Finding Genius Podcast

Computing COVID: Computational Biology Research with Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Dan Jacobson

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Working on COVID-19? This podcast is for you. This episode offers a valuable conversation with a comprehensive yet detailed understanding of SARS CoV-...

Fine-Tuning Exercise Prescriptions for Type I and Type II Diabetes

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Exercise: will it make your blood sugar go high, or low…and what can be done about it? The answer depends on a number of factors. For over 25 years,...

Shining Light on Parasites: Schistosoma Microbiology with Professor James Collins

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With one of the most complex life cycles around, schistosomes are a fascinating subject for scientists. However, they also cause a tremendous amount o...

Take a Dog-Play Bow: Understand Your Dog Better with Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah-Elizabeth Byosiere brought her lifelong love of dogs to college and found her niche through decoding dog behavior and cognition. She continued ...

A Scientist's Best Friend: Decoding Dog Behavior with Evolutionary Biologist Sophie Barton

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While they are treasured companions, can dogs also teach us more about learning and adaptions? Graduate student Sophie Barton says yes. Listen in to l...

Toxic Screens: How to Protect Eyes from Blue Light with Dr. Jack Kruse and Lucia Eyes CEO Dan Huber

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Light is addictive, according to Dr. Kruse. And if one of the types of late we're getting all day is harmful, we have a problem. Listen to this podcas...

Puppy Dog Eyes, Baby Talk, and A Daily Dose of Oxytocin: Decoding Dog Behavior with Angie Johnston

25 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do dogs really love us? Are they really feeling guilty when they give us that unmistakably guilty look? Can dogs outsmart children when put to the tes...

An Alien Life Form in the Host Body: Understanding Cancer with Jo Bhakdi

24 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cancerous tumors have their own microbiome, a unique method of energy production, strategies for evading host immune systems, specialized extracellula...

How do parasites evolve with us -- Dr. Amanda K Gibson

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Amanda K. Gibson an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Virginia. Dr. Gibson joins the show to dissect the relationship between pa...

A Viral Arms Race in the Body: Past, Current, and Future Coronaviruses

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As the cell employs its machinery to shut down the virus that's inside it, the virus makes proteins to shut down the cell's efforts. The scene is set,...

One-Stop Shop: Structural Elements CEO Doug Bertram Explains Structural Balance Training

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

That neck pain and foot twinge might be more connected than you realize. Doug Bertram takes time to carefully explain why as he describes his company'...

COVID-19 Data and Non-coding RNA Impact Factors: What Vinod Scaria Can Tell Us about the Numbers

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While Vinod Scaria specializes in computational biology regarding non-coding RNAs, he's lab has diverted their energies to focus most of their data a...

Tiny Computer Swarms Coming Your Way: Marc Miskin Explains Microbots Technology

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Friction, forces, shears: the game changes when robots get tiny. Marc Miskin brings you to scale on these up-and-coming microrobots and nanorobots for...

Viruses in Every Step of Life: Virus-Host Cell Interaction with Shervin Takyar

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another in the Finding Genius Podcast series on viruses, this captivating conversation with Yale University's Dr. Takyar explores interesting avenues ...

Gastric Cells Open for Business: Joe Zhou's Tissue Regeneration Lab Works toward Diabetes Cure

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

An exciting step closer to a cure for diabetes starts with a bit of gastric tissue. Joe Zhou's lab works on tissue regeneration and repair and organ...

The Loophole that Swallowed the Law: Maricel Maffini Explains Harmful Effects of Food Chemicals

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Independent consultant and researcher Marciel Maffini has made it her mission to change woefully outdated laws and scientific processes for assessing ...

Double-Helix Dialog: DNA Informs Fascinating Antenna Design with Biomedical Imaging Potential

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine scientists designing technology based on the double-helix DNA structure in our cells: well, it's happened and this podcast takes you on a futu...

Scanning this Big Blue Marble: Laser Mapping Technology Applied to our Earth with Christopher Fisher

18 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a story about how studying a buried city in the jungle led to an urgent call to utilize a new technology to map our earth. Archaeologist Chri...

Another Energy Source in the Wall: Bricks as Energy Storage with Julio D'Arcy

17 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ready to explore energy sources and supercapacitor applications you can build with? The time is now for energy storage advances and this podcast expl...

The Somerton Man: Derek Abbott Walks Us through the Mystery

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Derek Abbott opens up a decades-long mystery for listeners in this exploration of biomedical engineering technology applied to an unidentified dead ma...

Anyone Listening? Quantum Cryptography Applications with Vlatko Vedral

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Upgrading isn't just for phone systems. Quantum information science tackles the upgrade of old existing technologies, which run by classical physics l...

Valkyrie on Your Side: CEO Charlie Burgoyne Talks Role of Artificial Intelligence in Decision Making

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Valkyrie has brought together some of the best minds to utilize artificial intelligence in operations management. This podcast presents a fascinating ...

Pediatric Disease of the Kidney Gets Full Treatment with Researcher and Clinician Keia Sanderson

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While chronic kidney disease diagnosis is rare in children, its effects are profound. Furthermore, there's so much scientists don't know about kidney ...

Know Your Strains: Influenza Virus Microbiology with Flu Researcher Stacey Shultz-Cherry

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"As a flu researcher," says Stacey Schultz-Cherry, "it's frustrating to hear 'it's just flu.'" This podcast helps listeners gain a much better underst...

The Battle Continues: Eradicating Tropical Infectious Diseases with Nils Pilotte

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Early in his studies, Nils Pilotte realized he wanted to pursue research with direct human applications and neglected tropical diseases fit that bill...

Got Helminths? Parasites in Human Body Prevent Allergies and Rick Maizels Explains How

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Parasites are a neglected area of medicine and Rick Maizels is working to change that. But his research also lends surprising findings in the human im...

Harnessing Metabolic Pathways to Fight Infection: James Phelan's Discusses Research

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Can researchers better utilize our cellular powerhouses to fight infection? Yes, according to this podcast, but it's all about timing and balance. Jam...

An Expert Look at the Global Housing Market with Recursion's Richard Koss

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Curious about the pandemic's impact on the housing finance system? This podcast has the answers. Richard Koss takes listeners through every element, t...

The Most Perfect Parasite: Exploring Viruses with Dr. Richard White III

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"Nothing replicates with nucleic acid and evolves through natural selection and is not alive, so I think it's time for viruses to join the pantheon of...

Trust Your Gut: Dr. Kathy McCoy Shares Exciting Microbiome Research Discovery

11 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tiny microbes make a huge difference in our health. These internal ecological systems utilize communication or signaling to maintain this health, effe...

Sipping from the Fountain of Youth: Anti-Aging Treatments Explained By BioViva's Elizabeth Parrish

10 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Curious about science's latest effort to reverse aging? This podcast describes attainable treatments and the science behind theses gene therapy proce...

Protecting our Pets: Domenico Otranto Talks Veterinary Parasitology Research

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast offers insight into how scientists keep our best animal friends safe, and in turn, their human companions. Because humans can get parasit...

Diamonds Pave Way to New Tech: Dr. Takuya Segawa Explains Nanodiamond Quantum Physics

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It all starts with an explosion. Imaging tech's latest advancement involves nanodiamond particles created from a shockwave's pressure and temperature....

On the Hazy Border Between the Living and Nonliving

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Life or death is a false dichotomy—at least when it comes to viruses. Robert Siegel posits that viruses exist somewhere on the hazy border between ...

Wide Awake: Sleep Disorders Treatment with Phyllis C. Zee

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Phyllis Zee has studied circadian rhythm sleep disorders and symptoms for decades and shares key findings in this podcast. Listen and learn your way t...

Herpes Isn't Just For Humans—A Microbial Ecologist's Perspective on Viruses

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Coral reefs struggle with the herpes virus just like we do. In fact, this virus runs all through the animal tree of life. How has it managed to becom...

Cultures and Chromosomes: Paul Turner Talks Viral Structure and Functions

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Turner gives listeners a gift in this podcast with his clear yet complex exploration of viruses and immune system interactions. As he addresses ...

Access a Higher Consciousness: White Fox's Scarlet Ravin Talks Psilocybin Love

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scarlet Ravin tells listeners a fascinating story that changed her views of evolution, growth and change, an experience that began after she took a su...

Healthy Lifestyle Strategies: Michael McDonnell's Mindset from Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis Helps Clients

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michael McDonnel knew he was different than the average person. But it was in learning how to navigate his own life around his cystic fibrosis treatm...

Alcohol and Inflammation: Vincent J. Maffei Studies Alcohol and Gut Dysbiosis in HIV Patients

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The connection between alcohol and gut health is established in scientific literature: alcohol is an inflammatory agent. But as researchers like Vince...

Save the Beta Cells! Yoshifumi Saisho Uses Conservation Concepts to Reduce Diabetes Rate in Japan

04 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Researcher and physician Yoshifumi Saisho is on a mission to change diabetes treatment in his country. His research on the physiology of type 2 diabe...

No More Insulin! Type 2 Diabetes Cure with Virta Health's Sarah Hallberg

03 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Hallberg was charged with setting up a clinic to treat obesity and researched her way into a remarkable finding: the low-fat emphasis engrained ...

A Revolution in Cancer and Evolutionary Biology with James Shapiro

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast brings cutting edge theory to standard, everyday cancer treatment, calling for a new approach. Professor and author James Shapiro is spea...

Islands in a Sea of Viruses with Guenther Witzany

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There are ten million viruses in one single drop of seawater, and many more viruses than stars in the universe. How does this understanding shape how...

Calibrating Cancer: François Fuks' Cancer Research Reveals Epigenetics and Disease Connections

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Professor François Fuks researches epigenetics in human diseases. Along with our immune response process, scientists know that genetic alterations h...

An Effective Oral Tablet For COVID-19? Armand Balboni, MD, PhD Discusses

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Efforts to stop SARS-CoV-2 in its tracks have been ongoing for months, and now there might be something tangible that makes it happen. Press play to ...

Infectious Disease Looks in the Mirror and Sees Evolution: A Conversation with Dr. William B. Miller, Jr.

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A Tyrannosaurus rex prompted a successful radiologist of over 30 years to redirect his focus on something completely different: evolutionary biology. ...

It's Mutual: Viruses and Immune System Adaptations with Nils G. Walter

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Returning guest Nils G. Walter examines RNA molecules from every possible angle, literally and metaphorically. His lab at the University of Michigan b...

No Species Like Lobster Species: Robert Steneck Talks Maine Lobster Ecology

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Robert Steneck started researching lobsters in 1983 and was one of the first people to explore the ecosystems of lobsters in their natural h...

Never Let a Good COVID-19 Crisis Go To Waste: An Eye-Opening Conversation with Pamela Popper

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Despite a US moratorium on gain-of-function research on the basis of it being simply too dangerous, Dr. Anthony Fauci continued funding it. If you don...

Walking The Knife's Edge: Michael Betts Talks Immune Response to Viral Infection

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Michael Betts articulates the dramatic directions our human immune system can take responding to viral pathogenesis. He studies how humans c...

Fighting Back: Warren V. Norred Talks COVID Lawsuit Strategy

27 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Managing member of Norred Law, PLLC, Warren V. Norred, discusses several suits his firm has filed on behalf of plaintiffs in Texas who have faced unfa...

It's Complicated: Luis Villarreal Talks Virus-Host Relationship

26 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another in a series focusing on viral characteristics, returning guest Luis Villarreal graces listeners with an in-depth and elegant collection of tho...

Niches of Opportunity: Researcher Gareth Brady Takes Listeners down the Virus Pathway

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gareth Brady specializes in how viruses and immune systems play hide and seek, evading or triggering various responses like inflammation. In this dis...

Behind the Leaf: Plant Virus Expert Marilyn J. Roossinck Adds to Picture of Viral Nature

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Viral diseases in plants offer advantageous platforms for virology work, which is why returning guest Marilyn J. Roossinck pushed her research focus i...

Viral Lessons from Vaccines and the Immune Response: Vaccine Expert Paul Offit Talks Viruses

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Offit has been working in vaccine research for about forty years and listeners are lucky to hear a sampling of his knowledge of infectious virus...

Coral Disease Symptoms and Successes: Researcher Laura Mydlarz Focuses on Host Defense

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Laura Mydlarz was fascinated with ocean life from a young age and now runs a marine biology lab at a university. After studying tropical eco...

A Heavy Lifter Among Nutritional Supplement Brands: BiOptimizer's Wade Lightheart

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Author, athlete, and nutritionist Wade Lightheart joins the show to educate listeners on the best process for nutrient supplementation. He explains ...

The Virus Philosopher: Nathalie Gontier Takes Viral Structures and Functions to a Higher Plane

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Nathalie Gontier is a philosopher of science who specializes in evolutionary theory with a focus on viruses and immune system coevolution. This podca...

HIV Specialist Lili Wang Takes Listeners on Infectious Viruses Tour

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lili Wang, Ph.D., has worked with viruses for 14 years and her latest focus is HIV. She's studying the amazing mechanics of the virological synapses o...

Viruses Are Dumb, But We Can Learn From Them Nonetheless: A Conversation with Adolfo Garcia-Sastre

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do viruses hijack your body's cells? Why do they cause infectious disease in some people and not others, and what can they teach us about human b...

Battle of Bacterial Vs. Viral Infections: The Listener Wins with Jeremy Barr

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Biologist Jeremy Bar studies the tri-partite symbioses formed between the bacteriophage, the bacterial hosts (prokaryotes), and the eukaryotic human c...

Delving into Viruses and Immune System Dynamics with Shiraz Shah

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Returning guest Shiraz Shah specializes in bioinformatics. He uses microbial data analysis to uncover the complex and fascinating relationships betwee...

Catching the Virus Evolution: Renowned Biologist Eugene Koonin Discusses the Vast Virus Universe

20 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, returning guest and computational biologist and author Eugene V. Koonin and Richard examine intriguing angles of virus behavior. Dr. ...

Is Glycogen Accumulation Key to Diabetes and Kidney Damage? Dr. Mitchell Sullivan Investigates

19 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Without glycogen, we couldn't go very far. Dr. Sullivan is a specialist in the glycogen molecule, which stores glucose, our energy source. In this pod...

Exploring Pathogenic Virus Diseases with Professor St. Patrick Reid

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Reid specializes in host pathogen interactions studies such as investigating the chikungunya virus infection and Ebola virus microbiology.  A re...

The Ecology of Infectious Viruses with Clinical Professor Joseph Masci

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While Dr. Jospeh Masci could speak on numerous specific issues in the realm of infectious diseases microbiology, today's discussion centers on a gene...

The Old Normal: An Historical Perspective of COVID-19 with Ken McCarthy

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The COVID-19 situation isn't the first of its kind—not entirely, at least. For as many times as you've heard voices claiming it's triggered the "ne...

Cancer Evolution and the Immune System: Perry Marshall Discusses Upcoming Symposium

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a unique show in the Finding Genius series. Podcast founder and host Richard Jacobs sites Perry Marshall's ideas as the impetus for starting t...

Using Population and Evolutionary Genetics to Battle Parasites with Professor Tim Anderson

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Anderson' research focuses on the interaction between genetics, evolutionary biology, and tropical diseases. He works with the two most dominant p...

The Evolution of Sex: Experimental Evolution and Population Ecology with Levi Morran

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In one line of research, Professor Levi Morran observes the coevolution of C. elegans strains and microbial pathogens through population level biology...

Battling Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance with OpGen's Dr. Oliver Schacht

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Oliver Schacht says that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious pandemic that needs as much attention as COVID-19. In fact, 700,000 people no...

Bringing Men's Health Issues into Integrative Medicine Programs with Dr. Myles Spar

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After Dr. Myles Spar noticed that women far outnumbered men as integrative medicine patients, he worked to reframe the messaging. In this podcast, he...

Exploring a Viral Vantage Point with Denis Noble

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Renowned for his knowledge and expertise in biology, University of Oxford Professor Denis Noble once again returns to the show to share his insight. T...

COVID-19 Testing Solutions for Businesses and Individuals—Jo Bhakdi—Quantgene

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Returning guest and founder of Quantgene, Jo Bhakdi, discusses his work at Quantgene in the COVID-19 testing arena. Press play to learn: What the di...

Decoding Dog Behavior with Researcher Courtney Sexton

13 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Courtney Sexton is a PhD student researching what we can learn from other species about our own and how to better interact with animals that share our...

Health Benefits of Mushrooms with Nammex President Jeff Chilton

12 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Chilton has been involved one way or another in organic mushroom cultivation and mushroom health benefits since the 1970s. In this podcast, he t...

Microbial Ecology and Diversity with Dr. Jen Wood

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Wood specializes in the roles of soil microbial communities and is currently studying the importance of microbial diversity impacting plant...

Vagus Nerve Treatment with Physical Therapist Melanie Weller

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the early part of her career, Melanie Weller saw mostly patients who'd gone through several other treatment systems without symptom relief. Treatin...

Permanently Reversing Insulin Resistance—Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, and Robby Barbaro, MPH—Mastering Diabetes

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the world of diabetes, Khambatta and Barbaro are teaching something that no one else is, and it's working. In this episode, you will learn: What ...

The Entrepreneurial Mindset of Patent Accumulator Leigh Rothschild

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leigh Rothschild has been inventing and filing for new patents since his teenage years and now has at least 130 patents to his name, mostly technology...

Measuring Microvasculature with Dr. Nick West

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Nick West, Chief Medical Officer and Divisional Vice President of Global Medical Affairs, Abbott Vascular at Abbot joins the show to discuss his r...

Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation: Walking through the Process with Amy Waterman

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Waterman directs the Transplant Research and Education Center at UCLA. She works with patients navigating any disease of the kidney and helps educ...

Honing in on Hormones—Dr. Pamela Smith MD, MPH, MS—The American Academy of Anti-Aging

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Pamela Smith is Director of Medical Education at the American Academy of Anti-Aging. She shares insight on her areas of expertise: thyroid diseas...

Investigating Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome with Professor Stefan Schreiber

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Academic gastrologist Professor Stefan Schreiber is both a clinician and researcher exploring inflammatory bowel disease treatment. In this podcast, ...

Plastic Problems—Bethanie Carney Almroth—University of Gothenburg, Sweden

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Associate professor and researcher at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, Bethanie Almroth, joins the show to discuss her research and expertise i...

Using Next-Generation Sequencing in the Search for Efficacious Vaccines—Irina Chelysheva—Oxford Vaccine Group

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Postdoctoral researcher and medical bioinformatician, Irina Chelysheva, is a member of the Oxford Vaccine Group. Today, she discusses her work and kno...

Rickettsia Family: Scrub Typhus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and More with Dr. David H. Walker

06 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rickettsia characteristics include parasitic behaviors but they are not worms or protozoa. Rather, they are bacteria and are therefore prokaryotes. Th...

Monkey-Derived Malaria: Dr. Fong Mun Yik Talks Parasitic Diseases in Humans by Cross-Infection

05 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Fong Mun Yik has spent the past 10 years working on a malarial parasite that has started infecting humans—the monkey malarial parasite Plasmodiu...

Types of Parasitic Diseases and Diagnostics with Richard Bradbury

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Bradbury specializes in parasitic diseases in humans, particularly zoonotic parasites, which indicates they were transmitted through other an...

COVID-19 Impact on Future of Emerging Markets in Global Economy with Ronald Leven

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In evaluating COVID-19 and the financial crisis, Ronald Leven speaks both to the unprecedented nature that make predictions regarding world finances d...

A Spin Wave of Information from Dr. Toeno van der Sar, Head of the Van der Sar Lab in the Department of Quantum Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Toeno van der Sar is an assistant professor at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, where he runs his own research group of five PhD...

Studying the Parasitic King of Drug Resistance with John Gilleard

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Professor of parasitology at Calgary University, John Gilleard, joins the show to discuss his work and research on parasites and how they become resi...

T-Cell Immunity and COVID-19—Anthony Tanoto Tan—Duke-NUS Medical School

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Senior Research Fellow at Duke-NUS Medical School, Dr. Anthony Tanoto Tan, discusses his work in the field of immunopathology as it relates to both he...

Active Air Purifier Benefits Explored with GreenTech Environmental's Kristen Lawson

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

GreenTech Environmental has been producing healthy air systems for at least ten years. Kristen Lawson explains their air purification system in this ...

Healing from a Lifelong Accumulation of Stress Through Deep Rest Meditation

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Fletcher joins the show to share her journey from New York City high-performance circles, to Rishikesh, India for a three-year meditation traini...

T. Cruzi, T. Brucei, and Other Parasites in Humans: Professor Igor Cestari Discusses His Research

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Prof. Igor Cestari works with two parasites for the most part: Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi, which respectively cause sleeping sickness an...

Exciting Implications of Quantum Computing with Universal Quantum's Sebastian Weidt

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Co-Founder and CEO Sebastian Weidt tells listeners about exceptional advances his company has made and challenges still to be met. He covers The bas...

An Unfiltered Conversation About Cancer with a Cancer Survivor

30 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Classically-trained concert pianist and film composer, Matthew Zachary, was about to graduate from college and attend film school when he was diagnose...

The State of Financial Markets Amid COVID-19—Connel Fullenkamp, PhD—Duke Economics Department

29 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Connel Fullenkamp is a professor of economics at Duke University who conducts research on financial markets, including their development, failure, and...