Episode 194: Tommy Wood discusses how to future-proof the adult brain
Neuroscientist and frequent STEM-Talk guest Dr. Tommy Wood rejoins us today for part two of our interview about Tommy’s book that is fresh o...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
Science & Medicine
STEM-Talk
The most interesting people in the world of science and technology
STEM-Talk Podcast Guide
Listen to STEM-Talk, a Science & Medicine podcast by Dawn Kernagis and Ken Ford. Stream 194 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
Show Topic
Browse this show under Science & Medicine podcasts.
Episodes
20 episodes are loaded now from a catalog of 194. More episodes can be opened from this page.
Discover More
Explore Science & Medicine podcasts, United States podcasts and English podcasts.
Episodes
20 of 194 episodes
Episode 193: Tommy Wood and his new book bust the belief that the adult brain is fixed
Today we have Dr. Tommy Wood, a neuroscientist and frequent STEM-Talk guest who joins today on the eve of the publication of his first book,...
Episode 192: Ken and Dawn weigh in on ChatGPT, ketamine, urolithin-A, rapamycin, and more in wide-ranging AMA
ChatGPT has been in the news a lot lately and, as a result, quite a few STEM-Talk listeners have tossed us questions about the reliability a...
Episode 191: Francisco Gonzalez-Lima discusses methylene blue & noninvasive human brain stimulation
Today we have Dr. Francisco Gonzalez-Lima, a behavioral neuroscientist who was our guest in episodes 106 and 107 back in 2020. Since those 2...
Episode 190: Judith Curry and the Consequences of Climate Alarmism
Dr. Judith Curry, a climatologist known for her criticism of alarmist, doomsday rhetoric about climate change, returns to STEM-Talk for her...
Episode 189: NASA’s Flawed Plan to Return to the Moon – with Mike Griffin & Lisa Porter
Today’s episode of STEM-Talk features a timely and wide-ranging discussion with Drs. Michael Griffin and Lisa Porter about NASA’s plans to r...
Episode 188: Marina Walther-Antonio discusses the microbiome’s role in women’s health and cancer
Today we have Dr. Marina Walther-Antonio, a Mayo Clinic researcher who investigates the role of the microbiome in cancer and reproductive he...
Episode 187: Dawn Kernagis talks about creating permanent subsea human habitats
Today Ken interviews his co-host Dr. Dawn Kernagis about her new position as the Director of Scientific Research for DEEP, a UK startup that...
Episode 186: Mari Dezawa discusses her discovery of MUSE cells and the role of stem cells in regenerative medicine
Today we have Dr. Mari Dezawa, one of the world’s leaders in stem-cell research and regenerative medicine. Mari is a pioneer in this emergin...
Episode 185: Andrew Koutnik discusses metabolic health, athletic performance and growing up with type-1 diabetes
Today we have our good friend and colleague Dr. Andrew Koutnik on the show. Andrew is a research scientist who studies the influence of nutr...
Episode 184: Ken and Dawn answer listener questions on AI, grip strength, ketamine, protein, digital twins, and more!
It’s time for another episode of Ask Me Anything. Dawn and Ken answer listener questions that range from generative AI to whether grip stren...
Episode 183: Michael Schmidt on the challenges of building a space-faring civilization
Today we have the second installment of our interview with Dr. Michael A. Schmidt, the founder, CEO, and Chief Scientific Officer of Sovaris...
Episode 182: Michael Schmidt on what precision medicine means to human spaceflight
Today we have Dr. Michael A. Schmidt, the founder, CEO, and Chief Scientific Officer of Sovaris Aerospace, a company focused on assessments...
Episode 181: Ken Forbus talks about AI and his development of the Structure Mapping Engine
Our guest today is Dr. Ken Forbus, the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science and a Professor of Education at Northwestern Universit...
Episode 180: Pascal Lee on NASA’s ambitions to send humans to the Moon and Mars
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 re...
Episode 179: JP Errico explains how vagus-nerve stimulation reduces inflammation and chronic diseases
Today we have JP Errico, a scientist and inventor whose work focuses on neuroimmunology and the many ways it impacts cellular metabolism, in...
Episode 178: Karl Herrup discusses the shortcomings of Alzheimer’s research
Today we have Dr. Karl Herrup, a neurobiologist known for his investigations into the roles that DNA damage and noncoding genetic variants h...
Episode 177: Frank Butler talks about revolutionizing combat casualty care
Today we have Dr. Frank Butler, a retired Navy Undersea Medical Officer and an ophthalmologist who served as a Navy SEAL platoon commander p...
Episode 176: JoAnn Manson on Women’s Health Initiative, menopause and her findings on hormone therapy
Today our guest is Dr. JoAnn Manson, an endocrinologist, epidemiologist, and Principal Investigator of several research studies, including t...
Episode 175: Hans Van Dongen on how fatigue and sleep loss lead to cognitive deficits
Today we have Dr. Hans Van Dongen, director of the Sleep and Performance Research Center at Washington State University in Spokane. Dr. Kevi...