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GLIMPSE Podcast MIT-PDA
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Hosted by Alex Albanese for the MIT Postdoctoral Association, GLIMPSE is a show where we take our mobile recording studio across MIT campus and chat with researchers about their work. These are people deep in the trenches of science pushing the limits of knowledge, creativity and technology on a daily basis. Join us as we chat with up-and-coming scientists and get a a glimpse into their work, their journey, and their outlook.
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Writing Science through History with Alan Lightman
GLiMPSE returns with an archived interview from 2019 with physicist and author Alan Lightman, the John E. Burchard professor in MIT’s department of Media Studies and Writing. Lightman held posts in astrophysics at Cornell, Harvard, and MIT before turning to a lifelong love of words and an exploration of science as a writer. Since 1981, […]
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When cells lose their balance with Angelika Amon
This episode was recorded live in collaboration with Harvard University’s Science In The News for their Science by the Pint series. Together we hosted MIT professor Angelika Amon at Saloon Davis Square, where she shared her lab’s work on chromosome imbalance and cancer. She gave an overview of her lab’s impressive work in this area, […]
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Living Droplets with Phil Sharp
In this episode Tim chats with Phil Sharp, Nobel laureate, Institute Investigator at MIT and member of the Biology Department as well as the Koch Institute. Phil confronted the question of how large protein complexes assemble inside of cells nearly 30 years ago, but had no way to address it at that time. He tells […]
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Cells: A Genetic Blueprint or Molecular Machines?
Cells: A Genetic Blueprint or Molecular Machines? In this episode, Tim and Max interview two MIT professors for a live event with Taste of Science Boston. Taste of Science is a nationwide science communication festival that brings scientists into bars and cafes to talk about their research with the public and answer questions in a […]
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Invent with Bob Langer
In the previous episode (“Better Questions”), we sat down with MIT Institute Professor Bob Langer and explored his story through the lens of revolutionary questions. But that’s just one side of the innovation coin. Asking better questions, that points a researcher in the right direction, but to deliver an answer, you must invent. In part […]
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Better Questions with Bob Langer
Bob Langer is one of ten Institute Professors at MIT. His numerous innovations in materials used in medicine have had a significant positive impact on the world. In the first of a two-part series, we examine Bob’s story through the context of the revolutionary questions he has asked. Episode Transcript For more information please visit: […]