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Discovering Academia — 90 episodes

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#088 - Marion Nestle: Food Politics, Industry Influence, and the Fight for Public Health

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#087 - Robert Langer: Inventing the Future of Medicine

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#086 - Richard Miller: There Is No "Mechanism" of Aging

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#085 - Steven Austad: Riding Lions and Unlocking the Secrets of Aging

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#084 - Ying Lu: How Cells Recycle Protein and Prevent Alzheimer's

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#083 - Homa Bahrami: Super-Flexibility, Agile Organizations, & The Evolution of Silicon Valley

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#082 - Amber Boydstun: Media Storms, Social Media, and the Battle for Your Attention

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#081 - Manvir Singh: Shamanism, Psychedelics, and Our Shared Humanity

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#080 - Grant Cornwell: The Need for Liberal Arts Education and Freedom of Inquiry in American Universities

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#079 – Paul Griffin: Climate Risk, Business Resilience, and Innovation in a Changing World

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#078 - Erin Kinnally: What Monkeys Teach Us About Stress and Resilience

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#077 - Marissa Baskett: How Math Can Help Save Our Oceans

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#076 - Lauren Young: From WhatsApp to the Streets—How Protest Movements Grow

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#075 - Amanda Crump: Small Farms, Big Impact—Lessons from Global Development Fieldwork

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#074 - Clare Cannon: Environmental Justice, Community Science, and Public Health Disparities

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#073 - Olaf Groth: AI, Globalization 2.0, and Strategic Leadership

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#072 - Rebecca Senf: The Art of Photography – From Ansel Adams to the Overuse of Nudes

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#071 - Anastassia Fedyk: AI, Ukraine, and Risks of Hype-Driven Investing

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#070 - Darren Zook: From India to North Korea - The Academic Traveler's Guide to Trust, Identity and Dialogue Across Cultures

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#069 - David Riemer: Transforming Business, Brands, and Creativity Through Storytelling

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#068 - Adam Zientek: Wine, War, and Mutiny – The French Army’s Drinking Culture in WWI

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#067 - Stephen Garcia: The Psychology of Competition, Negotiations, and Growth Mindset

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#066 - Lerone Martin: How J. Edgar Hoover & the FBI Used White Christian Nationalism to Undermine Martin Luther King Jr.

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#065 - David Segal: Rare Diseases, Angelman Syndrome, and the Power of Gene Editing

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#064 - James Adams: Why is U.S. Political Polarization on the Rise and Can Women Save Us?

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#063 - Vikram Amar: Electoral College v. Popular Vote Debate & Key Supreme Court Rulings

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#062 - Chris Hare: Polling Data, Political Polarization & the 2024 Election

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#061 - Carlton Larson: Trump, Treason & The Second Amendment

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#060 - Jodie Sun: From Mao to Xi - The Evolution of China’s Influence in Africa

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#059 - Anita Oberholster: How Wildfires & Smoke Taint Impact Wine

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#058 - Su Zhucheng: Chinese Tea Culture & Science

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#057 - 彭骞: Rural Chinese Revitalization & Our Experience in Guilin

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#056 - Barnabas Seyler: Benefits of Urban Green Spaces & Ethnobotany in China

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#055 - Jesse Gates: Linguistics, Cultural Understandings & the Stau Language

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#054 - Herman Cappelen: Philosophy, Conceptual Engineering & Artificial Intelligence

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#053 - Vivian Lou: Caring for an Aging Population & Creating Harmony among Chinese Generations

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#052 - Bayden Russell: Oysters, Aquaculture in Hong Kong & Restoring Ecosystems

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#051 - Ashok Venkitaraman: Understanding Cancer, Genetic Predispositions & the Future of Cancer Treatments

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50 Episode Update & The Future of Discovering Academia

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#050 - Ben Leong: Digital Communication & How the Internet Works

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#049 - Harold Soh: Trustworthy Collaborative Robots for Human Interaction

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#048 - Rajasekhar Balasubramanian: Air Pollution, Environmental Toxins & Sustainable Energy Sources

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#047 - Elaine Ho: Aging Populations, Migrant Identity, & the Chinese Diaspora in Singapore

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#046 - Andrew Delios: China, Corporate Strategy & the Management of Multinational Firms

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#045 - Andrew Bailey: Resistance Money, Bitcoin & Environmental Impact of Cryptocurrency Mining

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#044 - Vladan Babovic: Water Management & Hydroinformatics in Singapore

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#043 - Danwei Huang: Coral Reefs, Bleaching & Marine Conservation

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#042 - David Teh: Contemporary, Modern, & Southeast Asian Art

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#041 - Henry Yeung: Geography of Corporations, Supply Chains, & Semiconductors

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#040 - Peter Sahlins: French History, National Identity & Animal Symbolism

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#039 - Giuseppe Ugazio: Neuroeconomics, Blended Finance & AI in the Future of Philanthropy

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#038 - Bouke van Gorp: Cultural Geography, Media & Our Place in the Built Environment

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#037 - Silvia Mihaila: Organ-On-Chip Technology & The Future of Medicine

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#036 - Aneesh Raghunandan: ESG Scores, Greenwashing & Corporate Misconduct

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#035 - Galit Ashkenazi-Golan: Game Theory & AI Price Collusion

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#034 - Mohammad Sadoghi: Blockchain Technologies, Decentralization & How to Become an Extraordinary Human

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#033 - Dewi Cahya Ambarwati: Indonesian Culture & Traditional Performance Arts

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#032 - Greg Pasternack: Hydrology, Rivers & Environmentalism

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#031 - John Largier: Ocean Currents, Nearshore Ecosystems & Environmental Policy

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#030 - Bryan Enderle: Success in Chemistry & the Coexistence of God and Science

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#029 - Siobhan Brady: Root Systems, Plant Genetics, and Creating Resilient Agriculture

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#028 - Andreas Albrecht: Quantum Physics & the Origins of the Universe

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#027 - Tessa Hill: Ocean Environments, Acidification & Climate Change

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#026 - Warwick Vincent: Polar Expeditions, Climate Change, and Inuit Knowledge

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#025 - Michael Yonan: Rococo & the Vital Role of Art History Today

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#024 - Damien Caillaud: Mountain Gorillas, Behavioral Ecology, & Conservation

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#023 - Ashutosh Bhagwat: The Legality of Free Speech & Social Media

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#022 - Geoffrey Schladow: Exploring Lake Tahoe’s Ecosystem From Clarity to Microplastics

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#021 - Jan Nolta: Stem Cells & the Future of Regenerative Medicine

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#020 - Laramie Taylor: What Influences Our Sexual and Romantic Relationships?

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#019 - Brant Allen: Aquatic Explorations: Lake Tahoe & Why You Need to Get Your Face Wet

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#018 - Hildegarde Heymann: All Things Sensory Science & Wine

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#017 - David Rapson: Electrifying Economics (EV’s & Grid Infrastructure) and the Role of the Federal Reserve

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#016 - Flagg Miller: Exploring Islam’s History, Cultural Impact, and the Yemeni Civil War

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#015 - Aaron Smith: Agricultural Econometrics, Biofuels, & the Future of Ethical Technology

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#014 - Jesse Drew: Technoculture, Electronics and Our Relationship with Digital Media

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#013 - Bruce German: The Missing Link with Breast Milk & the Future of Personalized Health

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#012 - Valeria La Saponara: How Mycelium Can Save the Planet

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#011 - Ali Moghimi: Drones, Artificial Intelligence, & Precision Agriculture

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#010 - Ermias Kebreab: Seaweed, Methanogens & the Potential End of Agricultural Methane Emissions

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#009 - Jonathan Eisen: Microbes, Open-Sourcing Research, & Equality in Academia

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#008 - Mark Yarborough: Trustworthiness of Biomedical Research & Reshaping Academia

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#007 - Ian Korf: Genetics as the Book of Life & Why You Shouldn’t Get an A+

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#006 - Zachary Psick: Mass Incarceration & Reversing the School to Prison Pipeline

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#005 - Stavros Vougioukas: Agricultural Robotics for Specialty Crops

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#004 - Giovanni Peri: Economics of Global Migration & Successful Integration of Migrants

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#003 - Tina Rulli: Moral Duty to Adopt, Race & Genetics, & Pro-Life Anti Vaxxers

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#002 - Randi Hagerman: Genetic Disorders, Fragile X Syndrome & Discovering FXTAS

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#001 - Simon Sadler: Accumulation of the Artificial & the Dance of Life

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#000 - Brent & Keller: What is Discovering Academia?