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Animal behaviorist and physiologist Carly Anne York shows how unappreciated, overlooked, and simply curiosity-driven science has led to breakthroughs big and small. Then, Sai Krupa Das, a senior scientist in nutrition and aging at Tufts University, and Reyna Gobel, a nutritionist and science journalist, discuss precision medicine and nutrition and an 8,000-person study by the Nutrition for Precision Health that examines how individuals respond to different foods.
5 months ago
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Sai Krupa Das, a senior scientist in nutrition and aging at Tufts University, and Reyna Gobel, a nutritionist and science journalist, discuss precision medicine and nutrition and an 8,000-person study by the Nutrition for Precision Health that examines how individual people respond to different foods.
5 months ago
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One-time local, Peter Rizzo, talks about his time as the station doctor for the 77th Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition and what it’s like to live and work in Antarctica.
7 months ago
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Izzy Vogel and Naomi O’Connor, two members of Team Minerva, a robotics team from Park City High School, tell us about their competition at the Premier event in Springfield, Massachusetts, the great experiences they had and what it took to get there.
7 months ago
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Neuroscientist and doctor Kieran Fox explores Albert Einstein's little-discussed spirituality and it how it both informed and complemented his science in Fox's new book "I Am Part of Infinity." It draws on little-known conversations, recently published letters and new archival research on what Einstein really believed and why his perspective still matters today.
7 months ago
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Co-founders of HIRO diapers, Miki Agrawal and Tero Isokauppila, talk about the world’s first digestible diapers — that is, digested by fungi and designed to break down in a landfill thanks to new fungi-powered decomposition technology.
8 months ago
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Thure Cerling, a University of Utah professor of both geology and biology, and a pioneer in the use of isotope analysis, shares how geologists have developed a method for tracking the movements of large herbivores across landscapes.
8 months ago
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Is it really possible to change your entire personality in a year? Award-winning journalist Olga Khazan experiments with her own personality to find out — and reveals the science behind lasting change.
9 months ago
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Why do we insist on believing in such things as Big Foot, astrology, and the existence of aliens? Nate Pederson, historian, librarian, and co-author of "Pseudoscience: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them," sheds light on why we love to believe in things we know aren't true.
9 months ago
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Award-winning business professor Andrew Brodsky talks about ways to make the most out of interacting digitally and practical strategies for navigating virtual communication.
10 months ago
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The University of Utah is a global leader in science and technology education, research and development. Peter Trapa, Dean of the College of Science at the University of Utah, talks about the college, their programs and amazing opportunities for students.
11 months ago