All Episodes

#087 - Robert Langer: Inventing the Future of Medicine

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#058 - Su Zhucheng: Chinese Tea Culture & Science

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

50 Episode Update & The Future of Discovering Academia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#032 - Greg Pasternack: Hydrology, Rivers & Environmentalism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#005 - Stavros Vougioukas: Agricultural Robotics for Specialty Crops

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

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

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

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

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