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Curious Minds

Curious Minds

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Unlock the wonders of science, technology, and curiosity—one story at a time. Curious Minds is for lifelong learners craving fun, fact-checked insights and practical wisdom. Each episode explores real-world questions, revealing how science and tech shape everything under the sky where innovation drives change. If you’ve ever wondered “why?” or “how?”, tune in for captivating stories that spark curiosity and fuel your next big idea. Don’t let silence mean surrender. “If you are not at the tab ...
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Make People Better Podcast

Cody Sheehy, Samira Kiani, and various guests.

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Science fiction is becoming science fact. In 2018, the team behind this podcast uncovered that a Chinese scientist, Jiankui He (nicknamed “JK”), was creating the world’s first genetically enhanced babies. The experiment opened the door to what may become a commercial market for "designer babies" and for governments to enhance entire populations. In the controversy that followed, the Chinese government disappeared JK and later sentenced him to three years in prison. Dr. He is now out of priso ...
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AHE EXPRESS Podcast

AHE EXPRESS Podcast

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The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) is a Professional Membership Group of the American Hospital Association. AHE is the organization of choice for professionals responsible for establishing and maintaining health care environments that are free of surface contamination and that support safety, service, and efficient and effective operations. AHE is the go-to resource for best-in-class tools, products, education and training that raise the standard of the health care environ ...
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity, exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. If you think technology is just silicon chips and invisible code, think again. Today we explore "Engineering Extremes," where twenty-seven …
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity, exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. If you think allergies are just something you grow out of, think again. Today we explore sudden-onset adult allergies, where biological def…
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity, exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. If you think the AI revolution is just about flashy robots or sci-fi movies, think again. Today we explore the two worlds of 2025, where qu…
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity, exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. When most people hear “blockchain,” they think crypto prices, hype cycles, or digital coins that rise and crash overnight. But far away fro…
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity, exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. If you think hacking is just about stolen passwords or leaked emails — think again. Today, the frontier has shifted from computers to cells…
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity—exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. In this episode (Ep.10): Join host Neil as we decode the new vocabulary of modern love. From ghosting to situationships, breadcrumbing to lo…
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity—exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. If you can listen to this episode without checking your phone even once — congratulations, you’re already in the top 1% of focus champions. …
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity—exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. In this episode (Ep. 8): What if the most ordinary device in your home — your air fryer — wasn’t just cooking your dinner, but quietly colle…
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity—exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. In this episode (Ep. 7): Can living underwater make you biologically younger? Join host Karthik as he explores the incredible story of Dr. J…
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity—exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. In this episode (Ep. 6): As technology evolves faster than ever, governments race to keep up. From deepfakes and AI scams to crypto regulati…
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity—exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. In this episode (Ep. 5): Join Prashanth to explore how a 19th-century mathematician’s equations, modern sensors, and artificial intelligence…
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity—exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. In this episode (Ep. 4): Join host Indira on Curious Minds as she takes you on a fascinating journey through five decades of parenting and t…
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity—exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. In this Episode(Ep.3): Ever wondered if the movies we love are predicting our future? In this episode of Curious Minds, host Ravi pulls back…
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity—exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. In this episode (Ep. 2): Join Ambika for a hands-on dive into one of life’s everyday frustrations—your smartphone freezing at the worst poss…
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Curious Minds is where big questions meet everyday curiosity—exploring how science, technology, and imagination shape our world. From kids to grandparents, everyone can find something to spark their mind here. In this episode (Ep. 1): Join Guru for a fun dive into Artificial Intelligence in 2025, neuromorphic chips inspired by the brain, and SpaceX…
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As a filmmaker, Cody is acutely aware of how Hollywood films has shaped his perception of genetic engineering. Ridley Scott’s masterpiece, Blade Runner, was present for him during the entire process of making the documentary Make People Better. During shoots, they often joked that the documentary could have been shot on one of Mr. Scotts film sets.…
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The technology companies driving the genomic revolution are modeling themselves after their predecessors in Silicon Valley. Many bioethicists take note that the same value system, often a mix of new age spiritualism mixed with a tech ethic of “go fast and break things,” is being used as a justification to move the technologies of life far past gove…
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The last 20 years of history have been bookended by two events. 9/11 and Covid-19. Many security experts believe that as cheap and easy-to-use gene editing tech proliferates, the occurrence of intentional release of publicly available viruses like smallpox or engineered variants of bird flu will be released for ideological reasons. Is there a plan …
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Mosquitoes, which have evolved on Earth for more than a hundred million years, could be extinguished by new genetic engineering tools in a matter of years in modern efforts to prevent malaria. The first of these immensely powerful technologies are called “gene drives.” In this episode, we sit down for a mind mending interview with Dr Kevin Esvelt o…
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In the United States, many citizens place personal freedom above all other societal values. Combine that with a wave of new gene hacking technologies that are cheap and easy to use, and the biohacking movement is born. It’s fun, you can inject yourself in your own basement, and it can generate a lot of interest on social media. In this episode we s…
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As far back as we have recorded history, from ancient cave paintings to the pyramids, humans have quested for immortality. It is the ultimate prize for a species that can imagine the future and their own eventual death. In recent years, science has transformed that quest into a technological one. This episode starts with Max More, the former presid…
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Let’s start our journey into the genomic revolution where the documentary film, Make People Better left off. First, we will speak with Dr. Jiankui He (nicknamed “JK”), the Chinese scientist who secretly created the first designer babies, named Lulu and Nana. As a result of the controversy that followed, JK spent the next three years in prison. We a…
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Science fiction is becoming science fact. In 2018, the team behind this podcast uncovered that a Chinese scientist, Jiankui He (nicknamed “JK”), was creating the world’s first genetically enhanced babies. The experiment opened the door to what may become a commercial market for designer babies and for governments to enhance entire populations. In t…
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Dr. Rodney Rohde, Texas State Honorary Professor of International Studies, Associate Dean for Research for the College of Health Professions, and Chair and Professor for the Clinical Laboratory Science program discusses a number of topics, including globalization and antimicrobial resistance; recognizing EVS professionals in the workplace and how t…
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