Beste Behind The People Podcasts (2024)

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786: Branching Out to Better Understand Evolutionary Relatedness By Examining Phylogenetic Trees - Dr. James O'Dwyer 46:19

3d ago46:19

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Dr. James O'Dwyer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Biology and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The research in James’s lab uses computational and theoretical approaches to better understand the patterns we observe in the world. He is an ecologist and is particularl…

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Gabe Barrett on Solo Games of the Month 34:16

9d ago34:16

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Join our host Alex Radcliffe in the latest episode of Peoples Behind the Meeples as he sits down with Gabe Barrett, creator of the Solo Game of the Month series! Dive into Gabe's journey in the world of crowdfunding, his insights on designing games for solo players, and the unique challenges of bringing a new game to life each month.…

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Exploring the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis with David McMillan 29:26

1M ago29:26

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In this episode of the Neural Implant Podcast, host Ladan speaks with David McMillan, the Director of Education Outreach for the Miami Project and a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami. They discuss the Miami Project's work, particularly in spinal cord injury research and neuroprosthetic…

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785: Investigating Interactions Between the Immune System and Central Nervous System - Dr. Jonathan Kipnis 50:47

10d ago50:47

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Dr. Jonathan (Jony) Kipnis is a BJC Investigator and the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He is also Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Neurosurgery and Director of the Brain Immunology and Glia Center there. Jony is a neuroimmunologist. H…

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784: In Her Element Examining Mobile DNA Sequences and Genome Evolution - Dr. Susan Wessler 46:39

17d ago46:39

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Dr. Susan Wessler is a Distinguished Professor of Genetics at the University of California, Riverside. She is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor and the Home Secretary of the National Academy of Sciences. Sue is a geneticist whose research focuses on transposable elements, which are pieces of DNA that move from one site to another. In…

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783: Studying the Biology of Eye Diseases to Inform the Development of New Therapies - Dr. Ruchira Singh 32:31

24d ago32:31

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Dr. Ruchira Singh is an Associate Professor and the recipient of the Dean’s Professorship in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Rochester Medical Center where she also has joint appointments in the Department of Biomedical Genetics and the Center for Visual Science. Ruchira studies eye diseases to understand why some people can’t …

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Ryan Laukat on Above and Below: Haunted 33:18

1M ago33:18

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In this episode Alex interviews Ryan Laukat the designer and artist behind Red Raven Games studio behind Sleeping Gods and Above and Below, for which a new stand-alone expansion is currently in crowdfunding on Gamefound.Von Gamefound

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782: Nanoscientist and Physicist Studying the Manipulation of Single Molecules and Atoms - Dr. Philip Moriarty 40:14

1M ago40:14

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Dr. Philip Moriarty is a Professor of Physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nottingham. In addition, he is an avid contributor to the Sixty Symbols YouTube video project and author of the book When the Uncertainty Principle Goes to 11: Or How to Explain Quantum Physics with Heavy Metal. Philip is an enthusiastic heavy …

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Exploring Contract Engineering in Neurotechnology with Javier Schandy and Nicolas Barabino 28:31

1M ago28:31

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I n this episode of the Neural Implant Podcast, host Ladan welcomes Javier Schandy and Nicolas Barabino from Focus, an engineering services company based in Uruguay. They discuss their work in firmware, hardware, and software development for medical devices, emphasizing their specialization in wireless communications and test automation. They also …

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781: Bringing to Light the Benefits of Bacteria and the Connections Between Health and the Human Microbiome - Dr. Patrick Schloss 53:12

1M ago53:12

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Dr. Patrick Schloss is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan. As a microbial ecologist, Pat is fascinated by bacterial communities. He believes that bacterial communities in and on us are interacting with each other and with us, to keep us healthy. If something goes wrong with these co…

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780: Researching Soft Robots, Medical Robots, and Haptics in Human-Robot Interactions - Dr. Allison Okamura 37:38

1M ago37:38

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Dr. Allison Okamura is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also holds a courtesy appointment in Computer science there. Research in Allison’s lab examines three different areas of robotics. The first is haptics, which involves human machine interactions through the sense of touch. The second is designing medical robots…

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779: Finding Fossils of Extinct Species to Explore the Early Evolution of Vertebrates - Dr. Sterling Nesbitt 55:22

2M ago55:22

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Dr. Sterling Nesbitt is an Assistant Professor of Geosciences at Virginia Tech, as well as a research associate/affiliate of the American Museum of Natural History, the Vertebrate Paleontology Lab at The University of Texas at Austin, the Virginia Museum of Natural History, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and the National Museum of Natur…

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778: Examining the Role that Blood Vessels in the Brain May Play in Alzheimer’s Disease - Dr. Rachel Bennett 36:00

2M ago36:00

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Dr. Rachel Bennett is an Assistant Professor in Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Research in Rachel’s lab focuses on understanding how blood vessels in the brain change in disease and how this might contribute to the loss of neurons in Alzheimer’s disease. Rachel grew up on the West Coast of the U.S. and loved…

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777: Epic Research Investigating Epidemics and Infectious Diseases in Wildlife - Dr. Jamie Voyles 35:52

2M ago35:52

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Dr. Jamie Voyles is an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Research in Jamie’s lab focuses on diseases of wildlife. This is an exciting area that spans many different subdisciplines of biology including immunology, physiology, microbiology, ecology, and evolutionary biology. With so many spectacular mountains nearby, J…

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776: Expressing Enthusiasm for Decoding How Genomes are Involved in Human Health and Disease - Dr. Rick Myers 55:03

2M ago55:03

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Dr. Richard M. Myers is the President, Science Director, and a Faculty Investigator at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. In addition, Rick is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Genetics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. At work, Rick balances being a scientist, running his research lab, and managing administrative respo…

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775: Studying the Sensory Physiology of African Clawed Frogs and Other Animals - Dr. Carly Anne York 35:46

3M ago35:46

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Dr. Carly Anne York is an Associate Professor in the Biology Department at Lenoir-Rhyne University. There, she is also the founder and faculty advisor of the student organization SEEDS, which is focused on promoting diversity and accessibility in the life sciences. As an animal physiologist, Carly studies how animals' bodies have evolved to perceiv…

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774: Continuing the Tradition of Superb Science in Traditional Medicine - Dr. Alain Cuerrier 40:04

3M ago40:04

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Dr. Alain Cuerrier is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Montreal, as well as a Botanist and Researcher at the Montreal Botanical Garden. He works at the intersection of plants and people. The projects in Alain's lab focus on understanding how people use plants and how they perceive nature. Alain love…

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Building up an operator from scratch in Canada - PointsBet Canada’s Scott Vanderwel 23:06

3M ago23:06

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Scott Vanderwel, CEO of Pointsbet Canada, joined Sue Schneider, SBC’s VP of Growth & Strategy North America on the SBC Leaders Podcast to discuss his role in developing Pointsbet’s operations in Canada. The duo also talk about his journey from telecommunications to gaming, the origin story of the company in Australia, Fanatics' acquisition of Point…

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Marco Pecota on Raybox Games 30:40

3M ago30:40

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This time, we learn more about the story behind Raybox Games from Marco Pecota. The creators behind campaigns such as Gates of Niflheim, Escape from Projekt Riese, The Cats of Mont Saint Michel, to name a few - not only have multiple unique games under their belt, but an interesting history as well.Von Gamefound

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773: Directing Our Eyes to the Skies with Stellar Infrared Images of Asteroids, Comets, and Stars - Dr. Amy Mainzer 40:31

3M ago40:31

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Dr. Amy Mainzer is a Senior Research Scientist and the Principle Investigator for the Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She is also the Principal Investigator for the Near Earth Object Camera mission proposal and the Deputy Project Scientist for the Wide-field Infrared Sur…

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772: Investigating Venom Evolution and Potential for Targeted Therapeutics - Dr. Bryan Fry 1:01:43

3M ago1:01:43

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Dr. Bryan G. Fry is an Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Queensland in Australia. Bryan studies the evolution of venomous animals over time. His research also examines how we can use venomous substances as physiological probes, to learn about disease states, and in the development of potential therapeutic…

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Ontario’s regulated market evolution and the power of teamwork - OLG’s Catherine Meade 19:51

3M ago19:51

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Catherine Meade, VP of Community, Sustainability & Social Responsibility at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), joined Sue Schneider, SBC’s VP of Growth & Strategy Americas, on the latest episode of the SBC Leaders Podcast to talk about how the Ontario gaming landscape has changed for OLG since the opening of the regulated market in 2…

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771: Developing Tools, Terms, and Standards for Genome Editing - Dr. Samantha Maragh 48:28

4M ago48:28

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Dr. Samantha Maragh is Leader of the Genome Editing Program and Co-Leader of the Biomarker and Genomic Sciences Group at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). She also represents the U.S. as a technical expert on nucleic acid measurements for the International Standards Organization (ISO) Technical Committee on Biotechnolo…

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770: Cued in to Environmental Factors Important for Children Learning Languages - Dr. Erin Conwell 40:06

4M ago40:06

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Dr. Erin Conwell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Coordinator for the PhD program in Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience at North Dakota State University. Erin studies how children aged 6 and younger learn about the structure of their native language. She is conducting studies to determine how they understand what we say …

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Launched ROGA and doing more collectively to tackle RG, with Dr Jennifer Shatley 16:56

4M ago16:56

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In the latest episode of the SBC Leaders podcast, SBC's Managing Director is joined by Dr Jennifer Shatley, Executive Director at the Responsible Online Gaming Association. During their discussion, the duo talk about what the ROGA do, how best to tackle responsible gaming and what future projects from ROGA the industry can expect and how it can be …

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Andrew Navaro on Earthborne Rangers 37:48

4M ago37:48

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Our first episode is with Earthborne Games founder and creative director – Andrew Navaro. The creators behind the immensely successful Earthborne Rangers are known for their beautiful games that also put an emphasis on environmental sustainability. Listen to Andrew's story, event experiences, and future plans. This is an episode you won’t want to m…

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769: Making New Materials for Soft and Flexible Bio-Inspired Robots - Dr. Carmel Majidi 34:57

4M ago34:57

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Dr. Carmel Majidi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. There, he also holds courtesy appointments in the Robotics Institute and in Civil and Environmental Engineering. In Carmel’s soft machines lab, they are engineering new types of materials that can be used to make machines and robot…

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768: Studying Interactions Between Animals and Humans to Conserve Species in African Tropical Forests - Dr. Fiona "Boo" Maisels 42:07

4M ago42:07

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Dr. Fiona "Boo" Maisels is a Conservation Scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and an Honorary Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences in the African Forest Ecology Group at the University of Stirling in Scotland. Boo’s research has focused on understanding the natural world and the interactions between plants, animals,…

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767: Examining the Evolution of Host Specificity in Plant-Eating Insects - Dr. Douglas Futuyma 1:05:58

5M ago1:05:58

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Dr. Douglas Futuyma is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University. He also holds an appointment as a Research Associate at the American Museum of Natural History. Throughout his career, Douglas has been fascinated by evolution and how species adapt to their environments. Much of his research has e…

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