Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 46: NASA’s Chris McKay talks about the search for life in our solar system and travel to Mars
Season 2 Episode 46
Today’s guest on STEM-Talk is Dr. Chris McKay, a leading astrobiologist and planetary scientist with the Space Science Division of the NASA Ames Rese…
8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 45: David Spiegel talks about the science of hypnosis and the many ways it can help people
Season 2 Episode 45
Today’s interview features one of the nation’s foremost hypnotists who is also the associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanf…
8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 44: Jerry Pratt discusses the evolution and future of humanoid robots and bipedal walking
Season 2 Episode 44
Today’s podcast features Ken Ford and Dawn Kernagis interviewing their colleague, Dr. Jerry Pratt, a senior research scientist at IHMC who heads up t…
8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 43: Jeff Volek explains the power of ketogenic diets to reverse type 2 diabetes
Season 2 Episode 43
Today’s episode features an important interview with Dr. Jeff Volek, a researcher who has spent the past 20 years studying how humans adapt to carboh…
8 years, 10 months ago
Episode 42: Tom Jones discusses defending Earth against the threat of asteroids
Season 2 Episode 42
Frequent STEM-Talk listeners will more than likely recognize today’s guest, veteran NASA astronaut Tom Jones, who joins us today to talk about the th…
8 years, 10 months ago
Episode 41: Dr. David Diamond talks about the role of fat, cholesterol, and statin drugs in heart disease
Season 2 Episode 41
Dr. David Diamond is a University of South Florida professor in the departments of psychology, molecular pharmacology and physiology and director of …
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 40: Allan Savory talks about the global importance of restoring the earth’s grasslands
Season 2 Episode 40
Joining us for this special edition of STEM-Talk is Robb Wolf, who will co-host today’s show with Ken Ford, STEM-Talk’s regular co-host and chairman …
8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 39: Suzana Herculano provides a new understanding of how our brains became remarkable
Season 2 Episode 39
Prior to Dr. Suzana Herculano-Houzel’s research, scientists assumed that the brains of all mammals were built in the same way and that the overall br…
9 years ago
Episode 38: Dr. Mark Lupo discusses thyroid nodules and cancer
Season 2 Episode 38
Thyroid cancer is one of the fastest growing cancers in the United States, especially among women. In Florida, thyroid cancer trails only melanoma sk…
9 years ago
Episode 37: Gary Taubes discusses low-carb diets and sheds light on the hazards of sugar
Season 2 Episode 37
The front pages of Gary Taubes’ new book on sugar feature a blurb excerpted from the magazine Scientific American: “Taubes is a science journalist’s…
9 years, 1 month ago