurdy discusses kratom and the opioid crisis
Season 3 Episode 61
More than 90 Americans a day are dying from opioid abuse. Today’s guest, Dr. Christopher McCurdy, is at the forefront of research designed to help th…
8 years, 2 months ago
Episode 60: Marie Jackson talks about the amazing endurance of Roman concrete
Season 3 Episode 60
Why is it that modern marine concrete structures crumble and corrode within decades, but 2,000-year-old Roman piers and breakwaters endure to this da…
8 years, 2 months ago
Episode 59: Stephen Cunnane discusses the role of ketones in human evolution and Alzheimer’s
Season 3 Episode 59
Nearly five million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease. In 30 years, that number is estimated to be 16 million In today’s episode,…
8 years, 2 months ago
Episode 58: Flora Hammond discusses traumatic brain injuries and how treatments are evolving
Season 3 Episode 58
Today’s episode features one of the nation’s leading physicians and researchers who has spent years studying and treating traumatic brain injuries. …
8 years, 3 months ago
Episode 57: Lauren Jackson discusses radiation exposure, including the effects of a nuclear strike
Season 3 Episode 57
Today’s interview features Dr. Lauren Jackson, a nationally known expert in the field of tumor and normal-tissue radiobiology. She is especially reco…
8 years, 3 months ago