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SHOWS CURRENTLY AIRING ...

Show Originating on
August 24, 2010

PETER ROGERS
Professor of Environmental Engineering and City Planning
Harvard University

SUSAN LEAL
Environmental Consultant & Advanced Leadership Fellow
Harvard University

Co-Authors, Running Out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions to Conserve Our Most Precious Resource


Moira speaks with Harvard professor PETER ROGERS and SUSAN LEAL about the state of water worldwide.


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... and on BioTech Nation:



DR. GARY CUPIT

CEO, Somnus Therapeutics

... something for those who fall asleep, but cant stay asleep ...



On BioIssue of the Week:

... the FDA approves the testing of a new stem cell therapy on humans ...


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Show Originating on
August 17, 2010

DR. AARON BLACKLEDGE
Medical Director, Care Practice

Moira speaks with DR. AARON BLACKLEDGE about a new kind of medical practice driven by the patients themselves and social media.


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On BioIssue of the Week:

... direct-to-consumer genetics testing gets the attention of the FDA, the National Institutes of Health *and* the Government Accounting Office ...


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Show Originating on
August 10, 2010

NICHOLAS CARR
Author, The Shallows: What is the Internet Doing to Our Brains


Moira speaks with NICHOLAS CARR about what the Internet may - or may not - be doing to our brains.


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Moira and David Ewing Duncan interview:

JASON BOBE

Director of Community, Personal Genome Project
Harvard Medical School
Co-Founder, Do-It-Yourself Biotech

... we need everyone's DNA + Do-It-Yourself biotech ...


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Show Originating on
August 3, 2010

JAMES TABOR
Author, Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth


Moira speaks with JAMES TABOR, the host of the PBS adventure series "The Great Outdoors", about deep caves.


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... and on BioTech Nation:



DR. JAY SIEGEL

Chief Biotechnology Officer, Johnson & Johnson

DR. GARRY NEIL

Corporate VP for Science & Technology, Johnson & Johnson

... J & J's work in biotech and how it's looking worldwide for disruptive technologies ...



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

... The letters BGI and what they stand for ...


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Show Originating on
July 27, 2010

MATT RIDLEY
Author, The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves


Moira speaks with MATT RIDLEY about his observations regarding how the world has prospers ... and how he sees it continuing to prosper in the future.


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... and on BioTech Nation:



GLENN KELLY

President & CEO, CO2 Solution

... human body shows us how to manage CO2 ...



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

... President Obamas new commission on Bioethics ...


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Show Originating on
July 20, 2010

RAY KURZWEIL
Futurist & Filmmaker, The Singularity is Near

Video of Ray Kurzweil's address prior to the film premiere

Video of Dr. Gunn's Q&A with Ray Kurzweil following the film premiere


Moira speaks with futurist and inventor, RAY KURZWEIL. He tells us what does science and technology have in store over the next 10, 20, 30 years.


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

... when a prestigious journal publishes flawed science ...


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Show Originating on
July 13, 2010

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.


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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 ...


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Show Originating on
July 6, 2010

IN OUR SUMMER ARCHIVE SERIES ...

PO BRONSON
Journalist & Author, NurtureShock New Thinking about Children



Moira speaks with Po Bronson talks to us about what science has learned about parenting.


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... and on BioTech Nation:



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

... Davids takeaways from his interview with FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg


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Show Originating on
June 29, 2010

IN OUR SUMMER ARCHIVE SERIES ...

RAY ANDERSON
Founder & Chair, Interface, Inc.
Author, Confessions of a Radical Industrialist Profits, People, Purpose Doing Business by Respecting the Earth



Moira speaks with RAY ANDERSON, the founder and chair of the worlds largest manufacturer of modular carpet. Well hear about his personal epiphany about the environmental impact of carpet.


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... and on BioTech Nation:



PEGGY WILLOCKS

Parkinsons' patient and advocate, The Parkinsons Pipeline Project

... volunteering for clinical trials ...



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

... the call for a "new" biology


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Show Originating on
June 22, 2010

IN OUR SUMMER ARCHIVE SERIES ...

PETER MAASS
Journalist & Author, Crude World The Violent Twilight of Oil



Moira speaks with PETER MAASS about the global state of oil, and how technology plays a role.


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... and on BioTech Nation:



TOM WIGGANS

Chairman & CEO, Peplin, Inc.
Chair, The Biotechnology Institute

Show Originating on
June 15, 2010

DAN SIMONS
Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois
Author, The Invisible Gorilla



Moira speaks with Psychology Professor DAN SIMONS on why the gorilla is invisible and other limits of human perception.


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DR. MICHAEL JACKSON

Vice President for Drug Discovery and Development
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

... using robots to find new drugs ...



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

... EWAS Environment Wide Association Studies ...

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Show Originating on
June 8, 2010

CHIP HEATH
Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford University
Author, Switch How To Change, When Change is Hard



Moira speaks with Stanford Professor CHIP HEATH about the key to making real change in our lives, no matter what the change is.


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DR. EDWARD HOLMES

Chair, National Medical Research Council
Singapore

... how disease is different in Southeast Asia ...



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

... Craig Venter and Artificial Life ...

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Show Originating on
June 1, 2010

DR. SHEENA IYENGAR
Professor, Columbia University
Author, The Art of Choosing



Moira speaks with Columbia University professor Dr. Sheena Iyengar about what science knows about human decision-making.


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DR. DAN NEVRIVY

Patent Attorney
The Nevrivy Law Group

DR. HANS SAUER

Patent Attorney
Deputy General Counsel, Biotechnology Industry Organization

... a close look at the Myriad Genetics ruling was the global biotech industry gutted? ...


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Show Originating on
May 25, 2010

The BIO 2010 Conference in Chicago

Bob Klein
BioHumanitarian of the Year

Maryland Governor Martin OMalley
BioGovernor of the Year

Wisconsin Governor Jim Boyle

Jim Greenwood
President, Biotechnology Industry Organization

David Ewing Duncan
Chief Correspondent, BioTech Nation


Moira speaks with a number of guests, all of whom attended BIO 2010, the annual international biotechnology confrence, now in Chicago.


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Show Originating on
May 18, 2010

DR. BURTON RICHTER
Nobel Laureate in Physics
Author, Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Climate Change and Energy in the 21st Century



Moira speaks with Nobel Laureate BURTON RICHTER about how and why the earth is warming so rapidly.


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JACK HUTTNER

VP for Commercial Development and Public Affairs,
Dupont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol

... making next-generation ethanol a reality in a tiny Tennessee town ...



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

... the genome of Steven Quake ...

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Show Originating on
May 11, 2010

BRIAN FAGAN
Professor Emeritus, Anthropology
UC Santa Barbara
Author, Cro-Magnon How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans



Moira speaks with Anthropologist BRIAN FAGAN on how the Neaderthals relate to modern man.


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DR. JOSH BOGER

Director & Chairman, The New England Healthcare Institute

... two biological processes which cause Cystic Fibrosis, and how biotech takes aim at each...


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Show Originating on
May 4, 2010

SUSAN KRIEGER
Stanford University
Author, Traveling Blind: Adventures in Vision with a Guide Dog by My Side



Moira speaks with Stanford University's Susan Krieger about her experiences traveling with her guide dog, Teela.


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MARK EMALFARB

CEO, Dyadic International

... an entrepreneur who pioneered stonewashing jeans with actually pumice stones which eventually led to a large biotech company ...



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

... the Healthcare Reform Bill and biotech ...

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Show Originating on
April 27, 2010

MARK SHERMAN
CEO, ZoomAtlas
WARD CUNNINGHAM
Inventor of the Wiki & Chair, Technical Advisory Board


Moira speaks with ZoomAtlas CEO, MARK SHERMAN and WARD CUNNINGHAM, the inventor of the wiki. ZoomAtlas is a new geo-social networking site.


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DR. LESLIE HICKLE

VP for Business Development, BioAtla

... buying proteins and antibodies in bulk from a US firm with manufacturing facilities in Beijing ...



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

... the cancellation of Myriad Genetics gene patents ...

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Show Originating on
April 20, 2010

GEORGE PROCHNIK (pronounced PROSH-nick)
Author, In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise



Moira speaks with GEORGE PROCHNIK about seeking silence not easy in our modern world.


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

... the 10th birthday of decoding the human genome ...

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Show Originating on
April 13, 2010

JOHN HAGEL
Director, Deloitte Center for the Edge
Author, The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion



Moira speaks with JOHN HAGEL about how we act as individuals, as grass roots organizations, as governments, as small and large businesses, as universities well, its all gotta change.


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DR. ERIC TOMLINSON
President & CEO, Altea Therapeutics

... a new device to inject drugs without using a needle ...


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Show Originating on
April 6, 2010

TED CONOVER
Author, The Routes of Man: How Roads are changing the world and the way we live today



Moira speaks with TED CONOVER about the roads that humans build - from the Romans to the Incas to the roads between Israel and Palestine ...


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DR. KLEANTHIS XANTHOPOLOUS
(Pronounced Klee-anth-is Zan-thop-oh-lous)

President, Regulus Therapeutics

... not DNA -- microRNA ...


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Show Originating on
March 31, 2010

SHANKAR VEDANTAM
Journalist & Author, The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives



Moira speaks with SHANKAR VEDANTAM (pronounced Chunk-er Ve-dan-tam) about what our brains do, that we're not conscious about ...


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THOMAS GOETZ
Executive Editor, Wired Magazine
Author, The Decision Tree: Taking Control of Your Health in the New Era of Personalized Medicine



Moira and David Ewing Duncan speak with THOMAS GOETZ about how you make choices given in the emergent world of personalized medicine ...
And on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN

... the usefulness of genetic biomarkers ...

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Show Originating on
March 24, 2010

DAVID SHENK
Journalist & Author, The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything Youve Been Told about Genetics, Talent and IQ is Wrong



Moira speaks with DAVID SHENK about who we are were more than our DNA ...


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DR. PHIL BOYD

CFO, Syntaxin, Ltd.

... other uses for botox ...



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

... the usefulness of genetic biomarkers ...

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Show Originating on
March 17, 2010

HENRY PETROSKI
Duke University engineering and history professor
Author, The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems



Moira speaks with Duke University professor HENRY PETROSKI about the difference between being a scientist and being an engineer ...


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

... the Worlds most expensive drugs ...

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Show Originating on
March 10, 2010

SHANE HARRIS
Intelligence and Homeland Security correspondent
The National Journal
Author, The Watchers: The Rise of Americas Surveillance State



Moira speaks with SHANE HARRIS about information technology and surveillance in America today ...


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DR. MIKE DOYLE

Director, Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia

... biotech and food safety ...


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Show Originating on
March 2, 2010

PETER HESSLER
Author, Country Driving: A Journey through China, from Farm to Factory



Moira speaks with journalist PETER HESSLER about driving in China some 90 Million new drivers took to the road over the last few years, and its a whole new car culture ...


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DR. TOM SHEPHERD

CEO, CXR Biosciences

... Humanizing lab mice ...



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

... the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science ...

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Show Originating on
February 23, 2010

BRENDA PETERSON
Environmentalist & Author, I Want To Be Left Behind



Moira speaks with environmentalist BRENDA PETERSON about her unlikely environmental roots ...


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DR. GREG ROTH

Director of Medicinal Chemistry
Burnham Institute for Medical Research

... Chemical Genomics ...




DR. HARRIET ROBINSON

Senior VP, GeoVax Labs

... HIV-AIDS vaccines for everyone both uninfected and not ...



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

... a budget upswing for medical research ...

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Show Originating on
February 16, 2010

GRANT McCRACKEN
Author, Chief Culture Officer



Moira speaks with GRANT McCRACKEN about yet another corporate position: Chief Culture Officer ...


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PATRICK GRUBER

CEO, Gevo

... new biofuels, as good as gasoline ...




DR. MARY OKANE

Chief Scientist for New South Wales

... Australias unexpected contribution to the worlds science ...



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

... the new book from the head of the NIH - Francis Collins
The Language of Life: DNA and the Revolution in Personalized Medicine





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February 9, 2010

DAN ROAM
President & CEO, Digital Roam
Author, Unfolding the Napkin the Hands-On Method for Solving Complex Problems with Simple Pictures



Moira speaks with DAN ROAM, who tells us how to solve complex problems through visual thinking its all in your brain! ...


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THOMAS NAGY (pronounced Nahhhjjjj)

Executive Vice President, Novozymes

... figuring out a companys environmental impact ...



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

... New ways to study the human body


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February 2, 2010

JEREMY RIFKIN
Author, The Empathic Civilization The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis



Moira speaks with JEREMY RIFKIN about economics, technology, progress, sustainability ... and the nature of being human ...


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TJERK DE RUITER

CEO, Genencor

... more sustainable products from tires to toys ...


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Show Originating on
January 26, 2010

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
Director, The Hayden Planetarium
Author, The Pluto Files



Moira speaks with NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON, the Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City. He was the guy that took all the flack for downgrading Pluto from a planet to a dwarf. ...


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DR. ALAN SOLINGER

Professor of Translational Biology and Medicinal Informatics
University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland

... a new approach to treating neglected tropical diseases ...



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

... surprise approval to test a biotech vaccine


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Show Originating on
January 19, 2010

DACHER KELTNER
UC Berkeley Psychology Professor
JASON MARSH
Editor, Greater Good magazine
Co-Editors, The Compassionate Instinct: The Science of Human Goodness



Moira speaks with DACHER KELTER and JASON MARSH about how humans are programmed to be good ...


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DR. ANDREW BALBER

Chief Scientific Officer, Aldagen

... Adult Stem Cells ...




JOHN HOLADAY

Managing Director and CEO, QRX Pharma

... Teaching old drugs, new tricks ...


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Show Originating on
January 12, 2010

JARON LANIER
Computer Scientist, Composer, Visual Artist, &
Author, You are Not a Gadget ... a Manifesto



Moira speaks with visionary thinker JARON LANIER. After decades in the tech industry, he is telling us now we are not our gadgets.


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... and on BioTech Nation:



... a special interview with Dr. Gunn and Chief BioTech Nation correspondent, David Ewing Duncan ...

STEVE BURRILL

CEO, Burrill & Co.

... the 2009 Biotech Industry Wrap-Up ...


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Show Originating on
January 5, 2010

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 it means tracking the global supply chain.


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DR. JAY KEASLING

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

... cancer stem cells those somewhat controversial tiny cells which are now believed to be the tumor initiators ...


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Show Originating on
December 29, 2009

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



Moira speaks with linguist Geoff Nunberg about how we have come to speak ... and why it can be considered dangerous.


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PAUL HASTINGS

President & CEO, OncoMed Pharmaceuticals

... cancer stem cells those somewhat controversial tiny cells which are now believed to be the tumor initiators ...


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December 22, 2009

DR DAVID KESSLER
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 more 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.


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December 15, 2009

JAMES SCHWARTZ
Author, In Pursuit of the Gene: From Darwin to DNA



Moira speaks with JAMES SCHWARTZ about all the scientists who made contributions to the final discovery of the DNA, starting with Charles Darwin.


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JEREMY ABBATE

Director, Global Media, Scientific American


YALI FRIEDMAN

Lead Editorial Consultant

Scientific American worldVIEW: A Global Biotechnology Perspective

... Scientific American's first global biotechnology report ...



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

... a breakthrough in making plastics from sustainable materials


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December 8, 2009

GRAEME GIBSON
Author, The Bedside Book of Beasts



Moira speaks with GRAEME GIBSON about the follow-up to his popular 2005 book The Bedside Book of Birds. This time the topic is Beasts, both real and mythical.


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

... biotech and shark fin soup?


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December 1, 2009

The Science Journalism Laureates Program

The Purdue University Science Journalism Laureates Program was created to recognize and encourage outstanding science journalists. This years theme: Science Journalism in the Age of Twitter. On this show, you'll hear frank talk about the reality of science journalism today and in the future.

Participating Laureates:

Clive Cookson, Science Editor, Financial Times of London
David Ewing Duncan, the Chief Correspondent for BioTech Nation
Joel Garreau, former Washington Post science journalist and author of Radical Evolution
Susan Hassler, Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Spectrum
Kevin Maney, former tech columnist with USA Today and author of Trade-Off
Nuala Moran, Senior Editor at Science Business
John Morrow, a Contributing Editor at Genetic Engineering News
Peter Pockley, a career science journalist from Australia and New Zealand
Jon Van, a long time science reporter for the Chicago Tribune
Peter Winter, Editor-in-Chief of The Burrill Report
Jeff Young, Writer and Senior Editor for Chronicle of Higher Education


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November 24, 2009

JAMES WORKMAN
Author, Heart of Dryness: How the Last Bushmen Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought



Moira speaks with journalist and water expert James Workman about the global water situation and the lessons to be learned from the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert.


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MARGIE McGLYNN

President for Global Vaccines and Infectious Disease
Merck & Company

... how the latest vaccines are so very different than those of the past ...


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November 17, 2009

KEN AULETTA
New Yorker Magazine columnist & Author, Googled: The End of the world as we know it



Moira speaks with New Yorker Magazine columnist KEN AULETTA about the culture of Google and what that means to all of us


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

... the evolution of overconfidence


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November 10, 2009

LARRY DOWNES
Information Lawyer & Author, The Laws of Disruption: Harnessing the New Forces that Govern Life and Business in the Digital Age



Moira speaks with LARRY DOWNES about how technology is disrupting typical economical and social forces.


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ROB NEVILLE

Chairman Savara Pharmaceuticals

... nano-particles to treat the lung ...



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

... NASAs mission to the moon


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November 3, 2009

SUSAN BLAKESLEE
Journalist & Author, The Body Has a Mind of Its Own



Moira speaks with SUSAN BLAKESLEE about the neuroscience which maps your brain onto your body.







HENRY PETROSKI
Duke University Professor & Author, The Toothpick



Moira speaks with Duke University professor HENRY PETROSKI about the lowly toothpick.


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

... how neuroscience tests fear and anxiety


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October 27, 2009

PETER MAASS
Journalist & Author, Crude World The Violent Twilight of Oil



Moira speaks with PETER MAASS about the global state of oil, and how technology plays a role.


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... and on BioTech Nation:



TOM WIGGANS

Chairman & CEO, Peplin, Inc.
Chair, The Biotechnology Institute

Show Originating on
October 20, 2009

PO BRONSON
Journalist & Author, NurtureShock New Thinking about Children



Moira speaks with Po Bronson talks to us about what science has learned about parenting.


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... and on BioTech Nation:



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

... Davids takeaways from his interview with FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg


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October 13, 2009

RAY ANDERSON
Founder & Chair, Interface, Inc.
Author, Confessions of a Radical Industrialist Profits, People, Purpose Doing Business by Respecting the Earth



Moira speaks with RAY ANDERSON, the founder and chair of the worlds largest manufacturer of modular carpet. Well hear about his personal epiphany about the environmental impact of carpet.


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... and on BioTech Nation:



PEGGY WILLOCKS

Parkinsons' patient and advocate, The Parkinsons Pipeline Project

... volunteering for clinical trials ...



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

... the call for a "new" biology


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Show Originating on
October 6, 2009

KEVIN MANEY
Journalist & Author, Trade-Off - Why Some Things Catch On, and Others Dont



Moira speaks with KEVIN MANEY about the trade-off we make when we buy products are we going for hip, cool and high-quality? Or cheap and easy? It can't be both ...


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DR. TIM RODELL

President, GlobeImmune

... using our immune system to fight cancer ...



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

... how our bodies keep time


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September 29, 2009

GREG PAPADOPOULOS
Chief Technology Officer, Sun Microsystems
Author, Citizen Engineer: A Handbook for Socially Responsible Engineering



Moira speaks with GREG PAPADOPOULOS, the CTO of Sun about what it means to be a "Citizen Engineer."


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DR. CHARLES BAVINGTON

Managing Director, Glycomar

... drugs from the slime of starfish ...



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

... the science of sugared sodas


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