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Rethinking Our Defense Against Unknown Biothreats from 2023-12-11T22:00
Dr. Harshini Mukundan, Program Manager and Scientist for Chemical and Biological Technologies at the Office of National and Homeland Security, Lawrence Berkeley National Labora...
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Science Helps Us… Bring Nations Together from 2023-08-17T17:47
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Science Helps Us… Imagine the Future from 2023-07-26T20:18
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Anthony Fauci: “Science helps us” Prepare for Pandemics from 2023-05-30T14:35
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and President Joe Biden’s former Chief Medical Advisor sat down with host and...
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Careers in STEM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from 2023-04-19T19:24
STEM careers have historically been performed by and for populations that do not represent the complete spectrum of unique lived experiences. In r...
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The most important question from 2023-02-03T21:06
As the world changes, scientists and policymakers must grapple with increasingly complex, global, and interdisciplinary challenges. AAAS STPF fellow Alex Loewi sat down with hos...
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Hand in Hand: Science and Environmental Justice from 2023-01-03T15:51
As science and technology progress, so do the impacts of those advances and pollution on communities. Veronica Eady, Senior Deputy Executive Officer of Policy and Equity at the Bay Area Air Qual...
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Dr. Marisa Franco discusses her best -selling book: Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make and Keep Friends from 2022-12-07T21:30
According to a survey of 2000 adults, the average American hasn’t made a new friend in the last five years, and yet...
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Putting the “A” in “STEAM” from 2022-11-04T14:06
What role can the arts play in shaping scientific expression? How can scientists and artists better work together to share their insights with the general public? We sit down with Smitha Vishves...
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A Year in Review from 2022-09-27T02:18:20
On a very special episode of Sci on the Fly, host and current STPF fellow Reshmina William sits down with four members of the STPF Class of 2021 as they reflect on the last year. Join Carly Cham...
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An Ocean of Sound from 2022-08-22T17:24:24
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Heather Spence, a marine biologist and sound artist. She’s current...
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Marine conservation, science dance, and the importance of role models in STEM – with guest Dr. Lekelia "Kiki" Jenkins from 2022-06-29T16:17:20
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Black Holes In Fact and Fiction – With Guest Dr. Joe Pesce from 2022-04-28T16:57:31
On this episode Dr. Joe Pesce,<...
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From the Distant Ocean Past to the Next Generation of Ocean Scientists from 2022-04-11T18:17:24
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Science Communication and One Health from 2022-01-07T18:21:59
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Whale Conservation and the International Whaling Commission from 2021-12-09T15:00:40
Secretary of the International Whaling Commission, Dr. Rebecca Lent spoke with Sci on the Fly
Beyond Carbon Neutral: Samuel Goodman, Part 2 from 2021-10-21T20:57:44
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Beyond carbon neutral: Samuel Goodman, Part 1 from 2021-10-21T18:16:29
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PODCAST | Genes, germs and science communication – with guest Dr Bill Sullivan from 2021-08-18T14:20:18
The guest in this episode is Dr Bill Sullivan, the author of "Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are" (2019, National Geographic Books). Sullivan is a p...
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PODCAST | Affordable clean energy – with guest former Assistant Secretary Daniel Simmons from 2021-08-04T16:38:50
In this episode, Mr. Daniel Simmons, Principal of Simmons Energy & Environmental Strategy and former Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Ener...
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Bringing Home Americans Stranded Abroad due to COVID-19 from 2021-07-20T15:20:21
Dr. Ambika Bumb is a Science and Technology Policy Fellow working in the Crisis Management and Strategy Office at the U.S. Department of State. Within this office, she was part of several tasks ...
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A New Way to Fund Science with Meaningful Impacts: Ibrahim Mohedas from 2021-06-09T16:13:04
Ibrahim Mohedas earned his masters and doctoral degrees from the University of Michigan. His doctoral research, supported through a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, focu...
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PODCAST | Unhealthy waters–with guest Dr. Maryann Cairns from 2021-05-26T12:05:52
In this week’s episode our guest is Dr. Maryann Cairns, who talks about her career path and her studies on pathogens in water. Dr Cairns is an environmental anthropologist who uses using creativ...
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PODCAST | From Tropical Jungles to the Arctic – with guest Dr. Roberto Delgado from 2021-04-28T16:00
Dr Roberto Delgado has a doctorate in Biological Anthropology from Duke University, where he did research on the social behavior and calls of male orangutans. So how did he end up becoming the P...
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Protecting Antarctica - Pt 2 from 2021-04-07T13:31:19
In this two-part episode, Dr. nature McGinn talks about how the AAAS Science & Technology Policy fellowship helped to give her skills and open doors for a permanent job in federal government and...
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Protecting Antarctica - Part 1 from 2021-03-23T19:16:27
Dr. Nature McGinn is currently the Environmental Policy Program Manager and Antarctic Conservation Act Permit Officer in the Office of ...
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Watch Your Posture: Another Problem of Extended Computer and Devise Use by Kids from 2021-03-16T01:35:33
With so many children currently attending school virtually on laptops, tablets and other smart devices, there is concern about how the extended use of these devices affects them. While much atte...
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Learning to See Science in the World: A Conversation with Dr. Melanie Peffer, author of “Biology Everywhere”. from 2020-11-16T14:58:57
Dr. Melanie Peffer is the author of “Biology Everywhere: How the Science of Life Matters to Everyday Life”, a book that reveals how biological concepts taught in the classroom are connected to t...
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How AAAS Science&Technology Policy Fellows Adapt Their Work in the Era of COVID-19 from 2020-10-07T14:05:03
STPF Fellows are great at adapting their careers to suit their personal interests and whatever life has in store, such as a global pandemic. In this episode, Dr. Vince Tedjasaputra talks about h...
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“How a Scientist Serves as an Elected Official During COVID-19” from 2020-09-02T16:31:33
Julie Palakovich Carr is a scientist who now serves as a state legislator in the Maryland House of Delegates. We spoke to her this past June, and she discussed her transition fr...
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Part 2: AAAS S&T Policy Fellows in the Era of COVID-19 from 2020-08-26T14:28:30
The Science & Technology Policy Fellowships at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) provide broad opportunities for scientists to engage in government policy, but COVID...
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Part 1: AAAS S&T Policy Fellows in the Era of COVID-19 from 2020-08-25T15:18:37
The Science & Technology Policy Fellowships at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) provide broad opportunities for scientists to engage in government policy, but COVID...
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“Making the Connection Between COVID-19 and One Health" from 2020-05-15T19:19:48
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Understanding SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 from 2020-03-31T15:47
Hundreds of thousands of people across the world have developed coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, a respiratory syndrome caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SA...
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Sci on the Fly from 2020-03-06T16:19:30
In this episode of the Sci on the Fly podcast, Terrence Mosley, an engineer and AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the Department of Energy, speaks to Sam Rashkin, Chief Architect with...
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40@40 | Andrew S. Robertson from 2019-08-21T18:57:20
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40@40 | Steve Rhee from 2019-08-21T18:55:26
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40@40 | John Ohab from 2019-08-21T18:54:10
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40@40 | Mercedes Gorre from 2019-08-21T18:40:40
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40@40 | Kevin Michael Foster from 2019-08-21T18:38:44
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40@40 | Krista Donaldson from 2019-08-21T18:37:32
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40@40 | Timothy Donahue from 2019-08-21T18:32:25
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40@40| Alexander "Alex" Dehgan from 2019-08-21T18:30:59
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40@40|Ranyee Chiang from 2019-08-21T18:00:19
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Bunje 40@40 from 2019-08-21T17:57:12
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40@40 | Danielle Ripich from 2019-07-02T18:15:38
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40@40 | John Peha from 2019-07-02T18:13:55
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40@40 | Deborah Olster from 2019-07-02T18:12:45
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40@40 | John S. Morgan from 2019-07-02T18:10:51
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40@40 | Duncan T. Moore from 2019-07-02T18:09:26
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40@40 | Josette Lewis from 2019-07-02T18:08:13
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40@40 | Sharon Hays from 2019-07-02T18:04:30
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40@40 | Anish Goel from 2019-07-02T18:02:20
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40@40 | Jean Geran from 2019-07-02T18:01:25
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40@40 | Natacha Blain from 2019-07-02T18:00:04
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E. William Colglaizer from 2019-07-02T17:57:26
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40@40 | MARIA FREIRE from 2019-07-02T17:37:20
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40@40 | Sharon Hrynkow from 2019-07-02T17:20:51
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Francesca Grifo from 2019-06-20T18:24:58
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Arati Prabhakar from 2019-06-20T18:19:54
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Willie Pearson from 2019-06-20T18:18:29
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Trudy Vincent from 2019-06-20T18:14:02
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Jonathan Pershing from 2019-06-20T18:11:42
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Charles Blahous from 2019-06-20T18:04:11
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Miriam Nelson from 2019-06-20T18:00:57
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Gerald Epstein from 2019-06-20T17:58:27
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Lindsay Chase from 2019-06-20T17:11
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Jim Atkinson from 2019-06-20T17:07:05
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Arlene Maclin from 2019-06-20T16:54:34
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Henry Kelly Master from 2019-06-20T16:44:43
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Bill Moomaw from 2019-06-20T16:41:39
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40@40|E. Willliam Colglaizer from 2019-06-20T14:37
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40@40|Rush Holt from 2019-06-20T14:35:41
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40@40 | Matthew Tuchman from 2019-06-20T14:01:38
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Funding the “Raindrops:" DoD and the US Research Ecosystem from 2019-04-19T13:55:27
The Department of Defense (DoD) shares a symbiotic relationship with the U.S. research ecosystem -- one that has generated tremendous breakthroughs for national security and economic prosperity....
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Neuroethical Perspectives on Cognitive Enhancement from 2018-10-05T15:01:42
Advances in drug development and neurotechnology over the last century have noticeably increased our ability to target cognitive-behavioral networks and help those with physical disabilities. Th...
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AAAS 2018 Live: Linguistic Patterns in Human Development from 2018-08-15T15:05:19
Bradley Cooke, a neuroscientist and current AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation, speaks with Benjamin Munson, professor of speech and hearing science at th...
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Harnessing the Data Revolution for Food, Energy and Water Systems from 2018-08-15T13:53:22
Ryan Locicero, environmental engineer and AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation, speaks with Ranveer Chandra at the Microsoft Research Lab. As a principal re...
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AAAS 2018 Live: Empowering Communities through Science from 2018-07-16T15:44:25
A Sustainable Energy Future from 2018-06-29T18:13:32
Dr. Zack Valdez, a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow in the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee with a background in engineering and geoscience, interviews Ortwinn Renn. Pro...
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AAAS 2018 Live: Neuroscience of memory and exceptional abilities from 2018-05-21T21:11:06
In this episode Richard Lewis, news officer at the University of Iowa, speaks with Dr. Ted Abel, Professor at the University of Iowa and Director of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute. As a trained...
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AAAS 2018 Live: From Bench to Policymaking from 2018-04-30T20:13:54
In this episode Carlos Faraco, a neuroscientist and current AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow (STPF) at the National Institute of Justice, speaks with Frances Colón, CEO of Jasperi Consult...
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AAAS 2018 Live: Starting a Career in Science Communication from 2018-04-12T18:23:21
In this episode Dr. Allyson Kennedy, a developmental biologist and current AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation, speaks with Monica Feliu-Mojer. Dr. Feliu-M...
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AAAS 2018 Live: Dr. Nalini Nadkarni on Ecology, Launching a Clothing Line and More from 2018-04-02T16:57:49
AAAS 2018 Live: Dr. Don Cleveland on Designer DNA Drugs from 2018-03-23T19:01:45
In this episode Dr. Carlos Faraco speaks with Dr. Don Cleveland of
the University of California San Diego regarding his work on drug-based gene silencing therapies. Cleveland and the membe...
The science of human security, Part 2 from 2017-11-17T21:36:43
In a world that plagued by incidents of violent extremism and terror, we are often presented with messages or news stories that focus on the leaders of extremist organizations or the perpetrator...
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The Science of Human Security from 2017-10-26T17:19:43
In a world that is currently plagued by incidents of violent extremism and terror, we are often presented with messages or news stories that focus on the leaders of violent extremist organizatio...
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Reality at the smallest scale: What is quantum physics and why should you care? from 2017-08-22T16:08:05
“Quantum physics” is often viewed in popular culture as being entirely incomprehensible. STPF fellows Eric Breckenfeld and Jonathan Trinastic speak with three physicists from government, academi...
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From Food Waste and Wasted Food to Resource Recovery from 2017-06-05T17:49:41
Americans waste 40% of their food. How did we become so wasteful and what can we do about it? Dr. Ariela Zycherman is joined by Dr. Irina Feygina of Climate Central, Jason Turgeon of the Environ...
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Scientists are People Too, Episode 1 from 2017-04-12T20:26:50
This is the first episode of a new series called “Scientists are People Too.” Each episode we will ask scientist questions related to their work and their daily lives. In this episode we ask sci...
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What makes a data scientist? from 2017-02-07T20:05:53
Data Scientist is listed as the “Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” by the Harvard Business Review, but what is data science and what do Data Scientists do? Dr. Claire Schulkey investigated the qu...
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Some people don’t care about them while others don’t trust them: so what are Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)? from 2016-11-30T17:43:35
AAAS Fellow, Dr. Sesquile Ramon, dives into a discussion of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and why some people love them, some don’t trust them and some don’t care as long as they taste g...
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STDs, HIV, Mosquitos, and Zika from 2016-10-11T18:53
Concluding our exploration of the Zika virus, this podcast examines different strategies and polices learned from other infectious diseases to address a potential Zika epidemic. Drs. Beth Linas,...
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Will the Olympics Spread Zika? from 2016-08-22T15:21:46
Do you know where and when Zika virus emerged? With the arrival of the 31st Olympiad in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, the location thought to be the epicenter of the Zika outbreak in the Americas, thi...
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The Scientific Method: What does it mean to you? from 2016-05-19T20:21:18
Our first Sci on the Fly Podcast: “The Scientific Method: What does it mean to you?” involves a discussion on the scientific method. In its most general sense the scientific method is simply a f...
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