Episodes – Page 19

Developing exosomal therapies for diseases

August 7, 2020 by

Llewellyn King talks with Linda Marban, CEO of Capricor Therapeutics, about the exosomal path to developing a vaccine for COVID-19 and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and the excitement of medical research.

Radiation as a COVID-19 treatment

August 1, 2020 by

Can radiation help with COVID-19, Alzheimer’s and arthritis? Llewellyn King discusses this with leading radiation oncologist Dr. James S. Welsh of Loyola University and the Hines VA Hospital in Chicago.

Rolling out broadband in rural America

July 26, 2020 by

Host Llewellyn King discusses broadband access in the time of COVID-19 and rolling it out in rural America with James Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Association and Morgan O’Brien, Executive Chairman, Anterix.

COVID-19 economy; universities; U.S.-China relations

July 11, 2020 by

Economist Peter Morici talks about the good of the UK’s NHS, the bad of US college professors, and the ugly of China.

Natural gas & decarbonization

June 13, 2020 by

Host Llewellyn King speaks with experts Daan Peters in the Netherlands and Mark Eisenhower in Washington about the role of natural gas in decarbonization.

Canadian Prof on Trump; COVID-19 cell therapies

May 30, 2020 by

Host Llewellyn King interviews Charles McMillan of York University, Toronto for a Canadian assessment of the Trump presidency; and also Linda Marban, CEO of Capricor Therapeutics, on her biotechnology company’s cell therapy being used on COVID-19 patients

COVID-19: “Never Normal” report

May 23, 2020 by

Host Llewellyn King discusses “Never Normal,” a global, cross-industry report on addressing the new realities posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with Dimitris Bountolos, one of the authors.

Tech to save cities

May 16, 2020 by

COVID-19: states & cities take charge

May 1, 2020 by

International lawyer Clinton Vince says a new group of leaders is emerging from U.S. cities; Analyst Jarrod Hazelton says we should bring back the WPA.

COVID-19 & African-Americans; 50th Earth Day

April 17, 2020 by

Howard University President describes the predicament of African Americans in the pandemic; and two top consultants from Guidehouse explain promising indications in the environment.

Giving Thanks for America and Its Piano Man

Thanksgiving is my favorite American holiday. Let me count some of the ways I love Thanksgiving: Because it isn’t very commercialized. Because it doesn’t leave out the lovelorn and the lonely. Because it has an intrinsic honesty: It’s about being grateful. Because it’s about as much extended family as most of us can take: just […]

Big Tech Needs to Step Up and Take the Risk on New Nuclear Plants

If it gets too hot or too cold for long next year or sometime in the next several years, you may find yourself in the dark, without air conditioning or heat, depending on the nature of the crisis. The electricity system is under stress — more so in some areas than others. The electricity demand is rising […]

Coming Electricity Crisis Will Test Trump and Musk

I would like to lay before you two powerful myths that are very present in the United States in this post-election hiatus. The first is that business people, because they have had a record of making money, will be good at running the government. The second is that because one has been a successful inventor, […]

The Buoyancy of Immigrants and Their Success in Science

I have been exploring the heights of scientific endeavor in reporting on artificial intelligence, from its use in medical research (especially promising) to its use in utilities and transportation. It is notable that many of the high achievers weren’t born here. They have come here from everywhere, but the number of Asians is notable — […]