Past Topics and Experts
2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 2007
Science Cafe Cleveland 2013:
Date: May 13, 2013
Topic: "Dopamine - how we fuel the rush for drugs, sex and everything else"
Expert: George E. Jaskiw, M. D.
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, May 13, 2013
Date: April 8, 2013
Topic: "Using the hands to see inside the head: How studying gestures can reveal the way we think"
Expert: Fey Parrill
Date: March 11, 2013
Topic: "Brain Wiring: The crucial role of early activity"
Expert: Lynn T. Landmesser
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, March 11, 2013
Date: February 11, 2013
Topic: "Mars: Curiosity, Opportunity, and Spirit of Exploration"
Expert: Geoffrey Landis
Date: January 14, 2013
Topic: "Networks - Patterns of Similarity and Difference"
Expert: Valdis Krebs
Science Cafe Cleveland 2012:
Date: December 10, 2012
Topic: "Fat Cells: The Loyal Friends You Despise"
Expert: Paul Ernsberger
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, December 10, 2012
Date: November 12, 2012 - Annual Lecture
Topic: "The Science of Speed: Why Driving Fast Isn't as Easy as You Think!"
Expert: Diandra L. Leslie-Pelecky
Date: October 8, 2012
Topic: "Do WIMPS Rule? The Search for Cosmic Dark Matter"
Experts: Dan Akerib & Tom Shutt
Date: September 10, 2012
Topic: "Seeking to understand invasive plants, or secretly wanting to kill them?"
Experts: John Cardina and Jennifer Hillmer
Date: August 13, 2012
Topic: "Wind Power: Hot air or energy for the future?"
Expert: Iwan Alexander
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, August 20, 2012
Date: July 9, 2012
Topic: "Ecological Footprints - What's your shoe size?"
Experts: Sandra Albro and Geri Unger
Date: June 11, 2012
Topic: "Prove It! Who Says Theoretical Math is Hard?"
Experts: Dr. Daniel Solow
Date: May 14, 2012
Topic: "The Perfect Host for Parasites - the Human Body"
Experts: Dr. Emmitt Jolly
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, May 14, 2012
Date: April 9, 2012
Topic: "Remembrance of Things Past: Reversing the Causes of Memory Loss That Characterizes Alzheimer's Disease"
Experts: Dr. Gary Landreth and Paige Cramer
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, April 9, 2012
Date: March 12, 2012
Topic: "Our Radioactive World: Putting Fukushima in Perspective"
Experts: Peter Faulhaber, Kathleen Farhang, Raymond F. Muzic, Jr., Nancy Oleinick, and Pejavar Sridhar Rao
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, March 19, 2012
Date: February 13, 2012
Topic: "Science on the Fly: learning about human biology from the fruit fly"
Expert: Dr. Helen Salz (Professor, Department of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University)
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, February 13, 2012
Date: January 9, 2012
Topic: "Antioxidants: Direct from the Fountain of Youth? Are antioxidants the magic elixir of immortality, or poisons in disguise?"
Experts: Dr. John Mieyal and Dr. Mike Maguire (Professors of Pharmacology at Case Western Reserve University)
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, January 9, 2012
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Science Cafe Cleveland 2011:
Date: December 12, 2011
Topic: "Fire, fish, and flow: from burning rivers to living rivers"
Expert: Jeff Opperman (Senior Freshwater Scientist, Global Freshwater Program, The Nature Conservancy)
Date: November 14, 2011
Topic: "Prions: From Cannilbalism to Mad Cows and New Mechanism of Brain Diseases"
Experts: Pierluigi Gambetti, MD (Professor and Director, Division of Neuropathology, CWRU School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland) AND Witold Surewicz (Professor, Department of Chemistry, CWRU School of Medicine)
Date: November 3, 2011-Annual Lecture
Topic: "Patchy Micelles, Phase-Shifting Peptides and Nanolayer Assemblies for Tailored Delivery"
Expert: Dr. Paula Hammond
Date: October 10, 2011
Topic: "Dinosaurs in Technicolor: the evolution of plumage color since the Jurassic"
Expert: Dr. Matthew Shawkey (Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Akron)
Date: September 12, 2011
Topic:"Combustion: from candle, rocket to wildfire"
Experts: James S. T'ien (Leonard Case Jr. Professor of Engineering, CWRU) and Dr. Fumiaki Takahashi (Research Professor, CWRU)
Date: August 8, 2011
Topic:"The Most Amazing Animal Park You Have Never Seen: A trip to prehistoric South America"
Expert: Dr. Darin Croft (Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, CWRU)
Date: July 11, 2011
Topic: "Mars, Meteorites, and Microbes: an update on the continuing search for life on Mars"
Expert: Ralph Harvey (Associate Professor of Geological Sciences at CWRU)
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, June 11, 2011
Date: June 13, 2011
Topic: "Liver or Leave'er"
Experts: John Fung (Chair of Digestive Disease Institute at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Lisa Yerian (Director of Hepatobiliary Pathology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, June 13, 2011
Date: May 9, 2011
Topic: "Bending Science: How Science can be Corrupted by Legal Processes"
Experts: Paul Giannelli (Albert J. Weatherhead III and Richard W. Weatherhead Professor of Law, CWRU School of Law) AND Wendy Wagner (Joe A. Worsham Centennial Professor of Law, University of Texas School of Law)
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, May 9, 2011
Date: April 11, 2011
Topic: "Birds and aircraft: fighting for airspace in even more crowded skies""
Experts: Richard A. Dolbeer (Science Advisor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services)
Sandra E. Wright (National Wildlife Strike Database Manager, U.S. department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services)
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, April 11, 2011
Date: March 14, 2011
Topic: "Modeling Memory: Understanding the normal brain""
Experts: Alan Lerner, MD (Professor of Neurology CWRU)
Wojbor Woyczynski, PhD (Professor of Statistics CWRU)
Podcast: The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, March 15, 2011
Date: February 14, 2011
Topic: "Cloaking Cupids Arrow: contraception and reproductive science""
Experts: James M. Edmonson, PhD (Chief Curator of the Dittrick Medical History Center and Museum of Case Western Reserve University)
Anthony P. Tizzano, MD (Medical Director of The Cleveland Clinic Family Health Center of Wooster)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, February 14, 2011
Date: January 10, 2011
Topic: "Spider Silk: an evolutionary experiment in a biological supermaterial"
Experts: Dr. Todd Blackledge (Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Akron)
Sam Evans (MS Candidate, University of Akron)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, January 6, 2011
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Science Cafe Cleveland 2010:
Date: December 13, 2010 (Podcast Only)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, December 13, 2010
EVENT CANCELLED! Please check back for reschedule information sometime in the Spring
Topic: "Fire, fish, flow: from burning rivers to living rivers"
Expert: Jeff Opperman (Senior Advisor for Sustainable Hydropower, The Nature Conservancy)
Date: November 11, 2010-Annual Lecture
Topic: Michelango's laser
Expert: Dr. Evelyn Hun
Date: November 8, 2010
Topic: Event Vehicle Data Recorders-"Can I trust
my Big Brother?"
Experts: Chuck Veppert (Crash Reconstructionist, Valley
Technical Services)
Victor Vigluicci (Portage County Prosecutor, Ohio)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, November 8, 2010
Date: October 11, 2010
Topic: Drug Delivery
Experts: Dr.
Ruth
Keri (Dept. of Pharmacology, CWRU)
Dr. Agata Exner
(Dept. of Radiology, CWRU)
Date: September 13, 2010
Topic: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Experts: Dr. Norah
Feeny (Dept. of Psychology, CWRU)
Ms.
Loren Post (Dept. of Psychology, CWRU)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, September 13, 2010
Date: August 9, 2010
Topic: Art
conservation
Experts: Ms.
Shelly Reisman Paine (Cleveland Museum of Art)
Ms.
Moyna Stantoninsti (Cleveland Museum of Art)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, August 9, 2010
Date: July 12, 2010
Topic: Eating
Disorders and Teenage Girls
Experts: Dr.
Eileen
Anderson-Fye
(Dept. of Anthropology, CWRU)
Dr.
Lisa
Damour
(Dept.
of
Psychology,
CWRU and John Carroll)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, July 12, 2010
Date: June 14, 2010
Topic: Researching
the Business of Selling Drugs in the Illegal Drug Economy
Experts: Dr.
Lee Hoffer (Dept. of Anthropology, CWRU)
Dr. Rhonda
Williams (Dept. of History, CWRU)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, June 14, 2010
Date:
May 10, 2010
Topic: The
Metabolism of a Computer Mouse
Experts: Dr. Daniela
Calvetti (Dept. of Mathematics, CWRU)
Dr.
Joseph LaManna (Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics, CWRU)
Date: April 12, 2010
Topic: Cosmic Rays
and Big Science
Experts:
Dr. Corbin Covault
(CERCA, CWRU)
Ms. Yvette Cendes
(Dept. of Physics, CWRU)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, April 12, 2010
Date: March 8, 2010
Topic: Ohio
Glaciers
Experts:
Dr.
John Szabo (Dept. of Geology & Environmental Science, U. of
Akron)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, March 8, 2010
Date: February 8,
2010
Topic: Fingerprints
Experts:
Mr. Dan Winterich (Senior Special Agent, Crime Scene
Unit, Ohio BCI)
Ms. Michelle Snyder
(Forensic Scientist, Latent Print Unit, Ohio BCI)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, February 5, 2010
Date: January 11,
2010
Topic: Sleep
Disorders
Experts: Dr.
Ziad
Shaman (Pulmonary & Critical Care, MetroHealth Med. Center)
Dr.
Vidya
Krishnan (Ctr. for Sleep Medicine, MetroHealth Med. Center)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, January 12, 2010
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Science Cafe Cleveland 2009:
Date: December 14,
2009
Topic: Deafness
and Zebrafish
Experts: Dr.
Brian McDermott (CWRU Dept. of Otolaryngology)
Dr. Cliff Megerian
(Otology and Neurotology Dept., University Hospitals)
Date:
November 9, 2009 (Postponed due to GLBC fire)
Date: October 12, 2009
Topic: Geology and
Hurricanes
Experts: Dr.
Lisa
Park (Geology Dept., U. of Akron)
Mr.
Andrew Michelson (Geology Dept., U. of Akron)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, October 12, 2009
Date: September
14, 2009
Topic: Insects and
Robots
Experts: Dr. Roy
Ritzman (CWRU Dept. of Biology)
Dr. Roger Quinn (Ctr. for
Biologically Inspired Robotics Research)
Date: August 10,
2009
Topic: Bird
Migration
Experts: Dr.
Sarah
Mabey
(Environmental Studies, Hiram College)
Mr. Harvey Webster (Cleveland Museum of Natural History)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, August 7, 2009
Date: July 13, 2009
Topic: Swarms (in
conjunction with Ingenuity Festival)
Experts:
Dr. Dan Palmer (Computer Science, John Carroll
University)
Mr. Dave Williams (GamerTrainer.com)
Mr. Kal Ivanov (Biology,
Cleveland State University)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, July 13, 2009
Date: June 8, 2009
Topic: Rocket
Propulsion
Experts: Mr.
Bryan
Palaszewski
(NASA
Glenn Research Center)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, June 8, 2009
Date: May 11, 2009
Topic: Cleveland
Bridges
Experts:
Dr. Arthur Huckelbridge (CWRU Depts. of Civil
Engineering)
Mr. Jeff Broadwater
(Michael Baker Jr., Inc.)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, May 11, 2009
Date: April 13,
2009
Topic: Drug
Resistent Bacteria
Experts:
Dr. Robert Bonomo (CWRU Depts. of Medicine and
Pharmacology)
Dr. Louis Rice
(Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, April 13, 2009
Date: March 9, 2009
Topic: Intelligence
Experts:
Dr. Joseph Fagan (CWRU Dept. of Biomedical
Engineering)
Dr. Cynthia Holland
(Director, MRI, University Hospitals)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, March 9, 2009
Date: February 9,
2009
Topic: Magnetic
Resonance Imaging
Experts:
Dr.
Jeffrey
Duerk (CWRU Dept. of Biomedical Engineering)
Dr. Jeffrey Sunshine (Director,
MRI, University Hospitals)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, February 9, 2009
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Science Cafe Cleveland 2008:
Date: December 8,
2008
Topic: Deep Brain
Stimulation
Experts:
Dr. Jerrold Vitek (Dept. of Neurosciences,
Cleveland Clinic)
Dr. Jay Alberts
(Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, December 8, 2008
Date: November 10,
2008
Topic: The Origin
of Life on Earth
Experts:
Dr. Saba Valadkhan (CWRU Ctr. for RNA Molecular
Biology)
Dr.
Patricia
Princehouse (CWRU Dept. of Philosophy)
Dr.
Neil Greenspan (CQRU Dept. of Pathology)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, November 10, 2008
Date: October 13,
2008
Topic: Vertebrate
Paleontology
Experts:
Dr. Catherine Badgley (U. of Michigan, Dept. of
EEB)
Dr.
Michael
Ryan (Cleveland Museum of Natural History)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, October 13, 2008
(including Dr. Darin Croft, CWRU
Dept. of Anatomy)
Date: September 2,
2008
Topic: Brewing Beer
Experts:
Mr. Mark Hunger (Brewing and Quality Control, GLBC)
Mr. Pat Conway
(Co-owner, GLBC)
Date: August 11,
2008
Topic: Political
Polling
Experts:
Dr. Karl Kaltenhaler (U. of Akron Dept. of
Political Science)
Dr.
Daniel
Coffey (U. of Akron Dept. of Political Science)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, August 11, 2008
Date: July 14, 2008
Topic: Cleveland
Sewer System
Experts:
Mr. Terry Meister (Northeast
Ohio
Regional
Sewer
District)
Mr. Richard Switalski (Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, July 14, 2008
Date: June 9, 2008
Topic: Cryptography
Experts:
Dr. David
Singer (CWRU Dept. of Mathematics)
Mr. Ari Singer (NTRU
Cryptosystems)
Download a PDF of the slide
presentation
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas, 90.3 WCPN ideastream, June 9, 2008
Date: May 12,
2008
Topic: Batteries
Experts:
Dr. Daniel
Scherson (CWRU Dept. of Chemistry)
Dr. George Blomgren (Blomgren Consulting Services,
Inc.)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas,
90.3
WCPN
ideastream,
May
12,
2008
Date: April 14,
2008
Topic: Nutritional
Supplements
Experts:
Dr.
Susan
Joy (Women's Sports Health, Cleveland Clinic)
Dr.
Lisa
Yerian (Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas,
90.3
WCPN
ideastream,
April
14,
2008
Date: March 14,
2008
Topic: Malaria
Experts:
Dr.
James
Kazura (CWRU Ctr. for Global Health and Diseases)
Dr.
Moses Bockarie (CWRU Ctr. for Global Health and Diseases)
Dr.
Peter
Zimmerman (CWRU Ctr. for Global Health and Diseases)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas,
90.3
WCPN
ideastream,
March
11,
2008
Date: February
11, 2008
Topic: Genetics
of
Reading
and
Writing
Experts:
Dr. Lee
Thompson (CWRU Dept. of Psychology)
Dr.
Barbara Lewis (CWRU Dept. of Pediatrics)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas,
90.3
WCPN
ideastream,
February
11,
2008
Date: January
14, 2008
Topic: Declining
Amphibians
Experts: Mrs.
Kathy
Krynak (Animal Keeper, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo)
Mr.
Tim
Krynak (Naturalist, Cleveland Metroparks)
Dr.
Tim
Matson (Curator, Cleveland Mus. of Natural History)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas,
90.3
WCPN
ideastream,
January
14,
2008
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Science Cafe Cleveland 2007:
Date: December
10, 2007
Topic:
Nanotechnology
Experts: Dr. Alexis
Abramson (CWRU Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering)
Dr.
Steven Eppell (CWRU Biomedical Engineering)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas,
90.3
WCPN
ideastream,
December
10,
2008
Date: November
12, 2007
Topic: Why are so many people violent?
Experts: Dr.
Mark
Singer (CWRU Mandel School of Applied Social Sci.)
Mr. Michael
Walker (Partnership for a Safer Cleveland)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas,
90.3
WCPN
ideastream,
November
12,
2008
Date: October
8, 2007
Topic: Weird
insect behavior.
Expert: Dr.
Joe
Keiper (Cleveland Museum of Natural History)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas,
90.3
WCPN
ideastream,
October
8,
2008
Date:
September 13, 2007
Topic:
Dark Matter.
Experts: Dr.
Chris Mihos (CWRU Astronomy Dept.)
Dr. Dan
Akerib (CWRU Physics Dept.)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas,
90.3
WCPN
ideastream,
September
10,
2008
Date: August
13, 2007
Topic:
How humans started walking upright.
Experts: Dr.
Bruce
Latimer (Cleveland Museum of Natural History)
Dr.
Scott Simpson (CWRU Anatomy Dept.)
Podcast:
The
Sound
of
Ideas,
90.3
WCPN
ideastream,
August
13,
2008
Date:
July 9, 2007
Topic:
Biodiversity: What's the big deal?
Experts: Dr.
Joe Koonce (CWRU Biology Dept.)
Dr.
Paul Drewa (CWRU Biology Dept.)
Date:
June 11, 2007
Topic:
The science of global information systems (GIS)
Experts:
Dr.
Mark Salling (CSU College of Urban Affairs)
Ann
Vander Schrier (CWRU Center for Statistics and Geospatial
Data)
Date: May 14, 2007
Topic:
Stem cells: What are they and what are they good for?
Expert: Dr.
Horst von Recum (CWRU Dept. of Biomedical Engineering)
Date:
April 9, 2007
Topic:
Physical and economic impacts of global warming
Experts: Dr.
Bev Saylor (CWRU Dept. of Geology)
Mr.
Gary
Murphy (CWRU Dept. of Economics)
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