July 4, 2010
Diabetes - Keith talks with Craig Hanis, professor of Genetics & Epidemiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, about diabetes. Learn about the genetic succeptability for both Type I and Type II, and why it's so hard to determine who will develop diabetes because a number of genes are involved in its onset.
June 27, 2010
Health Disparities - Keith talks with Felipe Castro, from Arizona State University's Department of Psychology. Castro talks about the health disparities among minorities in the U.S., and about the work he is doing in helping solve these issues by working with church communities.
June 20, 2010
Blood Clots - Keith talks with Ralph Holsworth, D.O., a family practitioner from Monte Vista, Colorado. He talks about research into an enzyme taken from a soybean which can be beneficial in breaking up blood clots.
June 13, 2010
Radiation - Keith & Russ talk with Rodney Ewing, professor of Geological Sciences, Materials Science & Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Services at the University of Michigan. Ewing talks about radioactive storage and his research into keeping storage materials from losing their structure due to radioactivity.
June 6, 2010
Energy - Russ talks with Raymond Orbach, director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas at Austin and former Under Secretary for Science at the US Department of Energy. Orbach talks about why the US hasn't been able to develop a solid nuclear industry in 30 years and why energy storage is critical for the future.