STEM-Talk

By Dawn Kernagis and Ken Ford

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The most interesting people in the world of science and technology

Episode Date
Episode 165: John Edwards on ketamine treatment for depression and suicide prevention
Mar 14, 2024
Episode 164: Michael Leon on olfactory stimulation as a buffer for dementia symptoms
Feb 21, 2024
Episode 163: Mark Mattson discusses glutamate, the brain’s most important neurotransmitter
Jan 31, 2024
Episode 162: Marc Hamilton discusses the soleus push-up and the health hazard of excessive sitting
Jan 10, 2024
Episode 161: Sten Stray-Gundersen on the benefits of blood-flow restriction training
Dec 18, 2023
Episode 160: Euan Ashley on precision medicine and predicting, preventing, and diagnosing diseases
Nov 28, 2023
Episode 159: Ken and Dawn discuss chatbots, termites, kratom, ketosis, and the future of AI
Nov 06, 2023
Episode 158: Judith Curry talks about the uncertainties of climate change
Oct 05, 2023
Episode 157: Don Layman on the role of dietary protein in muscle, health, and disease
Sep 14, 2023
Episode 156: Josh Hagen discusses optimizing performance in athletes and warfighters
Aug 21, 2023
Episode 155: Chris McCurdy discusses kratom’s benefits and possible risks
Jul 20, 2023
Episode 154: Orthopedic surgeon Brian Cole discusses advances in the treatment of knee, elbow and shoulder injuries
Jun 28, 2023
Episode 153: Dominic D’Agostino discusses new advances in the study of nutritional ketosis
Jun 08, 2023
Episode 152: Mark Shelhamer talks about the effects of spaceflight on humans and NASA’s Planned Mars Mission
May 16, 2023
Episode 151: John Ioannidis talks about the bungled response to COVID-19
Apr 19, 2023
Episode 150: Barbara Thorne talks about E.O. Wilson, the conehead termite and the sociality of termites
Mar 21, 2023
Episode 149: Jeff Volek discusses ketogenic diet to improve metabolic health and treat disease
Feb 21, 2023
Episode 148: Ed Weiler on the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, Mars rovers and NASA’s search for life
Jan 30, 2023
Episode 147: Gwen Bryan talks about advances in wearable robotic devices and exoskeletons
Jan 04, 2023
Episode 146: Dan Pardi talks about behaviors to improve healthspan
Dec 15, 2022
Episode 145: Ken answers questions about hypersonic flight, sentient AI, ketogenic vs Mediterranean diets, and more
Nov 30, 2022
Episode 144: Jason Fung on how fasting and a low-carb diet improve insulin resistance and metabolic health
Nov 09, 2022
Episode 143: Ben Bikman on the roles of insulin and ketones in metabolic function
Oct 12, 2022
Episode 142: Vyvyane Loh on weight management, ketogenic diet, and the treatment of metabolic diseases
Sep 21, 2022
Episode 141: Jeff Iliff on newly discovered system that clears waste from the brain
Sep 01, 2022
Episode 140: Kaleen Lavin on the benefits of exercise on Parkinson’s and “inflammaging”
Aug 10, 2022
Episode 139: Matt Kaeberlein discusses healthspan, longevity, and rapamycin
Jul 25, 2022
Episode 138: Mark Lewis discusses hypersonics and the importance of research in national defense
Jul 06, 2022
Episode 137: Greg Potter discusses lifestyle changes for better health and sounder sleep
Jun 13, 2022
Episode 136: Greg Potter talks about circadian biology and the importance of sleep
May 11, 2022
Episode 135: Elaine Lee discusses human performance, resilience and healthspan
Apr 19, 2022
Episode 134: Mike Griffin discusses America’s hypersonic arms race with Russia and China
Mar 28, 2022
Episode 133: Mark Mattson talks about the benefits and science of intermittent fasting
Feb 23, 2022
Episode 132: Martin Kulldorff discusses vaccines, lockdowns, school closings and the global response to COVID-19
Jan 24, 2022
Episode 131: Christopher Logothetis discusses advances in prostate cancer therapies
Dec 13, 2021
Episode 130: Josh Turknett talks about holistic approaches that help people end chronic migraines
Nov 04, 2021
Episode 129: Morley Stone talks about biomimetics and human performance augmentation
Oct 14, 2021
Episode 128: Tommy Wood talks about high-fat diets and the metabolic flexibility of the human gut
Sep 23, 2021
Episode 127: From UFOs to fasting to the keto flu, Ken & Dawn answer questions
Aug 25, 2021
Episode 126: Christoffer Clemmensen discusses therapeutic strategies to correct obesity and its disorders
Aug 04, 2021
Episode 125: Gary Taubes addresses common arguments used against ketogenic diets
Jul 14, 2021
Episode 124: Gary Taubes makes a case for the ketogenic diet and its metabolic benefits
Jun 23, 2021
Episode 123: Steve Chien talks about AI, Mars rovers, and the possibility of intelligent alien life
May 26, 2021
Episode 122: James Kirkland on targeting senescent cells to reverse age-related diseases
May 06, 2021
Episode 121: Pascal Lee on the Mars mission and our search for alien life in the galaxy
Apr 14, 2021
Episode 120: Gordon Lithgow on alpha-ketoglutarate’s potential to affect healthspan and lifespan
Mar 17, 2021
Episode 119: Gordon Lithgow talks about the biology of aging and prolonging lifespan
Feb 25, 2021
Episode 118: Julie Andersen talks about urolithin-A’s potential to prevent and treat neurodegenerative diseases
Feb 02, 2021
Episode 117: Julie Andersen talks about her research into aging and neurodegenerative diseases
Jan 12, 2021
Episode 116: Marcas Bamman on the many benefits of exercise and strength training
Dec 16, 2020
Episode 115: Ken and Dawn answer listener questions about ketogenic diets, Viagra, methylene blue, fasting, Mars and more
Nov 24, 2020
Episode 114: Lilianne Mujica-Parodi talks about how diet and ketones affect brain aging
Oct 28, 2020
Episode 113: Peter Pirolli discusses information foraging, AI and the future of human interaction with technology
Oct 08, 2020
Episode 112: Tim Broderick discusses biotechnology and increasing the biological aptitude and careers of elite special forces
Sep 15, 2020
Episode 111: Tommy Wood talks about lifestyle approaches to improve health span and lifespan
Aug 27, 2020
Episode 110 : Tommy Wood talks about nourishing developing brains and the importance of metabolic health
Aug 04, 2020
Episode 109: Robb Wolf discusses whether eating meat is bad for you and the environment … and his new book “Sacred Cow”
Jul 14, 2020
Episode 108: Ken and Dawn tackle questions ranging from AI to amino acids to methylene blue to ketosis to COVID-19
Jun 23, 2020
Episode 107: Francisco Gonzalez-Lima discusses methylene blue and near-infrared light as therapies for cognitive disorders
May 26, 2020
Episode 106: Francisco Gonzalez-Lima talks about brain metabolic mapping and Alzheimer’s
Apr 29, 2020
Episode 105: Art De Vany talks about healthspan, lifespan and healing the wounds of aging
Apr 07, 2020
Episode 104:  Katherine Eban talks about the dangers associated with relying on generic drugs manufactured overseas
Mar 10, 2020
Episode 103: Abe Morgentaler talks about men’s health, sex drive and the benefits of testosterone therapy
Feb 19, 2020
Episode 102: Adam Konopka talks about metformin’s effects on healthspan and lifespan
Jan 28, 2020
Episode 101: Rachel Yehuda talks about epigenetic inheritance, PTSD and the potential of MDMA therapies
Jan 07, 2020
Episode 100: Peter Attia gives an update on his views regarding longevity and health span
Dec 17, 2019
Episode 99 : Dave Rabin talks about how psychedelics and wearable devices can help improve people’s lives
Nov 26, 2019
Episode 98: Steven Austad talks about aging and preserving human health
Nov 05, 2019
Episode 97: Francesca Rossi talks about AI ethics and the development of new AI systems
Oct 15, 2019
Episode 96: Dick Despommier discusses vertical farming and fly fishing
Sep 24, 2019
Episode 95: Dickson Despommier talks about 30 years of research into intracellular parasitism
Sep 11, 2019
Episode 94: John Newman discusses how the ketogenic diet and fasting regulate the genes and pathways that control aging
Aug 27, 2019
Episode 93: Emma Wilson talks about Toxoplasma gondii infection and its consequences
Aug 06, 2019
Episode 92: Megan Roberts discusses the potential of a ketogenic diet to extend healthspan and lifespan
Jul 16, 2019
Episode 91: Irina and Michael Conboy explain tissue repair and stem-cell rejuvenation
Jul 02, 2019
Episode 90: Dawn and Ken answer listener questions
Jun 12, 2019
Episode 89: Robert Epstein reflects on his career and the threat big tech poses to privacy and democracy
May 21, 2019
Episode 88: Duane Mitchell talks about the uphill battle to treat aggressive brain tumors
May 07, 2019
Episode 87: Dom D’Agostino reflects on his 10 years of research into ketogenic nutrition
Apr 23, 2019
Episode 86: Matt Johnson talks about the power and future of human-machine teaming
Apr 09, 2019
Episode 85: David Geary discusses our shrinking brains, cognitive development  and sex differences
Mar 26, 2019
Episode 84: Joe Gomes discusses optimizing human performance and resiliency in the NFL and elite warfighters
Mar 12, 2019
Episode 83: Ken and Dawn host their first Ask Me Anything episode
Feb 19, 2019
Episode 82: Stu Phillips discusses the importance of dietary protein and its role in muscle
Feb 05, 2019
Episode 81: Charles Brenner discusses NR and the benefits of boosting NAD as we age
Jan 22, 2019
Episode 80: Butler Hine talks about paving the way for robotic space exploration
Jan 01, 2019
Episode 79: Satchin Panda discusses circadian rhythms and time-restricted eating to improve health and even reverse disease
Dec 18, 2018
Episode 78: Jeff Phillips talks about physiologic episodes among tactical aircrew
Dec 05, 2018
Episode 77: John Ioannidis discusses why most published research findings are false
Nov 20, 2018
Episode 76: Dava Newman on getting humans to Mars and creating the next-generation spacesuit
Nov 08, 2018
Episode 75: Rob Mueller: Using the resources of space to build lunar outposts on the Moon and Mars
Oct 26, 2018
Episode 74: Robert Whitaker: the drug-based paradigm of psychiatric care in the U.S.
Oct 09, 2018
Episode 73: Michael Okun talks about the complexity and treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Sep 25, 2018
Episode 72: Peter Norvig talks about working at Google, digital privacy, fake news, killer robots and AI’s future
Sep 11, 2018
Episode 71: Elizabeth Nance talks about using nanotechnology to understand and treat brain diseases
Aug 28, 2018
Episode 70: David Sabatini on the discovery of mTOR and its role in disease, longevity & healthspan
Aug 14, 2018
Episode 69: David LeMay talks about countering inflammation with SPMs
Jul 31, 2018
Episode 68: Steve Anton talks about diet, exercise, intermittent fasting and lifestyle interventions to improve health
Jul 17, 2018
Episode 67: Doug Wallace talks about mitochondria, our human origins and the possibility of mitochondria-targeted therapies
Jul 03, 2018
Episode 66: Peter Neuhaus talks about exoskeletons, robotics, and the development of exercise technologies for space and Earth
Jun 19, 2018
Episode 65: Dr. Brendan Egan talks about the importance of muscle and his research into exogenous ketones
Jun 05, 2018
Episode 64: Valter Longo talks about the fasting-mimicking diet and the keys to longevity
May 22, 2018
Episode 63: Keith Baar talks about collagen synthesis, ketogenic diet, mTORC1 signaling, autophagy, post strength training nutrition, and more…
May 08, 2018
Episode 62: Keith Baar talks about muscle and explains mTOR, PGC-1a, dystrophin, and the benefits of chocolate
Apr 24, 2018
Episode 61: Chris McCurdy discusses kratom and the opioid crisis
Apr 10, 2018
Episode 60: Marie Jackson talks about the amazing endurance of Roman concrete
Mar 27, 2018
Episode 59: Stephen Cunnane discusses the role of ketones in human evolution and Alzheimer’s
Mar 13, 2018
Episode 58: Flora Hammond discusses traumatic brain injuries and how treatments are evolving
Feb 27, 2018
Episode 57: Lauren Jackson discusses radiation exposure, including the effects of a nuclear strike
Feb 13, 2018
Episode 56: Jon Clark talks about NASA, supersonic jumps from the edge of space, and humans in extreme environments
Jan 30, 2018
Episode 55: Jon Clark looks back at his Naval and NASA careers and the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
Jan 16, 2018
Episode 54: Brianna Stubbs talks about ketone esters and their application in sport
Jan 02, 2018
Episode 53: Brian Caulfield on wearable technologies and the potential of electrical muscle stimulation
Dec 19, 2017
Episode 52: Nina Teicholz on saturated fat, U.S. dietary guidelines, and the shortcomings of nutrition science
Dec 05, 2017
Episode 51: Roger Smith talks about bears, raptors, and life as a field biologist
Nov 21, 2017
Episode 50: Ken Ford talks about ketosis, optimizing exercise, and the future direction of science, technology, and culture
Nov 07, 2017
Episode 49: Ken Ford talks about AI, its critics, and research at IHMC
Oct 24, 2017
Episode 48: Dr Tommy Wood, part 2, discusses insulin resistance and the role of diet in athletic performance
Oct 10, 2017
Episode 47: Dr. Tommy Wood talks about neonatal brain injuries and optimizing human performance
Sep 26, 2017
Episode 46: NASA’s Chris McKay talks about the search for life in our solar system and travel to Mars
Sep 12, 2017
Episode 45: David Spiegel talks about the science of hypnosis and the many ways it can help people
Aug 29, 2017
Episode 44: Jerry Pratt discusses the evolution and future of humanoid robots and bipedal walking
Aug 15, 2017
Episode 43: Jeff Volek explains the power of ketogenic diets to reverse type 2 diabetes
Aug 01, 2017
Episode 42: Tom Jones discusses defending Earth against the threat of asteroids
Jul 18, 2017
Episode 41: Dr. David Diamond talks about the role of fat, cholesterol, and statin drugs in heart disease
Jul 04, 2017
Episode 40: Allan Savory talks about the global importance of restoring the earth’s grasslands
Jun 20, 2017
Episode 39: Suzana Herculano provides a new understanding of how our brains became remarkable
Jun 06, 2017
Episode 38: Dr. Mark Lupo discusses thyroid nodules and cancer
May 23, 2017
Episode 37: Gary Taubes discusses low-carb diets and sheds light on the hazards of sugar
May 09, 2017
Episode 36: Jeff “Skunk” Baxter Discusses His Life in Rock ‘n’ Roll and the U.S. Intelligence Community
Apr 25, 2017
Episode 35: Stuart McGill explains the mechanics of back pain and the secrets to a healthy spine
Apr 11, 2017
Episode 34: Jim Stray-Gundersen explains how blood flow restriction training builds muscle and improves performance
Mar 28, 2017
Episode 33: Dr. Natalie Batalha talks about exoplanets and the possibility of life in our Milky Way and beyond
Mar 14, 2017
Episode 32: Dr. Claire Fraser explains how our gut microbes improve our health, prevent disease and even play a role in our mental health
Feb 28, 2017
Episode 31: Dr. Michael Turner, who coined the phrase ‘dark energy,’ talks about the deepest issues in cosmology
Feb 14, 2017
Episode 30: Art De Vany Talks About Hollywood Economics, the Paleo Way, and the Role of Fitness and Diet in Aging
Jan 31, 2017
Episode 29: Leonard Wong Discusses a Culture of Dishonesty in the Army
Jan 17, 2017
Episode 28: Mike Gernhardt Discusses the Overlapping Challenges of Working Undersea and in Space
Jan 03, 2017
Episode 27: Robb Wolf Discusses the Paleo Diet, Ketosis, Exercise, Nicotine … and Much More!
Dec 20, 2016
Episode 26: Richard Moon discusses deep-sea and high-altitude medicine
Dec 06, 2016
Episode 25: James Briscione discusses the art & science of food & flavor
Nov 22, 2016
Episode 24: Doug McGuff talks about resistance training, myokines, strength and health
Nov 08, 2016
Episode 23: Michael Griffin discusses his tenure as NASA administrator and the challenges of space exploration
Oct 25, 2016
Episode 22: Dr. Kerry Emanuel Discusses Hurricane Prediction and Projection
Oct 11, 2016
Episode 21: Yorick Wilks Discusses the History and Future of Natural Language Processing
Sep 27, 2016
Episode 20: Dr. Alessio Fasano discusses the gut microbiome and how it affects our health
Sep 13, 2016
Episode 19: Dr. Dawn Kernagis talks about life undersea during NASA’s NEEMO-21 Mission
Aug 30, 2016
Episode 18: Dr. Colin Champ talks about how the right nutrition and exercise can help treat cancer
Aug 16, 2016
Episode 17: Dr. Pascal Lee talks about preparing for the exploration of Mars & its moons
Aug 02, 2016
Episode 16: Joan Vernikos discusses the effects of gravity on humans in space and on earth.
Jul 19, 2016