The Overground looks into innovations around the biology of MDMA (also known as exstasy, molly, beans, thizz, vowels or Malcom). Trace the drug’s interesting history as it begins in big pharma labs, then moves to CIA mind control experiments and therapists’ offices, before jumping into the 1980’s party scene and the DEA’s banned substance list, before landing in its modern renaissance. Today, PTSD patients are re-wiring their brains with this fascinating drug.

Featured Technology: https://maps.org/research/mdma; https://www.fda.gov/drugs/development-approval-process-drugs/frequently-asked-questions-patents-and-exclusivity#What_is_the_difference_between_patents_a  

Hosts: Charlie Litton (@charlielitton); Tyler Scherr (@dare2scherr); Joe Runge (@EntreprenurialW) 

Sponsor:  UNeMed (https://www.unemed.com); @UNeMed 

Music: Countdown to Myocardial Infarction, by Peter Gresser. Used with permission. http://sonofactori.com/

In this episode the Overground looks at some of the research surrounding medical marijuana. 

Featured Technology: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/cannabidiol-cbd-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-2018082414476; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=&term=THC%2C+CBD&cntry=&state=&city=&dist=  

Hosts: Charlie Litton (@charlielitton); Tyler Scherr (@dare2scherr); Joe Runge (@EntreprenurialW) 

Sponsor:  UNeMed (https://www.unemed.com); @UNeMed 

Music: Countdown to Myocardial Infarction, by Peter Gresser. Used with permission. http://sonofactori.com/

The Overground crew celebrates the end of the first season by embracing financial oblivion. In the future financial transactions will track themselves. Nations will no longer control currency. Losing the password for your email may literally cost you all your money. Through the magic of blockchain there is an alternative universe where technology gives you total financial autonomy.  

Featured Technology: https://blog.nebula.org/accelerating-genomic-data-generation-and-facilitating-genomic-data-access-using-decentralization-privacy-preserving-technologies-and-equitable-compensation/; https://www.flintbox.com/public/project/51019/ 

Hosts: Charlie Litton (@charlielitton); Tyler Scherr (@dare2scherr); Joe Runge (@EntreprenurialW) 

Sponsor:  UNeMed (https://www.unemed.com); @UNeMed 

Music: Countdown to Myocardial Infarction, by Peter Gresser. Used with permission. http://sonofactori.com/

Global climate catastrophe got you down? University innovation to the rescue! Discover how probiotic yogurt can stem the invasion of parasitic diseases from more tropical climes. Marvel at innovation that hacks plants to pull even more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Gain serious misgivings as academics address the dilemma of climate modification with...more climate modification?  

Featured Technology: https://www.umassmed.edu/bridge/industry/browse_innovation_by_disease_topics/Immune_Disorders/; https://patents.google.com/patent/US20190015474A1/en; https://www.flintbox.com/public/project/54204/ 

Hosts: Charlie Litton (@charlielitton); Tyler Scherr (@dare2scherr); Joe Runge (@EntreprenurialW) 

Sponsor:  UNeMed (https://www.unemed.com); @UNeMed 

Music: Countdown to Myocardial Infarction, by Peter Gresser. Used with permission. http://sonofactori.com/

Like they say, sometimes you’ve got to fight fire with...ping pong balls? Set your minds for counterintuitive as the Overground explores how new inventions can prevent fire by starting different fires; how strawberry Pop-Tarts predict natural disasters; and how an organized society can keep milk, bread and cat litter on the store shelves—even in a crisis.  

Featured Technology: https://droneamplified.com/how-it-works/; https://aim.autm.net/public/group/698/; https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/a44550/walmart-strawberry-pop-tarts-before-hurricane/ 

Hosts: Charlie Litton (@charlielitton); Tyler Scherr (@dare2scherr); Joe Runge (@EntreprenurialW) 

Sponsor:  UNeMed (https://www.unemed.com); @UNeMed 

Music: Countdown to Myocardial Infarction, by Peter Gresser. Used with permission. http://sonofactori.com/

Who doesn’t want to feel more secure, right? University technology is providing a POLITICALLY NEUTRAL way to discuss how we secure our infrastructure, families and our countries. Joe tells us how basketballs and ancient housecats can train drones to efficiently find even the smallest of objects; how computers can integrate subconscious biological responses into image recognition to make computers more vigilant; and how new materials will make reinforced concrete even reinforecier. 

Featured Technology: https://www.warf.org/technologies/engineering/summary/splice-system-to-connect-reinforcement-bars-in-concrete-assemblies-p08344us02.cmsx; https://gtp.autm.net/public/project/43810/; https://aim.autm.net/public/project/12878/ 

Hosts: Charlie Litton (@charlielitton); Tyler Scherr (@dare2scherr); Joe Runge (@EntreprenurialW) 

Sponsor:  UNeMed (https://www.unemed.com); @UNeMed 

Music: Countdown to Myocardial Infarction, by Peter Gresser. Used with permission. http://sonofactori.com/

Artificial intelligence isn’t necessarily evil. Yes, AI can monitor your social medial account to assess your underlying emotional state, but it can also scan your computer network to flag malware. Yes, AI can learn to see patterns in your behavior faster than you can recognize you’re behaving them, but it can also instantly adapt to the ever-evolving threats of cyber security. Wade into the moral ambiguity of the future, and answer the age-old question: Have humans finally built a more efficient Brad Pitt detector? 

Featured Technology: https://www.affectiva.com/who/about-us/;  

Hosts: Charlie Litton (@charlielitton); Tyler Scherr (@dare2scherr); Joe Runge (@EntreprenurialW) 

Sponsor:  UNeMed (https://www.unemed.com); @UNeMed 

Music: Countdown to Myocardial Infarction, by Peter Gresser. Used with permission. http://sonofactori.com/

We can now make custom prosthetics using only a smart phone and a standard 3D printer. Tyler takes the Overground inside the revolution occurring in prosthetics right here in Omaha, Nebraska. Soon, missing a hand will no longer mean a child can’t play the cello, harpoon narwhals or form genre-bending six-piece bluegrass bands.  

Featured Technology: https://www.unemed.com/product/hybrid-arm; https://www.unemed.com/product/modular-prosthetic-arm  

Hosts: Charlie Litton (@charlielitton); Tyler Scherr (@dare2scherr); Joe Runge (@EntreprenurialW) 

Sponsor:  UNeMed (https://www.unemed.com); @UNeMed 

Music: Countdown to Myocardial Infarction, by Peter Gresser. Used with permission. http://sonofactori.com/

Listen as the Overground crew look at green energy and the environment as Tyler shows how nuclear power has gone mini. Joe and Charlie discuss the pros and cons of a world where a nuclear reactor the size of a couch can power a small city, and the hard choices we’ll need to make to power the future.  

Featured Technology: https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/story-behind-americas-first-potential-small-modular-reactor;  

Hosts: Charlie Litton (@charlielitton); Tyler Scherr (@dare2scherr); Joe Runge (@EntreprenurialW) 

Sponsor:  UNeMed (https://www.unemed.com); @UNeMed 

Music: Countdown to Myocardial Infarction, by Peter Gresser. Used with permission. http://sonofactori.com/

Join the Overground as Tyler fills that hole in your head with...3D printing. Innovative surgery researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are making scaffolds to help that hole in your skull heal itself with a combination of 3D bioprinting and anti-infective drugs.  

Featured Technology: https://www.unemed.com/product/antimicrobial-bone-scaffold;   

Hosts: Charlie Litton (@charlielitton); Tyler Scherr (@dare2scherr); Joe Runge (@EntreprenurialW) 

Sponsor:  UNeMed (https://www.unemed.com); @UNeMed 

Music: Countdown to Myocardial Infarction, by Peter Gresser. Used with permission. http://sonofactori.com/