We're familiar with cars- whether we are driving them, riding them, or dodging them in the crosswalks. But what happens when you take the driver out of the car? This week we got to take a field trip to May Mobility in Grand Rapids, MI to learn about self-driving cars. We wanted to know how … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence: Self-Driving Cars
Author: speakingsciencepodcast
Artificial Intelligence: Video Game
Video games are a part of daily life for many of us. From Mario Kart with friends to Legend of Zelda to old-school Snake. We've been innovating and challenging ourselves with different scenarios, worlds, and game type over the years. So what's the next big leap in gaming? We talked with Dr. Arend Hintze from … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence: Video Game
Artificial Intelligence: Biomedicine
Many of us have heard of Tony Stark's JARVIS in the Iron Man movies or have used Siri or Alexa to look up information. But what else can we use artificial intelligence for? Over the next three episodes, we're taking a look at how we interact with A.I. on a daily basis and how that … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence: Biomedicine
CRISPR
For one week we're taking a break from posting our usual series to focus on a topic that's made headlines in the news over the last few years. From battles in the court of law to "gene-edited babies", CRISPR is an emerging technology that has made a lot of waves. We wanted to talk to … Continue reading CRISPR
Faking It: Additives
This week we finish our Faking It series. To conclude, we talked with Robert Freeborn, a graduate student at Michigan State University in the Rockwell Lab. He's looked at how the presence of a food additive effects the efficacy of flu vaccines. While we were talking about his research, we also asked a few other … Continue reading Faking It: Additives
Faking It: Food Flavors
We're returning to a series that we began a few weeks ago: Faking It. We're looking at how artificial colors, flavors, and additives affect our foods. This week we're talking to Dr. Gary Reineccius about the artificial flavors that get added to our food. How do we discover artificial flavors? Why do we add them? … Continue reading Faking It: Food Flavors
Protecting the Public Health: The First of Her Kind
This week we're wrapping up our series that have looked at the people and groups who are working hard to protect our public health- from newborn screening to blood banks to microbio labs. We're excited to talk with Dr. Brandy Gunsolus- the first doctor of clinical laboratory science in the U.S. She's blazed a trail … Continue reading Protecting the Public Health: The First of Her Kind
