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NBN Episodes hosted by Colin:

Medicine September 8, 2021

Transformative Healthcare

A Physician-Led Prescription to Save Thousands of Lives and Millions of Dollars

Jeffrey Kuhlman and Daniel Peach

Hosted by Colin Miller
Today's guests are Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman and Dr. Daniel Peach. Dr. Kuhlman is a former White house physician. From 2007 to 2011, he served as Chief of the White House …
Literary Studies July 14, 2021

Wonderworks

The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature

Angus Fletcher

Hosted by Colin Miller
Literature is a technology like any other. And the writers we revere--from Homer, Shakespeare, Austen, and others--each made a unique technical breakthrough that can be viewed as both a narrative …
Biography July 5, 2021

How Ike Led

The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions

Susan Eisenhower

Hosted by Colin Miller
Few people have made decisions as momentous as Eisenhower, nor has one person had to make such a varied range of them. From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean …
Medicine September 28, 2020

Good Habits, Bad Habits

The Science of Making Positive Changes That Stick

Wendy Wood

Hosted by Colin Miller
Today's guest is psychologist and behavioral scientist, Wendy Wood. She is currently a professor of psychology and business at the University of Southern California, and a visiting professor at the …
Medicine September 21, 2020

Exposed

Why Our Health Insurance Is Incomplete and What Can Be Done About It

Christopher Robertson

Hosted by Colin Miller
Today's guest is Christopher Robertson, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Professor of Law at the University of Arizona. His background and research interests overlap several academic disciplines, including …
Medicine September 14, 2020

Pharma

Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America

Gerald Posner

Hosted by Colin Miller
Today’s guest is investigative journalist and author, Gerald Posner. His new book, Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America (Simon and Schuster), explores the fascinating and complex history of …
Medicine September 7, 2020

No Man’s Land

The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain's Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I

Wendy Moore

Hosted by Colin Miller
Today’s guest is journalist and author, Wendy Moore. Her new book, No Man’s Land: The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain's Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I (Basic Books) …
Medicine April 22, 2020

Discovering Precision Health

Predict, Prevent, and Cure to Advance Health and Well-Being

Lloyd B. Minor

Hosted by Colin Miller
Today's guest is scientist, surgeon, and dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Lloyd B. Minor. Previously he served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs …
Medicine December 13, 2019

The Art of Statistics

How to Learn from Data

David Spiegelhalter

Hosted by Colin Miller
Today's guest is distinguished researcher and statistician, Sir David Spiegelhalter. A fellow of the Royal Society, he is currently Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at …
Medicine October 4, 2019

Lifespan

Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To

David Sinclair

Hosted by Colin Miller
Today's guest is David Sinclair, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Paul Glenn Center Biological Mechanisms of Aging. He is widely considered on the world's …