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with Host Dr. Moira Gunn and Chief Correspondent for BioTech Nation David Ewing Duncan LIBRARY JOURNAL "BEST SCIENCE BOOKS of 2007" Welcome to BioTech Nation by Dr. Moira Gunn		SHOWS CURRENTLY AIRING ... ---> Show Originating on January 31,2012 MICHAEL STIPE and MIKE MILLS Founding members, R.E.M. Moira speaks with founding members of R.E.M., MICHAEL STRIPE and MIKE MILLS. They give us insights on music, creativity and modern life. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... *... and on BioTech Nation:* KIM POPOVITS Presedent & CEO, Genomic Health � Better cancer diagnostics/better information on treatment � ... CHRIS GARABEDIAN br> CEO, AVI � new hope for Duchenne muscular dystrophy � 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... news about Retts Syndrome, a form of Autism ... Return to top. Show Originating on January 17, 2012 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... *... and on BioTech Nation:* DAVID HAUSSLER UC Santa Cruz professor ... The Cancer Genome Hub ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... *... and on BioTech Nation:* STEVE BURRILL CEO, Burrill & Co ... 2011 look-back at biotech ... Return to top. Show Originating on December 27,2011 DUNCAN WATTS Principal Scientist, Yahoo! Labs Author, Everything is Obvious: Once You Know the Answer Moira speaks with Yahoo's DUNCAN WATTS about the science of studying human behavior on social networks. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. STEVE KALDOR CEO, Ambrx ... Once-a-week Human Growth Hormone ... "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... energy drinks from a century ago ... Return to top. Show Originating on December 20,2011 DR AMIR LEVINE & RACHER HELLER Author, Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love Moira speaks with psychiatrist DR AMIR LEVINE & social psychologist RACHER HELLER about how we humans bond with each other, and how "anxious" people seeking relationships inadvertantly bond with "avoidant" people - not such a good outcome! ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. MANISH SINGH President & CEO, ImmunoCellular ... a novel approach to glioplastoma ... Return to top. Show Originating on December 13, 2011 KEVIN KELLY Former Editor in Chief, Wired Magazine Author, What Technology Wants Moira speaks with Former Wired Editor KEVIN KEL about his view of technology ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. DAVID CHERNOFF Chief Medical Officer, Crescendo Bioscience ... a new diagnostic for rheumatoid arthritis ... Return to top. Show Originating on December 6, 2011 Purdue University's SCIENCE JOURNALISM LAUREATES 2011 featuring science journalists: Sandra Aamodt, former Editor-in-Chief, Nature Neuroscience Clive Cookson, Science Editor, Financial Times of London Keith Devlin, NPR�s Math Guy David Ewing Duncan, Chief Correspondent, BioTech Nation Hepeng Jia, former Editor-in-Chief, China's Science News magazineAndrea Kissack, Senior Editor, Qwest Joan Leach, Science Communications, University of Queensland Nuala Moran, Science\|Business John Morrow, Dr John Biotech Peter Winter, former Editor-in-Chief, Burrill Report Steve Rosenbaum, Magnify.net Moira speaks with recognized international science journalists about what can be done to raise the bar in science reporting ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... Return to top. Show Originating on November 29, 2011 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... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: LOUIS BRETON CEO, Calimmune ... a different approach for treating HIV ... Return to top. Show Originating on November 22, 2011 BRIAN REICH Senior Vice President - Global Editor Edelman Digital Author, Shift and Reset: Strategies for Addressing Serious Issues in a Connected Society Moira speaks with BRIAN REICH on integrating the Internet with the fabric of modern day society ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR DAVID REESE Vice President for Medical Sciences, Amgen ... What�s a Biomarker? ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... biomedical devices powered by iPhones ... Return to top. Show Originating on November 15, 2011 DARA O'ROURKE Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management UC, Berkeley Founder, goodguide.com Moira speaks with UC Berkeley professor DARA O'ROURKE. He tells us what it takes to understand the impact of everything we use it 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 ... cancer stem cells those somewhat controversial tiny cells which are now believed to be the tumor initiators ... Return to top. Show Originating on November 8, 2011 CATHY DAVIDSON Duke University Professor Author, Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn Moira speaks with Duke professor CATHY DAVIDSON. She tells us what happens when you hand every incoming Freshmen a free iPod ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR MICHAEL BISHOP 1989 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine DR ART LEVINSON Chairman, Genentech Winners, UC Santa Cruz's Founders Medals ... the research that determined mutations cause cancer ... Return to top. Show Originating on November 1, 2011 JEFF JARVIS Director, Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial JournalismCity University of New York Author, Public Parts � How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live Moira speaks with JEFF JARVIS, author of the well-known blog Buzzmachine. He talks about the concept of "publicness", as opposed to angsting over the demise of "privacy" ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. BHARATT CHOWRIRA CEO, Addex Pharmaceuticals ... alternative sites for binding drugs to the cell � from Parkinson�s to Type II diabetes ... Return to top. Show Originating on October 25, 2011 KEVIN MANEY Author, The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future � Just Enough Moira speaks with KEVIN MANEY on acting on what you know, when you know it - and maybe no one else does ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. JAY TISCHFIELD CEO, Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository ... genetic mutation base for Autism and Tourette�s ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... video game-players solve science problems ... Return to top. Show Originating on October 18, 2011 JEREMY RIFKIN Author, The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World Moira speaks with JEREMY RIFKIN about what the European Union is doing about its energy future � there could easily be lessons learned ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. MICKIE BHATIA Scientific Director, Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute McMaster University ... blood from skin cells ... Return to top. Show Originating on October 11, 2011 CANDICE MILLARD Former editor and writer, National Geographic Author, Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President Moira speaks with Former National Geographic writer CANDICE MILLARD about how the hubris of others and the lack of simple medical precautions resulted in the untimely death of President Warren G. Harding ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. FRANCIS COLLINS Director of NIH � the National Institutes of Health ... Biotech and the leading edge of medical science ... Return to top. Show Originating on October 4, 2011 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... The MacArthur Awards and biotech ... Return to top. Show Originating on September 27, 2011 CONGRESSMAN JERRY McNERNEY Representative (D) California�s 11th congressional district Author, Clean Energy Nation: Freeing America from the Tyranny of Fossil Fuels Moira speaks with Congressman JERRY McNERNEY, who has a PhD in mathematics - he believes we can have a �Clean Energy Nation� ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR JOHN BEADLE President & CEO, PsiOxus Therapeutics, Ltd. ... fighting cachexia, cancer�s �wasting disease� ... DR JOHN MARAGANORE President & CEO, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals ... beyond DNA � it�s RNA ... Return to top. Show Originating on September 20, 2011 ERIC RIES Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Harvard Business School Author, The Lean Startup: How Today�s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses Moira speaks with ERIC RIES about inexpensive ways to innovate - it can pay off sooner than later ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: BILL POLVINO President & CEO, Veloxis Pharmaceuticals ... new immunosuppressants for kidney transplant recipients ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... presidential candidates who don�t understand the science ... Return to top. Show Originating on September 13, 2011 SONIA ARRISON Author, 100 Plus: How the coming age of longevity will change everything, from careers and relationships to family and faith Moira speaks with SONIA ARRISON about the prospect of living past 100 years of age -- and the technology that will get us there ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. ANANDA CHAKRABARTY Distinguished University Professor University of Illinois, Chicago Co-Founder, CDGTI Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, Amrita Therapeutics ... Next Generation Drugs? � Smart Bacteria! ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... mathematicians study the words that we use ... Return to top. Show Originating on September 6, 2011 DR. SANDRA AAMODT Former editor-in-chief, Nature Neuroscience Author, Welcome to Your Child�s Brain Moira speaks with DR. SANDRA AAMODT about how children�s brains grow � all the way through college and beyond ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... 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 ... China�s big new biotech initiative ... Return to top. Show Originating on August 29, 2011 LAURIE R KING Novelist & Creator, Mary Russell � Sherlock Holmes series Author, Pirate King Moira speaks with novelist LAURIE R KING about how the Sherlock Holmes stories were the vehicle to deliver the latest science in the 1890�s ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR KEVIN D�MOUR Director, Stem Cell Biology, Viacyte ... utilizing stem cells to naturally create insulin in mice and eventually humans ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... they took his blood and built heart cells - they even beat ... Return to top. Show Originating on August 22, 2011 DAVID GRAEBER Anthropologist, University of London Author, Debt: The First 5,000 Years Moira speaks with DAVID GRAEBER about the history of that ubiquitous technology we call � DEBT ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR STAN SKAFIDAS Professor, University of Melbourne Program Leader, Bionic Vision Australia ... a nano-electronic solution to age-related macular degeneration ... Return to top. Show Originating on August 15, 2011 ED HUMES Pulitzer Prize-winning Author, Force of Nature: The Unlikely Story of WalMart�s Green Revolution Moira speaks with Ed Humes about the green transformations which WalMart has achieved simply due to its size ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. ORIN LEVINE Director, IVAC International Vaccine Access Center Bloomburg School of Public Health, Johns-Hopkins ... Trying to vaccinate the world�s children against pneumonia and meningitis ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... new science from the e-coli outbreak in Germany ... Return to top. Show Originating on August 8, 2011 KEITH DEVLIN NPR�s Math Guy Author, The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci�s Arithmetic Revolution Moira speaks with NPR's Math Guy, KEITH DEVLIN. He takes us back to 13th century Italy, to Pisa and its leaning tower. We find out why we aren�t using Roman numerals ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: MICHAEL ZHANG 16 year-old High School Junior Participant, 2011 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 August 1, 2011 DOUG EDWARDS Former Director of Consumer Marketing and Brand Management, Google Author, I�m Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59 Moira speaks with Google Employee #59 about the early days at Google ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: MICHAEL WERNER Co-founder and Executive Director MORRIE RUFFIN Managing Director The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine ... the consortium to support the development of regenerative medicine ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... the demise of Google Health ... Return to top. Show Originating on July 26, 2011 DEAN BUONOMANO Professor, UCLA, Neurobiology Author, Brain Bugs: How the Brain�s Flaws Shape Our Lives Moira speaks with UCLA professor DEAN BUONOMANO about brain bugs - how our brains work � and actually how they sometimes don�t work ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: GUNTHER WINKLER Senior Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Biogen Idec ... the Asia-Pacifc Biotech landscape ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... bioluminescence ... Return to top. Show Originating on July 19, 2011 MIKE COHEN Research Scientist & Manager of Speech Technology, Google Moira speaks with MIKE COHEN, the Manager of Speech Technology at Google. The google search engine now lets you "speak" your search terms ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: JEREMY ABBATE Publishing Director, Scientific American Worldview YALI FRIEDMAN Lead Editorial Consultant Editor of the Worldview Scorecard Scientific American Worldview ... Scientific American�s annual Worldview on biotech ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... Forbes� magazine index of innovation ... Return to top. Show Originating on July 12, 2011 JIM GREENWOOD President, the Biotechnology Industry Organization MARTIN O�MALLEY Governor, Maryland Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... 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 Moira speaks with leaders at the international BIO conference in Washington DC. They discuss the landscape of biotechnology globally, why it�s a good investment for jobs in these difficult economic times, and how to become a biotech entrepreneur in 2+ grueling days.... Return to top. Show Originating on July 5, 2011 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ALEX FILZ Head, Communications DSM Nutritional Products Moira speaks with the world�s leading supplier of vitamins, and we hear about their unusual humanitarian effort called Sight and Life ... Return to top. Show Originating on June 28, 2011 DR ROLAND GERMANN Manager, Nanotechnology Center Operations, Binnig and Rohrer Nanotechnology Center, IBM Research, Zurich, Switzerland Moira speaks with DR ROLAND GERMANN about IBM's early contributions to the field of nanotechnology ... LORD ALEC BROERS Chair, Diamond Light Source Chair, Bio-Nano Consulting Moira speaks LORD ALEC BROERS, the Leader of the UK-based 2011 Nanomedicine Mission to Switzerland ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ROBERT VAMOSI Author, When Gadgets Betray Us Moira speaks with ROBERT VAMOSI how technology can let us down in unexpected ways ... Return to top. Show Originating on June 21, 2011 LISA SEE Author, Dreams of Joy Moira speaks with popular author LISA SEE about her new novel and the serious impact of questionable science in China during the Great Leap Forward ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR RANDY SCHATZMAN President & CEO MARK LITTON Chief Business Officer, Alder Biopharmceuticals ... treating wasting disease as a part of cancer treatment ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... reducing waste in cancer testing and treatment ... Return to top. Show Originating on June 14, 2011 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... 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.... Return to top. Show Originating on June 7, 2011 MATT RICHTEL Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Journalist Author, Devil�s Plaything Moira speaks with journalist MATT RICHTEL about tickling your brain with technology in his novel �Devil�s Plaything" ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. PAUL LAIKIND Chief Business Officer, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute ... how non-profit research works with for-profit biotech ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... a new X-Prize � going where no man has gone before ... Return to top. Show Originating on May 31, 2011 BOB PEARSON Chief Technology & Media Officer, WCG Author, PRE-Commerce Moira speaks with Bob Pearson about �PRE-Commerce� - it�s not just E-Commerce any more. ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... the new science of longevity ... Return to top. Show Originating on May 24, 2011 In our spring archive series ... 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR TIM RODELL President and CEO, GlobeImmune ... bakers yeast figures into treating Hepatitis C ... Return to top. Show Originating on May 17, 2011 In our spring archive series ... ROBERT KAPLAN Author, Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power Moira speaks with ROBERT KAPLAN about an area of the world that India and China finds extremely strategic the Indian Ocean ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. MARK RASENICK Distinguished University Professor University of Illinois, Chicago ... the science of depression ... Return to top. Show Originating on May 10, 2011 In our spring archive series ... KEN GOLDBERG craigslist Distinguished Professor of New Media UC, Berkeley Moira speaks with KEN GOLDBERG about Opinion Space, an experimental website of the US State Department ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. NORBERT RIEDEL Chief Scientific Officer and Corp VP Baxter International ... the hospital of the future ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... the Nobel Prize for in vitro fertilization ... Return to top. Show Originating on May 3, 2011 STEVEN LEVY Senior Writer, Wired Author, In the Plex: How Google Thinks, works and Shapes Our Lives Moira speaks with Wired writer STEVEN LEVY about �In the Plex: How Google Thinks, works and Shapes Our Lives.� Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. MICHAEL JACKSON Vice President for Drug Discovery and Development Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute ... using robots to find new drugs ... Return to top. Show Originating on April 26, 2011 MICHIO KAKU Author, Physics of the Future: How Science will shape Human Destiny and our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 Moira speaks with MICHIO KAKU, host of the popular show, Sci Fi Science on the Science Channel. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. MISHA ANGRIST Author, Here is a Human Being ... Comprehensible explanations of the DNA of being human ... Return to top. Show Originating on April 19, 2011 DUNCAN WATTS Principal Scientist, Yahoo! Labs Author, Everything is Obvious: Once You Know the Answer Moira speaks with Yahoo's DUNCAN WATTS about the science of studying human behavior on social networks. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. STEVE KALDOR CEO, Ambrx ... Once-a-week Human Growth Hormone ... "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... energy drinks from a century ago ... Return to top. Show Originating on April 12, 2011 STEVEN ROSENBAUM Author, Curation Nation: Why the Future of Content is Context. Moira speaks with STEVEN ROSENBAUM. He says that data aggregators � like the Huffington Post � have taken a whole new role on the Internet. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... neuroscience studies brains ... Return to top. Show Originating on April 5, 2011 MARK STEVENSON Author, An Optimist�s Tour of the Future: One Curious Man Sets Out to Answer �What�s Next?� Moira speaks with MARK STEVENSON, who tells us that science can be approachable � even funny! Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: JASON BOBE Director of Community The Personal Genome Project Co-Founder, Do-It-Yourself Bio ... the impact of everyone's genomes ... Return to top. Show Originating on March 29, 2011 KEVIN POULSEN Wired.com Editor Author, Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground Moira speaks with KEVIN POULSEN about cybercrime in the United States, although the perpetrators can be anywhere. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. LINH HOANG Director, Personalized Medicine Life Technologies ... personalized medicine, and what that means for a breast cancer study with just 14 select women ... Return to top. Show Originating on March 22, 2011 MEHRDAD BAGHAI Managing Director, Alchemy Growth Partners Author, As One: Individual Action, Collective Power Moira speaks with MEHRDAD BAGHAI about how we see people relating to each other in many different ways than we realized in the past. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. PAUL CHEW Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Medical Officer for the US Sanofi-Aventis ... From Diabetes to triple-negative breast cancer and more ... CHRIS STERN CEO and Chair, Oxygen Biotherapeutics ... Innovative Oxygen carriers ... Return to top. Show Originating on March 15, 2011 SETH MNOOKIN Investigative Journalist & Author, The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science and Fear Moira speaks with investigative journalist SETH MNOOKIN about the bad science which improperly suggested a link between vaccinations and autism. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. ROBERT McNALLY President & CEO, Geovax ... two HIV vaccines ... Return to top. Show Originating on March 8, 2011 BRIAN GREENE Professor, Columbia University Author, The Hidden Reality Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos Moira speaks with popular science professor BRIAN GREENE about the various theories on the existence of multiple universes if there was one Big Bang, there likely were others. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: ERIC LAWSON Director of Regulatory Affairs, Voisin (pronounced Vuah-sah) Life Sciences Consulting ... not just the drug also the diagnostic ... And from the UKs Future Health Mission DR. DALE ATHEY CEO, OJ-Bio ... diagnostic testing using your cell phone ... PAUL WEINBERGER Chief Marketing Officer, Lumora ... Fast DNA and RNA testing from a small device - looks like a George Foreman Grill! ... Return to top. Show Originating on March 1, 2011 GUY KAWASAKI Former Chief Evangelist, Apple Author, Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions Moira speaks with Guy Kawasaki about enchantment - in the technology we love - and how to cultivate it in all sorts of ways ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: JOAN LAU President & CEO, Ansaris ... the future of computers and biotech ... Return to top. Show Originating on February 22, 2011 TOM RACHMAN Author, The Imperfectionists Moira speaks with Tom Rachman, a former correspondent for the Associated Press in Rome. They talk international journalism in the age of the Internet ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: TOM THORTON President & CEO, Kansas Bioscience Authority ... food safety & the Department of Homeland Security ... LUC DOCHEZ Chief Business Officer, Prosensa ... treating Muscular Dystrophy ... And on "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... BioIssue of the Week plays Jeopardy with Watson ... Return to top. Show Originating on February 15, 2011 DR SHERRY TURKLE MIT Professor & Author, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less From Each Other Moira speaks with SHERRY TURKLE about what all that texting and emailing is doing to our relationships ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: JEAN-FRANCOIS MOUNEY CEO, Genfit Corporation ... treating pre-diabetics ... And on "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... biotech and bedbugs ... Return to top. Show Originating on February 8, 2011 DANIEL BURRUS Author, Flash Foresight Moira speaks with trend forecaster DANIEL BURRUS about Flash Foresight, a follow-on to his earlier TechnoTrends ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. JIM DAVIS Executive Vice President, Human Genome Sciences ... a strategic national stockpile of anti-anthrax treatments ... And on "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... from ObamaCare to ObamaMedical Research ... Return to top. Show Originating on February 1, 2011 PARAG KHANNA Author, How to Run the World Charting a Course to the Next Rennaissance Moira speaks with PARAG KHANNA about a new vision for how the world can work, with technology and innovation being no small consideration ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR MARTIN WILES Senior Vice President for Development, BioInvent ... a unique application of antibodies ... DR HARI KUMAR Chief Business Officer, Amira Pharmaceuticals ... a new treatment for fibrosis disease ... And on "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... JP Morgan Healthcare Conference and the Personalized Medicine World Congress ... Return to top. Show Originating on January 25, 2011 DR AMIR LEVINE & RACHER HELLER Author, Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find and Keep Love Moira speaks with psychiatrist DR AMIR LEVINE & social psychologist RACHER HELLER about how we humans bond with each other, and how "anxious" people seeking relationships inadvertantly bond with "avoidant" people - not such a good outcome! ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. MANISH SINGH President & CEO, ImmunoCellular ... a novel approach to glioplastoma ... Return to top. Show Originating on January 18, 2011 DON TAPSCOTT Author, MacroWikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World Moira speaks with DON TAPSCOTT about how the beasic economic proposition has changed, all because of the Internet ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. BARBARA DOMAYNE-HAYMAN CEO, Stabilitech ... a new technology which eliminates the need to refrigerate vaccines ... MATTHEW DURDY CEO, Aqix ... a replacement for the saline drip ... Return to top. Show Originating on January 11, 2011 BILL DAVIDOW Author, OVERconnected the promise and threat of the Internet Moira speaks with BILL DAVIDOW about the ways in which we might be unwittingly OVER-connected with the explosion of the Internet ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: STEVE BURRILL President & CEO, Burrill & Co. ... 2010 Biotechnology Industry wrap-up and insights for 2011 ... Return to top. Show Originating on January 4, 2011 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. KLEANTHIS XANTHOPOLOUS (Pronounced Klee-anth-is Zan-thop-oh-lous) President, Regulus Therapeutics ... not DNA -- microRNA ... Return to top. Show Originating on December 28, 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! ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 Return to top. Show Originating on December 21, 2010 IN OUR WINTER ARCHIVE SERIES ... 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. ANDREW BALBER Chief Scientific Officer, Aldagen ... Adult Stem Cells ... JOHN HOLADAY Managing Director and CEO, QRX Pharma ... Teaching old drugs, new tricks ... Return to top. Show Originating on December 14, 2010 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... news about Retts Syndrome, a form of Autism ... Return to top. Show Originating on December 7, 2010 A panel of professional science journalists from the Purdue Science Journalism Laureates Program Clive Cookson Science Editor, Financial Times of London Nuala Moran Managing Editor of Science\|Business UK correspondent for BioWorld Steven Levy Senior Writer for Wired Magazine Joan Leach Director of the Science Communications Programs University of Queensland Jon Van formerly with the Chicago Tribune, Correspondent with the Chicago News Cooperative Keith Devlin Director, H-Star Multidisciplinary Research Center Stanford University The NPR Weekend Edition Math Guy Jeff Young Senior Writer, Chronicle of Higher Education Peter Winter Director for Editorial at Burrill & Company Shankar Vedantam Reporter at the Washington Post Author, The Hidden Brain John Morrow Contributing Editor, Genetic Engineering News Moira speaks with Professional journalists from the Purdues Science Journalism Laureates Program reading and discussing this years 100 Words ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... Return to top. Show Originating on November 30, 2010 JEFF PAPOWS President & CEO, WebLayers Former President, Lotus Development Corporation Author, GLITCH: The Hidden Impact of Faulty Software Moira speaks with JEFF PAPOWS about the glitches in our software - and what we might do about it ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: BARRY LABINGER Executive Vice President, Human Genome Sciences ... Benlysta: a new treatment for lupus ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... Rock Stars of Science ... Return to top. Show Originating on November 23, 2010 KEVIN KELLY Former Editor in Chief, Wired Magazine Author, What Technology Wants Moira speaks with Former Wired Editor KEVIN KEL about his view of technology ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. DAVID CHERNOFF Chief Medical Officer, Crescendo Bioscience ... a new diagnostic for rheumatoid arthritis ... Return to top. Show Originating on November 16, 2010 ROBERT KAPLAN Author, Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power Moira speaks with ROBERT KAPLAN about an area of the world that India and China finds extremely strategic the Indian Ocean ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. MARK RASENICK Distinguished University Professor University of Illinois, Chicago ... the science of depression ... Return to top. Show Originating on November 9, 2010 MICHAEL KRASNY Public Radio Host & Author, Spiritual Envy An Agnostics Quest Moira speaks with MICHAEL KRASNY about scientists and mathematicians who were also important philosophers. They look at the very human quest to find God or simply say, we dont know. ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. RUBEN HENRIQUEZ CEO, Sanifit ... innovative technologies fighting calcification in the human body ... VICENS TUR CEO & Director General, DR. PABLO ESCRIBA Chief Scientific Officer, Lipo Pharma ... a novel approach to delivering drugs utilizing lipids ... Return to top. Show Originating on November 2, 2010 KEN GOLDBERG craigslist Distinguished Professor of New Media UC, Berkeley Moira speaks with KEN GOLDBERG about Opinion Space, an experimental website of the US State Department ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. NORBERT RIEDEL Chief Scientific Officer and Corp VP Baxter International ... the hospital of the future ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... the Nobel Prize for in vitro fertilization ... Return to top. Show Originating on October 26, 2010 PROFESSOR PATRICK MAXWELL Head of Division of Medicine at University College, London PROFESSOR TONY CASS Research Director, Institute of Biomedical Engineering PROFESSOR GABRIEL AEPPLI Director, London Centre for Nanotechnology DR. DAVID SARPHIE CEO, Bio-Nano Consulting Moira speaks with four experts in the field of nanotechnology ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. PAUL TAN CEO, Living Cell Technologies ... Arctic pigs provide a treatment for long term unstable diabetes ... Return to top. Show Originating on October 19, 2010 BILL BRYSON Author, At Home: A Short History of Private Life Moira speaks with BILL BRYSON about the history of technology in our private lives ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR NINA DUDNIK Founder & CEO, Seeding Labs ... helping emerging countries develop their science programs ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... why getting the latest science information can cost you ... Return to top. Show Originating on October 12, 2010 SUSAN CASEY Author, The Wave In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean Moira speaks with SUSAN CASEY. What science has to say about rogue waves, and the extreme surfers who go in search of them ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR ANANDA CHAKRABARTY Holder, First US Life Science Patent University Professor, University of Illinois, Chicago Co-Founder, CDG Therapeutics ... bacteria a whole new way to treat cancer ... Return to top. Show Originating on October 5, 2010 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR TIM RODELL President and CEO, GlobeImmune ... bakers yeast figures into treating Hepatitis C ... Return to top. Show Originating on September 28, 2010 TOM HAYES & MIKE MALONE Co-Authors, No Size Fits All, from Mass Marketing to Mass Hand Selling Moira speaks with TOM HAYES and MIKE MALONE they say that its harder to Twitter your way to success than everyone claims ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: MARK LEDWIDGE & JOHN GILMER Solvotrin Therapeutics ... new life for that old standby Aspirin ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... neuroscience explains to David that his brain disagrees with him ... Return to top. Show Originating on September 21, 2010 PAUL EHRLICH Bing Professor of Population Studies and professor of Biology, Stanford University Author, The Dominant Animal Moira speaks with Paul Ehrlich about the role of man: The Dominant Animal ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: BOB PALAY Chairman and CEO, Cellular Dynamics International ... worlds largest manufacturer of human heart cells ... DR. MARK GOLDBERG Chairman, PlantForm Corporation ... a new approach to manufacturing drugs - in a tobacco plant ... Return to top. Show Originating on September 14, 2010 CLIFF NASS Professor, Stanford University Author, The Man Who Lied to His Laptop Moira speaks with CLIFF NASS about how people can successfully deal with each other science confirms it! ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. JOE MILETICH Senior VP, Research & Development, Amgen ... innovative approaches to therapeutics for cancer and osteoporosis, among others ... Return to top. Show Originating on September 7, 2010 MICHAEL FAYER Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University Author, Absolutely Small: How Quantum Theory Explains Our Everyday World Moira speaks with Stanford Professor MICHAEL FAYER about Quantum Theory in our everyday lives ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. CARLOS PAYA President, Elan Pharmaceuticals ... innovative approaches to Alzheimers & Parkinsons ... On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... the federal government wants to digitize your doctors office ... Return to top. Show Originating on August 31, 2010 MARY ROACH Author, Packing for Mars: The Curious science of Life in the Void Moira speaks with Mary Roach about all manner of odd space stories, including the challenges of flying the American flag on the moon ... MAX BEZOLD & TWYMAN CLEMENTS University of Kentucky graduate students Space entrepreneurs, Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... a US judge rules against President Obamas stem cell policy ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... 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: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... the FDA approves the testing of a new stem cell therapy on humans ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: On BioIssue of the Week: with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN *... direct-to-consumer genetics testing gets the attention of the FDA, the National Institutes of Health and* the Government Accounting Office ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... 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 ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... 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 ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: & on "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... when a prestigious journal publishes flawed science ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... 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 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... 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 Return to top. SHOW 26, 2010--> 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... 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 Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: TOM WIGGANS Chairman & CEO, Peplin, Inc. Chair, The Biotechnology Institute ... an emerging treatment for skin cancer ... & on "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist *DAVID EWING DUNCAN* ... the science of longevity is gaining new respect Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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? ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. JOSH BOGER Director & Chairman, The New England Healthcare Institute ... two biological processes which cause Cystic Fibrosis, and how biotech takes aim at each... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: And on "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... the 10th birthday of decoding the human genome ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. ERIC TOMLINSON President & CEO, Altea Therapeutics ... a new device to inject drugs without using a needle ... Return to top. 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. KLEANTHIS XANTHOPOLOUS (Pronounced Klee-anth-is Zan-thop-oh-lous) President, Regulus Therapeutics ... not DNA -- microRNA ... Return to top. 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 ... Return to top. 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 ... Return to top. 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: And on "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... the Worlds most expensive drugs ... Return to top. 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. MIKE DOYLE Director, Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia ... biotech and food safety ... Return to top. 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 ... Return to top. 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 ... Return to top. 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 Return to top. Show Originating on 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! ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 Return to top. Show Originating on 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: TJERK DE RUITER CEO, Genencor ... more sustainable products from tires to toys ... Return to top. 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. ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 Return to top. 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: DR. ANDREW BALBER Chief Scientific Officer, Aldagen ... Adult Stem Cells ... JOHN HOLADAY Managing Director and CEO, QRX Pharma ... Teaching old drugs, new tricks ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... 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 ... Return to top. 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. 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 ... cancer stem cells those somewhat controversial tiny cells which are now believed to be the tumor initiators ... Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: PAUL HASTINGS President & CEO, OncoMed Pharmaceuticals ... cancer stem cells those somewhat controversial tiny cells which are now believed to be the tumor initiators ... Return to top. Show Originating on 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... Return to top. Show Originating on 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 Return to top. Show Originating on 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: On "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... biotech and shark fin soup? Return to top. Show Originating on 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 Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... Return to top. Show Originating on 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: MARGIE McGLYNN President for Global Vaccines and Infectious Disease Merck & Company ... how the latest vaccines are so very different than those of the past ... Return to top. Show Originating on 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 Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: On "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... the evolution of overconfidence Return to top. Show Originating on 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 Return to top. Show Originating on 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: & on "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist DAVID EWING DUNCAN ... how neuroscience tests fear and anxiety Return to top. Show Originating on 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: TOM WIGGANS Chairman & CEO, Peplin, Inc. Chair, The Biotechnology Institute ... an emerging treatment for skin cancer ... & on "The BioIssue of the Week" with science journalist *DAVID EWING DUNCAN* ... the science of longevity is gaining new respect Return to top. 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... 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 Return to top. Show Originating on 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. Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... 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 Return to top. 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 ... Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 Return to top. Show Originating on 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." Click thru for AUDIO STREAMING and PODCASTING ... ... and on BioTech Nation: 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 Return to top. "Five Minutes" \| Dr. Gunn \| Pgm Archive \| Donate! \| Media Info\| Recent Archive\| Contact Us Tech Nation & BioTech Nation are Registered Service Marks of Tech Nation Media