Tech Nation: April - June 2007
Show
Originating on
June
12, 2007
ANDREW KEEN
Entrepreneur, Social Observer &
Author, The Cult of the Amateur
... How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture
Moira speaks with Andrew Keen about
the emergent Internet – also known as Web 2.0. You may well enjoy hearing his
contrarian view
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BioTech Nation:
MALCOLM
WICKS
Minister
for Science and Innovation, United Kingdom
... the challenges of making social decisions as science
moves forward.
&
on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with
science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... potentially good news for people
who suffer from hair loss ...
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Show
Originating on
June 5,
2007
GORDON CHANG
Asia Expert & Author, Nuclear Showdown
Moira speaks with Asia expert GORDON
CHANG about the status of nuclear weapons in Asia – from South Korea to Iran
& Pakistan, and even to Afghanistan.
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BioTech Nation:
PEGGY
WILLOCKS
Parkinson's
patient with The Parkinson's
Pipeline
... a Parkinson’s patient who’s undergone an innovative
new procedure
&
on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with
science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... Moira & David do a BIO 2007
conference wrap-up with ...
JIM
GREENWOOD
President,
BIO – the Biotechnology Industry
Organization
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on
May 29,
2007
DAVID WEINBERGER
Author, Everything is
Miscellaneous ... The Power of the Digital Disorder
Moira speaks with Cluetrain
Manifesto author DAVID WEINBERGER. He looks at the emerging Internet. And his
message? Everything in Cyberspace is "miscellaneous".
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DR.
KAROLY NIKOLICH
Executive
Director, The Neuroscience
Institute at Stanford
... Dr. Nikolich explains what our DNA tells us about our
brains.
&
on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with
science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... Who is actually participating in
our clinical drug studies and why is this cause for concern
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Show
Originating on
May 22,
2007
NICOLE MONES
Author, The Last Chinese Chef
Moira speaks with NICOLE MONES about
the long technical tradition of Chinese cuisine
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STEVE ETTLINGER
Author, Twinkie, Deconstructed:
My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods are Grown,
Mined (Yes, Mined), And Manipulated into What America Eats
Moira also speaks with STEVE ETTLINGER.
He tells us what's in those Twinkies that are a signature modern day food.
... and on
BioTech Nation:
&
on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with
science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... Where have all the billions
gone? ... billions of dollars in biotech investment
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BioTech Nation:
&
on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with
science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... Where have all the billions
gone? ... billions of dollars in biotech investment
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Show
Originating on
May 15,
2007
FRANK DELANEY
Author, Simple Courage ... A
True Story of Peril on the Sea
Moira speaks with FRANK DELANEY, who
recounts the true story of the SS Flying Enterprise and her captain Kurt Carlsen
in 1951. Arguably, this was the first global news story of the modern media
era.
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STEPHEN
HALL
Chief
Executive, Genesis R&D
... Stephen Hall talks about looking for new sources of
fuel for bio-refineries
&
on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with
science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... the prospect of teaching
Intelligent Design in Kansas
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Originating on
May 8,
2007
NASSIM TALEB
Author, The Black Swan ... The
Impact of the Highly Improbable
Moira speaks with NASSIM TALEB,
whose specialty is the science of uncertainty. This is not chaos theory, but
rather what we know for certain ... because life is uncertain. They will talk
about situations which are what he calls Black Swan prone, both negatively
and positively, by the introduction of a sudden new technology.
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CASEY
LYNCH
NeuroInsights
... CASEY LYNCH from NeuroInsights talks about brain
implants, pharmaceuticals and more, all having to do with biotech and the
brain.
&
on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with
science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... tells us some very good news ...
for mice.
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Show
Originating on
May 1,
2007
RANDALL STROSS
Professor of Business
San Jose State University
Author, Wizard of Menlo Park
Moira speaks with RANDALL STROSS
about the great inventor Thomas Alva Edison, the so-called Wizard of Menlo
Park. He believes that Edison invented the Modern World, and that Steve Jobs
and Edison have lots in common.
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DR.
NANCY MIZE
Pacific Biodevelopment
... DR. NANCY MIZE talks about the challenges of
submitting drug applications worldwide
&
on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with
science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... pits bugs against the humans,
and tells us about a new discovery in bacteria.
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Originating on
April
24, 2007
WILL SCHWALBE
Editor-in-Chief, Hyperion Books
DAVID SHIPLEY
Op-Ed Page Editor, The New York
Times
Co-Authors, SEND: The Essential Guide
of Email for Office and Home
Moira speaks with WILL SCHWALBE and DAVID
SHIPLEY about email in the modern age. Or rather what it has become from it’s
simple beginnings.
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STUART SKORMAN
Serial Entrepreneur and Author, Confessions of a Serial
Entrepreneur ... Why I Can't Stop Starting Over
Moira also speaks with Stuart
Skorman. A committed serial entrepreneur, as Stuart scored big with Empire
Video and Reel.com, had a turnabout with HungryMinds, and rose again with
Elephant Pharmacy. He will tell us the difference between being lucky and
smart.
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BioTech Nation:
&
on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with
science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... what makes big dogs big and
small dogs small. It’s all in their DNA.
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Show Originating on
April
17, 2007
SENATOR JOHN KERRY
TERESA HEINZ KERRY
Co-Author, This Moment on Earth
Moira speaks with SENATOR JOHN KERRY
and TERESA HEINZ KERRY. They look at our behaviors - large and small - which
impact on the environment.
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RU SIRIUS
Techno-culture Observer and Author, True Mutations:
Interviews on the Edge of Science, Technology and Consciousness
Moira speaks with RU SIRIUS about
the state of cyberspace and society today.
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BioTech Nation:
&
on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with
science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... David's visit to the British
Biobank.
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Show Originating on
April
10, 2007
TOM DAVENPORT
Babson Professor and Author, Competing on Analytics
Moira speaks with TOM DAVENPORT about
the Boston Red Sox, who were really tired of never winning a World Series.
How did they do it? Analytics. What every business from Walmart to Netflix is
getting smart about
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Moira
and DAVID EWING DUNCAN interview:
DR.
GREG STOCK
Director,
Program on Medicine, Technology and Society, UCLA
Founder
and CEO, Signum Biosciences
...
Science has good news for us! Coffee is good for you! And Signum Biosciences
is looking to make it into more than just a cup of coffee ...
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Show Originating on
April
3, 2007
KIM STANLEY ROBINSON
Writer and winner of the Hugo Award
Author, Sixty Days and Counting
Moira speaks with KIM STANLEY
ROBINSON who will give us one projected scenario of what America would be
like if the global warming predictions come true.
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DR.
MAHENDRA RAO
Vice
President, Invitrogen
...
back by popular demand, Invitrogen’s DR. MAHENDRA RAO will describe what it
means to say the Presidential Stem Cell Lines are dying.
&
on "The BioIssue of the Week"
with
science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN
... David's visit to the British
Biobank.
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