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Episode 60: Marie Jackson talks about the amazing endurance of Roman concrete

Posted March 27, 2018 • 00:49:44

Why is it that modern marine concrete structures crumble and corrode within decades, but 2,000-year-old Roman piers and breakwaters endure to this day? Episode...

Episode 59: Stephen Cunnane discusses the role of ketones in human evolution and Alzheimer’s

Posted March 13, 2018 • 00:56:11

Nearly five million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease. In 30 years, that number is estimated to be 16 million In today’s episode,...

Episode 58: Flora Hammond discusses traumatic brain injuries and how treatments are evolving

Posted February 27, 2018 • 00:45:24

Today’s episode features one of the nation’s leading physicians and researchers who has spent years studying and treating traumatic brain injuries. Dr....

Episode 57: Lauren Jackson discusses radiation exposure, including the effects of a nuclear strike

Posted February 13, 2018 • 01:11:29

Today’s interview features Dr. Lauren Jackson, a nationally known expert in the field of tumor and normal-tissue radiobiology. She is especially recognized...

Episode 56: Jon Clark talks about NASA, supersonic jumps from the edge of space, and humans in extreme environments

Posted January 30, 2018 • 01:20:50

Today’s episode is the second of a two-part interview with IHMC Senior Scientist Dr. Jonathan Clark, a six-time Space Shuttle crew surgeon who has...