Future Tech: Almost Here, Round-the-Corner Future Technology Podcast
1,842 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -Future Technologies Poised to Transform Our Lives For The Better are the focus of this podcast. Almost here means these technologies are Now Here, or Just Around The Corner. Listen to the latest future tech news & interviews, featuring Artificial Intelligence, 3D printing, stem cells, regenerative medicine, Bitcoin, Blockchain & other cutting-edge stuff.
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The Healing and Reparative Function of Food—Kelly Dorfman—Nutritionist and Author of Cure Your Child With Food
June 20, 2019 11:00 - 38 minutes - 27.3 MBKelly Dorfman is a clinical nutritionist and expert in the field of nutrition who specializes in the treatment of ‘walking wounded’ conditions, such as chronic autoimmune diseases, allergies, generalized fatigue, and a variety of behavioral and brain-related problems. While the approach in conventional Western medicine is to throw some pharmaceuticals at these conditions with the hopes of alleviating the symptoms and not creating too many additional ones, Dorfman is focusing on the healing a...
Skin Discoveries – Raja Sivamani, Doctor, and Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology, UC Davis – Treating the Skin
June 20, 2019 09:11 - 44 minutes - 31.2 MBIn this podcast, Raja Sivamani, M.D., M.S., C.A.T., Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology at UC Davis, talks about the skin, our largest organ, and the many conditions that impact skin health. As an experienced, board-certified dermatologist, Dr. Sivamani has devoted his career to the study and treatment of skin, with a particular focus on diseases that affect the skin. Sivamani discusses how he got into the field of dermatology. He elaborates on sebaceous gland disease and bioenginee...
Taking Control of Thyroid Health – Dr. Vedrana Högqvist Tabor – BOOST Thyroid CEO and Co-founder
June 20, 2019 07:17 - 28 minutes - 20.3 MBDr. Vedrana Högqvist Tabor joins us today to discuss her app, BOOST Thyroid. Dr. Högqvist Tabor’s idea for this app stemmed from her experience as a patient who sought to understand and manage her own Hashimoto’s disease diagnosis. With a background in research, she wanted a digital platform that would help her track lab work, remind her to take medications, and track her symptoms. This idea was further developed into an app that helps patients worldwide keep closer tabs on their symptoms,...
Visual Cortex Contex –Pouya Bashivan, Postdoctoral Associate, MIT, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences – Brain Activity & Advanced Visual Recognition
June 20, 2019 06:38 - 33 minutes - 21.9 MBIn this podcast, Pouya Bashivan, Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, discusses brain activity and visual recognition. Bashivan’s lab is particularly interested in how the brain sees, how the visual cortex recognizes objects, etc. Working with Kohitij Kar, the neuroscientists have engaged in some of the most significant testing to date of computational models that seek to approximate a brain's visual cortex. Using ...
Psychedelics as Healing Truth Serum-Stephen Gray—Ninth Annual Spirit Plant Medicine Conference
June 19, 2019 09:57 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBIn the late 60s, Stephen Gray began his journey into the world where spirituality and psychedelics intersect and has since worked with a number of psychedelic substances, become an editor and contributor to a book called Cannabis and Spirituality, and now serves as the head of the Spirit Plant Medicine Conference, where people come together in search of spiritual growth, enlightenment, an insight through the use of substances such as ayahuasca, psilocybe mushrooms, iboga, peyote, cannabis, h...
The Cellular Grind–Louis E. Metzger, Chief Scientific Officer at Tierra Biosciences – Discovering New Molecules Originating from Nature
June 19, 2019 06:10 - 38 minutes - 25.9 MBLouis E. Metzger, Chief Scientific Officer at Tierra Biosciences, delivers an interesting overview of his company’s innovative work. Metzger’s company, Tierra Biosciences devised proprietary methods that make it possible to discover new molecules originating from nature. Their advanced technology builds upon the progress made in the areas of cell-free synthetic biology, computation, and automation, which allows it to seek molecules that were previously thought to be inaccessible by past met...
The Path of Development – Dr. Mark Bertin, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician and Author –Developmental Issues in Children—Status & Treatment
June 18, 2019 16:26 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIn this podcast, Dr. Mark Bertin, developmental-behavioral pediatrician, and celebrated author discusses ADHD and provides a general overview of child development. Dr. Bertin has studied extensively in the area of developmental-behavioral pediatrics, early on at Cornell University and the UCLA School of Medicine, then wrapping up his pediatric training at the Oakland Children’s Hospital in Northern California. He followed this education with a fellowship in neurodevelopmental behavioral p...
Oral Health, Holistic Health – Nadine Artemis, Noted Author of the Book, Holistic Dental Care: The Complete Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums – The Whole-Body Approach to Oral Health, Healthy Extracts, and Wellness Solutions
June 18, 2019 15:37 - 32 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this podcast, Nadine Artemis, the celebrated author of Holistic Dental Care: The Complete Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums discusses holistic oral care and healthy extracts for wellness. Artemis is a promoter of good oral health, an author, and an entrepreneur. Her company, Living Libations, produces serums, elixirs, and essential oils for health and beauty. Artemis discusses her book, Holistic Dental Care: The Complete Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums. Finding almost no comprehensive in...
Helping Those with Diabetes Live Their Best Lives—Jeff Dachis—One Drop
June 18, 2019 14:48 - 29 minutes - 20 MBWhen Jeff Dachis was unexpectedly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2013, he was given nothing more than a short conversation with a nurse practitioner, an insulin pen, and a prescription. He was shocked by the life-threatening diagnosis and left with so many questions and concerns that all he could do in those moments was break down. But after a few days, he decided to make a change. With a background in technology, Dachis began brainstorming the ways in which he could obtain all of the dat...
Living with Type 1 Diabetes: Improving Quality of Life--Dana Lewis--Open Artificial Pancreas Project
June 18, 2019 10:23 - 36 minutes - 24.4 MBWhen Dana Lewis was 14 years old, she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and that’s when her interest in the pancreas and how it functions in the body began. While there’s technology like insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGM) that help people manage type 1 diabetes, Lewis quickly learned the drawbacks associated with the fact that these devices don’t communicate with each other and are not automated; those dealing with type 1 diabetes still have to do a lot of work to manage t...
THC and CBD-Infused Sugars—Latham Woodward—Shoogies
June 18, 2019 09:17 - 20 minutes - 14 MBTHC and CBD-infused gummies are popular and available in dispensaries throughout the US and Canada, but there’s something that you may not know about them until it’s too late: there is no guarantee that you’re going to get a specific amount of THC, which means there’s no guarantee that you’re not going to get a super-saturated gummy that’s going to result in an unpleasant experience involving paranoia, perceived heart palpitations, or a number of other unsettling effects. Shoogies is a suga...
Growing Beating Hearts from Cells – Dr. Jeffrey A.Morgan – Chief Medical Officer for BIOLIFE4D
June 18, 2019 05:53 - 31 minutes - 22.9 MBDr. Jeffrey A. Morgan, a cardiac surgeon and Chief Medical Officer for BIOLIFE4D, provides an overview on surgical therapies currently used to treat patients with heart failure and overviews the current and future direction of bioprinted hearts. In this episode, Dr. Morgan explains what causes heart failure, the physiology of a healthy and diseased heart, and outlines the most common surgical therapies currently available to patients with heart failure. He explores the benefits and drawback...
The Myth of Aging – Aubrey de Grey, PhD, Chief Science Officer and Co-founder of SENS Research Foundation – Debunking the Myth That Nothing Can Be Done About Aging, Through Scientific Research and Development
June 14, 2019 07:23 - 47 minutes - 33.8 MBAubrey de Grey, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer and Co-founder of SENS Research Foundation, delivers an overview of aging and the many health problems that develop in our advanced years. Dr. de Grey is a respected member of the science community; he is the noted biomedical gerontologist who devised the innovative SENS platform and co-founded the SENS Research Foundation to further it. Dr. de Grey has written about his work and as an established researcher, he has been appointed to the editoria...
Seeing What We See – Carlos R. Ponce, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine – Using AI to Better Understand Biological Vision
June 14, 2019 06:03 - 46 minutes - 31.2 MBCarlos R. Ponce, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine discusses his work studying conscious understanding. Dr. Ponce’s research program seeks to explain and elaborate on how various brain regions interact to solve motion processing as well as visual object recognition, by utilizing a combination of reversible deactivation and sophisticated microstimulation techniques, and computational modeling. Dr. Ponce holds an MD-Ph...
The Blood Knows – Dr. Sam Rodgers, Medical Director for Medichecks – Utilizing Convenient, Advanced Blood Testing Options to Regularly Monitor Health and Improve Wellness
June 13, 2019 12:41 - 39 minutes - 27.6 MBDr. Sam Rodgers, Medical Director for Medichecks (medichecks.com), provides a thorough overview of his company and their mission. Dr. Rodgers joined Medichecks as their Medical Director in 2017. He has worked extensively as a GP in the London area for over a decade. The Medichecks mission is to deliver advanced laboratory blood screening options to everyone. By connecting the top pathology laboratories with innovative consumer technology Medichecks offers blood testing that is efficient and...
Digital Diagnosis – Sharmin Habib, OD, Optometrist, Wellness Advocate, and Co-Founder of Umay – Thermal Therapy for Reduction of Eye Strain and Improved Relaxation
June 13, 2019 09:52 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBSharmin Habib, OD, optometrist, wellness advocate, and Co-Founder of Umay provides an overview of digital eye strain and how her company is working to reduce it for everyone. The innovative, patented technology developed by Habib’s company is predicated upon years of thermal therapy research with a focus on restoring eye health. Umay’s proprietary ‘Thermal Meditation’ can assist digital device users who seek to reset the effects of screen time via relaxation of the mind and restoration of t...
Improving Health and Sleep – Joana Vaz de Castro, Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) Specialist – Modern Medicine and the Treatment of Various Diseases and Conditions of the Ear, Nose, and Larynx
June 13, 2019 07:11 - 44 minutes - 32.1 MBJoana Vaz de Castro, ORL, discusses the research and treatment of diseases of the ears, nose, and larynx, as well as sleep disorders. Joana Vaz de Castro is an Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) Specialist, commonly referred to as an ear, nose and throat surgeon, or ENT. Joana earned her Masters in Medicine from the Nova Medical School, went on to complete her specialist degree in ORL, then began her work in the Ph.D. Neuroscience Program of the University of Lisbon Medical School. Additionally, Joa...
Shifting the Focus in Orthodontic Practice—William M. Hang DDS MSD—Face Focused
June 12, 2019 11:48 - 45 minutes - 31.9 MBWilliam M. Hang, MSD, has been an orthodontist for 47 years now. He was trained in a conventional way like everyone else; taught to focus on the straightening of the teeth and not pay much attention to the structure of the face. But in the early 80s, he began noticing differences between the way his patient’s faces looked before and after tooth extractions, realizing many of these patients were made worse off by the procedure. He also started hearing about the procedure leading to problems s...
Insights on Video Capsule Endoscopy from a Gastroenterologist—Dr. David Cave, MD—University of Massachusetts Medical School
June 12, 2019 09:07 - 38 minutes - 25.4 MBHe’s had countless interests over the course of his career as a gastroenterologist and professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, but Dr. David Cave’s most current interest is an approach in gastroenterology called video capsule endoscopy. This procedure involves a pill not much larger than a pill of aspirin that has the capability of taking pictures all throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. By providing an unprecedented way of looking at the GI tract, this technology...
Human-on-a-Chip – Dr. James Hickman, PhD, and Chief Science Officer of Hesperos – Utilizing Science and Technology to Design for Disease Modeling and Drug Testing
June 12, 2019 05:34 - 35 minutes - 34.3 MBDr. James Hickman, Ph.D., and Chief Science Officer of Hesperos (<a href="http://hesperosinc.com">hesperosinc.com</a>), the ‘Human-on-a-Chip’ company, delivers a thorough overview of his work designing custom systems for disease modeling and drug testing. Hickman is a pioneer in his field and noted for Hesperos’ technological ‘Human-on-a-Chip’ platform. Dr. Hickman is renowned for his work in general, and for publishing the very first serum-free, defined culture system specifically for neur...
Organ-On-Chip Technology: Replacing Traditional Methods in Drug and Scientific Research—Dr. Thomas Neumann—Nortis
June 11, 2019 12:26 - 43 minutes - 29.5 MBIt’s about the size of a credit card and contains nothing but several microfluidic channels which connect to a 3D chamber where segments of human organs are grown and subjected to a multitude of tests that have historically only been carried out in vitro or using animal models: this is the Organ-on-Chip technology being developed at Nortis. CEO of the company, Dr. Thomas Neumann, joins the podcast to discuss the ins and outs of the science behind this technology, as well as the benefits of t...
A Bold New World – Jamie Burke, Founder and CEO of Outlier Ventures – Emerging Technologies, and the Tools That Are Changing How We Do Business in the 21st Century
June 11, 2019 11:19 - 30 minutes - 26.3 MBJamie Burke, Founder, and CEO of Outlier Ventures provides an overview of bitcoin and blockchain and the ways that companies can aggressively push their businesses forward with emerging technologies. Burke is a pioneer in the blockchain industry. As Europe's 1st Web 3.0 blockchain venture builder, he and his team have pushed forward on utilizing blockchain as a significant key to emerging trends (AI, Mixed Reality, IoT, and Autonomous Robotics) that will play key roles in multiple industrie...
Exposed – Michael Skinner, PhD, Professor, School of Biological Sciences at Washington State University – Explaining How Various Toxins Can Potentially Impact Multiple Generations of a Species
June 11, 2019 10:04 - 57 minutes - 38.1 MBIn this podcast, Dr. Michael Skinner, School of Biological Sciences at Washington State University, discusses epigenetic transgenerational inheritance and the potential long term impact of toxins. Dr. Skinner discusses his research within the area of epigenetic transgenerational inheritance. He explains the different ways males versus females are potentially impacted. He outlines how gestating females may be exposed to toxins, and what type of affect exposure can have on not only the offspr...
Technology for the Modern Age: An App and Wearable Device for Treating and Preventing Burnout—Kathryn Fantauzzi—Apollo
June 10, 2019 10:40 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBDespite the human ability to adapt to new and changing environments, our bodies simply weren’t designed to live in the modern world. Take for instance the physiological stress response: you see a bear, your heart starts pumping harder and faster, your system fills with adrenaline, digestion gets put on hold, and all of your body’s attention is focused on survival. In this day and age, our bodies are being triggered to show this stress response multiple times a day—whether, during an argument...
Re-thinking Yourself To Sleep—Sasha Stephens—Author of The Effortless Sleep Method: The Incredible New Cure for Insomnia and Chronic Sleep Problems and Creator of Sleep for Life
June 10, 2019 07:50 - 40 minutes - 29 MBFor the first 23 years of her life, Sasha Stephens never thought twice about sleep, and she never really had to because she never had a problem with it. But after a bout of sleepless nights during her college years, the problem that seemed to come out of nowhere only seemed to worsen. And when she sought relief from sleeping pills, things got even worse. This was the beginning of a 15-year case of insomnia for Sasha, and it took over her life. But if it weren’t for this experience, Sasha lik...
Getting to the Root Cause of Crooked Teeth—Barry Raphael, Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry—The Raphael Center for Integrative Orthodontics
June 03, 2019 09:39 - 31 minutes - 28 MB“Soft tissue dysfunction is the etiology of malocclusion.” Those were the words that ultimately compelled Barry Raphael, Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD), to take a deeper look into the way the posture and functions of the tongue determine how well the jaw grows, how well the teeth come in, and how well the airway takes shape—all of which impact quality of sleep. For 27 years, Dr. Raphael practiced conventional orthodontics, but the way he practices now is completely different, aided by...
Blending the Best of Western and Chinese Medicine—Shiroko Sokitch, MD—Heart to Heart Medical Center
June 03, 2019 08:22 - 41 minutes - 28 MBIn the West, the main facets of Chinese medicine have historically been ridiculed or otherwise dismissed as ineffective, and this includes acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. But today, perceptions of Chinese medicine are changing, in part because of the rise of notable and respectable physicians who began their careers in conventional Western medicine before realizing the value and effectiveness of Chinese medical practices. Dr. Shiroko Sokitch is one such physician, who abandoned her ...
The Power of the Gut – Stephanie Schnorr, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Nevada, Las Vegas – An Interesting Look at the Gut Microbiome and Its Contributions
June 03, 2019 08:05 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBStephanie Schnorr, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, discusses her work studying digestion and the gut microbiome. Schnorr is fascinated with diet, digestion, and what’s going on in our guts. She is a biological anthropologist who studies the human diet and gut microbiome as they pertain to human evolution. Of particular interest is how humans have such large brains. Schnorr studies dietary behavior, physiological adaptations, as well as the complete gut microbiome in...
Stem Cell Manipulation – Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Assistant Professor at the University of Notre Dame – Utilizing Contemporary Engineering Principles to Control Stem Cell Differentiation, Cellular Repair, and Drug Therapy
June 03, 2019 07:14 - 35 minutes - 34.8 MBDonny Hanjaya-Putra, assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame, discusses his research and work in the field of stem cell therapy. Hanjaya-Putra is an assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, as well as an assistant professor in the Bioengineering Graduate Program, and a concurrent assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engine...
Reengineering Plant Behavior in Preparation for Environmental Changes—Dr. Clay Wright—Virginia Tech Department of Biological Systems Engineering
June 03, 2019 07:13 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBClimate change is happening, and its impact on plant and human life will only increase in severity in the coming years. With this in mind, assistant professor at the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech, Dr. Clay Wright, is focused on developing a deeper understanding of plant behavior and the way genes play a role in plant defense mechanisms and responses to environmental changes. Once equipped with this knowledge, Dr. Wright believes it will be possible to re-engin...
Evolving Industries–Sarah Boisvert, Author of, The New Collar Workforce: An Insider's Guide to Making Impactful Changes to Manufacturing and Training – How New Technologies are Pushing Us to Expand and Evolve Manufacturing
June 03, 2019 05:48 - 44 minutes - 29.3 MBSarah Boisvert, author of, The New Collar Workforce: An Insider's Guide to Making Impactful Changes to Manufacturing and Training, discusses her research, her new book, and the skills needed to operate in new industries such as AI, 3D printing, and robotics. Boisvert talks about the motivations and inspirations that led to her latest project, and the writing of her book, The New Collar Workforce. As she explains, upon selling her laser machine tool company, she took up research residence at...
The First-Ever Rendezvous with a Comet—Dr. Paolo Ferri—The European Space Agency’s Rosetta Mission
May 30, 2019 07:35 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MBToward the end of 2016, after three decades’ worth of planning and 12 years in space, the European Space Agency’s historic mission, Rosetta, ended. The unprecedented mission managed to establish a rendezvous with a comet, which means that it stayed in close proximity to a comet—orbiting at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per second—for over two years. It took 10 years just to reach and maintain the proper speed to establish the rendezvous. Dr. Paolo Ferri is Head of the ESA Mission Operations...
Ingestible Electronics: Developing a Novel Approach to Biomedical Device Manufacturing—Dr. Yong Lin Kong—University of Utah College of Engineering
May 30, 2019 05:34 - 24 minutes - 18.1 MBAs a professor in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Utah, Dr. Yong Lin Kong is focused on developing novel additive manufacturing technologies to create unique interwoven architecture and devices that can’t be created using conventional fabrication methods. By using a multi-scale, multi-material 3D-printing approach, Dr. Kong explains that the geometrical, mechanical and material difficulties present in conventional methods can be overcome, allowing for the creation ...
Editing the Code of Life—Tarun Wadhwa—On the Current and Future State of CRISPR Technology
May 29, 2019 10:27 - 33 minutes - 28.7 MBWhat makes us human? What do we want the human gene pool to look like? How much can we change without changing who we are as people? These are just some of the ethical questions that are being asked in response to a rapidly developing form of gene editing technology known as CRISPR. It’s a technology based on a system that bacteria have used for millions of years in fighting off viruses, and it involves editing a gene by adding or inserting portions of the genetic code. Essentially, this mea...
Crowding, Braces, and Sleep—Sandra Kahn and Paul Ehrlich—Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic
May 29, 2019 07:21 - 53 minutes - 46.4 MBWhat do braces or crowding in the mouth have to do with sleep? At first, you may think there’s no connection, but according to Sandra Kahn, Paul Ehrlich, and a growing body of research, they’re directly related. Kahn and Ehrlich join the podcast today to discuss their new book, Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic, which details the connection between jaw size, the need for braces and sleep quality. They explain how the transition from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle to agriculture and industr...
Telling the Stories Behind the Sciences—Thomas Hager—Author of Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine
May 29, 2019 06:03 - 31 minutes - 26.2 MBThe average US citizen consumes 50,000 pharmaceutical pills over the course of their lifetime, at least 50 percent of Americans take a prescription drug regularly, and many people who are over the age of 50 regularly take between five and 10 different prescription medications. With this much consumption, the fact that these drugs impact our lives is unquestionable, but what are those effects, and are we even aware of all of them? According to Thomas Hager, the use of pharmaceuticals impacts ...
Sleep Better – Hugo Mercier, CEO of Dreem, An Innovative Sleep Improvement Product – Fixing Our Fractured Sleep via Technology and Harvesting Data
May 28, 2019 08:36 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBHugo Mercier, CEO of Dreem (dreem.com), discusses their innovative solution that helps people achieve better quality sleep. Mercier discusses the early ideas that intrigued him and led him down the path toward founding Dreem. As students at École Polytechnique, Hugo Mercier and Quentin Soulet de Brugière became fascinated by the scientific studies that indicated sound stimulations actually improve deep sleep. They wanted to dig deeper. Mercier explains their product and how it works. Dreem...
Baby Thoughts – Dr. Jonathan Delafield-Butt, Director of the Cross-Disciplinary Laboratory for Innovation in Autism at the University of Strathclyde – Understanding the Infant Mind
May 24, 2019 06:32 - 32 minutes - 23.3 MBDr. Jonathan Delafield-Butt, Director of the cross-disciplinary Laboratory for Innovation in Autism and Reader in Child Development at the University of Strathclyde, discusses his interesting research in early cognitive development. Fascinated by psychology, Delafield-Butt’s work studies the genesis of conscious experience as well as the deep emotional foundations of general psychological development, with a special focus on the motor disruption seen in autism spectrum disorder. Delafield-B...
Do Plants Have Feelings? – Arthur S. Reber, Cognitive Psychologist, Professor of Psychology – Implicit Learning and Conscious Cells
May 23, 2019 09:51 - 52 minutes - 45.9 MBArthur S. Reber, cognitive psychologist, professor of psychology, and prolific author discusses implicit learning and consciousness on the cellular level. Reber is a Fulbright Fellow and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as well as the Association for Psychological Science (APS). Reber earned his BA in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA and Ph.D. from Brown University. Reber discusses the origin of his fascination with implicit...
How Good Business Practice Can Make Us Better People—Minter Dial—Author of Heartificial Empathy: Putting Heart into Business and Artificial Intelligence
May 23, 2019 09:29 - 41 minutes - 27.7 MB“Today, whether it’s an increase in narcissism, a reduction in time, or an obsession with technology, there are many reasons why people are understanding themselves to be and seeming to feel that there’s less empathy out there,” says Minter Dial, keynote speaker and author of Heartificial Empathy: Putting Heart into business and Artificial Intelligence. He goes on to explain the effects that this minimal amount or complete lack of empathy has in the world of business, one of which leaves cus...
From Sunday Preachings to Psychotherapy and Psychedelics A Journey for Spirituality—Bruce Sanguin – Author of Dismantled How Love and Psychedelics Broke a Clergyman Apart, and Put Him Back Together
May 23, 2019 08:43 - 30 minutes - 25.8 MB“The realm of the invisible and the ancestral realm opened up to me, and the fundamental principles of reality were suddenly obvious to me, just about the nature of reality itself and the big picture, and I felt more connected to source—whatever term you want to use, god, goddess, the great mystery—than I ever did in my years as a clergyman,” says Bruce Sanguin, who for 30 years practiced as a minister in a progressive church, preaching every Sunday and living life as a true clergyman before ...
Managing Diabetes – Adam Brown, Author of Bright Spots & Landmines – Effective Tips for the Successful Management of Diabetes
May 22, 2019 07:22 - 40 minutes - 38 MBAdam Brown, the author of Bright Spots & Landmines, shares his thoughts on managing diabetes in a modern world. Adam doesn’t just write about diabetes, he has firsthand experience—16 years in fact—from his personal life, living with and managing his diabetes. His popular book, Bright Spots & Landmines, is a must-read for anyone who seeks to properly manage their diabetes, or for those who have loved ones dealing with diabetes and simply want a better understanding. The book provides useful...
Bountiful Bacteria – Fatima AlZahra´a Alatraktchi, PhD in Nanophysics – Bacteria Communication and the Development of Tools for Diagnosing Infection
May 22, 2019 06:50 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBFatima AlZahra´a Alatraktchi holds a Ph.D. in nanophysics and is creating a buzz in the science and technology world. In this interesting, informative podcast she discusses her work and how we can learn so much from bacteria. Fatima AlZahra´a Alatraktchi of DTU Nanotech is a celebrated nanophysicist and she was recently awarded the PhD thesis of the year award for the groundbreaking work entitled, Micro- and nano-sensors for early diagnosis of bacterial infections. Fatima’s buzzworthy PhD p...
Engineering Complex Tissues in the Lab for Implantation in the Body—Dr. Lawrence Bonassar—The Bonassar Research Group
May 22, 2019 06:06 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBTo put it mildly, Dr. Lawrence Bonassar is an expert on tissue engineering; prior to working as a professor at the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University, he served as a faculty member of the Center For Tissue Engineering at UMass Medical School and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in orthopedic research at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Center for Biomedical Engineering at MIT. He’s also on the editorial board of the journal Tissue Engineering, and head of...
Self-Driving Cars Tempering the Hype, Evaluating the Problems—Christian Wolmar—Transport Policy Pundit and Author
May 21, 2019 07:44 - 37 minutes - 25.3 MBMedia coverage on the prospect of self-driving cars leading the future of transportation has been almost entirely positive, highlighting the potential benefits and avoiding discussion of the numerous questions that remain. At first, Christian Wolmar, a pundit and author who’s been an authoritative source on transport matters for over 25 years, swallowed the hype surrounding this new form of technology. But he didn’t have to look too closely to realize that the hype was undue, with too many t...
An Alternative, Natural, and Effective Approach to the Treatment of Fibromyalgia—Dr. David Brady, MD—The Fibro Fix
May 21, 2019 07:36 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBUnexplained and profound fatigue, a general feeling of achiness in the muscles, higher perceptions of pain to touch and pressure, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, poor sleep, never feeling rested, gut issues…the list could go on. These are many of the symptoms experienced by those who have fibromyalgia, a condition that for much of its history in the world of conventional medicine has been poorly understood, misdiagnosed, untreated, or altogether dismissed as unreal. But for those who dea...
Synthetic Organelle Accomplishing One of the Cell’s Most Complex Tasks—Christopher Reinkemeier—Institute of Molecular Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
May 21, 2019 06:28 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBAt the Institute of Molecular Biology at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Christopher Reinkemeier is a Ph.D. student who’s involved with a project that’s providing breakthrough evidence of the ability of synthetic organelles to carry out complex tasks in living cells. How complex? One of the most complex and important processes that cells carry out: translation or the synthesis of proteins. In the body, translation involves hundreds of organic molecules, but the synthetic organelle Re...
Tiny Robots – Dr. Volodymyr Koman, Postdoc at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Smaller Than a Cell, the Amazing Possibilities for Colloidal Nanoelectronic State Machines
May 21, 2019 05:43 - 33 minutes - 31 MBDr. Volodymyr Koman, a postdoc at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), discusses his work with cell-sized robots and explains their many possible uses in our ever-increasing technological world. Dr. Koman received a BS in Applied Physics from the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, then an MS in Photonics from Ghent University, before moving on to earn and complete his Ph.D. in Photonics at the prestigious Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne. Dr. Koman has a particul...
Plants as the Masters of Chemistry—Frantisek Baluska, Ph.D.—Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of Bonn
May 20, 2019 09:39 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBThe mutualistic relationship between the acacia plant and a certain species of ant is fascinating: the plant produces an addictive chemical substance that attracts a certain species of ant, and the ant survives off this substance while providing protective benefits for the plant. As another example of the amazing ways in which plants leverage chemicals to their advantage, tomato plants that are overeaten by caterpillars have the ability to produce chemicals that induce cannibalism in caterpil...
Quality Breathing – Patrick McKeown, Author of Close Your Mouth: Buteyko Clinic Handbook for Perfect Health – The Buteyko Method & All That It Can Do for Your Health
May 20, 2019 08:28 - 36 minutes - 35.9 MBMcKeown was a chronic asthmatic who suffered from regular wheezing and coughing for more than twenty years before he discovered the Buteyko Method. After mastering the method, he has been completely free of symptoms, as well as medication, since the late 90s. Today, McKeown is a qualified practitioner after training with Professor Buteyko, the originator of the method. McKeown talks about his background and how his own struggles with issues such as asthma, constant stuffy nose, and mouth br...