Best In Situ Science Podcasts (2024)

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Book Club Ep. 012: Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization 49:54

26d ago49:54

49:54

This month, the CMS Book Club discusses "Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization."CMS works closely with healthcare organizations to help improve culture via conversations, which aligns with the thesis of this book, which is that how we talk to one another is a primary driver of culture in an organization.Can e…

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The Future and History of Simulation in Morocco | Reflections on HTIC 2024 in Fès 33:00

3M ago33:00

33:00

Professor Mohammed Mouhaoui joins Lon Setnik and James Lipshaw from the Center for Medical Simulation to discuss the history of the HTIC simulation in Morocco. Lon visited the Moroccan Simulation Society in Fès in 2024 as a speaker and shares his experience meeting Prof. Mouhaoui and with the Moroccan sim community.…

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Book Club Ep. 011: Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well (Amy Edmondson) 50:22

4M ago50:22

50:22

Join the reconvened Center for Medical Simulation Book Club as we discuss Amy Edmondson's excellent "Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well." Featuring Roxane Gardner, Grace Ng, Jenny Rudolph, Chris Roussin, Lon Setnik, Laura Gay Majerus, James Lipshaw, Henrique Arantes, Hannah Lawn, Melissa White, Saqib Dara, and Lia Cruz.In this episode…

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Breakthrough in Cell Biology and Neuroscience in 2023 2:20

4M ago2:20

2:20

Study 1:Researchers at harvard changed regions within mitochondria in humans and mouse cells. Mouse cells produce protein faster through mRNA translation than human cells while embryos develop at different speeds between species.Lazaro et al, 2023, A stem cell zoo uncovers intracellular scaling of developmental tempo across mammals. Cell Stem Cell …

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Okavango Wilderness Project: A Conversation with Scientists Studying Southern Africa’s “Oasis in the Desert” 56:38

4M ago56:38

56:38

Scientists face any number of challenges when they venture into the field, but it’s not often that aggressive hippos are among them. The researchers conducting annual expeditions in the Okavango Delta in Southern Africa, as part of the Okavango Wilderness Project, risk life and limb to collect the environmental data that will be used to protect thi…

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Brief Debriefings #014: New Perspectives on Teaching & Learning 17:10

5M ago17:10

17:10

In this week's Brief Debriefing, past and current participants in the Center for Medical Simulation's Healthcare Simulation Essentials course (https://harvardmedsim.org/course/healthcare-simulation-essentials-design-and-debriefing/) reflect on how the course has changed their approaches to partnership building and teaching in their own organization…

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Brief Debriefings #013: Onboarding Non-Clinical Teams into Simulation 16:19

5M ago16:19

16:19

Not every simulation center has a readiness plan in place for onboarding new simulation staff, particularly those without clinical experience. At CMS, we begin by having our new staff participate as learners in our weeklong Healthcare Simulation Essentials course, immersing them in our teaching and debriefing strategies. In this week's Brief Debrie…

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Putting the “Remote” in Remote Monitoring with Tom Killingbeck of Arcadis 44:05

5M ago44:05

44:05

“Do your set-ups at home before you ever put equipment out in the field.” That’s Tom Killingbeck’s advice and his own practice as he develops instrumentation solutions for groundwater and surface water. Often partnering with In-Situ Regional Sales Manager Chris Howard to develop solutions, Tom is a classic “out-of-the-box” thinker able to wow clien…

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7 Big Ideas from 2023 - Ep 44 3:49

7M ago3:49

3:49

7 Big Ideas from Kole’s Twitter (twitter.com/kolelutz). Explore carbon capture near airports and wildfire smoke, remote sensing to image wet wood, CO2 clouds, and energy efficient wind turbines. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontier-space/support

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Reflective Materials to Prevent Ice Melting - Ep 43 25:48

8M ago25:48

25:48

Dive into research, materials and progress of reflective materials to prevent ice melting with Dr. Leslie Field, Founder of Bright Ice and Arctic Ice Project (https://www.arcticiceproject.org/) Learn about Arctic Ice Project, and Bright Ice a nonprofit that plans to inhibit glacial melting by adding a safe, reflective material to the surface of dir…

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Part 2: Colorado Universities Taking the Mystery Out of River Water Quality 22:14

10M ago22:14

22:14

It takes a village, in this case, two universities and multiple partners, to develop an extensive continuous water monitoring network along Colorado’s Yampa and Cache La Poudre rivers. Data collected will shed light on the health of these waterways and guide projects and practices to protect them. Additional Resources: Kat Demaree on LinkedIn Sam S…

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Part 1: Colorado Universities Taking the Mystery Out of River Water Quality 22:54

10M ago22:54

22:54

It takes a village, in this case, two universities and multiple partners, to develop an extensive continuous water monitoring network along Colorado’s Yampa and Cache La Poudre rivers. Data collected will shed light on the health of these waterways and guide projects and practices to protect them. Additional Resources: Kat Demaree on LinkedIn Sam S…

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Part 2: Winning Water Independence Through Effective Use of Real-Time Groundwater Data with WRD 25:06

1y ago25:06

25:06

Learn how the Water Replenishment District is collecting real-time data at dozens of well sites throughout Southern California through its Regional Groundwater Monitoring Program and securing water independence for the region. Additional Resources: WRD Moises Santillan on LinkedIn Brian Partington on LinkedIn Water Independence Now WRD - 60 Years o…

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CoolSeal Reflective Coatings on Pavement - Ep 42 33:28

1y ago33:28

33:28

Explore GuardTop’s CoolSeal Reflective Coating to reflect 30% more sunlight, reduce asphalt surface temperatures by 10-25 degrees Fahrenheit, and save millions in thermal/energy costs. Dive into solar-activated engineered pigment, material properties, challenges such as UV light, microcracks, and also the environment/energy/cost savings, growth and…

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Part 1: Winning Water Independence Through Effective Use of Real-Time Groundwater Data with WRD 25:12

1y ago25:12

25:12

Learn how the Water Replenishment District is collecting real-time data at dozens of well sites throughout Southern California through its Regional Groundwater Monitoring Program and securing water independence for the region. Additional Resources: WRD Moises Santillan on LinkedIn Brian Partington on LinkedIn Water Independence Now WRD - 60 Years o…

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Sunlight, Skin, and Vitamin D Synthesis - Ep 41 26:06

1y ago26:06

26:06

Learn about research,benefits, and significance from humans producing vitamin D from sunlight. Our guest Dr. Michael Hollick, who is considered to be the father of vitamin D, is responsible for creating a billion-dollar vitamin D sales market and testing juggernaut, shares his research and findings on Sunlight-induced Vitamin Synthesis. --- Support…

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SimFails #016: Not So Co-Debriefing 14:59

1+ y ago14:59

14:59

What to do when your debriefing gets dragged off-track by someone who was supposed to be on your side? Join us this week for more SimFails... and Other Conversations from the Sim Sofa.By Center for Medical Simulation

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5 Mysteries in Materials Science & Defects 5:46

1+ y ago5:46

5:46

Explore five mysteries in materials science, engineering and defects. Glimpse into emerging research projects as we gander into the world of nanoparticles and nanotechnology. This video was created from UVA's MSE 3060 Defects & Microstructures course.Chapters:0:00 Divacancies1:33 Oxygen Vacancies2:20 Armor Shield3:00 Space & Crystal Lattice4:13 Dar…

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Grand Rounds | Longitudinal Prebriefing for In-Situ Simulation 28:36

1+ y ago28:36

28:36

This CMS Grand Rounds features Susan Eller, Komal Bajaj, and Jenny Rudolph, moderated by James Lipshaw. The speakers discuss the article "Leading change in practice: how "longitudinal prebriefing" nurtures and sustains in situ simulation programs," written by authors Stephanie Barwick, Sarah Janssens, and today's three speakers.Article Link: https:…

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10 Ideas on Biological Evolution in 2022 3:58

1+ y ago3:58

3:58

Explore Ten Ideas on Biological Evolution from Top Engaged Tweets from Twitter (https://twitter.com/kolelutz) in 2022 0:13 Unexplored Space Biology on ISS, 0:45 Cambrian Explosion Earlier, 1:06 Before humans Advanced Civilisation,1:24 Access Digital Calendar, 1:36 Higher Intelligence Underwater, 1:56 Dolphins from Wolves,2:12 Growth of Winged Speci…

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SimFails #015: ESPs Gone Rogue 11:14

1+ y ago11:14

11:14

Didn't preprogram the mannequin or fully brief your team? Now your patient's vitals are going haywire and the Embedded Simulation participants are in full improv mode? Join us for what to do next and next time in this weeks "SimFails."By Center for Medical Simulation

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3D Printing Minimass Concrete Beams In Situ - Ep 38 34:17

1+ y ago34:17

34:17

Learn about Minimass from Andy Coward on the mission to create low-carbon, low-cost, 3d printed concrete beams with 78% reduction in concrete, and 50% reduction in material costs. Approach holds potential to 3D print any compression carrying material for buildings and bridges on Earth and beyond. Topics include: 3D printing with mortar in-situ, saw…

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How Stetson University's Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience is Expanding Student Research Opportunities, with Dr. Jason Evans and Andrew Joesoef 59:43

1+ y ago59:43

59:43

The Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience at Florida’s Stetson University is preparing students for their future endeavors and collecting valuable data through a number of research projects related to climate adaptation and resiliency. Additional Resources: Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience (IWER) Dr. Jason Evans on Linked…

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AIAA SciTech 2023, Podcast Interview with Taylor Fazzini 12:54

1+ y ago12:54

12:54

Dive behind the scenes at AIAA's SciTech 2023 Forum with Taylor Fazzini, Principal Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman. AIAA SciTech hosted a record breaking 5,800 researchers/professionals, 30+ exhibitors 2500+ technical panels/sessions, 70+ different companies participating at National Harbor, MD now that forum is back in person, Learn More http…

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Harvesting Xrays and Gamma Rays PV Cells Materials - Ep 36 27:01

1+ y ago27:01

27:01

Learn about how lead Iodide perovskites (CH3Nh3PbI3) and thin-film cadmium telluride (CdTe) can be utilised for X ray and gamma voltaics. After researchers observed 75% charge collection efficiency with MAPbl3, Material shows less than 20% decrease in performance up to 40 Sv of Xray dose, demonstrating very good stability with a few on orbit demos.…

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How Will UK Water Companies Meet Daunting CSO Monitoring Requirements Under the 2021 Environment Act? An Interview with Kayleigh Smith and David Claridge 48:59

1+ y ago48:59

48:59

In this episode we welcome Kayleigh Smith and David Claridge from the UK to discuss the 2021 Environment Act and its pending requirement for upstream and downstream monitoring of thousands of combined sewer overflows and effluent discharge sites, in order to control spills of polluted water and improve water quality across England. Additional Resou…

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10 Big Ideas and Questions in 2022 3:30

1+ y ago3:30

3:30

Dive into underexplored ideas and questions in Top Engaging Tweets from Kole's Twitter in 2022. https://twitter.com/kolelutz --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frontier-space/support

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How Exoplanet Radio Transits Probe Magnetic Fields to Find Super Earths - Ep 35 48:06

1+ y ago48:06

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Dive into Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the HD 189733 star-planet system in order to predict radio transit modulations of exoplanets. Learn how MHD simulations can model electromagnetic field interactions between local stars and exoplanet magnetospheres at varying planetary radii, and field intensities to generate synthetic radio images …

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Grand Rounds | Teaching, Coaching, or Debriefing with Good Judgment 47:45

1+ y ago47:45

47:45

Center for Medical Simulation Grand Rounds: Teaching, Coaching, or Debriefing with Good Judgment: A Roadmap for Implementing With Good Judgment Across the SimZones. Featuring Jenny Rudolph, PhD, Mary Fey, PhD, and Kate Morse, PhD.Visit www.harvardmedsim.org/resources for more CMS Grand Rounds podcasts!…

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SimFails #014: "Please Hold for Technical Difficulties" 15:02

1+ y ago15:02

15:02

"Please Hold for Technical Difficulties": Accidental monitor arrhythmia, mannequin head on fire, powerpoint on the fritz... What do you do when a technical problem threatens to derail your simulation or your debriefing?By Center for Medical Simulation

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Plasma Electrolysis for CO2 Dissociation, Fuel Cells, and Gas Separation - Ep 34 53:15

2y ago53:15

53:15

Dive into plasmas for electrolysis, gas decomposition, climate change, and in situ resource utilization (ISRU) to produce oxygen, fuels, life support, and agriculture on Mars, Venus, Earth, and beyond. Lead author and speaker Vasco Guerra, from IST Uni de Lisboa shares team’s findings, journey, experiment results. After testing in Martian compositi…

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Rogue Space Systems On Orbit Servicing Orbots - Ep 33 30:03

2y ago30:03

30:03

Dive into Pod episode with Rogue Space systems and engineering, three on orbit servicing ‘orbots’ including: 19kg Laura Orbot with 1mm res radar/hyperspectral from 500-550m to measure space materials, debris, and rotational behaviour (yaw,pitch,roll), as well as Barry Orbot 1U Cubesat with 360deg 8x8MP imaging. Topics include: vibrometer applicatio…

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SimFails #013: Zoom Exhaustion 16:59

2y ago16:59

16:59

Has anyone other than Janice Palaganas ever attempted to take two Zoom meetings simultaneously? Zoom Exhaustion and other crises in multitasking this week on "SimFails."By Center for Medical Simulation

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Quest for the “Happy Path”: How Advancements in App-Based Monitoring and Remote Data Access are Reshaping Environmental Monitoring 53:35

2y ago53:35

53:35

In this special edition of AquaPod, we talk with In-Situ’s Director of Product Management Matt Trumbo and Software Product Owner Tom Koniuta about the company’s development process for software and solutions designed to simplify data access and management. Additional Resources: Interview with Matt Trumbo: VuLink Interview with Tom Koniuta: Batch Ca…

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SimFails #012: No Content Expertise? 14:30

2y ago14:30

14:30

What happens when you realize halfway through a debriefing when you realize you don't know enough about the topic you are trying to teach? Join Janice Palaganas, Kirsty Freeman, and Sacha Muller-Botti for more SimFails!By Center for Medical Simulation

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SimFails #011: Making Participants Cry 16:17

2y ago16:17

16:17

SimFails returns to fail again! Janice Palaganas, Kirsty Freeman, and Sacha Muller-Botti discuss this week: what happens when your sim is too real for your participants? How do you recover?By Center for Medical Simulation

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SISTINE to Image UV Atmospheres of Exoplanets and Stars - Ep 32 41:30

2y ago41:30

41:30

Learn about SISTINE missions with 5 min suborbital flight in Summer 2022 with Far UV imaging spectroscopy imaging 100k photons at 100 to 160 nm for emission lines associated with atmospheres of low mass stars and exoplanets. With advanced optical mechanical designs, this enables SISTINE to achieve high signal-to-noise observations of emission lines…

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SimFails #010: Simulation Cheating 20:19

2y ago20:19

20:19

SimFails returns to fail again! What do you do when participants try to cheat their way through the simulation experience?By Center for Medical Simulation

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How Cleveland Water Alliance is Driving Innovation, Economic Development and Resilience, with CWA Program Manager Max Herzog 50:02

2y ago50:02

50:02

The Cleveland Water Alliance focuses on facilitating connection among water technology innovators to spur progress; empowering the community to champion the value of water through education and research; and finding and accelerating early-stage water technologies designed to preserve and protect our water resources. Program Manager Max Herzog gives…

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Solar Gravitational Lens for Exoplanet Surface Imaging & Interstellar Communication - Ep 31 53:41

2y ago53:41

53:41

Plunder in to explore takeaways with Alex Madurowicz from Stanford on his 2022 SGL Study below outlining the orbital mechanics, to send craft to Solar Gravitational Lens (SGL), how to maintain alignment with target planet and optical effects and sources of noise, and a special algorithm designed undistort the light by reversing the bending from the…

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Beam Laser Propulsion for High Delta V - Ep 30 50:46

2+ y ago50:46

50:46

Envisioning a life expanding solar system with high power orbital lasers (GEO or Lagrange) for uG transit with Dr. Young Bae, Founder of PTL and YK Bae Corp. Learn about advantages of Beam Laser Propulsion (BLP) and Photon Laser Thrusters (PLT) to achieve high delta V departure to launch cargo to nearby planets Mars and Venus within a few weeks and…

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Integrated Pest Management to Improve Lake Health with Lake Tech’s Eli Kersh 40:40

2+ y ago40:40

40:40

LakeTech works with clients to provide affordable deployed water monitoring solutions, easy access to continuous data, and consultation on management and remediation strategies. Demo their platform at my.laketech.com. Additional Resources: LakeTech website Platform demo LakeTech on LinkedIn Eli on LinkedIn The Lake Locker Video Channel Follow In-Si…

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Sonocytology & Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) to Listen to Sounds of Cell - Ep 29 58:53

2+ y ago58:53

58:53

Explore the significance of sonocytology, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and other nanoprobes to measure the sounds/songs from the cell, abiotic matierals, and to bioengineer cells beyond Earth from AFM sound pioneer Dr. James Gimzewski, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the UCLA and Director of the Nano & Pico Characterization Core. Topics i…

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Acoustic Analysis FFT of Laser on Graphene - Ep 28 39:38

2+ y ago39:38

39:38

Take a gander into acoustic analysis of laser-induced graphene (LIG) with our guest, John Li, PhD Candidate from Stanford University and pod host Kole Lutz. Researchers used a $31 microphone attached to the CO2 laser writing head, followed by a simple acoustic signal processing scheme that allows for far greater quality control capabilities that ar…

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A Conversation with In-Situ Application Development Managers Kerry Caslow, Adam Hobson and Brock Houston 1:04:28

2+ y ago1:04:28

1:04:28

In typical episodes of AquaPod, one of our application development managers joins an interview with a customer, but in this special edition, we’re posing questions to the ADMs themselves. Enjoy this engaging conversation with industry veterans Kerry Caslow, Adam Hobson and Brock Houston. Additional Resources 5 Steps to Successful Continuous Surface…

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Manufacturing Landing Pads with HVOF Nanocoatings on Luna with Masten Space - Ep 27 35:06

2+ y ago35:06

35:06

Dive into Masten Space’s near-instant landing pads called in-Flight Alumina Spray Technique (FAST) method with our guest Matthew Kuhns, VP R&D, to in-situ manufacture near-instant 6meter+ diameter landing pads with dust free zone. In partnering with Texas A&M, UCF, and Honeybee Robotics and collaborating with a NASA NIAC Phase 1 program, Masten con…

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A Graphene Revolution: 2D Sheets, Straintronics, Nanomechanical Properties - Ep 26 58:13

2+ y ago58:13

58:13

Dive into straintronics and mechanical kinks (nanocurtains or or nano-speed bumps) with 2D sheet graphene.Similar to nano-origami, deformed 2D sheet graphene altered material's electronic and mechanical properties and accidentally created the tiniest microchips ever. Adding up to 1% wt of graphene sheets or GOx could make carbon fiber 225% stronger…

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Establishing the African Space Agency in Egypt - Ep 25 19:59

2+ y ago19:59

19:59

The African Union passed legislation to establish the African Space Agency in 2017 and recently approved Egypt as host country for the headquarters of the new agency. Tune into this month's episode to dive into the founding, launch, and development of the African Space Agency (AfSA) with our guest Ayman Ahmed, PhD, Head of Space Imaging & BoD at Eg…

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Stream Restoration in the Eastern U.S. with Laura Kelm of GreenVest 53:45

2+ y ago53:45

53:45

Following a success story posted on our website, we invited Laura Kelm, of GreenVest, to join us for an in-depth conversation about some of her recent stream and wetland restoration projects, the essential elements of a successful stream restoration endeavor, and her views on what the future holds for the industry. Additional Resources GreenVest Gr…

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Phototrophy and Bioengineering Life in Venus Clouds - Ep 24 1:05:03

3y ago1:05:03

1:05:03

Investigating potential phototrophy, habitability, and bioengineering of microbes and potential floating algae in the lower, middle, and upper cloud layers of Venus with our guest, Rakesh Mogul, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Chemistry and Director; NASA/CSU Spaceward Bound, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Professor Rakesh recently…

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