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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David Ewing Duncan and Dr. Moira Gunn speak with Kari Stefansson, the President and CEO of deCODE Genetics. They discuss the relationship between your genes and your environment.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with UC Business School professor Peter Navarro about China's surprising infrastructure, its changing social profile and its internal economics. (Part one of two.)
David Ewing Duncan and Dr. Moira Gunn speak with Joshua Boger, the President and CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. They discuss rational drug design: how Vertex re-engineered their HIV/AIDS drug into one for Hepatitis C.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Stanford Business professor Chip Heath, who explains why urban legends grab our attention, why some ideas inspire us while others don't, and how to craft your message so it sticks with people.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with science journalist David Ewing Duncan, who talks about new European Union legislation to test all the toxic chemicals which surround us in modern life - from furniture to clothing, from automobiles to the workplace.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Curt Carlson, President and CEO of SRI International. They talk about five simple principles which guarantee innovation.
Dr. Pauline Mele, a soil microbiologist, tells Dr. Moira Gunn what is so interesting about dirt. On the Bio-Issue of the Week, David Ewing Duncan reviews the greatest science books of all time.
Steven Levy, the chief technology writer at Newsweek and author of "The Perfect Thing," speaks with Dr. Moira Gunn about all things iPod - it even shuffles culture.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with attorney Allison Young, who describes the legal obstacles states face trying to bring down the price of pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Travis Bradford, author of "Solar Revolution" and President of the Prometheus Institute. Bradford explains how solar power is making new inroads on the global energy scene.
