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 Michael Krasny, the host of KQED's award-winning Forum program. They talk about the essential need to cover science and technology in all programming.
On BioTech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn looks at a condition which afflicts 3-to-5% of Americans, and 90% of those affected are women. Fred Dechow, of Mediquest, explains Raynaud's, and that if you have it, you know how painful it can be.
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Bob Drogin talks with Dr. Moira Gunn about the person and the sham perpetrated by the source, presciently code-named "Curveball." The result? The idea that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
On BioTech Nation, David Ewing Duncan and Dr. Moira Gunn interview Dr. Craig Venter, who first came into the public eye when he catalyzed the race to finish decoding the first human genome.
Dr. Moira Gunn and Economist reporter Veejay Vaitheeswaran talk about energy, the Prius, and the car manufacturers decided to build - or not build. Find out what's in store for hybrid vehicles and the global race to build the car of the future.
Dr. Moira Gunn and David Ewing Duncan speak with Steve Burrill, CEO of Burrill & Company, about his experiences in life sciences venture capital, merchant banking and media.
Neuroscience is studying what our brains look like while experiencing varying emotions. David Ewing Duncan speaks with Dr. Moira Gunn about what our brains look like when we feel fear.
Toothpicks. How are they made? And how did they come to be mass produced? Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Henry Petroski to find out.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with NY Times contributor Sandra Blakeslee, about neuroscience, and how it is revealing how our brains map out our physical bodies.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with NPR's Science Friday host, Ira Flatow. Flatow takes a look inside the studio, and while it seems so simple, you will be surprised to learn how many people it takes to put science live on the radio.
