Stroke of Genius

Stroke of Genius

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Stroke of Genius episodes

  • Herstory of Invention
    Women have been inventing to solve problems that they face for years. But despite the fact that women make up roughly 50% of the country's population, only 12% of recognized innovators in the United States are women. There are several reasons for this, and now people are increasingly talking about how to support underrepresented communities, and encourage them to enter the innovation ecosystem. In the episode, you’ll meet a woman entrepreneur who is new to this innovation ecosystem and is working on problem solving for the moment we find ourselves in right now.

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    22 min
  • Emerging Entrepreneurs

    Perhaps one of the biggest changes to daily life over the past year has affected the world’s youngest citizens. As schools went virtual, sports and extracurriculars were canceled, and time with friends was off-limits, kids spent the past year trying to find ways to entertain themselves. In this episode, we’ll hear from two young innovators who were spurred by the pandemic stay-at-home orders to invent something new and grow their own business.




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    23 min
  • Illuminating Overlooked Inventors
    Too many times throughout history, the genius of Black innovators has been overlooked because of discrimination. In this episode, we will meet a journalist and a biologist who are helping to dismantle stereotypes about who can have a career in STEM. They are resurrecting the stories of women and people of color who made amazing inventions and contributions to science, with the hopes that these diverse examples of resilience and creativity will inspire students today to draw a different picture of who can be a scientist and inventor.

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    29 min
  • Trademarking Vulgarity
    In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for a case in which no one dared utter the word at the heart of the dispute. Before that, Simon Tam registered his band name and made a memorial impact on trademark law. In this episode, we’ll explore disputes like these that explain whether or not trademarking immoral, scandalous, or disparaging material is permitted.

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    23 min
  • Rebroadcast: Patents in Pandemic

    Given the advancement in innovation and vaccines since its original release date in June 2020, IPO Education Foundation is re-broadcasting last season's Patents in Pandemic episode focusing on COVID-19. 


    Join experts from across industries as they discuss how intellectual property incentivizes innovation and how it is leveraged during a pandemic.


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    31 min
  • Vaccination Innovation
    In 2021, “vaccine” is one of the most frequently used words throughout the country. But there’s a lot we can learn from past American vaccines too. In this episode, we’ll get into the stories of two very important vaccines, including the first one ever invented.

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    26 min
  • Activism, Art, and IP
    There were dozens of breathtaking protest art pieces that appeared during the George Floyd protests. But visual art, especially protest art, is precarious. What happens if a building owner wants to get rid of a piece of protest art that is on his property? What happens when intellectual property collides with physical property? Listen as we explore the questions around the rights of activist artists.

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    34 min
  • Ideas of all Origins: Immigration and Innovation

    Some of America’s most beloved inventions were created by immigrants. But as a nation, our attitude towards immigrants has gone through many phases. 

    Listen as we explore how the mass migration restrictions in the 1920s affected intellectual property, and how one immigrant’s garage startup turned success is saving lives.


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    24 min
  • Food for Our Future
    Scientists predict that we’ll reach 9 billion people on the planet by 2050. The question for thirty years from now is…how will we feed everyone? Plant biologists are working hard to invent faster plants before we get there. Meanwhile, food deserts today have only been broadened by COVID-19. Listen how driverless delivery technology is bringing food into the communities that might not otherwise be able to get it.

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    23 min
  • Season 4 Trailer

    Stroke of GeniusⓇ Season 4 shares some of the most important stories in IP today, not just about the rules of patents, trademarks and copyrights, but about the role IP has played in shaping our world and how our world has shaped IP. 


    This season, we chat with entrepreneurs and innovators who have used intellectual property protections to positively affect issues like COVID-19, food deserts and everything in between. Join us as we dig deeper into the journeys of the world’s most influential difference-makers.


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    3 min

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In Season 5 of Stroke of Genius®, brought to you by IPO Education Foundation , we'll explore some of the common myths and misconceptions surrounding intellectual property (IP) protection. We'll…