KAIST doctoral student Jinsoo Park details his research on Lab-on-a-Chip, a technology that is revolutionizing the fields of chemistry and biology by enabling thousands of experiments to take place every second inside of tiny droplets.

KAIST students Wonsik Jeong and Sujung Lee describe their work with Traveling Teachers, a nonprofit organization in which KAIST students travel to rural parts of Korea to educate middle and high school students.

>Dr. Klaus von Klitzing discusses the findings that led to his Nobel Prize as well as his outreach to promote science worldwide. Dr. Klitzing’s work is integral to the establishment of the new kilogram, which will happen later this year.

In Part 1, Hyunsoo Shawn Je, an associate professor from the Neuroscience & Behavioural Disorders Programme at Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Medical School in Singapore, discusses making models of a mini version of the brain using human stem cells and how this can lead to cures for diseases like alzheimer’s or autism. In the second part of the interview, In-Hyun Park, an associate professor of genetics and an associate professor in the Child Study Center at Yale Stem Cell Center, shares how he makes models of the Rett Syndrome using human stem cells and is currently working on finding a cure. Both guests talk about the future of finding a cure by this alternative method of using stem cells to make models for their diseases.

This week Dongsuk Kum, a professor from the Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Green Transportation at KAIST, talks to Holly about his research for finding the best design for super-efficient and fun-to-drive hybrid electric vehicles and how it will impact the future of the automobile industry.

Profs. Junehwa Song and Sung-ju Lee from the School of Computing describe a new app that enables busy parents to utilize time between tasks to create an audiobook for their children.

Professor Andrea Bianchi from the department of Industrial Design (ID) talks about current projects that his lab, MAKinteract, is working on and discusses the role that the ID department plays in bridging design and engineering. He shares his outlook on how the field of industrial design will change the future.

Computer scientist, Shakil Muhammad stops by to discuss how blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies will change our lives in the coming years.

In this episode, Martin Ziegler returns to the show to interview the KAIST Podcast’s creator, Mik Fanguy. Mik talks about his research on video lectures for e-learning environments and offers some practical advice on what works and what doesn’t with regard to online lecture videos.

Professor Martin Ziegler of the KAIST School of Computing stops by to discuss whether the world we see around us is actually a computer simulation and how to find out if it is.