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Episode 182: Michael Schmidt on what precision medicine means to human spaceflight

Posted June 2, 202501:15:14

Today we have Dr. Michael A. Schmidt, the founder, CEO, and Chief Scientific Officer of Sovaris Aerospace, a company focused on assessments and solutions...

Episode 181: Ken Forbus talks about AI and his development of the Structure Mapping Engine

Posted May 13, 202501:25:42

Our guest today is Dr. Ken Forbus, the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science and a Professor of Education at Northwestern University.

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Episode 180: Pascal Lee on NASA’s ambitions to send humans to the Moon and Mars

Posted April 9, 202501:21:42

Today we have planetary scientist Dr. Pascal Lee and STEM-Talk host Dr. Ken Ford in a wide-ranging conversation about NASA’s ambitions to return humans...

Episode 179: JP Errico explains how vagus-nerve stimulation reduces inflammation and chronic diseases

Posted March 5, 202501:16:43

Today we have JP Errico, a scientist and inventor whose work focuses on neuroimmunology and the many ways it impacts cellular metabolism, inflammation,...

Episode 178: Karl Herrup discusses the shortcomings of Alzheimer’s research

Posted February 5, 202501:30:11

Today we have Dr. Karl Herrup, a neurobiologist known for his investigations into the roles that DNA damage and noncoding genetic variants have in Alzheimer’s...