Topic: Science and Technology (general)
On this week's Bio-Issue, David Ewing Duncan considers the fact that not all scientific studies carry the same weight, despite following all the appropriate guidelines.
On this week's BioIssue, David Ewing Duncan talks about Craig Venter, the American biologist and businessman who founded the Institute of Genomic Research.
In this conversation Jon Udell and Dr. Moira Gunn discuss what it's like for a computer scientist and engineer to venture into the world of biotechnology, why the decade of biotech may finally have arrived, what makes biotech entrepreneurs special, and how we can use Internet media to enlarge the public understanding of science and technology.
This week on BioTech Nation, a diverse panel of leaders in the biotech field talk about the upcoming presidential candidates and the issues of healthcare and science, including the impact of Michael Moore's movie "Sicko." David Ewing Duncan and Dr. Moira Gunn interview Steven Burrill, Dr. Cynthia Schneider, Dr. Rustum Roy, and Dr. Nigel Cameron.
We love our technology, and we are thankful for the scientific research which makes it all possible. But who funded all of that research? Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Greg Lucier, CEO of Invitrogen, about his company and this nagging question.
As director of web publishing for Nature Publishing Group, Timo Hannay is applying web 2.0 principles to the realm of science. His projects include: Connotea, a social bookmarking service for scientists; Nature Network, a social network for scientists; and Nature Precedings, a site where researchers can share and discuss work prior to publication.
What if the car of the future arrives and we hardly notice? On this edition of IEEE Spectrum Radio, shift into the hybrid mindset as Spectrum looks at how companies are making hybrid cars practical for every day use. The answer is not just changes in cost and fuel source, it's a whole new attitude towards driving.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with San Jose State Professor Randall Stross about the great inventor Thomas Alva Edison, who he believes invented the modern world and has much in common with Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
Imagine the power of turning locations in text documents into dots on a map. John Frank and Schuyler Erle from MetaCarta have been doing that for enterprise customers for a number of years; they're now ready to open up their georeference engine to the rest of the Internet. In this short and lively presentation from the 2006 O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference, learn about the applications of georeferencing and MetaCarta's enhancement to current GIS offerings.
Dr. Moira Gunn and David Ewing Duncan speak with Ian Wilmut, Professor of Reproductive Science, University of Edinburgh & Director, Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine. They ask him about the progress which has been made since his team cloned Dolly.
