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Episode 156: Josh Hagen discusses optimizing performance in athletes and warfighters
Season 8 Episode 156
Today’s interview is with Dr. Josh Hagen, the director of the Human Performance Collaborative at Ohio State University and an Associate Research Prof…
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 155: Chris McCurdy discusses kratom’s benefits and possible risks
Season 8 Episode 155
Today we have the world’s foremost authority on kratom returning to STEM-Talk after five years to give us an update on his research. Shortly after hi…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 154: Orthopedic surgeon Brian Cole discusses advances in the treatment of knee, elbow and shoulder injuries
Season 8 Episode 154
Today we have Dr. Brian Cole, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in cartilage restoration, orthobiologics, and advanced surgical techniques for th…
2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 153: Dominic D’Agostino discusses new advances in the study of nutritional ketosis
Season 8 Episode 153
Today we have our good friend and colleague Dr. Dominic D’Agostino returning for his third appearance on STEM-Talk. Dom, as most of our longtime list…
3 years ago
Episode 152: Mark Shelhamer talks about the effects of spaceflight on humans and NASA’s Planned Mars Mission
Season 8 Episode 152
Today we have the former chief scientist of NASA’s Human Research Program, Dr. Mark Shelhamer. Mark specializes in neurovestibular adaptation to spac…
3 years ago
Episode 151: John Ioannidis talks about the bungled response to COVID-19
Season 8 Episode 151
Back in early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. John Ioannidis wrote an article in March of 2020 questioning government statistics about the fatalit…
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 150: Barbara Thorne talks about E.O. Wilson, the conehead termite and the sociality of termites
Season 8 Episode 150
Today we have Dr. Barbara Thorne, a termite biologist and an expert on the invasive conehead species, a Central and South American termite that has i…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 149: Jeff Volek discusses ketogenic diet to improve metabolic health and treat disease
Season 8 Episode 149
Dr. Jeff Volek has been investigating how humans adapt to ketogenic—and carbohydrate-restricted diets for the past 30 years. Today, Jeff returns to …
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 148: Ed Weiler on the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, Mars rovers and NASA’s search for life
Season 8 Episode 148
Our guest today is Dr. Ed Weiler, a retired NASA scientist who spent 20 years as the chief scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope, the forerunner o…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 147: Gwen Bryan talks about advances in wearable robotic devices and exoskeletons
Season 8 Episode 147
Today’s interview is with IHMC’s Dr. Gwen Bryan, a research scientist who investigates wearable robotic devices aimed at augmenting human performance…
3 years, 5 months ago