TechNation Radio Podcast

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Episode 21 05/21/2013 Tech Nation: Mass Extinction? Jul 03, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
Journalist ANNALEE NEWITZ who looks at the past, present and possible
future of mass extinctions.
Then on BioTech Nation we talk about stroke and the current standard
of care, something new on the horizon, and how it works.

Episode 20: Tech Nation-Bell Labs "The Idea Factory" May 22, 2014

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We talk to NY Times magazine's Jon Gertner. He's written "The Idea Factory"- Bell Labs and the grand age of American innovation.
On BioTech Nation we talk about developing bio technology in the interest of global health as well as bio tech patent challenges.

Episode 19 :05/07/2013 : Tech Nation-Contagious May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
Whartonis JONAH BERGER. He talks about Contagious - Why Things Catch
On.
Then on BioTech Nation- it's medical diagnostics and devices -
looking inside our bodies and working with therapeutics.

Episode 18 04/30/2013: Tech Nation- Khan Academy new visions for YouTube May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
SALMAN KHAN, the founder of Khan Academy, creator of a thousand
YouTube videos - all on calculus.
Then on BioTech Nation, it's DR. GARY RUVKUN , Harvard
Professor of Genetics who was awarded the 2012 Janssen
Award for Biomedical Research.

Episode 17: 04/23/2013: Tech Nation- Good Old-Fashioned Phone Hackers May 22, 2014

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In this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
Phil Lapsley about the teenagers who hacked the phone company
including Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
Then on BioTech Nation, John Crowley, the Dad who sought solutions
for his childrenís Pompe disease in the film
Extraordinary Measures and on BioIssue of the Week: people are
putting their own health data together - on the Internet - to see
what works and what doesn't.

Episode 16: 04/16/2013 : Tech Nation- WW-II Japanese Super-Sub May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
John Geoghegan , whom you may know from his PBS
documentary Japanese Supersub, Japanese surprise underwater aircraft
carrier.
Then on BioTech Nation, biotech uses your own tissues to repair
everything from chronic wounds to sports injuries to heart attack
and stroke, and on BioIssue of the Week, David Ewing Duncan tells us
about the latest in the saga of the immortal cells of Henrietta
Lacks.

Episode 15: 04/09/2013 : Tech Nation-We talk to Phil Stutz and Barry Michels about their book "The Tools". May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
Psychiatrist PHIL STUTZ and Psychotherapist BARRY MICHELS about
several simple
tools proven effective in dealing with the challenges of everyday
life.
Then on BioTech Nation, Engineering new vaccines by typing DNA
sequences into a
computer.

Episode 14: 04/01/2013 : Tech Nation-MAHZARIN BANAJI Professor, Harvard University Author,Blind Spot and Hidden Biases of Good People May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
Harvard professor MAHZARIN BANAJI (pronounced ìMAH-ZAH-REEN BAH-
NAH-JEEî) on the set of tests which can measure your hidden biases.
Then on BioTech Nation, a new treatment for candida (pronounced
ìCAN-DID-DAHî), and unexpected algae blooms in Antarctica.

Episode 13 : 03/26/2013: Tech Nation-DOUG RUSHKOFF Host, PBS Frontline documentary, Digital Nation Author, Present Shock and When Everything Happens Now May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
PBS Frontline Host DOUG RUSHKOFF, the author of Present Shock and When
Everything Happens Now.
Then on BioTech Nation, Part II of the 2012 Biotech Industry wrap-up
with Steven Burrill, the CEO of Burrill & Co.

Episode 12: 03/19/2013 : Tech Nation - VIKTOR MAYER-SCHONBERGER BIG DATA A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
Oxford University professor Viktor Mayer-Schonberger & Kenneth
Cukier (pronounced ìCook-eee-ayeî) about their book BIG DATA A
Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think.
Then on BioTech Nation, a new cream for treating the burns from
radiation therapy, and on BioIssue of the Week, David Ewing Duncan
talks about collecting big data from social media tools.

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