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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On BioTech Nation, Dr. Moira Gunn takes a look at developments in heart surgery and heart transplants by talking to Dr. Tomas Kara, the Executive Director of the International Clinical Research Center, while David Ewing Duncan explains how a presidential administration might be labeled "anti-science."
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Greg Papadopolous, the Chief Technology Officer of Sun Microsystems. Sun is celebrating 25 years in the computer industry, and he describes the ups and downs.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with David Gandcolas from HeartMath, who talks about their simple device which looks at your heartbeat and recognizes stress. On the Bio-Issue of the Week, David Ewing Duncan talks about a breakthrough in prosthetic hands.
This week on BioTech Nation, a diverse panel of leaders in the biotech field talk about the upcoming presidential candidates and the issues of healthcare and science, including the impact of Michael Moore's movie "Sicko." David Ewing Duncan and Dr. Moira Gunn interview Steven Burrill, Dr. Cynthia Schneider, Dr. Rustum Roy, and Dr. Nigel Cameron.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Lisa See. They look at a book that is 350 years old, the subject of much academic interest as well as the subject of her latest novel "Peony in Love."
Dr. Moira Gunn and David Ewing Duncan interview eminent science writer Matt Ridley, the author of "Genome."
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with NPR's former China Correspondent, Rob Gifford, about his experiences of crossing China by highway. They discuss the signs of the embrace of science and technology there, and how to use a Chinese keyboard.
Together with Sasha Abramsky, senior fellow at the New York based Demos Foundation, Dr. Moira Gunn takes a look at the state of American prisons. There has been a lot of effort put into developing new technology in this arena, so how do penitentiaries in the US stack up against those in the rest of the world?
We love our technology, and we are thankful for the scientific research which makes it all possible. But who funded all of that research? Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Greg Lucier, CEO of Invitrogen, about his company and this nagging question.
On this special edition of BioTech Nation, Tech Nation host Dr. Moira Gunn reads a chapter from her new book "Welcome to BioTech Nation." Listen to how BioTech Nation got started, her experiences along the way, and how she plunged into the international biotech scene.
