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Latest Episodes

Episode 149: Jeff Volek discusses ketogenic diet to improve metabolic health and treat disease
February 21, 2023

Dr. Jeff Volek has been investigating how humans adapt to ketogenicand carbohydrate-restricted diets for the past 30 years. Today, Jeff returns to STEM-Talk to discuss a growing accumulation of studies supporting a ketogenic diet as a way to improve met

Episode 148: Ed Weiler on the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, Mars rovers and NASA’s search for life
January 30, 2023

Our guest today is Dr. Ed Weiler, a retired NASA scientist who spent 20 years as the chief scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope, the forerunner of the James Webb.During his 33-year NASA career, Ed wore many hats, including Associate Administrator of

Episode 147: Gwen Bryan talks about advances in wearable robotic devices and exoskeletons
January 04, 2023

Todays interview is with IHMCs Dr. Gwen Bryan, a research scientist who investigates wearable robotic devices aimed at augmenting human performance in clinical, occupational, and military applications.She is particularly focused on maximizing the bene

Episode 146: Dan Pardi talks about behaviors to improve healthspan
December 15, 2022

Our guest today is Dr. Dan Pardi, the CEO of humanOS.me, a digital health training application. Dan is well-known for his research into sleep and has collaborated with many high-performing organizations, from Silicon Valley venture capitalists to companie

Episode 145: Ken answers questions about hypersonic flight, sentient AI, ketogenic vs Mediterranean diets, and more
November 30, 2022

Its time for another Ask Me Anything episode where STEM-Talk cohost Dawn Kernagis asks Ken questions submitted by listeners.In this episode, Ken and Dawn weigh in on:-- Whether AI is becoming sentient.-- How women in midlife might protect their bo

Episode 144: Jason Fung on how fasting and a low-carb diet improve insulin resistance and metabolic health
November 09, 2022

Our guest today is Dr. Jason Fung, a Toronto-based nephrologist, and the best-selling author of The Obesity Code, The Diabetes Code, and The Cancer Code. Jason is best known for his success in combining a low-carb diet with intermittent fasting to h

Episode 143: Ben Bikman on the roles of insulin and ketones in metabolic function
October 12, 2022

Ben Bikman,Why We Get Sick, metabolism, insulin resistance,chronic disease, ketones, mitrochrondria, glucose, hyperinsulinemia, intermittent fasting, autophagy, insulin sensitive, BHB, sarcopenia, obe

Episode 142: Vyvyane Loh discusses weight management, ketogenic diet, and the treatment of metabolic diseases
September 21, 2022

Vyvyane Loh, Transform Alliance for Health, TOFI, BMI, abdominal fat, metabolic disease, inflammation, ketogenic diet, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, insulin resistance, sleep, nocturnal blood pre

Episode 141: Jeff Iliff on newly discovered system that clears waste from the brain
September 01, 2022

Jeff Iliff,University of Washington,Alzheimers,glymphatic system, traumatic brain injury,sleep deprevation,perivascular spaces,interstitial fluid,TBI,heart rate variability,neurodegenerative disease,

Episode 140: Kaleen Lavin on the benefits of exercise on Parkinson’s and “inflammaging”
August 10, 2022

Kaleen Lavin, exercise medicine, Parkinsons, skeletal muscle, sarcopenia, resistance training,muscle hypertrophy, muscle memory,inflammation,DEXA scan, muscle fiber type, PLIER, E-PLIER, Marcas Bamma