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Episode 11: 03/12/2013 : Tech Nation- Matt Richtel On The Cloud May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
New York Times tech journalist MATT RICHTEL on his fictional sci-
tech thriller: The Cloud.
Then on BioTech Nation, the 2012 Biotech Industry wrap-up with
Steven Burrill, the CEO of Burrill & Co. Did biotech fall off the
fiscal cliff ???

Episode 14-27 Tech Nation: David Montgomery on The Rocks Don't Lie May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
University of Washington professor David Montgomery on the
beginnings of geology, and the centuries-old search for evidence of
Noah's flood.
And on BioIssue of the Week with David Ewing Duncan, how science can
now change us from optimistic to pessimistic, and back again.

Episode 9 02/26/2013 : Tech Nation- Po Bronson: A Top Dog in the science of winning and losing May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
PO BRONSON about his book Top Dog : The Science of Winning and
Losing.
Then on BioTech Nation, something for the 27 million Americans who
suffer from osteoarthritis and on BioIssue of the Week, David Ewing
Duncan see new bioethical challenges for professional sports.

Episode 8 02/19/2013 Tech Nation: Gavin Newsom a Citizenville in a digital government? May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
Former San Francisco mayor and California Lieutenant Governor GAVIN
NEWSOM on reinventing government in the digital age.
Then on BioTech Nation, an anti-serum to fight bio-terrorism
right out of a Veterinary School and on BioIssue of the Week, David
Ewing Duncan quotes Shakespeare and and yes, it involves DNA.

Episode 7: 02/12/2013 Tech Nation: Francis Collins ñ National Institute of Health May 22, 2014

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On this weekís Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
FRANCIS COLLINS, the Director of the National Institutes of Health,
speaking about the 125-year-old origins of NIH, and then DAVID
WILLETTS, the UK Minister for Universities and Science. He tells us
about the special innovation relationship between the US and Great
Britain, from genetics to healthcare to space.
Then on BioTech Nation a new approach to Acute Kidney Injury, a
serious condition affecting millions of hospitalized patients each
year.

Episode 6: 02/05/2013 Tech Nation: New lessons from old societies May 22, 2014

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DANIEL PINK about how we all sell even if don't know it.
Then on BioTech Nation, a drug thatís possibly better than statins,
and on BioIssue of the Week, David Ewing Duncan has a first: David
interviews Moira.

Episode 13-05 01/29/2013 : Tech Nation: New lessons from old societies May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with:
JARED DIAMOND
Pulitzer Prize-winning Author
Guns, Germs and Steel and
The World Until Yesterday: What We Can Learn from Traditional Societies?
Then on BioTech Nation:
SIMON WILKINSON
Director and CEO, Innate ImmunoTherapeutics
.. a drug for later stage Multiple Sclerosis ..
And on BioIssue of the Week with David Ewing Duncan:

Episode 13-04: 01/22/2013 Tech Nation: The Human Face of BIG DATA May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with:
RICK SMOLAN
Photojournalist and Author, The Human Face of BIG DATA
Then on BioTech Nation:
DR. JEFF STEIN
President and CEO, Trius Therapeutics
.. a new kind of antibiotic ..
And on BioIssue of the Week with David Ewing Duncan:
.. how science can build a better you ..

Episode 13-03: 01/15/2013 : Tech Nation: Arithmetic in the 16th Century May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with:
KEITH DEVLIN
NPR’s Math Guy
Author, “The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci’s Arithmetic revolution”
Then on BioTech Nation:
MICHAEL ZHANG
16-year-old high school junior
Participant, 2011 International BIO Gene-ius Challenge
.. A Better treatment for Cystic Fibrosis ..
And on BioIssue of the Week with David Ewing Duncan:
.. David publicly releases his full genome ..

Episode 13-02: 01/08/2013 Tech Nation: Need, Speed and Greed May 22, 2014

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On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with:
VIJAY VAITHESWARAN
China Business & Finance Editor, The Economist
Author, “Need, Speed and Greed: How the New Rules of Innovation Can transform Businesses, Propel Nations to Greatness, and Tame the World’s Most Wicked Problems”
Then from the the UK, it's the "Cool and Clean" mission. Guests include:
ERIC BAKKAN
Vice Consul, UK Trade and Investment, San Francisco,
SANDRA SASSOW
CEO & Co-Founder, Seab Energy
.. the Muckbuster technology ..
CHRISTOPHE WILLIAMS
CEO & Co-Founder, Naked Energy
.. tubular solar panels ..

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