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Swimming in Plastic
35:02There’s something in the water — plastic. An unfathomable amount of plastic has made its way into our oceans, but Charlie Rolsky believes we can make small changes in our lives to turn the tide of plastic pollution for a cleaner world and healthier ecosystems."ASU KEDtalks: The Podcast" is a production of ASU Knowledge Enterprise.For more details, visit our website at research.asu.eduTo stay updated on ASU Research, follow us on Twitter and Facebook
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Resilience in Materials and in Life
38:01No stranger to resistance, Regents’ Professor Aditi Chattopadhyay has forged her own path in aerospace engineering to design resilient materials capable of withstanding the rigors of the world."ASU KEDtalks: The Podcast" is a production of ASU Knowledge Enterprise.For more details, visit our website at research.asu.eduTo stay updated on ASU Research, follow us on Twitter and FacebookAutonomy Isn’t Autonomous
20:49Robots and artificial intelligence are growing more and more autonomous. But they still need to work smoothly with humans to be effective. ASU Professor Nancy Cooke explores how humans, robots and AI can best work together as a team."ASU KEDtalks: The Podcast" is a production of ASU Knowledge Enterprise.For more details, visit our website at research.asu.eduTo stay updated on ASU Research, follow us on Twitter and FacebookDefending Against Fake News
42:45There's an insidious threat that seeks to divide the nation and undermine our faith in democracy — disinformation. Often referred to as "fake news", disinformation is the spread of false information with the willful intent to deceive. Scott Ruston, a research scientist with the Global Security Initiative at Arizona State University, studies why disinformation is believable, how it spreads and what we can do to defend ourselves against it."ASU KEDtalks: The Podcast" is a production of ASU Knowledge Enterprise.For more details, visit our website at research.asu.eduTo stay updated on ASU Research, follow us on Twitter and FacebookA Living Drug That Beats Cancer
10:47You may be a cancer survivor and not even know it. Arizona State University Professor Karen Anderson from the ASU Biodesign Institute tells us how our bodies’ immune system contains T cells that chase down and kill bacteria, viruses and even cancer cells, and explains why empowering these mighty T cells may one day eradicate cancer."ASU KEDtalks: The Podcast" is a production of ASU Knowledge Enterprise.For more details, visit our website at research.asu.eduTo stay updated on ASU Research, follow us on Twitter and FacebookWhere Creative Genius Works
25:25Director of Strategic Projects Mark Naufel launched Luminosity within Arizona State University's Knowledge Enterprise with moonshot ideas in mind. Now, interdisciplinary teams of students with bright ideas are designing, building and deploying innovations that positively impact society. "ASU KEDtalks: The Podcast" is a production of ASU Knowledge Enterprise.For more details, visit our website at research.asu.eduTo stay updated on ASU Research, follow us on Twitter and FacebookYour Poop is Talking to You, Are You Listening?
18:06For Me’lisa Crawford, talking about poop isn’t gross or impolite — it’s an important part of a day’s work. Crawford is a PhD candidate at Arizona State University in the School of Life Sciences who studies poop to learn how a high-fat diet can alter your microbiome, or gut bacteria. In this episode Meli'sa discusses:what poop tells us about our gut healthhow food deserts affect what we end up eatinghow she ended up as a grad student at ASUadvice for advanced science degree students"ASU KEDtalks: The Podcast" is a production of ASU Knowledge Enterprise.For more details, visit our website at research.asu.eduTo stay updated on ASU Research, follow us on Twitter and Facebook