Episode 18-16 The Valley of Arequipa, Peru
On this week’s Tech Nation, we discover what science might do for Food, Energy, Water and the Environment in the Arequipa Valley of Peru. Purdue University geosciences professor Tim Filley describes t...
18 Apr 201859min
Episode 18-15 Scientific Evidence for Emotional Courage?
On this week’s BioTech Nation, psychologist Dr. Susan David speaks on “Emotional Agility” as well as her TED Talk, “The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage”. Then on Tech Nation Health: The opioid cri...
13 Apr 201859min
Episode 18-14 Humanity Rising?
On this week’s Tech Nation, Harvard professor Steven Pinker makes the case that we’re better off today than ever before. His book is “Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Pro...
4 Apr 201859min
Episode 18-13 The Art of the Inventor/Entrepreneur
On this week’s Tech Nation, a full complement of inventor/entrepreneurs from CES in Las Vegas. That would be Chris Young, the CEO of McAfee, Sjoerd Pitstra, the Founder & CEO of Roader, Carol Staninge...
28 Mars 201859min
Episode 18-12 The Science of Fixing a Broken Heart
On this week’s Tech Nation, Psychologist Dr. Guy Winch. He tells us the science behind “How To Fix A Broken Heart”. Then non Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft tells us about his...
21 Mars 201859min
Episode 18-11 How childhood adversity affects life-time health
On this week’s Tech Nation, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco, with her new book “The Deepest Well … Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversi...
13 Mars 201859min
Episode 18-09 Who’s Innovative? Look for Quirky!
On this week’s Tech Nation, NYU professor Melissa Schilling talks about everyone from Albert Einstein to Steve Jobs and Elon Musk in “Quirky – The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius o...
1 Mars 201859min
Episode 18-08 Fostering Research and Innovation – Globally
On this week’s Tech Nation, Sir Mark Walport, former Chief Science Advisor for the UK Government and soon, the first Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation – you may be surprised at the UK’s im...
21 Feb 201859min
