Progress, Potential, and Possibilities
510 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago -Interviews and Discussions With Fascinating People Who are Creating A Better Tomorrow For All Of Us Host - Ira S. Pastor
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Melodie Yashar - Co-Founder of Space Exploration Architecture (SEArch+)
February 23, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBToday we’re joined by Melodie Yashar - Designer, Researcher, Technologist, co-founder of the firm Space Exploration Architecture (SEArch+), Senior Research Associate with San Jose State University Research Foundation at NASA Ames Research Center, and an Associate Researcher within the UC Davis Center for Human/Robotics/Vehicle Integration and Performance (HRVIP). She also teaches undergraduate and graduate design at Art Center College of Design and is a 2019-2020 Future Space Leaders Fellow...
Dr. Bruce Greyson - Exploring Near-Death Experiences And What They Reveal About Life and Beyond
February 23, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBDr. Bruce Greyson is the Chester Carlson Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia (UVA), the Former Director of UVA's Division of Perceptual Studies, and has been widely acknowledged the father of research in the area of near-death experiences (NDE). He was previously on the medical faculty at the University of Michigan and the University of Connecticut, where he was Clinical Chief of Psychiatry. Dr. Greyson has consulted with the National ...
Dr. David Yang, Executive Director, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety - Saving Lives Via Technology
February 23, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBAccording to the U.S. Centers For Disease Control (CDC), in 2018, over 36,000 people were killed, and over 2 million were injured, from motor vehicle crashes, costing the nation $44 billion in medical expenses and work loss. The American Automobile Association (pronounced "Triple A") is a federation of motor clubs throughout North America, and is a privately held, not-for-profit national member association and service organization, with over 60 million members in the United States and Canad...
Dr. Rachel Ramoni, Chief R&D Officer, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA) - Facilitating Innovation
February 07, 2021 16:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBDr. Rachel Ramoni, is the Chief Research and Development Officer of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), where she oversees their nationwide research enterprise, encompassing some 2,000 active projects, at more than 100 sites, with a total budget of $2 billion in both direct VA support, and research funding from outside entities such as the National Institutes of Health, other federal agencies, and nonprofit and private organizations. The United States Department of Vetera...
Dr. Michael Levin - Tufts University - Reading and Writing the Bio-Electric Morphogenetic Code
February 07, 2021 16:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBDr. Michael Levin is a Tufts University professor who holds the Vannevar Bush endowed Chair in the Biology department, and who serves as both the Director of the Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology and Director, Allen Discovery Center at Tufts. Dr. Levin’s group's focus is on understanding the bio-physical mechanisms that implement decision-making during complex pattern regulation, and harnessing endogenous bio-electric dynamics toward rational control of growth and form...
Campbell Dwyer - Author, Advocate, Survivor - Inspiring & Encouraging Children About Health Issues
February 07, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBCampbell Dwyer grew up in North Carolina before moving to Pennsylvania with Quincy, her four-legged sidekick. With Quincy by her side, Campbell enjoys exploring the outdoors and traveling as often as possible. Her knowledge and experience come from her personal journey and not through clinical training, which allows her to relate on a level most professionals cannot. Campbell’s life began with two colostomies, before transitioning to a permanent ileostomy. By the age of four, she had already...
Dr. James Weinstein, SVP Microsoft - Creating Healthcare With Value, Outcomes & Equity For Patients
January 06, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBDr. James Weinstein, is Senior Vice President, Microsoft Healthcare, where he is in charge of leading strategy, innovation and health equity functions. Prior to Microsoft, Dr. Weinstein was president and CEO of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, a $2.0 billion academic medical center in Northern New England, where he led the organization to adopt a population health model, including the transition from fee-for-service toward global payments. Prior to becoming CEO, Dr. Weinstein served as presi...
The Immortality Key - Brain Muraresku - The Secret History Of The Religion With No Name
January 06, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBOn today’s show we are going to be weaving together a really interesting range of themes including psychedelics, pharmacognosy and medicinal botany, history, religion & spirituality, end of life care, dreaming, mental health and a whole lot more. Brian Muraresku is the author of "The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name". Brian graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University with a degree in Latin, Greek and Sanskrit. As an alumnus of Georgetown Law and a memb...
Ken Shamrock - Mixed Martial Artist Legend, Discussing Longevity In Sports, And His Ministry
January 06, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBMr. Ken Shamrock is the very first athlete elected to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Fame, widely regarded as one of the biggest stars in the history of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), as well as an icon and pioneer of the sport. He’s widely known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championships, The World Wrestling Federation, Pride Fighting Championships, Pancrase, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and during his career earned the title of "The World's Most Dan...
Dr. Leonard Hayflick - Cellular Senescence, Mycoplasmology, and Viral Vaccine Development
December 04, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBDr. Leonard Hayflick, is Professor of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, where he has been part of the faculty since 1988 Dr. Hayflick received his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania, did a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Texas under the tutelage of the renowned cell culturist Prof. Charles Pomerat, and then returned to Philadelphia, where he spent ten years as an Associate Member of the Wistar Institute, and two years as an Assistant Pro...