Tech Nation with Moira Gunn
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Dr. Moira Gunn is the host of Public Radio's Tech
Nation, where she has conducted over 2,000 interviews with space pioneers
and cyber-novelists, venture capitalists and genetics researchers, teachers
and technophobes. A former NASA scientist and engineer, Dr. Gunn is a
Member of the Board of Directors of the Tech Museum of Innovation and
the Tech Awards' Global Leadership Council, and has served as a member
of the Awards Selection Committee for the Space Technology Hall of Fame.
The first woman to earn a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue
University, she also holds advanced degrees in Computer Science and a
software technical patent. Dr. Gunn is regularly asked to speak on the
Impact of Technology on Society, on the Current and Projected State of
Global Technology Penetration, and on her experience as a Woman in Technology,
Science and Engineering.
Between 2004 and 2012 The Conversations Network published 748 podcast episodes
of Technation. Look for them and more-recent programs on the
Tech Nation website (http://technation.com).
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Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Anthony Smithyman, about antibiotics - once thought to be the great cure-all. Smithyman talks about the state of antibiotic resistance.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with author Vince Poscente about speed in a More-Faster-Now Technology World.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Gerard Davis, the CEO of Catapult Genetics, who talks about genetics testing in the cattle industry, and Australia's Dr. Paul Fisher talks about mitochondrial diseases and the research he is undertaking to meet the challenge.
On the Bio-Issue of the Week - unbelievably - David Ewing Duncan celebrates the 15th anniversary of Viagra.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with former USA Today technology columnist Kevin Maney, about his new gig at Conde Nast Portfolio.com, music collaboration over the internet, and the constant trade-offs we make when it comes to choosing between technologies.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with the chair of ISAAA's board of directors, Dr. Clive James, about biotech agriculture. He confirms that the United States grows more biotech crops than any other nation.
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.
On this week's BioTech Nation discover how a visit to the pet store spurred on a biotech company, and learn how Britain's National Health Service decides who gets what medical treatment as Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Sir Michael Rawlins, Chairman of the National Institute of Health & Clinical Excellence.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Joshua Spanogle, author of a number of medical thrillers, and student at the Standford Medical School, about the bio-ethics of cosmetic surgery.
