Cool Science Radio

National Geographic fellow and photojournalist Brian Skerry joins us to preview his visit to Park City’s Eccles Center Theater on Saturday, December 29. Skerry has spent over 10,000 hours underwater to photograph the captivating underworld that many of us never see, telling the oceans’ stories. For tickets and more information visit parkcityinstitute.org

Our first guest this morning is Bassam Salem, CEO of AtlasRTX a Park City company that is focused on solutions to make customer engagement more efficient and a better experience. Using AtlasRTX products if you have a base of customers you can provide efficient and more personalized support and if you are looking for new customers you can do so with a better return rate from your marketing efforts.

Dr. Andrew Shapiro joins the show. Shapiro has many responsibilities at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory including Manager of Technology Formulation for the Space Technology Office. We speak with Dr. Shapiro about a new generation of robots, 3d printing, spacecraft integration and mechanical worms that may explore Europa’s icy surface.

The Miseducation of Artificial Intelligence is the title of Clive Thompson's article on the cover of the artificial intelligence issue of Wired Magazine. He joins Cool Science Radio to discuss how a little common sense just makes good sense and is what seems to be lacking in the world of AI.

Sarah Ervin, the community coordinator for Bambino, joins the show. Ervin is a mobile app that helps match babysitters to parents and ultimately their kids. With the busy season for babysitters just about to begin, Sarah explains how, through integrated social networks, parents are connected to babysitters right in their own neighborhood, who have already been reviewed and recommended by friends and neighbors.

Jake Merrell is the CEO and Founder of XO Nano which is based in Provo. One of the products of the company is pressure sensing smartfoam. What does that mean? Some example products include: electric battery spacers, pressure sensing beds, in-shoe scale, gaskets, smartfoam sensors in helmets, and robotic skin. Jake Merrell joins Cool Science Rad io to tell us about it.

CEO Scott Davis and CTO David Binger of Forced Physics joins the show. Forced Physics designs and builds innovative server cooling that will drastically change the way data centers are built and operated. Requiring only filtered outside air, Forced Physics simplifies data-center design, eliminating the need for liquid cooling, server fans, A/Cs, and cooling towers.

Steve Shillingford, Founder/CEO and Flora Lels, Director of Marketing and Communications from Anonyome Labs join the show. Anonyome Labs was created to give people control and freedom over their personal and private information as they search, shop, sell or socialize on the web.

Journalist Charles Graeber joins the show. Graeber has written THE BREAKTHROUGH: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer . This is the story of the game-changing science behind the scientific breakthroughs that are changing our ability to recognize and defeat cancer, as told through the experiences of the patients, physicians, and cancer immunotherapy researchers who are on the front lines.

John Wells speaks with Denise Hayman-Loa, CEO of Carii. Carii is a social platform built for and around communities. Carii meets the needs of many types of communities including non-profits, education, clubs, businesses and member groups.