Women Who Code | A Catalyst for Innovation: Philanthropy in Science and Tech
Dr. Brooke Grindlinger, Chief Scientific Officer for The New York Academy of Sciences, discusses the role that philanthropy can play in supp...
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Ethics In Pediatric Research
This podcast highlights discussions from the Ethical Considerations in Research for Pediatric Populations symposium presented by the New Yor...
The Intersection of Conflicts of Interest and Healthcare
The Intersection of Conflicts of Interest and Healthcare by The New York Academy of Sciences
Big Data: Balancing Privacy and Innovation
Often cited as the "4th Industrial Revolution" big data has the potential to transform health and healthcare by drawing medical conclusions...
Finding Better Treatments for Children with Cancer
Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease past infancy among children in the United States and Europe. Despite prevailing in...
Discovering New Liver Disease Treatments
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is set to become the most common cause of liver transplant in the coming decade. Although almost one-third...
Deciphering ZIKA
In 2016, the WHO declared the Zika virus a global medical emergency when, after six decades of dormancy, the virus arrived in the Americas....
Proof of Concept Centers: Changing Weather
In this episode, we continue to look at some of the fascinating and innovative work that researchers are doing in New York State's Proof of...
Inspiring Stories from the Future of STEM
We hear all the time that building a robust future for STEM relies on engaging diverse groups of young people in STEM fields today. The Acad...
Rethinking Climate Change
Climate change may be controversial in the political realm, but for three Blavatnik Awards Scholars, all leading experts in environmental st...
Proof of Concept Centers: Small Materials Solving Big Problems
How can we do more without causing less strain on the environment? In this podcast we continue our discussion with New York entrepreneurs pa...
Reevaluating Clinical Trial Design
Clinical trials to evaluate new drugs are typically built around one design, the randomized controlled trial, but this method has come under...
Proof of Concept Centers: Tackling Industrial Waste
The management and removal of industrial waste is a concern that faces companies and governments around the world. In this podcast you'll he...
Working Together for People, Planet, and Prosperity
When the UN announced its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Climate Change, it was clear that the new Sustainable Development Goal...
Proof of Concept Centers: Meeting the Market
Proof of Concept Centers allow emerging technologists to try out their ideas, work with mentors, and develop marketable products. One of the...
Finding the Nutritional Key to Longevity
You see the headlines all the time linking nutrition to health and aging, but it's not so easy figuring out where the science is behind them...
A Cross-Fertilization of Ideas: 200 Years of the New York Academy of Sciences
In this special podcast, learn about the stories that shaped the Academy's 200 year history. From the emergence of the Academy on a bustling...
The Face of Science: Mentors and Connections
The Academy's After School STEM Mentoring program improves science education and brings science out of the lab and into the community by pla...
A Quantum State of Mind
Are physicists on a path to upend some of the time-tested fundamental theories of physics? This podcast explores the interplay between quant...
The Face of Science: Teaching Teachers
So many of our misconceptions about science come from where we first encountered them the classroom. How can we do a better job of teaching...