Professor Dave Debates

Dave Farina

You know him from Professor Dave Explains, now it's time for Professor Dave to debate! Each episode features an expert in a particular field, with whom Dave will debate opposing views, or at least play devil's advocate, regarding a specific topic. A rotating comedian guest will sometimes moderate the heavier episodes just to keep things light. Whether Dave and the expert end up in agreement or disagreement, there'll be plenty to learn, and much fun to be had!

  1. 03/28/2020

    The Future of Car Batteries (Featuring Jill Pestana)

    Electric cars are the future, this much is clear. All manufacturers are switching focus and discontinuing production on many gas-run models. This bodes well for a future completely independent of gasoline and other fossil fuels. So how does a car battery work? What innovations can we expect from this technology in the future? Let's talk to Jill Pestana, a materials physicist that develops lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles! Guest: Jill Pestana (IG & TW: @jillpestana) All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.com Check out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

    46 min
  2. A Chemist's Retrospective (Featuring Vittorio Farina)

    02/14/2020

    A Chemist's Retrospective (Featuring Vittorio Farina)

    This episode features none other than my father, Vittorio Farina! He is an accomplished chemist that has been a global leader in the field of process development. Essentially, he really knows how to make drugs. In this episode we dive into his history as an Italian immigrant, his education, early employment, accomplishments and goals, and thoughts on the current status of the pharmaceutical industry. Whether you are interested in hearing about what chemists do, or just getting a little perspective on my family history, you'll want to listen to this one! Guest: Vittorio Farina (Farinachem Consulting) All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.com Check out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

    1h 18m
  3. Human Nature vs. Society (Featuring Arash Kolahi)

    01/11/2020

    Human Nature vs. Society (Featuring Arash Kolahi)

    Human nature hasn't changed much in thousands of years, but society has changed dramatically, especially over the past few centuries. Has society advanced in such a way that it enhances our happiness, or does it detract? Does it bring us together, or does it isolate us? Does it enable us to actualize our potential or does it hinder and stifle our personal and spiritual growth? Of course the answer is somewhere in between, layered with nuance, but let's dive into the philosophy of it all. Here to help us out is Arash Kolahi, who is an economist and social theorist. His research focuses on economic theory, behavioral economics, human nature, psychology, and sociology, so he has a unique perspective from which to assess this very question. This one gets pretty heady, so strap in! Guest: Arash Kolahi (@ArashKolahi) All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.com Check out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

    1h 13m
  4. How Do We Make Drugs? (Featuring Carolina Amador)

    10/19/2019

    How Do We Make Drugs? (Featuring Carolina Amador)

    In the past 100 years, our understanding of the molecular world has grown immeasurably. So much so that we can synthesize essentially any compound we desire. We take advantage of this fact to synthesize drugs for the treatment of various diseases. How does this work? How do we know what molecule to make? What do these do in the body? How exactly do we make them, especially on an industrial scale? Let's chat with chemist turned businesswoman Carolina Amador about this whole show! Guest: Carolina Amador (@ca_amador) All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.com Check out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

    57 min
  5. Do I Have an Eating Disorder? (Featuring Kati Morton)

    09/14/2019

    Do I Have an Eating Disorder? (Featuring Kati Morton)

    Eating is a major focal point of human existence. We all do it every day, and most of our social interactions are based around it. But many of us have an unhealthy relationship with food, which can sometimes qualify as an eating disorder. What are the different types of eating disorders? How does someone know if they have one, and what should be done about it? How do we treat eating disorders? Helping us with this is licensed therapist Kati Morton, who specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, so let's get to the bottom of this! Guest: Kati Morton (Kati Morton on YouTube, @KatiMorton on Twitter, @KatiMorton1 on Instagram) www.katimorton.com All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.com Check out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

    1h 7m
  6. What is Autism? (Featuring Erin Nosco)

    08/10/2019

    What is Autism? (Featuring Erin Nosco)

    In the vaccines episode we touched on the alleged link between vaccines and autism, so now let's look at it from the other perspective. What is autism? What is its cause? What does diagnosis and treatment look like? To help us understand this is Erin Nosco, a research coordinator at UCLA that is involved with autism research. After we get through the basics, we will revisit the alleged link with vaccines and examine a different angle. Have a listen! Guest: Erin Nosco (@erineuron on twitter, @erinnosco.jpg on instagram) Learn more about autism research at UCLA: https://www.semel.ucla.edu/autism All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.com Check out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

    58 min
  7. What's on Europa? (Featuring Kevin DeBruin)

    06/15/2019

    What's on Europa? (Featuring Kevin DeBruin)

    Of all the places that are candidates for extraterrestrial life that we are aware of, Europa is the best. This moon of Jupiter harbors a subsurface ocean that is likely full of minerals, and thus may contain life, perhaps even complex multicellular life! Plans are under way to send probes Europa Clipper and Europa Lander to go gather data and get a closer look, so we may have more information very soon! On the show to tell us all about these missions and what we might hope to learn from them is Kevin DeBruin, a former NASA rocket scientist who worked as systems engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab and that personally worked on these missions. What will we find on Europa? Let's talk about it! Guest: Kevin DeBruin (www.kevinjdebruin.com, @kevinjdebruin) All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.com Check out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

    1h 10m
  8. What is Consciousness? (Featuring Joel Frohlich)

    05/11/2019

    What is Consciousness? (Featuring Joel Frohlich)

    There are a lot of things in this universe that we understand very well. But the thing that is understood the least might be human consciousness. Despite our intimate knowledge of brain structure and function, we still don't quite understand how the brain produces the subjective reality that we label consciousness. Well neuroscientist Joel Frohlich specifically studies consciousness, and he is here to tell us all about exactly what we know, how we know it, and what we have left to learn! Also check out the website Knowing Neurons for lots more information on the brain. Guest: Joel Frohlich (@joel_frohlich, www.joelfrohlich.com, www.knowingneurons.com) All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.com Check out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

    1h 6m
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You know him from Professor Dave Explains, now it's time for Professor Dave to debate! Each episode features an expert in a particular field, with whom Dave will debate opposing views, or at least play devil's advocate, regarding a specific topic. A rotating comedian guest will sometimes moderate the heavier episodes just to keep things light. Whether Dave and the expert end up in agreement or disagreement, there'll be plenty to learn, and much fun to be had!

Information

  • Creator
    Dave Farina
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2020
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2017 Professor Dave Debates
  • Show Website
    Professor Dave Debates

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