Tech Nation

with weekly segments:

 

BioTech Nationand   BioTech Nation>

 

 

 

 

 

Pgm Archive | About Dr. Gunn | Media Info | Station Info | Contact Us

 



         with Host
   Dr. Moira Gunn


















             and
BioIssueof the Week
          Co-Host
David Ewing Duncan

    




   LIBRARY JOURNAL
  "BEST SCIENCE
   BOOKS of 2007"

     Welcome to
   BioTech Nation

              by
    Dr. Moira Gunn

 




SHOWS CURRENTLY AIRING ...

Show Originating on
June 30, 2009

DR. MARCO IACABONI
Professor, UCLA
Author, Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect with Others



Moira speaks with UCLAs DR. MARCO IACABONI about how we Mirror People its how we empathize with others.







PAUL GOLDSTEIN

Lillick Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Author, A Patent Lie



Moira speaks with Stanford professor PAUL GOLDSTEIN, who fills us in on his latest legal thriller


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...



... and on BioTech Nation:





DR. COLIN GARNER

CEO, Xceleron

... a new technology reducing the need for animal testing ...


Return to top.

Show Originating on
June 23, 2009

Then on BioTech Nation, DLA Pipers Bruce Jenett likens biotechnology to a simple, everyday light switch, and on BioIssue of the Week, David Ewing Duncan zeroes in on cucumbers.

JAMES LOVELOCK
Scientist and Creator of the Gaia Theory
Author, The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning



Moira speaks with scientist JAMES LOVELOCK, the creator of the Gaia Theory. Once controversial, its reached mainstream acceptance, and he has more predictions for us now.


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...



... and on BioTech Nation:



BRUCE JENETT

Co-Chair, Global Life Sciences Sector, DLA Piper

... a definition of biotechnology that anyone can understand...



& on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN

... celebrates the decoding of the DNA of cucumbers


Return to top.

Show Originating on
June 16, 2009

DR. LARRY DOSSEY
Author, The Power of Premonitions



Moira speaks with DR. LARRY DOSSEY about the science documenting premonitions.


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...



... and on BioTech Nation:


DR. MIKE FISHER
Bio-Nano Consulting
and
PROFESSOR TONY CASS
Professor of Chemical Biology
Imperial College, London

... nanotechnology its reality and its potential ...


Return to top.

Show Originating on
June 9, 2009

DARA OROURKE
Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

UC, Berkeley
Founder, goodguide.com


Moira speaks with UC Berkeley professor DARA OROURKE. He tells us what it takes to understand the impact of everything we use which means tracking the global supply chain.


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...



... and on BioTech Nation:


DR. JAY KEASLING
Professor, Chemical Engineering and BioEngineering
UC Berkeley
1st recipient of the Biotech Humanitarian Award

... the growing worldwide challenge of malaria and a completely new approach which may make it manageable ...


Return to top.

Show Originating on
June 2, 2009

Live from the International Biotechnology Conference: BIO 2009

JIM GREENWOOD
President, Biotechnology Industry Organization

DR. STEVE SHERWIN
Oncologist & CEO, Cell Genesys
Incoming Chair of the Biotechnology Industry Organization

and ... DAVID EWING DUNCAN with BioIssue of the Week

A special hour from the international biotechnology conference, featuring a special BioIssue of the Week, where David and Moira look at the top stories and the state of biotech


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...

Return to top.

Show Originating on
May 26, 2009

DANIEL GOLEMAN
Author, Ecological Intelligence How Knowing the Hidden Impact of What We Buy Can Change Everything



Moira speaks with DANIEL GOLEMAN, best known as the author of Emotional Intelligence. Hes interested in a new topic: He calls it Ecological Intelligence.


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...



... and on BioTech Nation:


DR. TONY COLES
President & CEO, Onyx Pharmaceuticals,

... betting the company on a single drug

This is part of a series organized by BayBIO, the Northern California Life Sciences Organization, spotlighting the free online Impact 2009 Report about all the biotech companies in California ...


Return to top.

Show Originating on
May 19, 2009

DAVID HELVARG
Author, Rescue Warriors: The US Coast Guard, Americas Forgotten Heroes



Moira speaks with David Helvarg about the story of the Coast Guard - from saving fishermen in the icy waters off Alaska to rescuing thousands in the wake of Katrina


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...



... and on BioTech Nation:


JJ BIENAIME
President & CEO, BioMarin Pharmaceuticals,

... biotech takes on orphan diseases

This is part of a series organized by BayBIO, the Northern California Life Sciences Organization, spotlighting the free online Impact 2009 Report about all the biotech companies in California ...


Return to top.

Show Originating on
May 12, 2009

GEOFF NUNBERG
Linguist & Fresh Air Commentator
Author, The Years of Talking Dangerously



Moira speaks with Fresh Air commentator GEOFF NUNBERG about the impact of words in a dynamic, changing world.


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...



... and on BioTech Nation:


PAUL HASTINGS
President & CEO, Oncomed,

... cancer stem cells

This is part of a series organized by BayBIO, the Northern California Life Sciences Organization, spotlighting the free online Impact 2009 Report about all the biotech companies in California ...


Return to top.

Show Originating on
May 5, 2009

DR RORY COOPER
OS OSBORN

Co-Directors, Quality of Life Technology Center
Moira speaks with Rory and Os about quality of life technology sometimes for those of us who are physically challenged, and at other times, for all of us.


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...


... and on BioTech Nation:

MATT GARDNER
President & CEO, BayBIO, the Northern California Life SciencesOrganization

... the new free online Impact 2009 Report about all the biotech companies in California and everything they are working on...


Return to top.

Show Originating on
April 28, 2009

DR DAVID KESSLER
UCSF Professor & Former Commissioner, FDA
Author, The End of Overeating Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite



Moira speaks with former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner DAVID KESSLER about whats been invisibly added to the American supply, leaving some of us obese, and many of us, unexpectedly overweight. He tells us the science behind what happens to our brains when we eat food laden with salt, fat and sugar.


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...

Return to top.

Show Originating on
April 21, 2009

JUDITH ORLOFF
UCLA psychiatrist,
Author, Emotional Freedom



Moira speaks with UCLA psychiatrist DR. JUDITH ORLOFF about the psychology and biology of our emotions.


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...


... and on BioTech Nation:


JIM HENGST
President & CEO, ZeptoMetrix

... How research scientists acquire such materials as HIV and SARS

JACK ARMSTRONG
CEO, Genaera Corporation

... Developing better diabetes drugs

& on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN

... the Rolling Stone 100 scientists make the list


Return to top.

Show Originating on
April 14, 2009

The Big Ideas Panel
from the National Academy of Engineering's
Summit on Grand Challenges at Duke University


The panelists ...

Dr. Leah Jamieson, Dean of Engineering, Purdue University

Dr. Tom Byers, Professor of Engineering, Stanford University

Dr. Ilesanmi ("Ade") Adesida, Dean of Engineering, University of Illinois

Dr. Rick Miller, President and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Dr. Louis Martin-Vega, Dean of Engineering, North Carolina State University


Moira speaks with a panel of nationally-recognized engineering deans and professors, eliciting Big Ideas to meet the National Academy of Engineering's Grand Challenges.


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...


... and on BioTech Nation:


CRAIG WHEELER
CEO, Momenta Pharmaceuticals

... Biologics and the new Biosimilars Bill in Congress

& on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN

... the problematic future of science journalists?


Return to top.

Show Originating on
April 7, 2009

ALAN BOSS
Research Scientist
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Author, The Crowded Universe: The Search for Living Planets



Moira speaks with DR. ALAN BOSS about NASAs Kepler Mission and the life-supporting planets it expects to discover.


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...


... and on BioTech Nation:



& on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN

... a Personalized Medicine Project




Return to top.

Show Originating on
March 31, 2009

ED HUMES
Pulitzer Prizer & Author,
Author, Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers, and Millionaires Who Are Saving Our Planet



Moira speaks with ED HUMES about the new Eco-Barons who are trying to save the planet


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...


... and on BioTech Nation:


DR. JOE DIRISI
Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Howard Hughes Medical Investigator
UCSF, the University of California at San Francisco

... the Virus chip how it works for man and animals and even for any viruses, no matter what the source




Return to top.

Show Originating on
March 25, 2009

SCOTT THOMPSON
President, PayPal
Moira speaks with SCOTT THOMPSON, the President of PayPal. He tells us what it takes to make PayPal global ...


Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ...


... and on BioTech Nation:


DR. JOE MILETICH
Senior Vice President, R&D, Amgen

... how new DNA technologies are changing on-going scientific studies


CARLOS RIVA
CEO, Verenium Corporation

... ethanol moves from small farms to full commercialization

& on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN

... the future of man-machine melding


Return to top.

Show Originating on
March 18, 2009

ALVA NOE
Professor of Philosophy
Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences
UC Berkeley
Author, Out of Our Heads Why You Are Not Your Brain, and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness



Moira speaks with UC Berkeley professor ALVA NOE - we are not our brains ...