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016: Demystifying the Out-of-Body Experience with Luis Minero Nov 02, 2015

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Luis Minero is currently the President of the IAC and Director of the California center. The IAC focuses mainly on the study of Conscientiology (study of the consciousness or soul, spirit, essence) and Projectiology (projections outside the body, OBEs). Luis introduces his field of work in out-of-body experiences and describes what they are. He describes that his experience with OBEs started at a young age and he continued to study and explore this field throughout his years. Luis also expands on what happens during out-of-body experiences and how this state can be induced and explored. Luis presents to us the studies that were conducted to verify the presence of this state and what benefits OBEs can have. Luis concludes the episode by sharing with us additional resources regarding OBEs and his advice.

015: Aquaponics, Global Ecology and Making a Difference with Dr. George Brooks Oct 27, 2015

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Dr. George Benjamin Brooks Jr. introduces his field of aquaponics and discusses his work in the community. He tells us about the need for new disruptive innovations in aquaponics that will reduce costs, provide access to new markets and thereby increase access to healthy food. He also discusses the state of today's ecology and how new ways of bringing healthy food can positively influence our future. Dr. Brooks concludes by expanding on how new developments in aquaponics can improve social and economic outlooks on the local scale and world as a whole.

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"Wallpaper"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

014: 'Why We Are Wired to Worry and How Neuroscience Will Help You Fix It' with Sharie Spironhi Oct 19, 2015

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Sharie Spironhi is a renowned motivational speaker, educator, counselor and author of ‘Why We Are Wired to Worry and How Neuroscience Will Help You Fix It’, is an undisputed expert in human behavioral science, who has dedicated her life to helping people get off their Worry-Go-Round™. Inspired by her overnight defeat of Bi-Polar disorder, Sharie is a living example of neuroplasticity (the brain’s ability to change and heal). She tells us her compelling story of living with Manic Depression since childhood and having it disappear literally over night. Sharie expands on the power of our mind and how it deals with stress and why we tend to worry as much as we do.

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"Wallpaper"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

013: Toxicology, Google Glass and the Future of Healthcare with Dr. Peter Chai Oct 15, 2015

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Dr. Peter Chai is an emergency medicine physician and a fellow in medical toxicology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He introduces his field of work and how his group is using current technological advances to propel his field forward. Dr. Chai expands on the use of novel head mounted devices like Google Glass to allow physicians to access information on the go in a hands free manner. He mentions a number of advantages including an opportunity for specialists to see patients at remote setting from the perspective of the provider. He concludes the interview by describing some of his newest projects that are still in development and how they can improve our lives in the future.

012: Clean Drinking Water with pAge and the Drinkable Book by Dr. Dankovich Oct 12, 2015

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Dr. Theresa Dankovich introduces her field of work with silver nanoparticles and her invention of bactericidal silver nanoparticle paper, pAge. She expands on her latest project of Drinkable Book which includes both a water filter (pAge) and an instruction manual for easy access to clean drinking water. She goes in more detail about the trials that were performed and the efficiency of the paper to filter out unwanted constituents. She concludes the interview by mentioning what it would mean for all of us to have access to clean drinking water and what our ideal future might look like.

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"Wallpaper"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

011: Food Testing, Pathogens and Recalls with Andy Moreno Oct 08, 2015

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Andy Moreno introduces his field of work in pathogen testing and food safety. He expands on the topic of food poisoning and how many people it affects every year. He describes in detail what testing is currently being done on the food that we eat everyday and raises concerns of proper food labeling and Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) in particular. He concludes the interview by describing the current state of food industry as it relates to health and safety and stresses the importance of eating safe foods.

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"Wallpaper"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

010: Plastic Solar Cells, Self-Assembly and Nano-tech with Dr. Sarah Tolbert Oct 05, 2015

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Dr. Sarah Tolbert introduces her field of work in nano-technology and self-assembly. She goes in detail about her research in solar cell technology and plastic solar cells in particular. She draws a comparison between current silicon solar cell designs and her group’s endeavors into organic solar cell developments. She expands on how todays developments in solar cell technologies are inspired by our biological system and photosynthesis cycle in particular. Dr. Tolbert concludes by sharing with us her efforts of bringing nano-science education to high school students.

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"Wallpaper"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

009: Science and Tech Recap September 2015 Oct 03, 2015

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Evgeniy Shishkin recaps new discoveries in Science and Tech for the month of September 2015. Topics include wormholes, number of trees in the world, oldest message in the bottle, cell phone usage, mountain McKinley vs Denali and 7 habits that can make you smarter. Episode is concluded with a question of the month an the recap of this months episodes.

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"Wallpaper"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

008: Anxiety, Rituals and Religion with Martin Lang Sep 28, 2015

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Martin Lang introduces his current study of rituals and ritualization in laboratory and field settings. He continues with the discuss of his latest project which is focused on the connection between ritual behaviors and anxiety. More specifically he found that when people experience anxiety, they tend to behave in a ritual like fashion. He expands on the role or ritualization and religion in our everyday lives and concludes the interview by discussing how Mickey Mouse and gods are compared in his field of work.

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"Wallpaper"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

007: Drones, Poaching and the African Plains with Dr. Thomas Snitch Sep 25, 2015

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Dr. Thomas Snitch introduces his current work with UAVs (drones) in Africa. He explains how by bringing appropriate technology to Africa, high resolution satellites, exquisite mathematics and UAVs, we can dramatically reduce, and in many cases stop the poaching of rhinos, elephants and other animals. He expands on the poaching behaviors in Africa and how it ultimately creates ecological, economic and environmental implications in the region and our world as a whole. Dr. Snitch concludes by describing how teaching younger generations math and science can lead us into the future.

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"Wallpaper"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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