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  • Host: Dr. Moira Gunn
  • TechNation is a weekly Public Radio program focusing on the impact of Technology in our lives. TechNation presents interviews with people form every aspect of our lives -- from Internet entrepreneurs to scientists, from astronauts to media critics.
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Scott Jenkins - Dell, in Biotech

Thu, Nov 27 Listen
What many Dell customers dont know is that the company is making a major effort in biotech, as Dr. Moira Gunn finds out when she speaks with Scott Jenkins, the director of the Dells Healthcare Life Sciences program.

Russel Shorto - Decarte's Bones

Thu, Nov 27 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Russel Shorto, author of Descartes Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict between Faith and Reason, about the peculiar role played by Descartes bones.

Dr. Lyle Armstrong - Stem Cell Science

Thu, Nov 13 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Lyle Armstrong, a stem cell researcher and senior lecturer at Newcastle University, who reminds us what stem cell scientists actually do.

Dr. Gary Small - iBrain

Thu, Nov 13 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Gary Small, the director of the UCLA Memory Aging Research Center, about gaining understanding of the technological alteration of the modern mind through FMRI.

Dr. Joseph DeRisi - The Virus Chip

Thu, Nov 6 Listen
Viruses are everywhere, so how do we identify the ones that are problematic? Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Joseph DeRisi, professor in biochemistry and biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, about the promise of an innovative new technology: the virus chip.

Keith Devlin - The Unfinished Game

Thu, Nov 6 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Keith Devlin, author of The Unfinished Game, who talks about the letters exchanged between two mathematicians -- Pascal and Fermat -- changed our lives.

Dr. Patrick Gruber & Dr. Bill Gerwick - On Biofuels

Thu, Oct 30 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo and the inventor of plastics derived from corn, about corn derived biofuels. Also, Dr. Bill Gerwick and his graduate student Cameron Coates talk about producing fuel from algae.

Dr. Robert Laughlin - The Crime of Reason

Thu, Oct 30 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Nobel Laureate Robert Laughlin, about the value of the information we get for free from the internet, and that which for scientists is not out there for any price.

Tjerk de Ruiter, Thomas Videbaek - On Cellulose

Thu, Oct 23 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn talks cellulose with Tjerk de Ruiter on a trade-up kit for Iowa farmers to cellulosic ethanol, and Thomas Videbaek on a surprising cellulosic ethanol plant in China.

Dr. Robert Martensen - A Life Worth Living

Thu, Oct 23 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Robert Martensen, author of A Life Worth Living, about the good and bad of technology in healthcare in general and as we approach the end of life.

Lori Andrews - DNA in Court

Thu, Oct 16 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Lori Andrews, the director of the Insititude for Science, Law and Technology in Illinois, about the use of DNA in a court of law.

Steven Baker - The Numerati

Thu, Oct 16 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Business Week journalist and author, Steven Baker, about his latest book, The Numerati. In his book, Baker discusses the impact of digital technology in the world: toll booths, credit cards, and immediate access to information.

Dr. Christian Weyer - Combined Diabetes Treatment

Thu, Oct 9 Listen
Gaining weight leads to increased risk of becoming a diabetic. Dr. Moira Gunn asks Dr. Christian Weyer, of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, to explain their new combined treatment for diabetes and obesity.

Dr. Frank Wilczek - Lightness of Being

Thu, Oct 9 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Frank Wilchen, Nobel laureate and professor at MIT, about his latest book, Lightness of Being, and how the recently activated Large Hadron Collider might confirm or dispel some of his most recent theories.

Mari Baker - A Lifetime of DNA

Thu, Oct 2 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Mari Baker, CEO of Navigenics, about their latest service: they take your DNA, examine it with current and future science, and inform you about any possible health risks for the rest of your life.

Tim Sanders - Saving the World at Work

Thu, Oct 2 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Tim Sanders, author of Saving the World at Work, and asks how to combine doing good, with working.

Deborah Eppstein - What is Multiple Sclerosis?

Thu, Sep 25 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn asks Deborah Eppstein, from Q Therapeutics, to explain what exactly having multiple sclerosis (MS) means for a patient.

Kevin Giese - Treating Multiple Sclerosis

Thu, Sep 25 Listen
BioMS is working on a number of ways to treat multiple sclerosis. Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with the President CEO of BioMS Medical about two of the most promising ways of treating MS.

Brian Greene - Icarus at the Edge of Time

Thu, Sep 25 Listen
Brian Greene is well known for writing about our universe. Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Greene about his latest book Icarus at the Edge of Time, and asks him why it is an entirely different book than we are used to.

Dr. Patrick Casey - Growing New Tendons

Thu, Sep 18 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Patrick Casey, from Therapy Cell Limited, about the new technique of growing tendons from our own cells -- its being done right now on horses.

Jeff Howe - Crowdsourcing

Thu, Sep 18 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with the author of Crowdsourcing, Jeff Howe, who explains the concept of sourcing work or requests out to a crowd on the internet.

Brett Erickson - The Farm Bill

Thu, Sep 11 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with the Industrial and Environment Technology VP of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, Brett Erickson, about the recent farm billed passed by the United States Congress.

Greg Bear - The City at the End of Time

Thu, Sep 11 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with author Greg Bear, about his latest book, The City at the End of Time.

Kris Kimmel - The Idea Festival

Fri, Sep 5 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Kris Kimmel, founder of the Idea Festival, and whats coming up at IF 2008.

Dr. Alan Sachs - RNA, not DNA

Thu, Sep 4 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Alan Sachs, about new medical treatments in development at Merck Pharmaceuticals based not on DNA, but RNA.

Michael Meyer - Last Days of Old Beijing

Thu, Sep 4 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Michael Meyer, author of The Last Days of Old Beijing, about the transformation of a city.

Dr. David Lacey - Bone Loss Treatment

Thu, Aug 28 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. David Lacey, Senior Vice President of Research at Amgen, who talks about a new treatment for bone loss, no matter what the cause.

Pete Blackshaw - Consumer Megaphones

Thu, Aug 28 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Pete Blackshaw, author of Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, about consumer megaphones -- the folks who get extremely displeased and upset with products or services.

Dr. Ian Boddy - Livestock & Global Warming

Tue, Aug 19 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with AgResearchs Dr. Ian Boddy, about the contribution of livestock to global warming and what their biotech research center is doing about it.

Paul Ehrlich - Human Evolution

Tue, Aug 19 Listen
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Stanford Professor Paul Ehrlich about his latest book, The Dominant Animal, which looks at human evolution and the environment.

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