Research in Action

Research is the gateway to solutions to our world’s most urgent needs. From fundamental to applied to translational work, everything starts with research. Research in Action brings the stories behind the life-changing, mind-blowing work solving humanity’s most urgent needs. The podcast tackles familiar topics like vaccine and cancer research but also challenges like food insecurity, clean water, and income inequality. It includes mind-blowing topics like gravitational space waves, blackholes, brain science, and the eye-raising discoveries that bumblebees may know how big they are. Join us for Research in Action to learn about the people and stories behind the life-changing, mind-blowing research solving humanity’s most urgent needs.

How big data, digitization, and automation (but not too much) are expanding possibilities for humanities research.

Nov 9, 2022

How are humanist researchers approaching the gathering and accessibility of vast amounts of data? And are researchers in the humanities going a little too far in relying on automation? We’ll tackle those questions – plus explore the historic and remarkable digitization of the Slave Voyages project – with Dr. John...

A vital medical imaging technique is getting a major reconstruction, thanks to researchers at the University of Texas at Austin.

Nov 9, 2022

A vital medical imaging technique is getting a major reconstruction, thanks to researchers at the University of Texas at Austin. Assistant Professor Jon Tamir and his team at the University of Texas at Austin are developing fast, robust, and standardized MRI reconstruction methods for faster and cheaper diagnosis and...

What happens when data science meets cell biology? One researcher at the University of Bristol is finding out.

Nov 8, 2022

What happens when data science meets cell biology? One researcher at the University of Bristol is finding out. Ioana Gherman, PhD student at the University of Bristol, is applying mathematical modeling and machine learning to create and analyze whole-cell models – learn how in this mini episode. This is our Oracle for...

Neurodegenerative diseases, mapping the human brain, and all things neuroscience.

Nov 8, 2022

What is it going to take to achieve major advancements in neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s, and how far have we actually gotten in mapping the entire human brain? We’ll answer those neuroscience questions and more with neuroscientist and PhD Bryan Barker. Bryan works as a Research Advocate for Oracle...

Gravitational waves, black holes, citizen scientists, and wonky strawberries.

Nov 8, 2022

How are we supposed to know when two blackholes are getting ready to collide, and what are gravitational waves exactly? And if you don’t have the right pollinator at the right time for the right crop, you might get wonky-looking strawberries. These are just a few of the research topics we tackle on this episode with...