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Show Originating on April 30, 2013
JONAH BERGER Professor of Marketing, Wharton Business School Author, Contagious – Why Things Catch On Moira speaks with JONAH BERGER about why some products catch on, some don't, and the power of clever social media campaigns videos all on calculus ...
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... and on BioTech Nation: PASCALE WITZ President and CEOMedical Diagnostics, GE HealthcareJONATHAN ALLIS General Manager, Positron Emission TomographyGE Healthcare
... The Future of Medical Diagnostics... STAMATIS ASTRA CEO, Photoral
... a blue light that kills bad bacteria in your mouth ... Return to top.
SALMAN KHAN Founder, Khan Academy Author, The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined Moira speaks with SALMAN KHAN, the founder of Khan Academy, creator of a thousand YouTube videos all on calculus ...
... and on BioTech Nation: Dr. Gary Ruvkun Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
... 2012 Janssen (Yann-son) Award for Biomedical Research ... Return to top.
Show Originating on April 23, 2013
PHIL LAPSLEY Author, Exploding the Phone … The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell Moira speaks with Phil Lapsley about the teenagers who hacked the phone company – including Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak ...
... and on BioTech Nation: JOHN CROWLEY CEO, Amicus Therapeutics
... New Developments in Pompe (“POM-PAY”) Disease ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... voluntary crowdsourcing of medical data ... Return to top.
Show Originating on April 16, 2013
JOHN GEOGHEGAN Host, PBS documentary “Japanese Supersub” Author, Operation Storm: Japan’s Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II Moira speaks with John Geoghegan about Japan’s surprise underwater aircraft carrier ...
... and on BioTech Nation: MARTIN ROSENDALE CEO, Cytomedics
... treating chronic wounds, sports injuries and strokes ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... the latest surrounding the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks ... Return to top.
Show Originating on April 9, 2013
PHIL STUTZ PsychiatristBARRY MICHELS Psychotherapist Author, The Tools Moira speaks with Psychiatrist PHIL STUTZ and Psychotherapist BARRY MICHELS about the science of several simple tools proven effective in dealing with the challenges of everyday life ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. JOSEPH KIM President and CEO, Inovio Pharmaceuticals
... a new treatment for Candida ... Return to top.
Show Originating on April 2, 2013
MAHZARIN BANAJI Professor, Harvard University Author, Blind Spot – Hidden Biases of Good People Moira speaks with Harvard's MAHZARIN BANAJI about the set of tests which can measure your hidden biases ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. TIM COOKE CEO, NovaDigm Therapeutics
... a new treatment for Candida ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... unexpected algae blooms in Antarctica ... Return to top.
Show Originating on March 26, 2013
DOUG RUSHKOFF Host, PBS Frontline documentary, Digital Nation Author, Present Shock – When Everything Happens Now Moira speaks with DOUG RUSHKOFF about the shock of living day to day in our highly-technological world ...
... and on BioTech Nation: STEVE BURRILL CEO, Burrill & Co.
... Part Two of Burrill's 2012 Biotech Industry Wrap-Up ... Return to top.
Show Originating on March 19, 2013
VIKTOR MAYER-SCHONBERGER Oxford University Professor, Oxford Internet Institute KENNETH CUKIER Data Editor, The Economist Authors, BIG DATA … A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think Moira speaks with Oxford University's Viktor Mayer-Schonberger & The Economist's Kenneth Cukier about what's different about BIG DATA and what we can expect in the future ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. BRYAN FULLER Founder & CEO, Dermamedics
... Relief from the burns of radiation therapy ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... science studies social media tools ... Return to top.
Show Originating on March 12, 2013
MATT RICHTEL New York Times tech journalist Pulitzer Prize winner Author, The Cloud Moira speaks with New York Times journalist MATT RICHTEL about the distractions of cell phones, the movement of all things to the Cloud, and other tech impacts, along with his latest Nat Idle thriller, The Cloud ...
... 2012 Biotech Industry Wrap-Up ... Return to top.
Show Originating on March 5, 2013
DAVID MONTGOMERY Professor of Geomorphology University of Washington Author, The Rocks Don’t Lie: A Geologist investigates Noah’s Flood Moira speaks with MacArthur Fellow David Montgomery on the beginnings of geology, and the centuries-old search for geological evidence of Noah’s flood ...
... and on BioTech Nation: On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... science can change us from optimistic to pessimistic and back again ... Return to top.
Show Originating on February 25, 2013
PO BRONSON Author, Top Dog Moira speaks with PO BRONSON on the Science of Winning and Losing ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. MIKE CLAYMAN President and CEO, Flexion Therapeutics
... a new approach to osteoarthritis ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... new bioethical challenges in professional sports ... Return to top.
Show Originating on February 18, 2013
GAVIN NEWSOM Lieutenant Governor of California Author, Citizenville – How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government Moira speaks with former San Francisco mayor and California Lieutenant Governor GAVIN NEWSOM on reinventing government in the digital age ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. CHUCK SHOEMAKER Professor, Veterinary School, , Tufts University
... an “anti-serum” for bio-terrorism ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... Shakespeare – and DNA ... Return to top.
Show Originating on February 11, 2013
FRANCIS COLLINS Director, National Institutes of Health Moira speaks with NIH Director FRANCIS COLLINS about its 125 year history and momentum going into the future ...
DAVID WILLETTS UK Minister of StateUniversities and Science Moira speaks with UK Minister of State for Universities and Science DAVID WILLETTS about the innovation partnership between the United Kingdom and the United States ...
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... and on BioTech Nation: DR. ROBERT BRENNER President and CEO, Allocure
... a new approach to Acute Kidney Injury ... Return to top.
Show Originating on February 4, 2013
DANIEL PINK Author, To Sell is Human Moira speaks with DANIEL PINK about all the ways to need to "sell" in our lives - and the surprising science that says the least obvious people may make the best salesmen ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DON McCAFFREY President and CEO, Resverlogix
... What's better than statins? – repairing veins ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... David interviews Moira!! ... Return to top.
Show Originating on January 28, 2013
JARED DIAMOND Pulitzer Prize Winner, Guns, Germs and SteelAuthor, The World Until Yesterday Moira speaks with JARED DIAMOND about our world today - and what we might learn from traditional societies ...
... and on BioTech Nation: SIMON WILKINSON Director and CEO, Innate ImmunoTherapeutics
... a drug for later stage Multiple Sclerosis ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... technology will become your new personal physician ... Return to top.
Show Originating on January 21, 2013
RICK SMOLAN Photojournalist and Author, The Human Face of BIG DATA Moira speaks with RICK SMOLAN about Big Data and where you find it in the world ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. JEFF STEIN President and CEO, Trius Therapeutics
... a new kind of antibiotic ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... how science can build a better you ... Return to top.
Show Originating on January 14, 2013
KEITH DEVLIN NPR's Math Guy Author, The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci’s Arithmetic Revolution Moira speaks with KEITH DEVLIN takes us back to 16th century Italy, to Pisa and its Leaning Tower. We find out why we aren’t all using Roman numerals ...
... and on BioTech Nation: MICHAEL ZHANG 16-year-old high school junior Participant2011 International BIO Gene-ius Challenge
... A better treatment for Multiple Sclerosis ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... David publicly releases his full genome ... Return to top.
Show Originating on January 7, 2013
VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN China Business and Finance Editor, The Economist Author, Need, Speed and Greed Moira speaks with VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN on How the New Rules of Innovation Can transform Businesses, Propel Nations to Greatness, and Tame the World’s Most Wicked Problems ...
THE UK'S CLEAN AND COOL MISSION
ERIC BAKKAN Vice Consul, UK Trade and Investment, San Francisco
SANDRA SASSOW CEO & Co-Founder, Seab Energy introducing the Muckbuster technology
CHRISTOPHE WILLIAMS CEO & Co-Founder, Naked Energy introducing tubular solar panels Moira speaks with a delegation from the UK's Clean and Cool Mission ...
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Show Originating on January 1, 2013
DR. ERIC TOPOL Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute Author, The Creative Destruction of Medicine Moira speaks with ERIC TOPOL about how the Digital Revolution will create better healthcare.
... and on BioTech Nation: JEN GORDON Partner & Head of the Life Sciences Practice, Baker Botts
... intellectual property in the age of personalized medicine ... Return to top.
Show Originating on December 25, 2012
STEVEN NAIFEH Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Jackson Pollack's biography Author, Van Gogh Moira speaks with STEVEN NAIFEH about the technology of the famous artist Vincent Van Gogh, and how technology played an essential role in bring his biography together.
... and on BioTech Nation: DAVID HAUSSLER UC Santa Cruz Professor
... the new Cancer Genome Hub - winning the fight against cancer has moved from the microscope to the computer ... Return to top.
Show Originating on December 18, 2012
WADE DAVIS National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and Anthropologist Author, Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest Moira speaks with WADE DAVIS about the historical context of the scaling of Everest, reflecting on the technology of the era.
... and on BioTech Nation: LOUIS BRETON President & CEO, Calimmune
... a different approach for treating HIV ... Return to top.
Show Originating on December 11, 2012
PURDUE SCIENCE JOURNALISM LAUREATES CLIVE COOKSON Science Editor, Financial Times of London NUALA MORAN Managing Editor, Science|Business SANDRA AAMODT Editor-in-Chief, BeingHuman.org JOAN LEACH Convener, Science Communications Program University of Queensland JOHN MORROW Dr. John Biotech Blog Contributor, Genetic Engineering News Co-moderated by DAVID EWING DUNCAN, chief correspondent for BioTech Nation. The Science Journalism Laureates convening at Purdue University - Laureates discuss the current state and future prospects of science journalism, including their annual reading of "100 Words".
Show Originating on December 4, 2012
GUY KAWASAKI Former Apply Evangelist and Venture Capitalist Author, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur: How to Publish a Book Moira speaks with GUY KAWASAKI about how to publish a book TODAY - you'll find the answers and ideas surprising ...
... and on BioTech Nation: PETER WONG COO, TruTag Technologies
... what you eat all the time and isn't organic -- it's great to fight counterfeiting ... Return to top.
Show Originating on November 27, 2012
RAY KURZWEIL National Medal of Technology winner Author, How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed Moira speaks with RAY KURZWEIL about how the mind is structured inside the brain - and how much room you have, now that there is the Internet ...
... and on BioTech Nation: MIKE MARTINO President & CEO, Ambit Biosciences
... progress with Acute Myeloid Leukemia ... Return to top.
Show Originating on November 20, 2012
GEORGE CHURCH Harvard Medical School Genetics Professor Author, Regenesis Moira speaks with Harvard Medical School Genetics professor GEORGE CHURCH about how Synthetic Biology may reinvent every living thing ...
... and on BioTech Nation: COLIN HILL Chairman & CEO, GNS Healthcare
... big yields from the data exhaust of the healthcare system ... Return to top.
Show Originating on November 13, 2012
STEVEN JOHNSON Author, Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age Moira speaks with STEVEN JOHNSON and his perspectives on our collective future ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. HARVEY RUBIN Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Computer Science Director, Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response (ISTAR) University of Pennsylvania Founder, Energize the Chain
... bringing vaccines to the most remote locations ... Return to top.
Show Originating on November 6, 2012
DAVID QUAMMEN 2012 winner, Stephen Jay Gould prize Author, Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic Moira speaks with DAVID QUAMMEN about how insidious infections cross from animals to humans ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. TILLMAN GERNGROSS Professor, Dartmouth College CEO and Co-Founder, Adimab;
... computers, nano-flourescence and yeast fight cancer ... Return to top.
Show Originating on October 30, 2012
SETH HOROWITZ Brown University neuroscientist Author, How Hearing Shapes Our Minds Moira speaks with Brown University neuroscientist SETH HOROWITZ about the acoustic wonders of dolphins, whales and clicking shrimp its noisy down there ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. MICHAEL LEEK Commercial Operations Director, Pharmacells;
... deep-freeze your own adult stem cells ... Return to top.
Show Originating on October 23, 2012
STEVEN PINKER Harvard University Professor, Psychology Author, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined Moira speaks with Harvard psychology professor STEVEN PINKER tells us about how humans are behaving better ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. DAN STINCHCOMB Envirogen
... the fight against Dengue Fever ... DR OLIVER FETZER Cerulean Pharma
... a nano-particle approach to treating lung cancer ... Return to top.
Show Originating on October 16, 2012
Show Originating on October 9, 2012
TINA SEELIG Director, Stanford Technology Ventures Program Author, InGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity Moira speaks with TINA SEELIG about how to get creative and stay creative ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. JOE MILETICH Senior Vice President, R&D, Amgen
... generics drugs vs. Bio-similars ... Return to top.
Show Originating on October 2, 2012
MARC PRENSKY Author, Brain Gain: Technology and the Quest for Digital Wisdom Moira speaks with MARC PRENSKY about the impact all this technology has on our brains - not surprising, the news is both good and not so good ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. JEFF IVES CEO, JEFF JONKER Chief Business Officer, Satori Pharmaceuticals
... progress in Alzheimers ... DR. ROBERT FLOYD Head, Experimental Therapeutics and Translational Research Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
... research on Glioblastoma ... Return to top.
Show Originating on September 25, 2012
GEOFF NUNBERG Fresh Air commentator and linguist Emeritus Chair, Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary Author, Ascent of the A-Word Moira speaks with GEOFF NUNBERG about his new book on a term brought into being by the GIs of World War II ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. RANDALL CARPENTER Co-Founder, President and CEO, Seaside Therapeutics
... a genetic diagnosis for autism and options for therapy ... Return to top.
Show Originating on September 18, 2012
SOREN KAPLAN Author, Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for Business Breakthroughs Moira speaks with SOREN KAPLAN about the power of surprise - for individuals as well as organizations ...
... and on BioTech Nation: GARY RABIN Chairman and CEO, Advanced Cell Technology (ACT)
... stem cell therapy for macular degeneration ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... science watches rhesus monkeys for decades ... Return to top.
Show Originating on September 11, 2012
WADE DAVIS National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence & Anthropologist Author, Into the Silence The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest Moira speaks with WADE DAVIS about George Mallory and the impact that World War I had on the conquest of Everest...
... and on BioTech Nation: LOUIS BRETON CEO, Calimmune
Show Originating on September 4, 2012
SCOTT SIGLER Author of the Infectious series Author, Nocturnal Moira speaks with that prolific writer of edgy thrillers, SCOTT SIGLER, as well as his series featuring the Galactic Football League ...
... his new TED book When Im 164: The New Science of Anti-Aging and What Happens if it Succeeds ... Return to top.
Show Originating on August 28, 2012
BILL WASIK Wired Editor MONICA MURPHY Veterinarian Co-Authors, Rabid: A Cultural History of the Worlds Most Diabolical Virus Moira speaks with Wired Editor BILL WASIK and Veterinarian MONICA MURPHY discuss the history and future of rabies ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. JONATHAN ALLIS General Manager, Positron Emission Tomography GE Medical Diagnostics
... PET scanning vs. MRI scanning Alzheimers ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... brain scans could replace the IQ test ... Return to top.
Show Originating on August 21, 2012
FRAN HAWTHORNE Journalist & Editor Author, Ethical Chic: The Inside Story of the Companies We Think We Love Moira speaks with FRAN HAWTHORNE about Ethical Chic a review of products seen by consumers as most ethical ...
... and on BioTech Nation: BOB DOMAN President and CEO, Dusa Pharmaceuticals
... earlier treatment for pre-cancerous skin lesions ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... new theory links size of our brains with our hunter ancestors ... Return to top.
Show Originating on August 14, 2012
DR. ROBERT McLAY Author, At War with PTSD: Battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Virtual Reality Moira speaks with DR. ROBERT McLAY about using virtual reality to help returning vets who suffer from PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ...
... and on BioTech Nation: MARTIN McGLYNN President and CEO Stem Cells, Inc.
... use of stem cells to treat disease, from spinal cord injury and age-related macular degeneration to a rare pediatric disorder ... Return to top.
Show Originating on August 7, 2012
PHIL STUTZ Psychiatrist BARRY MICHELS Psychotherapist Co-Authors, The Tools Moira speaks with PHIL STUTZ and BARRY MICHELS about their book: The Tools. They dont care why you act the way you do, they just want to enable you to change to the new behaviors you seek ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. JOSEPH KIM President and CEO Inovio Pharmaceuticals
... Engineering new vaccines by typing DNA sequences into a computer ... Return to top.
Show Originating on July 31, 2012
ED HUMES Pulitzer Prize Winner Author, Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash Moira speaks with ED HUMES about the mountain of garbage in Los Angeles that is the nation's largest active landfill - it used to be a canyon ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. JOHN LATHAM Chief Scientific Officer and Head, R&D Alder Biopharmaceuticals
... Fighting migraines one month at a time ... Return to top.
Show Originating on July 24, 2012
DR. BARBARA NATTERSON-HOROWITZ Cardiology Professor UCLA medical school Author, Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us about Health and the Science of Healing Moira speaks with UCLA's DR. BARBARA NATTERSON-HOROWITZ about her experience in bringing veterinary medicine to traditional healthcare ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. DAN STINCHCOMB CEO, Inviragen
... Vaccines for Dengue Fever and other neglected diseases ... DAVID STEINMILLER COO, Opko Diagnostics
... On-the-spot diagnostics responding to the World Health Organization initiative ... Return to top.
Show Originating on July 17, 2012
DR. LARRY ROSEN Research Psychologist Author, iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us Moira speaks with DR. LARRY ROSEN about how our technology drives us - and what science has to say about it ...
... and on BioTech Nation:
TERRY HISEY Vice Chairman and Life sciences leader Deloitte
MATTHEW HUDES US Managing Principle for Biotechnology Deloitte
... comparative effectiveness in biotech and the meaning of the term: Bio-Pharma ... Return to top.
Show Originating on July 10, 2012
From BIO 2012 in Boston ...
JIM GREENWOOD President, the Biotechnology Industry Organization
DR. MARGARET FOTI CEO, American Association for Cancer Research 2012 Bio-Humanitarian Award
ART BONI Thorne Professor of Entrepreneurship Tepper School of Business Carnegie-Mellon University
STEVE SAMMUT Senior Fellow Healthcare Management Wharton School of Business University of Pennsylvania Co-Founders, BIO Entrepreneurship Boot Camp
MIKE MAY Editorial Director, Scientific American Worldview YALI FRIEDMAN Editor, The Worldview Scorecard Scientific American Worldview
JONATHAN DE PASS CEO, Evaluate Pharma Moira speaks with leaders at the international BIO conference 2012 in Boston. They discuss the landscape of biotechnology globally, the impact of biotech on cancer research, and MBA-in-a-day - OK, 2 days ....
Show Originating on July 3, 2012
BOB SUTTON Author, Good Boss, Bad Boss How to Be the Best and learn from the Worst Moira speaks with BOB SUTTON about what science tells us about good bosses and bad ones ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR TIM RODELL President and CEO, GlobeImmune
... bakers yeast figures into treating Hepatitis C ... Return to top.
Show Originating on June 26, 2012
JONATHAN KOOMEY Consulting Professor, Stanford University Author, Cold Cash, Cool Climate Moira speaks with JONATHAN KOOMEY - he tells us that the climate problem is big, is urgent, and is misunderstood. ...
... and on BioTech Nation: RICK ALVAREZ Vice President of Operations and Research Selexys Pharmaceuticals
... Sickle Cell Anemia ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... the state of DNA predicting our future health ... Return to top.
Show Originating on June 19, 2012
TOM TALAVAGE Purdue University professor Purdue Neurotrauma Group Science measures injury on the high school football team Moira speaks with Purdue University professor TOM TALAVAGE. His group has studied the brains of their local high school football team, and landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated ...
... The MacArthur Awards and biotech ... Return to top.
Show Originating on June 12, 2012
DR. SANDRA AAMODT Former editor-in-chief, Nature Neuroscience Author, Welcome to Your Childs Brain Moira speaks with DR. SANDRA AAMODT about how childrens brains grow all the way through college and beyond ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR BENOIT DUBUIS President, BioAlps
... the Lake Geneva Life Science Cluster ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... Chinas big new biotech initiative ... Return to top.
Show Originating on June 5, 2012
Prof Dr. RETO BRUN Head, Parasite Chemotherapy
Prof Dr. GERD PLUSCHKE Head, Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteBasel, Switzerland Moira speaks with scientists from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute - there are 250 million people in the world suffering from malaria ...
ALEX FILZ Head, Communications DSM Nutritional Products Moira speaks with the worlds leading supplier of vitamins, and we hear about their unusual humanitarian effort called Sight and Life ...
Show Originating on May 29, 2012
KEITH ROCKWELL Spokesman, World Trade Organization Moira speaks with KEITH ROCKWELL about how the WTO came into being, and such challenges as the protests at the WTO meeting in Seattle ...
ANTONY TAUBMAN Director, Intellectual Property Division World Trade Organization Moira speaks with ANTONY TAUBMAN about the issues of getting essential medicines to all humans versus the legal guarantees of drugs patents....
Show Originating on May 22, 2012
HOWARD RHEINGOLD Author, NetSmart: How to Thrive Online Moira speaks with HOWARD RHEINGOLD about how to be smart about the Internet, now that we have some experience ...
... and on BioTech Nation: KEITH MURPHY CEO, Organovo
... building human blood vessels actually printing them out ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... reports on TedMed ... Return to top.
Show Originating on May 15, 2012
DAN ROAM Founder, The Napkin Academy Author, Blah, Blah, Blah: What to do when words dont work Moira speaks with DAN ROAM about picturing ideas ... instead of talking about them or writing words, words, words ...
... and on BioTech Nation: KEITH KATKIN President & CEO, Avanir Pharmaceuticals
... emergent treatment for Pseudobulbar Affect affecting many stroke victims ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... Are Humans still evolving? ... Return to top.
Show Originating on May 8, 2012
DAVA SOBEL Author, A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos Moira speaks with DAVA SOBEL, the well-known author of Longitude this time the subject is Copernicus. ...
DR. MICHELLE SIMMONS BENT WEBER Centre for Quantum Computation & Communication Technology University of New South Wales Moira speaks with Dr. Simmons and Bent Weber about creating the worlds smallest nano-wire ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. SEAMUS OLOAN CEO, BCO Pharma Cork, Ireland
... science studies extremely pre-mature babies ... HANNE KRISTENSEN President & CEO, Targovax Oslo, Norway
... an emergent treatment for RAS-positive pancreatic cancer ... Return to top.
Show Originating on May 1, 2012
BRYAN SYKES Professor of Human Genetics, Oxford University Author, DNA USA: A Genetic Biography of America Moira speaks with Oxford professor BRYAN SYKES on the genetic make-up of Americans - past and present ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. BERNARD PERCOUL Vice Executive Director, Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative DR. YVES RIBIELL CEO, Scynexis
... new diagnostics and treatment for sleeping sickness in Africa ... Return to top.
Show Originating on April 24, 2012
ROM BROFMAN Psychologist Author, Succeeding When Youre Supposed to Fail: The 6 Enduring Principles of High Achievement Moira speaks with psychologist ROM BROFMAN about the exceptional qualities needed to succeed in difficult times - and how to cultivate them ...
... and on BioTech Nation: CHRIS MOLLOY Vice President, Corporate Development, IDBS
... not personalized medicine precision medicine ... Return to top.
Show Originating on April 17, 2012
LINDA BERNARDI Entrepreneur and Technology Strategist Author, Provoke: Why the Global Culture of Disruption is the Only Hope for Innovation Moira speaks with serial tech entrepreneur LINDA BERNARDI about Provoke - the challenging steps for shaking off the past, with new insights on female entrepreneurs ...
... and on BioTech Nation: ANN BOWERING President & CEO, SIM VSE - Venture Securities Exchange
... a new stock exchange, focusing on clean tech, biotech and the life sciences in the Asia market ... ROGER STROUD Executive Chairman, Algae.Tec Limited
... Big Transportation and Big Countries - get serious about producing jet fuel from algae and one novel cleantech approach making it possible ... Return to top.
Show Originating on April 10, 2012
VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN China Business and Finance Editor, The Economist Author, Need, Speed and Greed Moira speaks with VIJAY VAITHEESWARAN on How the New Rules of Innovation Can transform Businesses, Propel Nations to Greatness, and Tame the Worlds Most Wicked Problems ...
Show Originating on April 3, 2012
DR DAVID AGUS Author, The End of Illness Moira speaks with DR DAVID AGUS about his view of life and health - and he has the science behind it ...
DR DAVID TOPPING Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO, National Research Flagships CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization - Australias national science agency Moira speaks with scientist DR DAVID TOPPING about making changes in what we eat and something called BarleyMax which was developed by CSIRO Australias national science agency. ...
... and on BioTech Nation: ESBEN NILSSEN CEO, Epitarget
... a unique drug delivery system for cancer - nano-capsules, 100 times smaller than a blood cell ... Return to top.
Show Originating on March 27, 2012
JOHN HAGEL Co-Director, Deloitte Center for the Edge Co-Author, The 2011 Shift Index: Measuring the Forces of Long-term Change Moira speaks with Deloittes JOHN HAGEL on Measuring the Forces of Long-term Change ...
... and on BioTech Nation: GEOFF BELL CEO, MicroBioGen
... new bacteria for producing ethanol both food & fuel ... DR DAVID LLOYD Dean of Research, Trinity College, Dublin Co-Founder, Codex Discovery
... progress in Mesothelioma cancer caused by asbestos ... Return to top.
Show Originating on March 20, 2012
DR ERIC TOPOL Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute Author, The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Healthcare Moira speaks with DR ERIC TOPOL about the new individualized medicine ...
... and on BioTech Nation: JEN GORDON Partner and Head of the Life Sciences Practice, Baker Botts L.L.P.
... intellectual property and personalized medicine ... Return to top.
Show Originating on March 13, 2012
ADRIAN BEJAN Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Duke University Author, Design in Nature Moira speaks with ADRIAN BEJAN about the world through the perspective of flows - from animals in herds to fish in schools to water in rivers ...
... and on BioTech Nation: ROGER LIAS Group Commercial Director, Eden BioDesign
... Biosimilars generic drugs in the biotech space ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... advances with electrodes in the brain ... Return to top.
Show Originating on March 6, 2012
BRANDON OLDENBURG Co-director LAMPTON ENOCHS Co-Executive Producer 2012 Oscar-winning short The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore from Moonbot Studios Moira speaks with the creators of the 2012 Oscar-winning short animation: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. ORIN LEVINE Director The International Vaccine Access Center (IVACS) Johns-Hopkins School of Medicine
... the Gavi Alliance and vaccines for the poor ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... a new calculation for the cost of a new drug ... Return to top.
Show Originating on February 28, 2012
CLIFF NASS Professor, Stanford University Moira speaks with CLIFF NASS about the impact of modern technology on our children tween-age girls to college freshman ...
... and on BioTech Nation: BRIAN LEUTHNER President & CEO, Edge Therapeutics
... a new approach to brain trauma ... Return to top.
Show Originating on February 21, 2012
DIMITAR SASSILOV Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University Author, The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells will revolutionize Life on Our Planet Moira speaks with DIMITAR SASSILOV about his plan for simulating life on other planets right here on earth ...
... and on BioTech Nation: MARTIN VanTRIESTE Head of Quality, Amgen
... ensuring the quality of our pharmaceuticals and the real threat of counterfeits ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... the tug of war between taxpayer-funded science and the for-profit publishing houses of science journals ... Return to top.
Show Originating on February 14, 2012
REBECCA MacKINNON Former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief Author, Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom Moira speaks with REBECCA MacKINNON about the information that is known about you - from governments to hardware manufacturers to Internet service providers. The power is in the cyber ...
... and on BioTech Nation: ERIC DY Business Development Manager, Human Plus Plus
... Wearable healthcare for the home, including ECG and 24-hour monitoring ... Return to top.
Show Originating on February 7, 2012
DAVID WEINBERGER Harvards Berkman Center for Internet & Society Author, Too Big To Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now that the Facts Arent the Facts, Experts are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room is the Room Moira speaks with DAVID WEINBERGER about the nature of information and what it means in today's world ...
... and on BioTech Nation: DR. ROBERT McNALLY President & CEO, GeoVax Labs
... vaccines for both prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS ... PUNIT DHILLON President & CEO, OncoSec Medical
... a different approach to treating cancer and chemotherapy ... Return to top.
Show Originating on January 31, 2012
MICHAEL STIPE and MIKE MILLS Founding members, R.E.M. Moira speaks with R.E.M's MICHAEL STIPE and MIKE MILLS about tech insights on music, creativity and modern life ...
... and on BioTech Nation: KIM POPOVITS President & CEO, Genomic Health
... better cancer diagnostics/better information on treatment ... CHRIS GARABEDIAN CEO, A-V-I Biopharma
... new hope for Duchenne (doo-chen) muscular dystrophe ... Return to top.
Show Originating on January 24, 2012
DR ANTONIO DIMASIO Professor, University of Southern California Author, Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain Moira speaks with DR ANTONIO DIMASIO - he tells us that our mind, our sense of being conscious, our awareness of self, is created by our brain together with our body ...
... news about Retts Syndrome, a form of Autism ... Return to top.
Show Originating on January 17, 2012
DR. SPENCER WELLS National Geographic Enplorer-in-Residence Author, Pandoras Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization Moira speaks with Cornell Professor SPENCER WELLS about what happened when we humans decided to stop being hunter-gatherers and became farmers.
... and on BioTech Nation: JOHN CLIMACO President & CEO, Axial Biotech
... a biotech test to determine the severity of scoliosis ... & on "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... the FDA warms up to regulating over-the-counter genetic tests ... Return to top.
Show Originating on January 10, 2012
STEVEN NAIFEH Pulitzer Prize winner Author, Van Gogh Moira speaks with Van Gogh author, STEVEN NAIFEH, about what has now become known about the end of Van Gogh's life ... thanks to technology.
Show Originating on January 3,2012
DAVID WILLETTS Member of Parliament UK Minister of State for Universities and Science Moira speaks with UK Science Minister DAVID WILLETTS. He gives us a glimpse into cabinet meetings at #10 Downing street.
... and on BioTech Nation: STEVE BURRILL CEO, Burrill & Co
... 2011 look-back at biotech ... Return to top.
DAVID HAUSSLER UC Santa Cruz professor
... The Cancer Genome Hub ... Return to top.
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