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STEM-Talk

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Dawn Kernagis and Ken Ford

The most interesting people in the world of science and technology

#189

Episode 189: NASA’s Flawed Plan to Return to the Moon – with Mike Griffin & Lisa Porter

Today’s episode of STEM-Talk features a timely and wide-ranging discussion with Drs. Micha... more

11 Dec 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:11

11 Dec 2025

#188

Episode 188: Marina Walther-Antonio discusses the microbiome’s role in women’s health and cancer

Today we have Dr. Marina Walther-Antonio, a Mayo Clinic researcher who investigates the ro... more

04 Nov 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:16

04 Nov 2025

#187

Episode 187: Dawn Kernagis talks about creating permanent subsea human habitats

Today Ken interviews his co-host Dr. Dawn Kernagis about her new position as the Director ... more

02 Oct 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:18

02 Oct 2025

#186

Episode 186: Mari Dezawa discusses her discovery of MUSE cells and the role of stem cells in regener...

Today we have Dr. Mari Dezawa, one of the world’s leaders in stem-cell research and regene... more

04 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:19

04 Sep 2025

#185

Episode 185: Andrew Koutnik discusses metabolic health, athletic performance and growing up with typ...

Today we have our good friend and colleague Dr. Andrew Koutnik on the show. Andrew is a re... more

31 Jul 2025

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:37

31 Jul 2025

#184

Episode 184: Ken and Dawn answer listener questions on AI, grip strength, ketamine, protein, digital...

It’s time for another episode of Ask Me Anything. Dawn and Ken answer listener questions t... more

10 Jul 2025

44 MINS

44:16

10 Jul 2025

#183

Episode 183: Michael Schmidt on the challenges of building a space-faring civilization

Today we have the second installment of our interview with Dr. Michael A. Schmidt, the fou... more

24 Jun 2025

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:46

24 Jun 2025

#182

Episode 182: Michael Schmidt on what precision medicine means to human spaceflight

Today we have Dr. Michael A. Schmidt, the founder, CEO, and Chief Scientific Officer of So... more

02 Jun 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:14

02 Jun 2025

#181

Episode 181: Ken Forbus talks about AI and his development of the Structure Mapping Engine

Our guest today is Dr. Ken Forbus, the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science and ... more

13 May 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:42

13 May 2025

#180

Episode 180: Pascal Lee on NASA’s ambitions to send humans to the Moon and Mars

Today we have planetary scientist Dr. Pascal Lee and STEM-Talk host Dr. Ken Ford in a wide... more

09 Apr 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:42

09 Apr 2025

#179

Episode 179: JP Errico explains how vagus-nerve stimulation reduces inflammation and chronic disease...

Today we have JP Errico, a scientist and inventor whose work focuses on neuroimmunology an... more

05 Mar 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:43

05 Mar 2025

#178

Episode 178: Karl Herrup discusses the shortcomings of Alzheimer’s research

Today we have Dr. Karl Herrup, a neurobiologist known for his investigations into the role... more

05 Feb 2025

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:11

05 Feb 2025

#177

Episode 177: Frank Butler talks about revolutionizing combat casualty care

Today we have Dr. Frank Butler, a retired Navy Undersea Medical Officer and an ophthalmolo... more

16 Jan 2025

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:17

16 Jan 2025

#176

Episode 176: JoAnn Manson on Women’s Health Initiative, menopause and her findings on hormone therap...

Today our guest is Dr. JoAnn Manson, an endocrinologist, epidemiologist, and Principal Inv... more

20 Dec 2024

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:57

20 Dec 2024

#175

Episode 175: Hans Van Dongen on how fatigue and sleep loss lead to cognitive deficits

Today we have Dr. Hans Van Dongen, director of the [Sleep and Performance Research Center ... more

27 Nov 2024

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:17

27 Nov 2024

#174

Episode 174: Rudy Tanzi talks about genetics, aging and the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s

Today we have [Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi] (https://advances.massgeneral.org/contributors/contri... more

25 Oct 2024

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:00

25 Oct 2024

#173

Episode 173: Anurag Singh on urolithin-A’s ability to optimize mitochondrial efficiency

Our guest today is Dr. Anurag Singh, the chief medical officer at Timeline Nutrition, a Sw... more

23 Sep 2024

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:40

23 Sep 2024

#172

Episode 172: Kevin Tracey on neuro-immunology and the treatment of inflammatory diseases

Few people know as much about inflammation and neuroscience as Dr. Kevin Tracey does. In t... more

05 Sep 2024

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:18

05 Sep 2024

#171

Episode 171: Ken and Dawn on AI, Alzheimer’s, global security, keto vs low carb and more

In today’s Ask Me Anything episode, Ken and Dawn answer a wide range of questions that cov... more

08 Aug 2024

48 MINS

48:40

08 Aug 2024

#170

Episode 170: Charles Serhan on the use of specialized pro-resolving mediators to resolve inflammatio...

Today Dr. David LeMay steps in to co-host with Dr. Ken Ford for our interview with Dr. Cha... more

18 Jul 2024

1 HR 40 MINS

1:40:08

18 Jul 2024

#169

Episode 169: Dave Feldman talks about cholesterol and the ketogenic diet

Dave Feldman is the founder of the Citizen Science Foundation and is known for his researc... more

21 Jun 2024

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:08

21 Jun 2024

#168

Episode 168: Alessio Fasano discusses celiac disease and gluten-related disorders

Dr. Alessio Fasano, who is considered the world’s leading expert in celiac disease and glu... more

22 May 2024

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22 May 2024

#167

Episode 167: Nicholas Norwitz discusses a ketogenic diet as metabolic medicine

Today we have Dr. Nicholas Norwitz, 28, a third-year Harvard Medical School student whose ... more

30 Apr 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:21

30 Apr 2024

#166

Episode 166: Vyvyane Loh on atherosclerotic heart disease

Dr. Vyvyane Loh returns to STEM-Talk for her second appearance to talk about atherosclerot... more

11 Apr 2024

54 MINS

54:59

11 Apr 2024

#165

Episode 165: John Edwards on ketamine treatment for depression and suicide prevention

Today we have Dr. Johnathan Edwards, an anesthesiologist and medical practitioner who spec... more

14 Mar 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:26

14 Mar 2024

#164

Episode 164: Michael Leon on olfactory stimulation as a buffer for dementia symptoms

What if the path to delaying the onset of dementia symptoms begins at the nose? It is a do... more

21 Feb 2024

36 MINS

36:48

21 Feb 2024

#163

Episode 163: Mark Mattson discusses glutamate, the brain’s most important neurotransmitter

Today we have Dr. Mark Mattson, an adjunct professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins Scho... more

31 Jan 2024