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    • Science Writing: Fun and Important 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Clark, Carol (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-08-28)
      Emory University Science Writer, Carol Clark, joins us to discuss the ins and outs of science writing and why it is both important and fun. Carol edits eScience Commons, a blog on science and society.

    • IT in the Real World 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Smith, Mike (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-08-14)
      Mike Smith from the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business will share his strategies for bridging the gap between academia and practice by teaching his students how to effectively bridge the gap between business and technology.

    • Conclusions, and Those Who Fear Them 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Newstetter, Wendy; Majerich, David (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-07-31)
      “Conclusion Fear” is the topic of a recent project Pete is working on in engineering education with collaborators David Majerich, and Wendy Newstetter. We will discuss how bright science and engineering students, who do ...

    • How Your Brain Walks and Chews Gum at the Same Time 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Schumacher, Eric (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-07-24)
      Eric Schumacher joins us to discuss the cognitive neuroscience of how your brain does more than one thing at a time and its ramifications for tasks in your daily life.

    • 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.

    • Kick Starting Science Research 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Mercer, Allison (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-07-03)
      Allison Mercer of the Georgia Tech Research Institute joins us to discuss GT Starter, a new way to fund science research via the public.

    • The Hype about 3D Printing 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Henderson, Cliff; Leavey, Jennifer (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-01-07)
      Cliff Henderson from the Georgia Tech School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering will join us to talk about 3D printing and when the hype is and is not justified.

    • The Robot in You 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Greco, Ed; Leavey, Jennifer; Forest, Craig (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-10-07)
      Craig Forest of the Georgia Tech School of Mechanical Engineering joins us to talk about his work on tools to measure characteristics of individual cells and molecules in the human body.

    • Water on Mars 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Wray, James; Leavey, Jennifer; Greco, Ed (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-09-30)
      James Wray of the Georgia Tech School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences joins us to discuss his lab’s work involving NASA, and two of his graduate students Luju Ojha, and Mary Beth Wilhelm that recently discovered flowing ...

    • The Maker Movement 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; MacNair, David; Lefton, Lew; Greco, Ed (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-07-09)
      David MacNair, of the Georgia Tech School of Mechanical Engineering and Lew Lefton of the School of Mathematics join us to discuss the Maker Movement and its current and future impact on STEM education. David is the executive ...

    • Science at the Con 2015 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Grenade, Stephen; Leavey, Jennifer; Greco, Ed (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-08-26)
      Stephen Granade, director of the science track at Dragon Con joins us to discuss the fascinating science offerings at this year’s Dragon Con (It’s a lot more than just people dressed-up in costume).

    • Nerd Culture 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hoevel, Ann; Leavey, Jennifer; Greco, Ed (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-08-19)
      Ann Hoevel, Director of Communications for the Georgia Tech College of Architecture joins us to discuss Nerd Culture and its place and function in the world. Ann developed the Geek Out brand and blog at CNN before joining ...

    • Computational Creativity 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Goel, Ashok; Leavey, Jennifer; Greco, Ed; Gaul, Jon (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-08-05)
      Ashok Goel, from the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing joins us to discuss computational creativity, and how this field can aid us in fields from engineering design to cooking.

    • What am I Looking at? 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Wagner, Alan; Leavey, Jennifer; Gaul, Jon; Greco, Ed (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-07-22)
      Alan Wagner, from the Georgia Tech Research Institute joins us to discuss his approach to typing and characterizing video with computers, and how this may provide useful information to the blind. Alan discussed trust issues ...

    • Carbon - Right out of Thin Air 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Realff, Matthew J.; Gaul, Jon (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-07-15)
      Matthew Realff, from the Georgia Tech School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering joins us to discuss our environmental carbon problem and some unique solutions, such as carbon removal from air.

    • Dueling Bacteria 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Hammer, Brian; Gaul, Jon; Greco, Ed (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-07-15)
      Brian Hammer, from the Georgia Tech School of Biology joined us back in 2012 to discuss how bacteria communicate with each other (Science in the Time of Cholera). Today he will discuss this communication mechanism can be ...

    • Listener Call in Show June 26, 2013 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Redd, Austin (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-06-26)
      Listener Call-in Show We discuss recent stuff from the American Society of Engineering Education in Atlanta, the role of citizen scientists, and answered questions from listeners on diversity in higher education.

    • It's a Funny Story 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Li, Boyang(Albert); Greco, Ed; Gaul, Jon (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-07-01)
      Boyang (Albert) Li joins us to talk about recent research in cognitive science on understanding narratives. Narratives are important in understanding how humans think. He will also discuss his recent dynamic theory on humor.

    • 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.

    • God Sent Me 

      Ludovice, Peter J.; Jennifer, Leavey; Jeff, Selman; Ed, Greco; Jon, Gaul (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-06-24)
      Jeff Selman, initial plaintiff in the ACLU law suit against Cobb County, GA after placing evolution warning stickers on their science textbooks, joins us to discuss his new book God Sent Me: A Textbook Case on Evolution ...