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What is haptics? How has the development of computer interface evolved from keyboard to tablet screen to virtual reality? What sensors enable wearable technology? What is the future of computer interface? What are the possibilities of the integration of AI and HCI? Let’s tackle these with our special guest from National Chiao Tung University (NCTU). Dr. Da-Yuan Huang works at the interface of Design and Computer and Electrical engineering to develop novel products for Human Computer Interface.

Learn more about Dr. Huang's research work at http://bit.ly/2MigST7  

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In the aftermath of the 50th anniversary of Moon landing, Dr. Claudia Antolini from the Public Engagement Team at the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, discusses the emergence of space as a research frontier, what we have learnt from our missions to the moon, what are the benefits of space research, what questions we need to address in the future. She also charts her career path from PhD to postdoc in physics and science communication. 

You can find her on Twitter  @CA_AstroComm 

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 Why are some bacteria pathogenic and some are not? How do we differentiate between bacterial species and why should we? What can we learn from comparing bacterial genomes? What is metagenomics?  Chih-Horng Kuo , Associate Research Fellow from the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology in Academia Sinica answers these questions and illustrates how studying the history of bacterial evolution is important for our future. 

Learn more about his research work http://bit.ly/32YIW33

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Dr. Pao Kuan Wang, Director and Distinguished Research Fellow from the Research Center for Environmental Changes at Academia Sinica tackles the ever-important Climate change debate. He talks about how historical climate prediction is important, how air pollution is measured, how the physical properties of a raindrop can provide more information about cloud formation, how we could deal with global warming by carbon capture methods and more.

Learn more about his research work http://bit.ly/2MgLCTN

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Cryo-Electron Microscopy has evolved to be a powerful tool for biologists to visualize the structures of multi-protein complexes, cellular machinery like micro tubule networks and whole cells such as viruses. 

With decades of improvement in technology, software, sample preparation, it is poised to help unravel the mysteries of living cells by capturing high resolution images of cellular components in solution. 

Dr.Ming Daw Tsai and Dr. Yi-Ming (Sean) Wu from Academia Sinica CryoEM Center discuss the principle, methodology, advantages and future of CryoEM.

Learn more about Dr. Tsai's research work 

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What is a blackhole? Why could we not image it before? Why is the recent blackhole image important? Is it one of the keys to unravel the universe? What questions does it answer and inspire? All this and more with Dr.Kevin Koay and Dr.Shoko Koyama from the Academia Sinica Institute of Astrophysics and Astronomy who were part of the Event Horizons Telescope project which published the recent blackhole image.

If you are interested to know more about the work of Dr.Kevin Koay and Dr.Shoko Koyama,  visit the following websites

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Dr. Emily Chang from The Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica talks about how agricultural policies are designed based on production efficiency, demand and supply chains, what are the challenges in measuring climate change and developing sustainable economic policies.

If you are interested to know more about her work in Agricultural Economics,  visit the following website 

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Life on earth began as a single-celled microbe and the human body has evolved to trillions of cells. With the increasing complexity of development of species, scientists are faced with a myriad of questions about the origin of life. Dr. Wen-Hsiung Li from the Biodiversity Research Center in Academia Sinica  talks about how comparing the genetic codes of different species helps us understand their evolutionary origins and how this fundamental knowledge can be translated into producing important enzymes and hormones. 

 If you are interested to know more about his work in Evolutionary Genomics,  visit the following website  http://www.biodiv.tw/index.php/en/people/faculty/dr-wen-hsiung-li#lab-pi 

Academician Wen-Hsiung Li received the 2019 SMBE’s Lifetime Contribution Award http://bit.ly/2IoIi6H

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Dr. Chien-Chang Chen from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences in Academia Sinica  talks about how calcium in our heart cells is important for cardiac structure and function. how the mouse animal model is well-suited to study calcium signalling in the heart and brain and how pain is regulated by calcium in the brain via a similar pathway as in the heart.

If you are interested to know more about his work in Cardiovascular Disease,  visit the following website  http://bit.ly/2ZjOHFN 

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In this segment of STEMSpeak, we talk to PhD graduates who have carved a career in industry. Our first featured guest is Dr. Kevin Tsai. 

He is a PhD alumnus of the Bioinformatics program of TIGP and is currently the Principal Data Engineer at Celgene and co-founder of the Academia Sinica Consulting Club. 

He shares his views on how to transition from academia to industry and how management consulting may be a viable career option.

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