Writing Science through History with Alan Lightman
GLiMPSE returns with an archived interview from 2019 with physicist and author Alan Lightman, the John E. Burchard professor in MIT’s department of Media Studies and Writing. Lightman held posts in astrophysics at Cornell, Harvard, and MIT before turning to a lifelong love of words and an exploration of science as a writer. Since 1981, […]
9 Mar 2020
When cells lose their balance with Angelika Amon
This episode was recorded live in collaboration with Harvard University’s Science In The News for their Science by the Pint series. Together we hosted MIT professor Angelika Amon at Saloon Davis Square, where she shared her lab’s work on chromosome imbalance and cancer. She gave an overview of her lab’s impressive work in this area, […]
20 Nov 2019
Living Droplets with Phil Sharp
In this episode Tim chats with Phil Sharp, Nobel laureate, Institute Investigator at MIT and member of the Biology Department as well as the Koch Institute. Phil confronted the question of how large protein complexes assemble inside of cells nearly 30 years ago, but had no way to address it at that time. He tells […]
7 Nov 2019
Cells: A Genetic Blueprint or Molecular Machines?
Cells: A Genetic Blueprint or Molecular Machines? In this episode, Tim and Max interview two MIT professors for a live event with Taste of Science Boston. Taste of Science is a nationwide science communication festival that brings scientists into bars and cafes to talk about their research with the public and answer questions in a […]
24 Jul 2019
Invent with Bob Langer
In the previous episode (“Better Questions”), we sat down with MIT Institute Professor Bob Langer and explored his story through the lens of revolutionary questions. But that’s just one side of the innovation coin. Asking better questions, that points a researcher in the right direction, but to deliver an answer, you must invent. In part […]
10 Jul 2019
Better Questions with Bob Langer
Bob Langer is one of ten Institute Professors at MIT. His numerous innovations in materials used in medicine have had a significant positive impact on the world. In the first of a two-part series, we examine Bob’s story through the context of the revolutionary questions he has asked. Episode Transcript For more information please visit: […]
18 Jun 2019
Turning Waste into Wealth with Rozzeta Dolah
This episode is with Dr Rozzeta Dolah, a postdoctoral fellow in Prof Rohit Karnik’s Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Research Laboratory at MIT. Her work revolves around process optimization in renewable energy field focusing on converting waste from palm oil production into biofuels using the Taguchi method. This effort is part of Malaysia’s plan to turn 95 […]
5 Jun 2019
Defining Neuroethics with Ed Boyden
In the previous episode (“Getting the Data”), we learned about the many neuroscience tools Prof. Ed Boyden (MIT Media Lab, McGovern Institute) and his team have invented and disseminated to control, map, and observe the brain. In this second episode, join GLiMPSE for a discussion of the ‘illusion of reductionism’ in biology, new developments in […]
22 May 2019
Getting the Data with Ed Boyden
Ed Boyden is a professor in the MIT Media Lab (Synthetic Neurobiology) and McGovern Institute. He’s developed several revolutionary tools for researchers, including optogenetics — for controlling neurons — and expansion microscopy — for generating molecular models of brain circuits. Furthermore, he’s currently creating high fidelity technologies for monitoring brain activity, in situ. In this first episode […]
10 Apr 2019
Postdoc Reunion Afterparty: Brent Grocholski
GLiMPSE joined forces with the MIT Postdoctoral Association for their Postdoc Homecoming on March 15, 2019. Our own founder Alex moderated a discussion with a distinguished panel of former MIT postdocs about their experiences. As the event wound down, Tim sat down with panelist Brent Grocholski, who currently serves as an editor at Science specializing in […]
19 Feb 2019
Attacking Tuberculosis with Prof. Bryan Bryson
We are excited to present our interview with Prof. Bryan Bryson, Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT. Prof. Bryson is challenging the dogma of active and latent tuberculosis. His work suggests that every patient’s immune cells (macrophages) will vary in their capacity to control disease. He seeks to understand what specific mechanisms lead to […]
30 Jan 2019
Good Bugs with César de la Fuente-Nunez
This is the second in a two-part series (first episode: ‘Bad Bugs’). Dr. César de la Fuente-Nunez is a postdoc working in Tim Lu’s lab at MIT. In this episode, we discuss probiotics – bacteria that have a beneficial effect on our health – and how improved fundamental understanding of these ‘good’ bugs has the potential […]
16 Jan 2019
Bad Bugs with César de la Fuente-Nunez
Dr. César de la Fuente-Nunez is a postdoc working in Tim Lu’s lab (Synthetic Biology Group; Biological Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science). César investigates humans’ complex relationship with bacteria in order to produce advanced antibiotics, therapeutics, and diagnostic tools. The first in a two-part series, this episode examines our relationship to ‘bad’ bacteria – […]
Dr. Zoya Bylinskii is a recent PhD graduate from CSAIL at MIT under the supervision of Frédo Durand and Aude Oliva. Her work uses AI to decipher human attention and memory. Where are people looking? What images are most memorable? In this episode we discuss algorithms, neural networks, and a threat bigger than sentient AI […]
8 Aug 2018
S2E9: Diana Orghian – The Optimism Bias
Diana Orghian is a social psychologist interested in how people perceive and extract meaning from the surrounding social world. She is a postdoctoral associate in the Collective Learning group (at Media Lab, MIT) working on Person Perception, Behavioral Economics, and Data Visualization. In this episode we discuss growing up in a foreign country, the optimism-mystique […]
1 Aug 2018
S2E8: Mike Shah – Teaching Humans Computer Science is Fun
Dr. Mike Shah is a lecturer in the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University. He studies how to improve the speed of computer software and make coding intuitive to the uninitiated. We discuss his research, outreach efforts, and his five rules to being an effective lecturer. This episode was recorded, hosted and […]
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