Tech Nation
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Esben Nilssen - Innovations in Drug Delivery
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about nano-capsules, 100 times smaller than a blood cell, and their uses in a unique drug delivery system for cancer with the CEO of Epitarget, Esben Nilssen.
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David Agus and David Topping - An End to Illness and You...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with David Agus from the University of Southern California about how his engineering training makes him a better doctor and then chats with CSIRO scientist, David Topping about the truth behind the phrase, you are what you eat.
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Geoff Bell and David Lloyd - Innovations in Biotech
Dr. Moira Gunn discusses everything from a new approach to producing ethanol for our cars to an innovative approach to treating Mesothelioma with CEO Geoff Bell from MicroBioGen and David Lloyd, Dean of Research at Trinity College in Dublin.
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John Hagel - Measuring the Forces of Long-term Change
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about the death of the five-year plan and performance indicators now being used to chart a course for successful businesses with John Hagel, Co-Director from the Deloitte Center for the Edge.
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Jen Gordon - Intellectual Property & Personalized...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about how intellectual property rights in the age of personalized medicine with head of the Life Sciences Practice at Baker Botts, Jen Gordon.
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Eric Topol - The Creative Destruction of Medicine
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about how the landscape of medicine is being changed by new discoveries in biology and genetics from Eric Topol, author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Healthcare.
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Roger Lias - Biosimilars
Dr. Moira Gunn discusses generic drugs in the biotech space called biosimilars with Group Commercial Director for Eden BioDesign, Roger Lias.
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Adrian Bejan - The Nature of Design
Dr. Moira Gunn learns more about the perspective of flows from Duke professor Adrian Bejan, author of Design in Nature.
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Brandon Oldenburg and Lampton Enochs - On the Set of an...
Dr. Moira Gunn goes on the set of the Oscar-nominated short film, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore with Co-Director Brandon Oldenburg and Executive Producer, Lampton Enochs.
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Orin Levine - The Gavi Alliance
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Director Orin Levine from The International Vaccine Access Center at Johns-Hopkins School of Medicine about The Gavi Alliance and vaccines for the poor.
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Brian Leuthner - Brain Injury Breakthrough
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about an exciting breakthrough in the treatment of trauma to the brain with the President and CEO of Edge Therapeutics, Brian Leuthner.
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Cliff Nauss - Girls and Technology
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Stanford professor, Cliff Nauss about his journey into the female response to the personal technology boom in his new book, The Man who Lied to His Laptop.
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Martin VanTreste - Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Moira Gunn discusses the war on counterfeit pharmaceuticals with the Head of Quality at Amgen, Martin VanTreste.
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Dimitar Sassilov - Simulating Alien Life on Earth
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about the research into life on other planets right here on Earth from Harvard University professor of Astronomy, Dimitar Sassilov.
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Eric Dy - Wearable Healthcare
Dr. Moira Gunn discusses Beligum nanotechnology in health care products you wear with the Business Develop Manager for Human Plus Plus, Eric Dy.
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Rebecca MacKinnon - The Worldwide Struggle for Internet...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and Internet policy specialist, Rebecca MacKinnon about her mantra on cyber rights, outlined in her new book, Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom.
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Robert McNally and Punit Dhillon - Advances in HIV AIDS...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about the latest advances in treatment for HIV AIDS and Tumors from GeoVax Labs president, Robert McNally and Punit Dhillon, CEO from OncoSec Medical.
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David Weinberger - Too Big To Know
Dr. Moira Gunn learns more about changes in knowledge transfer following the internet explosion from Berkman Center for Internet Society researcher, David Weinberger.
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Michel Stipe and Mike Mills - Technology in Art, Music...
Dr. Moira Gunn meets with two of the founding members of R.E.M. Michel Stipe and Mike Mills, who share their technology insights on music, creativity and modern life.
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Kim Popovits and Chris Garabedian - Advances in Cancer...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Genomic Health President, Kim Popovits about cancer diagnosis and then catches up with Chris Garabedian, CEO of A-V-I, regarding new hope in the area of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Steven Naifeh - Van Gogh and the New Biology
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Steven Naifeh, about new insights into biology from the pages of his new book, Van Gogh: The Life.
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David Haussler - The Cancer Genome Hub
Dr. Moira Gunn learns how the war against cancer has moved from the microscope to the computer from University of California at Santa Cruz professor, David Haussler.
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David Willetts, Steve Burrill - Biotech Nation
Dr. Moira Gunn gets a glimpse into cabinet meetings at #10 Downing street from UK Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts, and then hosts the annual biotech industry wrap-up with CEO of Burrill Co, Steve Burrill.
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Purdue University Science Journalism Laureates 2011 -...
Dr. Moira Gunn looks at Science Journalism in 2011 with Purdue University Laureates Clive Cookson, Science Editor of the Financial Times of London, former Editor-in-Chief of Nature Neuroscience, Sandra Aamodt and Keith Devlin, the Math Guy from NPR.
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Louis Breton - A Different Approach to AIDS
Dr. Moira Gunn catches up with Calimmune CEO, Louis Breton and learns how they are looking at treating HIV/AIDS.
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Wade Davis - In the Silence
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about the life of explorer, George Mallory and his conquest of Everest with National Geographics Explorer-in-Residence Anthropologist, Wade Davis.
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David Reese - Identifying Biomarkers
Dr. Moira Gunn gets a crash course in identifying biomarkers and what can are doing in personalized medicine from Amgen Vice President for Medical Sciences, David Reese.
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Brian Reich - Shift and Reset
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about opportunities for non-profits from author and Senior Vice President for Edelman Digital, Brian Reich from his new book, Shift and Reset: Strategies for Addressing Serious Issues in a Connected Society.
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Michael Bishop and Art Levinson - Discovery, Mutations,...
Dr. Moira Gunn learns how mutations caused cancer from Nobel Prize winner, Michael Bishop and Genetech chairman, Art Levinson.
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Cathy Davidson - Brain Science
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and Duke professor, Cathy Davidson about what happens when you hand every incoming Freshmen a free ipod and her new book, Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn.
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Jeff Jarvis - Public Parts
Dr. Moira Gunn gets a fresh perspective on the how how digital technology is changing the nature of human self-expression from Jeff Jarvis, author of Public Parts: How Sharing in the Digital Age Improves the Way We Work and Live.
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Bharatt Chowrira - Binding Drugs to Cell
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about a different way of designing drugs, from anxiety and depression to Type II diabetes, with Addex Pharmaceuticals CEO, Bharatt Chowrira.
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Kevin Manley - The Two-Second Advantage
Dr. Moira Gunn learns the secrets behind the art of anticipation from author, Kevin Manley from his new book, The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future -- Just Enough.
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Jay Tischfield - Genetic Mutation Base for Autism and...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about genetic mutation base being used with autism and tourettes patients from Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository CEO, Jay Tischfield.
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Mickie Bahatia - Blood from Skin Cells
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Scientific Director from the Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute at McMaster University, where they have learned how to make blood from skin cells.
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Jeremy Rifkin - The Third Industrial Revolution
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author Jeremy Rifkin about European energy conservation and what there is to be learned from it from his new book, The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World.
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Francis Collins - Biotech and the Leading Edge of...
Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, shows Dr. Moira Gunn just how much biotechnology is already working in health care.
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Candice Millard - Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a...
Dr. Moira Gunn learns new information about the life and death of the 20th U.S. President, James A Garfield, from Candice Millard, author of Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President.
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David Ewing Duncan - 2011 MacArthur Awards
Dr. Moira Gunn recaps the MacArthur Awards with columnist and author, David Ewing Duncan and learns how biotech and science came out in the mix.
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Tom Talavage - Measuring High School Football Injuries
Dr. Moira Gunn learns how a group from Purdue University studied the brains of local football players and landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated, from Team Lead, Tom Talavage.
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John Beadle and John Maraganore - The Global War on...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about the latest treatments for cancer with John Beadle, CEO of PsiOxus Therapeutics and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals President, John Maraganore.
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Jerry McNeaney - Clean Energy Nation
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and representative for the California 11th congressional district, Jerry McNeaney about his vision for a Clean Energy Nation.
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Bill Polvino - New Immuno-Suppressants for Organ...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about a new approach to delivering immuno-suppressants to organ transplant recipients with Veloxis Pharmaceuticals CEO, Bill Polvino.
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Eric Ries - Lean Start-ups
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about how to innovate on a shoestring budget with Author and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard Business School, Eric Ries.
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Ananda Charkarbarty - Next Generation Bacteria Drugs
Dr. Moira Gunn catches up talks about next generation drugs and smart bacteria with University of Illinois professor, Ananda Charkarbarty.
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Sonia Arrison - 100 Plus
Dr. Moira Gunn learns how the coming age of longevity will change everything, from careers and relationships to family and faith from 100 Plus author, Sonia Arrison.
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Kevin D'Mour - Stem Cells and Natural Insulin
Dr. Moria Gunn sits down with the Director of Stem Cell Biology at Viacyte, Kevin DMour, where they are experimenting with the natural creation of insulin using stem cells.
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Laurie R King - Sherlock Holmes the Science Pioneer
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author Laurie R King about how Sherlock Holmes stories engaged the 19th century science community.
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Benoit Dubuis - Start-ups, Big Pharma and Universities...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about the global road map between the BioAlps in Switzerland and Chinas big new biotech initiative with BioAlps President, Benoit Dubuis.
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Sandra Aamodt - The Young Mind
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about your childs brain with author and former editor-in-chief for Nature Neuroscience, Sandra Aamodt, from her new book, Welcome to Your Childs Brain.
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Stan Skafidas - Nano Electronics and Macular Degeneration
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about the advances in combating Macular Degeneration using Nano Electronics from Professor and Program Leader at Bionic Vision Australia, Stan Skafidas.
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David Graeber - The History of Debt
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about this history of Debt from London University anthropologist and author, David Graeber, from the pages of his new book, Debt: The First 5,000 Years.
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Orin Levine - Efforts to Eradicate Pneumonia and...
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about the movement to vaccinate the children of the World against pneumonia and meningitis from the Director of the Johns-Hopkins International Vaccine Access Center, Orin Levine.
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Ed Humes - Force of Nature
Dr. Moira Gunn sits down with Pulitzer prize-winning author, Ed Humes, to talk about his new book, Force of Nature: The Unlikely Story of WalMarts Green Revolution.
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Michael Zhang - Cystic Fibrosis Research
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with 2011 International BIO Gene-ius Challenge participant, Michael Zhang, a high school student who discovered a new result for people with cystic fibrosis.
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Keith Devlin - Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution
Dr. Moira Gunn goes back in time to 16th century Italy and finds out why we dont use Roman numerals any more from The Man of Numbers: Fibonaccis Arithmetic Revolution author, Keith Devlin.
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Micheal Werner and Morrin Ruffin - Advocating for...
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about the Washington, D.C. non-profit, whose mission it is to educate key policy makers on regenerative medicine and to advocate for favorable public policies from Alliance for Regenerative Medicines co-founder Micheal Werner and Managing Director, Morrin Ruffin.
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Doug Edwards - Confessions of a Google Employee
Dr. Moira Gunn hears about life as Google employee from author and former Director of Consumer Marketing and Brand Management, Doug Edwards, as outlined in his new book, Im Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59.
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Gunther Winkler - Asia-Pacifc Biotech
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Biogen Idec Senior Vice President, Gunther Winkler about the Asia-Pacifc Biotech landscape.
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Dean Buonomano - Brain Bugs
Dr. Moria Gunn talks with neurobiologist, Dean Buonomano, about brains and how they work from the pages of his new book, Brain Bugs.
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Mike Cohen - Speech Technology at Google
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about Google search engine feature that allows you to speak your search terms, along with other speech technology from the Manager of Speech Technology at Google, Mike Cohen.
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Jeremy Abbate and Yali Friedman - Worldview on Biotech
Dr. Moira Gunn looks at Scientific Americans Worldview on biotech with Publishing Director, Jeremy Abbate and Editor of the Worldview Scorecard, Yali Friedman.
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Biotechnology Panel - A Global Understanding of...
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about the global state of biotechnology from the biotech panel at the annual international BIO conference in Washington DC. This years panel featured BIO President Jim Greenwood, Maryland Governor Martin OMalley, Carnegie-Mellon University Thorne Professor of Entrepreneurship, Art Boni and Senior Fellow of Healthcare Management at University of Pennsylvania, Steve Sammut.
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Reto Brun, Gerd Pluschke and Alex Filz - BioTech News...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with two of the lead scientists from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, where she learns that there are 250 million people in the world, all suffering from malaria. Then its off to talk about the unusual humanitarian effort at DSM Nutritional Products with Communications officer, Alex Filz.
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Roland Germann, Lord Alec Broers and Robert Vamosi -...
Dr. Moira Gunn gets up to speed on advances in nanotechnology with Roland Germann from IBMs Nanotechnology Center Operations and Lord Alec Broers, Chairman, Diamond Light Source, while author Robert Vamosi looks at gadget security.
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Randy Schatzman and Mark Litton - Wasting Disease as a...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Randy Schatzman and Mark Litton from Alder Biopharmceuticals about they procedure for treating wasting disease as a part of cancer treatment.
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Lisa See - The Great Leap Backward
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with New York Times best-selling author, Lisa See, about her new book, Dreams of Joy, and where she looks at the impact of questionable science in China during the Great Leap Forward.
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Keith Rockwell and Antony Taubman - Life and Times of...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about the history, the challenges and the issues of getting medicine to people versus the legal guarantees of drugs patents with World Trade Organization representatives, Keith Rockwell and Antony Taubman.
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Paul Laikind - Non Profit Research and Not For Profit...
Dr. Moira Gunn chats with Senior Vice President of Business Development at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Paul Laikind, about how non-profit research works with not-for-profit biotech.
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Matt Richtel - Tickling the Brain
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Pulitzer Prize winning author and New York Times journalist, Matt Richtel about his new thriller, Devils Plaything, where he marries an exquisite nightmare with true science.
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David Duncan - When Family Circumstances Matter
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about the new science of longevity from Columnist and Author, David Duncan.
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Bob Pearson - It's Not All About the Benjamins Anymore
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with WCG CTO and Media Officer, Bob Pearson, about how buying online has changed from E-Commerce to Pre-Commerce.
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Norbert Riedel - Hospitals of the Future
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Baxter International Chief Scientific Officer, Norbert Riedel, about what hospitals will look like in the future.
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Ken Goldberg - Opinion Space
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about the emergence and power behind opinion space with craigslist Distinguished Professor of New Media at UC Berkeley, Ken Goldberg.
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Michael Jackson - Robot seeking Drugs
Dr. Moira Gunn meets Dr. Michael Jackson, Vice President for Drug Discovery and Development at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and learns about how massive robots are taking the drudge work out of looking for new drugs.
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Stephen Levy - How Google Shapes our Lives
Dr. Moira Gunn dives into the world of Google, learning how it is changing the world around us from the pages of In the Plex: How Google Thinks, works and Shapes Our Lives, from Wired Senior Writer, Stephen Levy.
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Misha Angrist - Humans Being
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Duke University professor and author, Misha Angrist, about her new book, Here is a Human Being, where she dives into comprehensible explanations of the DNA of being human.
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Michio Kaku - Physics of the Future
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Science Channel host and author, Michio Kaku, about his new book, Physics of the Future: How Science will shape Human Destiny and our Daily Lives by the Year 2100.
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Steve Kaldor - Once-a-Week Human Growth Hormone
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Ambrx CEO, Dr. Steve Kaldor, about once-a-week human growth hormone.
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BioTech Nation - Neuroscience Studies Brains
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about how neuroscience is studying the brains of dictators.
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Steve Rosenbaum - Future of Content
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Steve Rosenbaum about how the data aggregators new role on the Internet from the pages of his new book, Curation Nation: Why the Future of Content is Context.
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Jason Bobe - Personal Genomes Project
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about the Personal Genomes Project at Harvard Medical School and Do It Yourself Biotech from the Director of Community, Jason Bobe.
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Mark Stevenson - What's Next?
Dr. Moira Gunn looks into the future with author and comedian, Mark Stevenson, through the pages of his new book, An Optimists Tour of the Future: One Curious Man Sets Out to Answer Whats Next?
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Linh Hoang - Life Technologies
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with the Director of Personalized Medicine for Life Technologies, Linh Hoang, about personalized medicine, and what that means for a breast cancer study with just 14 select women.
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Kevin Poulsen - Kingpin
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about cybercrime with Wired editor and author, Kevin Poulsen, about his new book Kingpin, How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground.
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Paul Chew and Chris Stern - BioTech Panel
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Dr. Paul Chew, Chief Scientific and Medical Officer for the US division of Sanofi-Aventis, touching on the latest from Diabetes to triple-negative breast cancer. She then talks with Chris Stern, CEO of Oxygen Biotherapeutics about their innovative oxygen carriers.
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Mehrdad Baghai - Individual Action into Collective Power
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and Managing Director for Alchemy Growth Partners, Mehrdad Baghai, about his new book, As One: Individual Action, Collective Power. Published in Feburary 2011, this book is already being heralded as the key to unleashing lost productivity, hidden potential in people, and the inspiring power of purpose.
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Robert McNally - HIV Vaccines
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about two vaccines: the first intended for prevention and the second, for people already infected with HIV, from Geovax President and CEO, Robert McNally.
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Seth Mnookin - Panic Virus
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and investigative journalist, Seth Mnookin about the bad science which improperly suggested a link between vaccinations and autism.
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Daniel Burrus - Flash Foresight
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with respected trends forecaster, Daniel Burrus about his new book, Flash Foresight, where he introduces the concept of harnessing ones sixth sense.
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Jim Davis - Anti-Anthrax Treatment Stockpiles
Dr. Moria Gunn talks with Jim Davis, Executive Vice President at Human Genome Sciences, about a strategic national stockpile of anti-anthrax treatments.
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Brian Greene - The Hidden Reality
Dr. Moira gun dives into the theoretical physics with Professor Brian Greene from the pages of his new book, The Hidden Reality … Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos. In it, he takes readers through theories of multiple universes, of the continual birth of universes, starting long before our own.
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Joan Lau - The Future of Computers
Dr. Moria Gunn looks to the future of computers and biotechnology, with Anaris President and CEO, Joan Lau.
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Guy Kawasaki - Enchanting Technologies
Dr. Moira Gunn tracks down author, Guy Kawasaki, to talk about his new book Enchantment: Changing the Hearts, Minds and Actions.
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Tom Rachman - The Internet Age of Journalism
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about journalism and the internet with author and former Former Associated Press correspondent, Tom Rachman. Rachmans debut book, The Imperfectionists, begins as a celebration of the original 24/7 news cycle with focused on the personal lives of various news reporters, executives, copy editors, and a reader.
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Tom Thorton - Food Safety and Homeland Security
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Tom Thorton, President CEO of Kansas Bioscience Authority, where they are working on biodefense in food safety.
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Sherry Turkle - Alone Together
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and MIT Professor, Sherry Turkle, about her new book, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less From Each Other. In it, she talks about how peoples relationships with their devices is effective their human relationships.
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Jean Francois-Mouney - Advances in Treating Diabetes
Dr. Moira Gunn catches up on the latest advancements in treating diabetes with Genfit CEO, Jean Francois-Mouney.
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Sherry Turkle - Alone Together
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and MIT Professor, Sherry Turkle, about her new book, Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less From Each Other. In it, she talks about how peoples relationships with their devices is effective their human relationships.
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Jean Francois-Mouney - Advances in treating diabetes
Dr. Moira Gunn catches up on the latest advancements in treating diabetes with Genfit CEO, Jean Francois-Mouney.
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Martin Wiles and Hari Kumar - The Lastest News in BioTech
Dr, Moira Gunn catches up on the latest advances in antibodies and combating fibrosis disease with the Senior Vice President for BioInvent, Martin Wiles and Chief Business Officer at Amira Pharmaceuticals, Hari Kumar.
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Parag Khanna - How to Run the World
Dr. Moira Gunn sits down with author, Parag Khanna, to discuss the idea of mega-diplomacy from the pages of his new book, How to Run the World … Charting a Course to the Next Rennaissance.
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Manish Singh - Treating Glioplastoma
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about a new treatment for glioplastoma with ImmunoCellular CEO, Manish Singh.
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Amir Levine and Racher Heller - The New Science of Adult...
Dr, Moira Gunn chats with Amir Levine and Racher Heller, co-authors of Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--and Keep--Love. In the book the authors explore the biology behind our relationship needs, teach readers how to identify their own and loved ones attachment styles.
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Barbara Domayne-Hayman and Matthew Durdy - Innovative...
Dr. Moira Gunn splits her time this week between Barbara Domayne-Hayman of Stabilitech and Matthew Durdy of Aqix. Stabilitech are working on a technology which eliminates the need to refrigerate vaccines, while Aqix have designed an innovative technology which looks to replace the saline drip.
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Don Tapscott - MacroWikinomics
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author, Don Tapscott, about his new book, MacroWikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World. In it, he and his co-writer, Anthony Williams, illustrate how mass collaboration is changing the way businesses communicate, create value, and compete in the new global marketplace.
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David Duncan - Rett's Syndrome
Dr. Moira Gunn chats with columnist and author, David Duncan, about the use of proven technology to treat Retts Syndrome.
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Antonio Dimasio - The Conscious Brain
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with USC professor and author, Antonio Dimasio, about the connection between mind and body and how they related to consciousness.
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Science Journalism Panel - 100 Words
Dr. Moira Gunn joins a panel discussion with members of the Purdue Science Journalism Laureates Program, reading and talking about this years 100 Words.
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Barry Labinger - Breakthrough Treatment for Lupus
Dr. Moira Gunn chats with Executive Vice President for Human Genome Sciences, Barry Labinger, where they have made a breakthrough in the treatment of Lupus.
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Jeff Papows - The Impact of Faulty Software
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and former Lotus Development President, Jeff Papows, about the three forces which create software glitches, how they are effecting society at large, and how we can fix them.
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Mark Rasenick - The Science of Depression
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with distinguished University of Illinois professor, Mark Rasenick, about the science of depression.
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Robert Kaplan - Monsoon
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author, Robert Kaplan, about the Indian Ocean and his new book Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power. Looking at everything from the history to the regions geopolitics, Kaplan gets us up to speed on affairs of the region.
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Ruben Henriquez, Vicens Tur, Pablo Escriba - Mallorca's...
Dr. Moria Gunn catches up with biotech entrepreneurs, Ruben Henriquez, Vicens Tur and Pablo Escriba. All successfully started up companies from the beaches of Mallorca, Spain. Henriquezs company, Sanifit, works with innovative technologies fighting calcification in the body. Tur and Escriba, with their company, Lipo Pharma are taking a novel approach into utilizing lipids.
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Micheal Krasny - Finding God
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with prominent public radio host, author and agnostic, Micheal Krasny, about the contents of his new book, Spiritual Envy … An Agnostics Quest.
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Norbert Reidel - Future Hospitals
Dr. Moira Gunn catches up with Corporate Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Baxter International Inc, Norbert Reidel, who talks her on a virtual tour of hospitals in the future.
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Ken Goldberg - Opinion Space
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with craigslist Distinguished Professor in New Media Director of the Berkeley Center for New Media. Ken Goldberg. They talk about Opinion Space, an experimental website of the US State Department.
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Paul Tan - Finding Treatment in Arctic Pigs
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Paul Tan, CEO at Living Cell Technologies, about how they are using arctic pigs to provide a potential treatment for long term unstable diabetes.
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Nanotech Panel - Constructing Things from the Bottom Up
Dr. Moira Gunn engages in a panel discussion on all things Nanotech with four of the world leading experts: Professor Patrick Maxwell, Head of Division of Medicine at University College, London, Professor Tony Cass, Research Director at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Professor Gabriel Aeppli, Director of the London Centre for Nanotechnology and Dr. David Sarphie, CEO at Bio-Nano Consulting.
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Nina Dudnik - Third World Science
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with founder and CEO of Seeding Labs, Dr.Nina Dudnik about the program she is running to improve science education in emerging countries.
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Bill Bryson - History of Private Life
Dr. Moira Gunn chats with author, Bill Bryson about his new book, At Home: A Short History of Private Life. In it, he examines how common household items have transformed the way people lived, and how houses have evolved around certain items.
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Ananda Chakabarty - Cancer treating bacteria
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with scientist Ananda Chakabarty, who holds the first US Life Science Patent on a bacteria treatment for Cancer.
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Susan Casey - Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about rogue waves and the science that goes into finding them with author, Susan Casey. In her new book, The Wave … In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean, Casey imparts awe in her rogue-wave connection of commerce, science, and sport.
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Tim Rodell - Baker's Yeast: A Treatment of Hepatitis C?
Dr. Moira Gunn catches up with Tim Rodell, President and CEO of GlobeImmune, which is working on a way to boost treatment for Hepatitis C using Bakers Yeast.
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Bob Sutton - Good Boss, Bad Boss
Dr. Moira Gunn talks up with Management Science and Engineering professor, Bob Sutton about his new book, Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best... and Learn from the Worst. In it, he reveals how the best bosses take diverse and intertwined steps to create effective and humane workplaces, and offers tips on taking control, getting and giving credit appropriately, taking responsibility, staying in tune with employees, and squelching your potential inner jerk.
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Mark Ledwidge and John Gilmer - New Life for an Old Drug
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Mark Ledwidge and John Gilmer, from Solvotrin Therapeutics, about how their finding new uses for Aspirin.
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Tom Hayes and Mike Malone - No Size Fits All
Dr. Moira Gunn catches up with the co-authors of No Size Fits All, from Mass Marketing to Mass Hand Selling, Tom Hayes and Mike Malone. In their new book, Hayes and Malone take an entirely new approach to marketing, embracing small, trust-based online groups as powerful vehicles for creating customers and gathering invaluable feedback.
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James Tabor - Blind Descent
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with PBS host and author, James Tabor, about deep cave exploration from the pages of his new book, Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth.
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Bob Palay and Mark Goldberg - Manufacturing Heart Cells...
Dr. Moira Gunn discusses the manufacturing of heart cells with Cellular Dynamics International CEO, Bob Palay and then switches gears, talking with Dr. Mark Goldberg, Chairman of PlantForm Corporation, where they are using the tobacco plant in drug manufacturing.
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Jay Siegel and Garry Neil - Johnson and Johnson, A...
Dr. Moria Gunn speaks with Jay Siegel and Garry Neil, Chief Biotechnology Officer and Corporate VP for Science and Technology with Johnson and Johnson, about their biotechnology strategy and their worldwide search for disruptive technologies.
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Joe Miletich - Innovative Approaches to Cancer and...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Senior Vice President, Research and Development for Amgen, Joe Miletich, about innovative approaches to treating cancer and some good news about Osteoporosis.
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Cliff Nass - Technology:The Operating System to the Soul
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Stanford University professor and author, Cliff Nass, about his new book, The Man Who Lied to His Laptop, and his theory that links peoples interactions with computers and their social and professional life.
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Carlos Paya - Innovative Approaches to Alzheimer's &...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Elan Pharmaceuticals President, Carlos Paya about the latest in innovative approaches to treating Alzheimers and Parkinsons patients.
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Michael Fayer - Day to Day Quantum Theory
Dr. Moira Gunn sits down with Stanford University professor and author, Michael Fayer to learn how Quantum Theory relates to everyday life, from the pages of his new book, Absolutely Small: How Quantum Theory Explains Our Everyday World.
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David Duncan - Obama's Stem Cell Policy in the News
Dr. Moira Gunn catches up with author and columnist, David Duncan, to hear about the US Judge who has ruled against President Obamas stem cell policy.
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Mary Roach, Max Bezold and Twman Clements - The Strange...
Dr. Moira Gunn explores the quirky science behind preparing a space crew for a mission with Mary Roach, author of Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void and meets two space entrepreneurs, who have experiments flying on the International Space Station.
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Gary Cupit - Teaching an Old Drug New Tricks
Dr. Moria Gunn chats with the CEO for Somnus Therapeutics, Gary Cupit, on a new use for an old drug which is helping the weary sleep better.
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Peter Rogers, Susan Leal - Running Out of Water
Dr. Moria Gunn talks with co-authors Peter Rogers and Susan Leal about the state of the worlds water supply from the pages of their new book, Running Out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions to Conserve Our Most Precious Resource.
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David Duncan - Genetics Testing and the FDA
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Biotech columnist and author, David Ewing Duncan, about the attention genetic testing is receiving from the FDA, the National Institutes of Health *and* the Government Accounting Office.
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Aaron Blackledge - Social Media and Medicine
Dr. Moria Gunn talks with Dr. Aaron Blackledge, Medical Director for Care Practice, whos medical practice is driven thru social media.
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Nicholas Carr - What the Internet is doing to our Brains
Dr. Moira Gunn sits down with author, Nicholas Carr, to discuss the weird, new, artificial world in which we now live, through the pages of his new book, The Shallows: What is the Internet Doing to Our Brains.
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Jason Bobe - Our Need for Genomes
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with the Director of Community for Harvard Medical School, Jason Bobe, about the Personal Genomes Project and Do It Yourself Biotech.
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Matt Ridley - How Prosperity Evolves
Dr. Moira Gunn catches up with science journalist and author, Matt Ridley, to talk about his new book, The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves and explain why he believes it is probable that humanity will be better off in the next century than it is today, and so will the ecology of our planet.
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David Duncan - Flawed Science
Dr. Moria Gunn talks with columnist and author David Ewing Duncan about what happens and who suffers when a prestigious journal publishes flawed science.
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Ray Kurzweil - The Future is Near
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about the future with inventor, author, filmmaker and futurist, Ray Kurzweil. He tells us what science and technology have in store over the next 10, 20, 30 years.
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John Climaco - Determining the severity of scoliosis
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Axial Biotech President, John Climaco, about a new test for pre-determining the severity of the back condition scoliosis, which mostly affects young girls.
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Spencer Wells - The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Cornell professor and author, Spencer Wells, discussing the contents of his new book Pandoras Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization where he voices misgivings about the breakthrough to farming 10,000 years ago, spurred by climate change.
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Micheal Jackson - The Quest for New Drugs
Dr. Moira Gunn sits down with Vice President for Drug Discovery and Development, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Dr. Micheal Jackson, where theyre taking the drudge work out of looking for new drugs using massive robots.
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Dan Simons - The Invisible Gorilla
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and professor, Dan Simons, about his new book, The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us, where he and his partner, Christopher Chabris, explore the limits of human perception.
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Edward Holmes - How Asian Diseases Differ
Dr. Moira Gunn delves into the differences between diseases and prevention in Asia with Dr. Edward Holmes, Chair of the National Medical Research Council in Singapore.
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Chip Heath - How To Change
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Chip Heath, Stanford Professor in Organizational Behaviour, about his new book, Switch, and learn the key to making real change in our lives, no matter what the change is.
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Dan Nevrivy, Hans Sauer - The Myriad Genetics ruling
Dr. Moria Gunn sits down to discuss genetics with Dan Nevrivy from the Nevrivy Law Group and BIOs Deputy General Counsel, Hans Sauer. They dig into the Myriad Genetics ruling and analyze why some feel that the global biotech industry has been gutted.
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Sheena Iyengar - Human Decision Making
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about the science behind the decision making process, with noted author, Dr. Sheena Iyengar, from the pages of her new book, The Art of Choosing.
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BIO 2010 Conference Panel - The BIO 2010 Conference in...
On this weeks Tech Nation the focus is on the recent International Biotech Conference, BIO 2010 from Chicago. Well hear from Bob Klein, the BioHumanitarian of the Year, Maryland Governor Martin OMalley, who was named BioGovernor of the Year, Wisconsin Governor Jim Boyle, and BIOs president, Jim Greenwood. David Ewing Duncan also reviews what he picked up trolling the hallways.
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Burton Richter - Climate Change and Energy
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with author and Nobel Laureate, Dr. Burton Richter, about the science behind the earths rapid warming.
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Jack Huttner - Making Ethanol a Small Town Reality
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with VP for Commercial Development and Public Affairs at Dupont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol, Jack Huttner, about how they brought next-generation ethanol fuel to a small Tennessee town.
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Josh Boger - Biotech and Cystic Fibrosis
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Director and Chairman of the New England Healthcare Institute, Dr. Josh Boger, about how biotechnology is moving us closer to finding a cure of Cystic Fibrosis.
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Brian Fagan - Cro-Magnon
Dr. Moria Gunn chats with anthropologist, Brian Fagan, about his research into Neaderthals and how they relate to modern humans, from the pages of his new book, Cro-Magnon: How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans.
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Mark Emalfarb - DNA Solutions to Industrial Problems
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Mark Emalfarb, CEO of Dyadic International, the entrepreneur who first brought us stonewashed jeans, who now develops novel products from natural proteins, enzymes and polypeptides for the private sector.
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Susan Krieger - Traveling Blind
Dr. Moira Gunn chats with author, Susan Krieger, about her new book, Traveling Blind: Adventures in Vision with a Guide Dog by My Side, where she introduces readers to the world of true human-animal interaction.
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Leslie Hickle - Buying Proteins and Antibodies in Bulk
Dr. Moria Gunn interviews VP of Business Development for BioAtla, Leslie Hickle about the concept of buying proteins and antibodies in bulk from their manufacturing facility in China.
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Mark Sherman, Ward Cunningham - Geo Social Networking
Dr. Moria Gunn visits with Mark Sherman, CEO of ZoomAtlas, and Wiki inventor, Ward Cunningham, to talk about the latest social networking trend, geo-social networking.
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David Duncan - 10th Birthday of Decoding the Human Genome
Dr. Moira Gunn celebrates the 10th birthday of decoding the human genome with author and journalist, David Ewing Duncan.
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George Prochnik - In Pursuit of Silence
Dr. Moira Gunn visits with author, George Prochnik, to talk about his new book, In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise, where he examines why we began to be so loud as a society, and what it is that gets lost when we can no longer find quiet.
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Eric Thomlinson - Injecting Drugs without a Needle
Dr. Moira Gunn shares insight with Eric Thomlinson, President and CEO of Altea Therapeutics, about their new devices for injecting drugs, without the use of a needle.
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John Hagel - Small Moves equal Big Changes
Dr. Moira Gunn interviews author and Director of the Deloitte Center for the Edge, John Hagel, about his new book, The Power of Pull, which the Harvard Business Review calls an exhilarating read as the authors sublimely reinvent the world of enterprise.
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Kleanthis Xanthopolous - mirco RNA
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with the President of Regulus Therapeutics, Kleanthis Xanthopolous, about his companies work in the field of micro RNA, its role in disease and how it may provide an opportunity for treatment.
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Ted Conover - How Roads are Changing Our World
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with author, Ted Conover, about the importance of roads in the evolution of human history, from the ancient Romans and Incas to modern day Israel and Palestine.
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Thomas Goetz - The Decision Tree
Dr. Moira Gunn and David Ewing Duncan talk personalized medicine with Wired magazine Executive Editor, Thomas Goetz.
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Shankar Vedantam - The Hidden Brain
Dr. Moira Gunn chats with author and science journalist, Shankar Vedantam about his new book, The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives, touching on how the brain functions automatically during times of heightened emotion.
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Phil Boyd - Other Uses for Botox
Dr. Moira Gunn visits Syntaxin Ltd. CFO, Phil Boyd to talk about all things Botox.
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David Shenk - The Genius in All of Us
Dr. Moria Gunn talks with author, David Shenk, about his book, The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything Youve Been Told about Genetics, Talent and IQ is Wrong, reviewed by the New York Times Book Review as a deeply interesting and important book.
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David Duncan - The Worlds Most Expensive Drugs
Dr. Moira Gunn connects with author and BioIssue correspondent, David Duncan about the big business of pharmaceuticals.
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Henry Petroski - The Essential Engineer
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Duke University professor, Henry Petroski, about his new book, The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems, where he explores science and engineering and how they must work together to address our worlds most pressing issues.
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Mike Doyle - Food Safety
Dr. Moira Gunn discusses food safety with Mike Doyle, Director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Georgia. They dive into the challenge, prefaced by the statistic that 15% of our food is imported from other countries.
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Shane Harris - A Nation Under Surveillance
Dr. Moria Gunn tracks down Intelligence and Homeland Security correspondent, Shane Harris, to review information technology and surveillance in America today.
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Tom Shepard - Humanizing Lab Mice
Dr. Moria Gunn talks with Dr. Tom Shepard, CEO of Scottish firm, CXR Biosciences, about their work adding select genetic switches to lab mice.
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Peter Hessler - Chinese Car Culture
Dr. Moira Gunn sits down with author, Peter Hessler, to discuss the new car culture that has emerged in China, as 90 million new drivers take to the streets each day.
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Brenda Peterson - Leaving Theology Behind
Dr. Moria Gunn tracks down author and unlikely environmentalist, Brenda Peterson, who takes her through her book of memoirs, I Want To Be Left Behind.
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Greg Roth, Harriet Robinson - Chemical Genomics and HIV...
Dr. Moria Gunn learns about the uses for chemical genomics from Dr. Greg Roth, Director of Medicinal Chemistry from the Burnham Institute for Medical Research. She then sits down with GeoVax Labs Senior VP, Dr. Harriet Robinson, where they study HIV and AIDS vaccines.
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Dr. Mary O'Kane - Australian BioFuels
Dr. Moira Gunn talks about Australias unlikely contribution to the science community and its development of biofuels with Chief Scientist, Dr. Mary OKane.
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Grant McCraken - Corporate Culture in 21st Century...
Dr. Moira Gunn analyzes the changing face of corporate culture with Grant McCraken, author of Chief Culture Officer, where he combines a mastery of marketing, culture, anthropology, and modern business practice.
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Thomas Nagy - Calculating Environmental Impact
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Executive Vice President, Thomas Nagy about the positive environmental impacts which occur when manufactures choose to engineer more natural products.
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Dan Roam - Solving Complex Problems with Simple Pictures
Dr. Moira Gunn sits down with author and CEO, Dan Roam, to learn how he is teaching people to solve complex problems using simple pictures, from the pages of his new book, Unfolding the Napkin, the Hands-On Method for Solving Complex Problems with Simple Pictures.
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Tjerk De Ruiter - Sustainable Retail Products
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Genencor CEO, Tjerk De Ruiter, to talk about everything sustainable, from tires to toys.
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Jeremy Rifkin - The Nature of Being Human
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with author, Jeremy Rifkin, about his research on economics, technology, progress and sustainability, published in his new book, The Empathic Civilization - The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis.
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Dr. Andrew Balber and John Holaday - Stem Cells and...
Dr. Moira Gunn learns about adult stem cells from Aldagen CSO,Andrew Balber and talks with QRX Pharma CEO, John Holaday about new uses for existing and proven drugs.
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Dacher Keltner, Jason Marsh - The Science of Human...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with UC Berkeley Psychology Professor, Dacher Keltner and the editor of Greater Good magazine, Jason Marsh, about how humans are naturally programmed to be good and what separates those who are from those who are not.
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Steve Burrill - 2009 BioTech Industry Wrap Up
Dr.Moira Gunn and BioTech contributor, David Duncan, sit down with Burrill Co CEO, Steve Burrill to recap the major events to effect the Bio Technology Industry during 2009.
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Jaron Lanier - You Are Not a Gadget
Dr.Moira Gunn catches up with internet pioneer and author, Jaron Lanier to discuss his new book, You Are Not a Gadget...a Manifesto, where he discusses the technical and cultural problems that can grow out of poorly considered digital design.
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Jeremy Abbate, Yali Friedman - Environmentally...
Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Jeremy Abbate and his partner, Yali Friedman about a new report published in Scientific American Worldview on the creation of the worlds first environmentally sustainable plastic.
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James Schwartz - In Pursuit of the Gene
Dr. Moira Gunn sits down to talk science with writer, James Schwartz about his new book,In Pursuit of the Game:From Darwin to DNA,digging into the world of science and the personalities behind it. From Darwins belief in pangenesis to explain the inheritance of physical variations to Hermann Mullers Nobel Prize winning work on X-rays and genetic mutation.
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Graeme Gibson - The Bedside Book of Beasts
Dr. Moria Gunn talks with author, Graeme Gibson about his new book, The Bedside Book of Beasts, in a fascinating discussion on survival, mortality and natures chain of life through the lives of beasts, both real and mythical.
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David Ewing Duncan - Biotech and Sharkfin Soup
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with author and columnist,David Ewing Duncan to get the scientific scoop on the latest developments in biotechnology and its connection to sharkfin soup.
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Purdue University Science Journalism Laureates - Science...
On this weeks TechNation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with the Purdue University Science Journalism Laureates Program Panel about the reality of science journalism in the age of Twitter
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Margie McGlynn - Merck and Company
Dr.Moria Gunn sits down with the president of the Global Vaccines and Infectious Disease, a division of Merck and Company, to talk about the new vaccines on the market.
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James Workman - Heart of Dryness
Dr.Moira Gunn catches up with author, James Workman to talk about his book, Heart of Dryness: How the Last Bushman Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought and what many feel has become the primary resource battleground of the twenty-first century: the supply of water.
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David Ewing Duncan - Evolution of Overconfidence
Dr.Moira Gunn speaks with author and columnist, David Ewing Duncan and gets the scientific scoop on what he calls, the evolution of overconfidence.
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Ken Auletta - Googled:The End of the World as We Know It
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with New Yorker Magazine columnist, Ken Auletta about his views on technology and pop culture in his book, Googled:The End of the World as We Know It.
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Rob Neville - Nano-Particle Lung Treatments
Dr. Moira Gunn sits down with Savara Pharmaceuticals chair, Rob Neville to discuss their innovative way of using nano technology to treat damaged lungs.
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