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**Verge of Discovery**

Verge of Discovery is a podcast created for everyone who loves to learn and wants to know more about the most recent developments in the field of science and technology. We interview today’s brightest scholars, intellectuals and visionaries in the field of science and technology and bring their knowledge, passion and wisdom to you. Our goal is bring the latest scientific developments to you directly from the minds of people who are propelling us into the future. We want to learn from them and be inspired by them.
Just imagine Christopher Columbus telling you personally what it was like to explore the Americas or the Wright brothers describing to you what it was like to fly for the first time. What would that feel like?
This is what the Verge of Discovery is about, that moment of personal discovery from the hearts and minds of today’s brightest stars.

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Bonus: What is the farthest human-made object? Dec 11, 2015

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What is the farthest human-made object?

Bonus: Has any astronaut ever slept on the moon? Dec 09, 2015

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Has any astronaut ever slept on the moon?

022: Tracking the Collective Behavior of Sheep with Dr. Francesco Ginelli Dec 07, 2015

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Dr. Francesco Ginelli’s work is all about collective effects. The idea is that when you have a system composed of many units, certain collective properties of a system may emerge unexpectedly out of rather simple individual rules. Dr. Ginelli discusses his work in the study of collective behavior in animal groups and sheep in particular. He discusses the techniques of his study and what that means for our world as a whole.

Bonus: Is everyone's experience of color the same? Dec 04, 2015

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Is everyone's experience of color the same?

Bonus: Is it possible that a technologically advanced civilization existed 100,000 years ago? Dec 02, 2015

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Is it possible that a technologically advanced civilization existed 100,000 years ago?

021: The Importance of Sleep to Your Health and Well-being with Dr. Aric Prather Nov 30, 2015

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Dr. Aric Prather introduces his field of work as a clinical-health psychologist. He stresses the fact that too much stress or not enough sleep is bad for us and we are starting to look inside the body to understand why, as well as understand who is especially vulnerable, who is resilient, and what types of interventions might be most effective. He also introduces and expands on his latest project that studied correlation between sleep and sickness. Dr. Prather concludes the interview by telling us a few fun facts about his work with sleep and what his work means for our future.

020: Ingestible Electronics, Tiny Batteries and Sensors with Dr. Chris Bettinger.mp3 Nov 23, 2015

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Dr. Christopher Bettinger introduces his field of ingestible electronics. He expands on what these ingestible electronics are and what their purpose is in medical fields. Dr. Bettinger then goes in further detail about his specific work in powering these devices and some of the challenges that his group is facing today. He concludes the interview by sharing with us his vision of the future and what these technological advances mean for the world as a whole.

019: Biophysics, Charges, Forces and the Living World with Dr. Adrian Parsegian Nov 16, 2015

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Dr. Adrian Parsegian discusses his field of work in biophysics. He begins by expanding on how our world is guarded by various forces from gravitational forces of our universe to electromagnetic forces and chemical bonding and charges in all of our biological systems. Scientists like Dr. Parsegian want to know how molecules are organized to make functional groups and further functioning objects from sugars, lipids, proteins etc. Dr. Parsegian expands on this merger of physical and biological systems and what it means for our world and our future. He concludes the interview by sharing with us one of his projects called “Gecko Hamaker”.

018: Environmental Engineering, Biochar and Oil Spill Cleanup with Julia Vidonish Nov 09, 2015

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Julia Vidonish introduces her field of environmental engineering and her work in oil spill cleanup in particular. Julia expands on oil spills and it's implications and how her team is focusing on heavier constituents that are more difficult to clean up. She describes her group's vision to take contaminants and utilize them as a possible resource without damaging the environment. She concludes the episode by describing potential benefits of this new technology and how it affects our world as a whole.

017: Science and Technology Recap October 2015 Nov 06, 2015

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Evgeniy Shishkin recaps new discoveries in Science and Tech for the month of October 2015. Topics include comets, volcanoes, water on mars, meat as carcinogen, personal hygiene and sickness. Episode is concluded with questions of the month and the recap of this months episodes.

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