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    • The Battle against Cancer: News from the Frontlines 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hunt, William D.; Curran, Walter; Fox, Timothy (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-10-12)
      Walter Curran, Director of the Emory Winship Cancer Institute, and Timothy Fox, Director of the Division of Medical Physics join us to discuss recent developments in the fight against this very challenging disease.

    • Bees in Trouble 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hunt, William D.; Goodisman, Michael (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-05-01)
      Michael Goodisman, from the Georgia Tech School of Biology, joins us to discuss Honeybee Colony Collapse Syndrome and its possible connection to a new class of pesticides..

    • Between Magic and Science 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hunt, William D. (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009-12-02)
      Pete and Bill chat with our listeners about the interface between magic and science and Arthur C. Clarke's third law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

    • Biology Education - More than Memorizing Latin Names 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hunt, William D.; Leavy, Jennifer Kraft; Choi, Jung (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-07-06)
      Jennifer Kraft Leavy and Jung Choi from the Georgia Tech School of Biology joins us to discuss modern educational techniques in biology that are more engaging that Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species. ...

    • Biomaterials - From Wooden Legs to Nanomaterials 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hunt, William D.; Champion, Julie (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-03-24)
      Julie Champion, of the Georgia Tech School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, talked with us about synthetic biomaterials and their numerous applications to improving health.

    • Biomechanics: Molecular Toolkits without the Axle Grease 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hunt, William D.; Sulchek, Todd (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-01-05)
      Todd Sulchek, of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, will discuss the molecular basis for the mechanical action of cells and how diseases can affect such mechanical processes.

    • The Birds & the Bees, without the Birds 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hunt, William D.; Goodisman, Michael A. D. (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-03-09)

    • Biting the Bullet: The Technology of Anesthesia 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hunt, William D.; Zivot, Joel (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-12-10)
      Joel Zivot of the Emory Medical School joins us to discuss the technology behind modern anesthesia.

    • Black Hole Snapshots 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Greco, Ed; Leavey, Jennifer; Gaul, Jonathan (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-04-10)
      Our very own Ed Greco guides us through the first image of a black hole from the Event Horizon Teleschope.

    • Black Holes: Fact and Fiction 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Shoemaker, Deirdre; Greco, Ed; Gaul, Jon (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-06-03)
      Deirdre Shoemaker of the Georgia Tech School of Physics joins us to discuss the astrophysics of Black Holes and dispel many of the public’s misconceptions about these phenomena.

    • Blackout Episode 1: Radio Waves 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hunt, William D.; Bennett, Charlie; Smith, Daniel (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-08-24)
      Episode 1 of the antenna upgrade period, with guest host Charlie Bennett, in which we weren’t always broadcasting at full power. Daniel Smith, WREK’s chief engineer joins us to talk about radio waves and our ongoing upgrade ...

    • Blackout Episode 2: Science Standards 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Bennett, Charlie (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-08-31)
      Episode 2 of the antenna upgrade period, with guest host Charlie Bennett, in which we weren’t always broadcasting at full power. Today we discuss new education standards in K-12 Science, Technology Engineering and Math ...

    • Blackout Episode 3: Dragoncon and Educational Outreach 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Bennett, Charlie (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-07)
      Episode 2 of the antenna upgrade period, with guest host Charlie Bennett, in which we weren’t always broadcasting at full power. Today we discussed the science track at Dragoncon and the future of educational science outreach.

    • Blackout Episode 4: Unexpected Results 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Lefton, Lew (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-14)
      Mathematician and comedian Lew Lefton joins us to talk about his mathematical view of the World and the unexpected results we often see in science.

    • Blackout Episode 5: You're in Control 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Bennett, Charlie (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-21)
      Co-host Charlie Bennett from the Georgia Tech Library joins Pete to discuss the importance of control experiments in science as well as other topics including: carbonating soda, gay squid, octopus junk, politicians defying ...

    • Borderless Engineering 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hunt, William D.; Bernard, Amadai (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009-08-26)
      Bernard Amadai, Director of the Mortenson Center for Engineering in Developing Communities at the University of Colorado and the U.S. founder of Engineers Without Borders - USA will talk to us about the importance of ...

    • Both Sides of Medical Marijuana 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hunt, William D.; Akhavan, Kamy (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-10-27)
      In an effort to get a balanced view of this topic, we are discussing it with Kamy Akhavan, Managing Editor of www.procon.org.

    • Burn Baby Burn 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Lieuwen, Timothy C. (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-07-17)
      Tim Lieuwen, Executive Director of the Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute, joins us to discuss recent advances in combustion research and some broader advances in energy production.

    • Calculus: Math in Motion 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hunt, William D.; Thomas, Morley (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009-09-09)
      One of Georgia Tech's favorite Calculus Professors, Tom Morley will join us to talk about Calculus. We won't just cover why it impresses people at cocktail parties, but actually talk about what it is and how it is useful.

    • Cancer, Beyond the Cells 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Dawson, Michelle (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-12-05)
      Michelle Dawson from the Georgia Tech School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering joins us to discuss how understanding and curing cancer requires an understanding of more than just the cancer cell type. The properties ...