Cool Science Radio

Adam Hauke, global director of product strategy and innovation at Gentherm Medical, discusses how innovations in patient warming technology are improving safety and outcomes in the operating room.

Doug Donovan, CEO of Interplay Learning, discusses how virtual reality and immersive simulations are transforming workforce training for data centers and other trades.

Bestselling author Steven Kotler explores how advances in artificial intelligence, robotics and biotechnology are reshaping humanity and what it will take to thrive in an era of exponential change.

Foundation Future Industries co-founder Mike LeBlanc discusses the future of humanoid robotics, emerging technologies and the leadership principles that guide innovation in rapidly changing industries.

Lauren Stein, director of science and research programs at the National Anti-Vivisection Society, discusses emerging technologies that could transform biomedical research and reduce the need for animal testing.

In this episode, Stanford historian Thomas Mullaney explores why memories, photographs and digital records disappear, and what we can do to preserve the stories that matter most.

In this episode, journalist Katherine Dunn explores the surprising history of GPS and how a military navigation tool became an essential part of everyday life.

Acclaimed scientist Vaclav Smil explores humanity’s pursuit of speed and how it has influenced evolution, technology, transportation and modern life.

Digital illusionist and author Keelan Leyser reveals how the hidden blind spots in our perception shape everything from everyday decisions and online behavior to courtroom verdicts and deepfakes in his new book “Unseen: Blind Spots and Why We Miss What Matters Most.”

NASA Scientist Dominic Benford takes a behind the scenes look at NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope before it launches in September. Learn how this first-of-its-kind observatory will map the universe one panoramic frame at a time.