Jones Seminars on Science, Technology & Society

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Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society features a weekly public lecture on a wide range of topics geared toward a general audience.

Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth


    • Apr 24, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 2m AVG DURATION
    • 64 EPISODES


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    Seminar_ Global Energy Futures Modelling

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2014 50:43


    Dartmouth Jones Seminar on Science, Technology, and Society. "Global Energy Futures Modelling: Making Sense Out of Chaos." Lewis Fulton, Institute for Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis.

    Seminar_ Variable Renewable Integration_ Power System Flexibility and Operating Under Uncertainty

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2014 65:27


    Dartmouth Jones Seminar on Science, Technology, and Society. "Variable Renewable Integration: Power System Flexibility and Operating Under Uncertainty." Aidan Tuohy, Electric Power Research Institute.

    Seminar_ Micro- and Nano-Fabrication for Encapsulated Cell Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2014 51:38


    Dartmouth Jones Seminar on Science, Technology, and Society. "Micro- and Nano-Fabrication for Encapsulated Cell Therapy." Barjor Gimi, Dartmouth College.

    Seminar_ Mechanical Loading Decreases Osteolysis and Tumor Formation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2014 58:25


    Dartmouth Jones Seminar on Science, Technology, and Society. "Mechanical Loading Decreases Osteolysis and Tumor Formation via Effects on Bone Remodeling." Maureen Lynch, Cornell University.

    Advancing Neuroimaging Technology to Study Brain Dynamics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2014 66:13


    Dartmouth Jones Seminar on Science, Technology, and Society. "Advancing Neuroimaging Technology to Study Brain Dynamics." Solomon Diamond, Assistant Professor, Thayer School of Engineering.

    The Intersection of Health IT and Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2014 58:11


    Dartmouth Jones Seminar on Science, Technology, and Society. "The Intersection of Health IT and Policy: Roundabout or Blinking Green, Yellow, or Red Lights." Andrew Gettinger, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Friday, February 14, 2014.

    Applying Cognitive Science Principles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2014 65:46


    Jones Seminar on Science, Technology, and Society. "Applying Cognitive Science Principles to Promote Durable and Efficient Learning." Sean Kang, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Dartmouth College. Friday, January 31, 2014.

    Limits to Growth of Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2014 79:53


    Dartmouth's Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society. "Limits to Growth of Energy: Facts About Fracking in the US." Dennis Meadows, University of New Hampshire. Friday, January 24, 2014.

    Electronic Paper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2014 76:54


    Dartmouth's Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society. "Electronic Paper: A Midwinter Afternoon's Lost Dream?" Ian Morrison, Harvard University. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014.

    Technical Innovation in the Regulated World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2013 62:56


    "Technical Innovation in the Regulated World: How to Do Something New in a World Full of Rules." Jarlath McEntee, Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer, Ocean Renewable Power Company

    Technical Innovation in the Regulated World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2013 62:56


    Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society. "Technical Innovation in the Regulated World: How to Do Something New in a World Full of Rules." Jarlath McEntee, Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer, Ocean Renewable Power Company Friday, November 8, 2013.

    Engineering for the Next Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2013 75:07


    "Engineering for the Next Disaster: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi River Floods and Super Storm Sandy." Lieutenant General Thomas Bostick, US Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, US Army Corps of Engineers.

    Lessons from the Secret History of the War on Cancer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2013 66:38


    "Lessons from the Secret History of the War on Cancer for Public Policies on Cell Phones and Other Microwave Emitting Devices." Devra Davis, Visiting Scholar, Goldman School of Public Policy & Management, Center for Environmental Public Policy, University of California Berkeley; President, Environmental Health Trust.

    The Science of Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2013 83:28


    "The Science of Learning: Methods and Evidence." David Kraemer, Dartmouth College.

    Forecasting Space Weather

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2013 65:15


    A Sue and John Ballard '55 TT'56 Professorship Inaugural Lecture William Lotko, Sue and John Ballard '55 TT'56 Professor of Engineering, Thayer School of Engineering.

    Quantitative Analysis of Upper Limb Function

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 39:29


    "Quantitative Analysis of Upper Limb Function among Children with Cerebral Palsy." Erin Butler, Neukom Fellow, Thayer School of Engineering.

    Light Field Imaging and Quantitative Data Extraction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2013 54:02


    Tadd Truscott, Assistant Professor, Ira A. Fulton College of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University.

    An Engineer Goes to Capitol Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2013 61:31


    "An Engineer Goes to Capitol Hill: The Role of Science and Engineering in Policy and Politics." Ursula Rick Th'03, Regulatory Affairs Analyst, Western Energy Alliance.

    The Chemistry and Physics of the Chocolatier

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2013 53:04


    Richard Tango-Lowy, Master Chocolatier, Dancing Lion Chocolate.

    Photo Forensics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2013 60:11


    Hany Farid, Professor of Computer Science, Dartmouth College.

    Engineering Biology and Medicine at Small Scales

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2013 62:26


    "Engineering Biology and Medicine at Small Scales: From Cell Manipulation, Molecular Screening to Early Cancer Detection" John X.J. Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin

    Surgical Enhancement: Using Electrical Bioimpedance to Improve Clinical Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2013 66:13


    Ryan Halter Th'06, Assistant Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth.

    Seminar: Harnessing Distributed Flexible Resources for Sustainable Electric Energy Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2013 62:23


    Dartmouth's Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society. "Harnessing Distributed Flexible Resources for Sustainable Electric Energy Systems." Presented by Johanna L. Mathieu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Power Systems Laboratory, ETH Zurich.

    Gambling the Globe Risk, Decision-Making, and Climate Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2013 71:09


    Mark Borsuk, Assistant Professor, Thayer School of Engineering.

    Object-Process Methodology In Service of Science and Systems Engineering

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2013 56:53


    "What Do Baggage Handling and mRNA Have In Common: Object-Process Methodology In Service of Science and Systems Engineering." Dov Dori, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

    Molecular Engineering of WMD (Weapons of Microbial Destruction)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2013 59:46


    Karl Griswold, Assistant Professor, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth.

    Are Light Emitting Diodes Revolutionizing Illumination Technology?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2013 63:56


    Elsa Garmire, Sydney E. Junkins Professor of Engineering Sciences, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth

    The Triple Bottom Line: The Business Case for Sustainability

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2013 55:55


    "The Triple Bottom Line: The Business Case for Sustainability." Chris Davis, Director of Investment Programs, Ceres.

    The Mysterious World Bank: History, Evolution and Future Under Jim Yong Kim

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2013 89:55


    Thomas Blinkhorn, Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth (ILEAD).

    The Roadless Pursuit of Scientific Drilling at El'gygytgyn Crater Lake, Arctic Russia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2012 64:25


    Dartmouth's Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society. "Driven to Extremes: The Roadless Pursuit of Scientific Drilling at El'gygytgyn Crater Lake, Arctic Russia."

    Thorium, Energy Cheaper Than Coal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2012 66:21


    Robert Hargraves, Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth (ILEAD), Dartmouth College.

    David Macaulay: Make It Clear and Make It Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2012 55:14


    Presented by David Macaulay, Author of "The Way Things Work."

    A Profile of Dartmouth's Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2012 72:35


    "A Profile of Dartmouth's Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Programs." Presented by Stephen Shadford, Energy Program Manager, Dartmouth College.

    Raman Spectroscopy (full version)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2012 67:15


    Dartmouth's Jones Seminar on Science, Technology, and Society "Raman Spectroscopy of Bone and Cartilage: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Development, Function, and Disease." Presented by Michael Morris, University of Michigan. November 21, 2008. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=266848873

    Sustainable Energy for the 21st Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2012 71:37


    Dartmouth's Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society. "Sustainable Energy for the 21st Century." Presented by Mike Campbell, Director, Energy Systems Division, Logos Technologies. Friday, October 12, 2012.

    Toward Atomic-Scale Tomography

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2012 72:39


    Presented by Thomas F. Kelly - CAMECA Instruments, Inc.

    The Scientific Approach to Teaching: Research as a Basis for Course Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2012 75:05


    Presented by Eric Mazur, Area Dean of Applied Physics, Balkanski Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics, Harvard University

    Oil and the Future of Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2012 61:37


    Presented by Michael Lynch, President and Director of Global Petroleum Service, Strategic Energy and Economic Research Inc. (SEER).

    Cold Spray Technology from Academic Research to the Marketplace

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2012 53:13


    Presented by Hamid Assadi, Professor of Metallurgy, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran.

    Natural Capital and the Worth of Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2012 56:18


    Presented by Marta Ceroni, Fellow of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont and Senior Manager of Green Compass, LLC.

    Determining the Sufficiency of Regional Emissions Reduction Plans

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2012 59:41


    "Getting Hanover (And Other Regions) on the Path: Determining the Sufficiency of Regional Emissions Reduction Plans." Presented by Chris Soderquist, Pontifex Consulting.

    Plasmonic Enhanced Femtosecond Laser Cell Nanosurgery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2012 67:04


    Presented by Michel Meunier, Professor, Department of Engineering Physics, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal.

    Rapid Aeromechanical Design of Marine Propellers and Wind Turbines

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2012 67:05


    Presented by Brenden Epps, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

    Mechanical Behavior of Random Fiber Networks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2012 61:05


    Presented by R.C. Picu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

    Design of Microfluidic and Electronic Systems with Soft or Flexible Structures

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2012 64:09


    Presented by Dr. Aaron Mazzeo, Harvard University.

    Microscale Sorption Technologies for Waste Heat Utilization and Carbon Capture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2012 64:35


    Presented by Dr. Matthew Determan, Sustainable Thermal Systems Laboratory, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology.

    Radar Sounding and Imaging of Glacial and Sea Ice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2012 53:23


    "Radar Sounding and Imaging of Glacial and Sea Ice: Status and Future." Presented by Prasad Gogineni, University of Kansas.

    Small Molecules Can Tell Big Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2012 59:35


    "Small Molecules Can Tell Big Stories: Using Volatiles to Rapidly Diagnose Infectious Agents." Presented by Jane Hill, School of Engineering and COBRE: Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Vermont.

    The Mars Exploration Rovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2012 59:40


    Presented by John L. Callas, NASA'S Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

    Creative Confidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2012 68:09


    Innovation = creativity + implementation. There is much to be gained both personally and professionally from learning to trust our intuitive minds and developing a personal methodology to gain creative confidence. Presented by David Kelley, Founder and Chairman, IDEO.

    Resilience Through Compliance: Attachment of Dissimilar Materials at the Rotator Cuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2012 53:18


    Presented by Guy Genin, Washington University in St. Louis.

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