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 […]
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Ep 51: Rosie to RoboCop: Gender, Religion, and Robots – with guest Dr. Jennifer Robertson
It may not seem like it when you glance at your Roomba, but robots are influencing gender roles, family, and even religion. […]
Ep 50: Keep on Moving, Stop Climate Change- with guest Dr. Ryan Allard
“Bypasses are devices that allow some people to dash from point A to point B very fast while other people dash from […]
Ep 48: Let There be Light: First Stars and Cosmic Dawn – with guest Dr. Harish Vedantham
The Universe was not always like it is today. Before the Universe was filled with light, it was a dark and lifeless […]
Ep 47: Crowdsensing the Noise – with guest Julia Buwaya
From the pleasant crunch of gravel under your feet to traffic of a nearby highway, noise is all around us. At high […]
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 43: Is there Bias in Machine Learning Algorithms? – with guest Dr. Joshua Kroll
The world today generates an immense amount of data. Companies gather data on our buying habits, our location, and how we spend […]
Ep 42: Space Junk, Trash on the Moon, and the Earth’s Copper Ring – with guest Dr. Lisa Ruth Rand
What happens to old satellites? Or to astronauts’ trash? It turns out that the Earth is surrounded by a sphere of garbage […]
Ep 39: Can AI be Creative? – with guest Dr. Maya Ackerman
There’s no denying that artificial intelligence can do a lot. It can solve problems we cannot solve. It can take us for […]
Ep 38: What Happens Next Will Blow Your Mind! Using Natural Language Processing to Find Fake News, Satire, and Clickbait – with guests Dr. Victoria Rubin and her Group
Where do you get your news from? Can you trust it? Gone are the days when most people read the newspaper. Instead, […]