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    Innovation Celebration

    Innovation Celebration, explores recent advancements in science and technology and how they contribute to human flourishing. Join hosts Thomas Walker and Angelica Werth to learn what makes innovation possible, how it’s achieved, and celebrate those whose accomplishments in these fields are improving our quality of life.
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    Modeling Proteins with AI and the Moon’s Effect on Oxygen

    Modeling Proteins with AI and the Moon’s Effect on Oxygen

    Angelica and Thomas discuss the AlphaFold2 program that predicts the structure of proteins, the relationship between the Moon’s orbit and Earth’s oxygen levels, and more.

     

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    AlphaFold2: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/07/new-public-database-ai-predicted-protein-structures-could-transform-biology?utm_campaign=news_daily_2021-07-27&et_rid=763412993&et_cid=3862395

     

    Cyanobacteria and the moon: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/totally-new-idea-suggests-longer-days-early-earth-set-stage-complex-life


    Heart attack treatment: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/spider-venom-blocks-damage-after-heart-attacks


    Supernova image: 

    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/06/champagne-moment-as-supernova-captured-in-detail-for-the-first-time

     

    Cheap thermogenerator: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/cheap-material-converts-heat-electricity?utm_campaign=news_daily_2021-08-04&et_rid=763412993&et_cid=3871706

     

    Zero-emission jet fuel: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/14/they-said-we-were-eccentrics-the-uk-team-developing-clean-aviation-fuel


    Aviation and environmentalism: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2021/04/the-anti-progress-crusade-against-flight/

    Light Behind Black Holes and Anti-Aging Progress

    Medical Innovations: An Interview with Dr. Michael Kauffman

    Medical Innovations: An Interview with Dr. Michael Kauffman
    Angelica and Thomas interview Dr. Michael Kauffman, board member and medical advisor at Karyopharm.

     

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    Kauffman's 2018 talk about Ayn Rand's influence on his career for the Adam Smith Institute here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGCeNN2s0kE

    Printable, Flexible Electronics and Heart Cells in Space

    Printable, Flexible Electronics and Heart Cells in Space

    On this episode of Innovation Celebration, hosts Thomas Walker and Angelica Werth discuss the graphene-based nano-inks for printable, flexible electronics, beating heart cells grown in space, and more.

     

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    Graphene-based nano-inks: https://phys.org/news/2021-07-graphene-additive-flexible-printable-electronics.html

    Beating heart cell research at Emory University: http://news.emory.edu/stories/2017/10/xu_stemcells_space/

    Heart cells in space: https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/25/health/heart-cells-space-scn/index.html?utm_term=16253209220671af9d6f69e22&utm_source=cnn_Wonder+Theory+7.3.21&utm_medium=email&bt_ee=WQfMki54yw%2FoT%2FkIv8rtrXnQ7yLBcEf%2BKDlrIIGYt%2F%2BaohQb%2FrmBXvDJDW11ZwcY&bt_ts=1625320922068

    Private space flight is cheaper: https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/10/05/how-much-cheaper-are-spacex-reusable-rockets-now-w/

    High-resolution atom pictures: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-the-highest-resolution-atomic-image-ever-captured/

    Cambrian-era fossils discovered: https://interestingengineering.com/discovery-of-fossil-graveyard-shows-what-life-looked-like-518-million-years-ago

    Malaria vaccine trial: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/malaria-vaccine-live-parasites-drugs-results-small-trial

    Black holes and neutron stars: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57639520

    White dwarf to neutron star: https://astronomynow.com/2021/07/02/smallest-most-massive-white-dwarf-on-verge-of-collapse-to-neutron-star/

    Frog skin cells to living xenobots: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/frog-skin-cells-self-made-living-machines-xenobots

    Video of xenobots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVwCSzLH7V4&t=63s

    Traptic strawberry-picking robot: https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/01/after-8-4m-raise-strawberry-picking-robotics-startup-traptic-begins-commercial-deployment/

    Carbon Robotics Autonomous Weeder: https://www.ivtinternational.com/news/autonomous-vehicles/new-weed-zapping-robot-unveiled-by-us-firm.htm

    New Early Human Species and Gene Editing Progress

    New Early Human Species and Gene Editing Progress

    On this episode of Innovation Celebration, hosts Thomas Walker and Angelica Werth discuss the discovery of Nesher Ramla Homo, CRISPR Act 3.0 gene editing, and more.

     

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    Nesher Ramla Homo: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9722109/Archaeology-Nesher-Ramla-Homo-new-type-ancient-human-discovered-Israel.html

    How CRISPR Works: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/explainer-how-crispr-works

    CRISPR Act 3.0: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210624135511.htm

    Galactic arc: https://futurism.com/the-byte/giant-arc-galaxies

    Nuclear batteries: https://scitechdaily.com/nuclear-batteries-offer-a-new-approach-to-carbon-free-energy/

    Virgin Galactic: https://www.cnet.com/news/virgin-galactic-gets-first-official-ok-to-fly-passengers-to-the-edge-of-space/

    Synthetic kidney parts: https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/kidney-organoids-disease/

    Cancer-detecting Blood Tests and Unreal 5 Game Engine

    Cancer-detecting Blood Tests and Unreal 5 Game Engine

    On this episode of Innovation Celebration, hosts Thomas Walker and Angelica Werth discuss the Galleri cancer detection blood test, the Unreal 5 game engine, and more.

     

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    Website for Galleri test: https://www.galleri.com/

    Research paper on liquid biopsies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4820760/

    Article about Galleri test: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/this-new-test-can-detect-50-types-of-cancer-from-a-single-blood-draw#A-once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity

    Blog post from Unreal Game Engines about Unreal 5: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/unreal-engine-5-is-now-available-in-early-access

    Article on mosquitoes to reduce dengue: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57417219

    Article about Virgin flying taxis: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57447564

    Article about nuclear fusion plant: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/06/plans-unveiled-private-uk-fusion-reactor-powered-smoke-rings-and-pneumatic-pistons?utm_campaign=news_daily_2021-06-17&et_rid=763412993&et_cid=3813674

    Article on difference between nuclear fission and fusion: https://nuclear.duke-energy.com/2013/01/30/fission-vs-fusion-whats-the-difference

    Article about COVID treatment: https://www.cityam.com/breakthrough-uk-researchers-find-new-covid-19-treatment-that-uses-artificial-antibodies/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Midday+newsletter+Nov+2020

    Bezos Goes to Space and Mite-Killing Fungi

    Bezos Goes to Space and Mite-Killing Fungi

    Welcome to Innovation Celebration, OSI’s new podcast hosted by Thomas Walker and Angelica Werth. On this show, we discuss recent advancements in science and technology and how they aid human flourishing. 

     

    On this episode, we discuss Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin space program, the development of a fungus to control mites that kill honey bees, and more.

     

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    Scientists Evolve Fungus to Battle Deadly Honey Bee Parasite: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/06/scientists-evolve-fungus-battle-deadly-honey-bee-parasite?utm_campaign=news_daily_2021-06-04&et_rid=763412993&et_cid=3798038

     

    Time lapse video of the fungi killing the mites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIfTsPikxqU&t=21s

     

    Another article about a breakthrough in using bacteria to make medicine: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/06/new-approach-rewriting-bacteria-s-genetic-code-could-lead-novel-medicines?utm_campaign=news_daily_2021-06-03&et_rid=763412993&et_cid=3796518

     

    Jon Hersey interviews Boom Supersonic’s Blake Scholl in The Objective Standard:

    https://theobjectivestandard.com/2020/10/reinventing-flight-an-interview-with-blake-scholl/ 

     

    Thomas writes about aviation regulation in The Objective Standard:

    https://theobjectivestandard.com/2021/04/the-anti-progress-crusade-against-flight/ 


    An article about Project DR: https://www.kurzweilai.net/digest-breakthrough-augmented-reality-medical-tool