Ep 63: Deep Brain Stimulation: with guest Dr. Laura Cabrera
Many disorders of the mind are commonly treated by medication. But what if you could alter the brain itself, treating the problem […]
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Ep 62: Improving Women’s Healthcare: The Calla Campaign: with guests Libby Dotson and Andrea Kim
No women should ever die of cervical cancer. It grows very slowly, giving time for detection. In a perfect world, it would […]
Ep 58: Who Are You Anyways? Does Dementia and Alzheimer’s Change Who You Are?: with guest Dr. Nina Strohminger
Millions of people worldwide are suffering from the brain diseases Alzheimer’s and dementia. These diseases take a toll not just on the […]
Ep 52: To GM or not to GM: GMOs in a Changing World – with guest Dr. Sarah Evanega
I’m sure you heard about the debate, and you probably have an opinion about it. Should genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, be […]
Ep 45: Can Science Help Us Live Forever? – with guest Dr. Aubrey de Grey
Can science help us live forever? Or maybe for just a really long time? Death has always been with us, our last […]
Ep. 35: Lending a Hand – a Prosthetic Hand – with guests Dr. David Grow and His Group
Imagine you’re having a bad day. In the blink of an eye, a household accident causes you to loose the fingers on […]
Ep. 28: Autism Therapy and Zen – with guest Anlor Davin
Autism hasn’t always been well understood in the community. In fact, no more than a few decades ago, people were frequently misdiagnosed […]
Ep. 24: Robots That Eat Trash and the Entrepreneurs Who Build Them – with guest Jaidev Shah
In many places of the world, trash management is a challenge. And in countries such as India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Indonesia, trash […]
Ep. 23: CRISPR – With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility – with guest Dr. Leila Jamal
The power to edit genes is now within our hands. You may have heard of it. It’s a technology called CRISPR-Cas9. It’s […]
Ep. 22: Your Body in Space – with guest Dr. Ronke Olabisi
Your body is a delicate machine, and space is a harsh environment. And even though astronauts have gone no farther than the […]