/news/exploradio-origins Exploradio Origins sparks ideas and conversation with its unique and engaging 90 second nutshell approach. Each episode highlights the work of one of the more than 200 fellows at the Institute for the Science of Origins at Case Western Reserve University. en-US Copyright Thu, 09 Jan 2020 22:48:00 GMT /news/health-science/2020-01-09/exploradio-origins-using-physics-to-increase-energy-efficiency-of-leds You may know semiconductors from computers: they’re a material somewhere between an electrical conductor and an electrical insulator that can be used as… Thu, 09 Jan 2020 22:48:00 GMT /news/health-science/2020-01-09/exploradio-origins-using-physics-to-increase-energy-efficiency-of-leds Kellen McGee /news/health-science/2020-01-02/exploradio-origins-the-evolving-role-of-a-biostatistician "There are technologies that we can use now like next generation sequencing where it allows us to take a really teeny tiny piece of DNA or RNA and… Thu, 02 Jan 2020 22:48:00 GMT /news/health-science/2020-01-02/exploradio-origins-the-evolving-role-of-a-biostatistician Kellen McGee /news/health-science/2019-12-26/exploradio-origins-understanding-a-new-theory-of-gravity “It's known that the universe is expanding; of course it's been known since the 1920s. The surprise we were hit with in the 1990s is that the expansion is… Thu, 26 Dec 2019 19:50:16 GMT /news/health-science/2019-12-26/exploradio-origins-understanding-a-new-theory-of-gravity Kellen McGee /news/health-science/2019-12-19/exploradio-origins-mathematically-modeling-fish-migration The fishermen of Iceland became concerned around a decade ago. The capelin, a small fish that’s a staple catch, and a crucial link in the ocean ecosystem,… Thu, 19 Dec 2019 22:18:02 GMT /news/health-science/2019-12-19/exploradio-origins-mathematically-modeling-fish-migration Kellen McGee /news/health-science/2019-11-28/exploradio-origins-a-new-way-to-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence Some of you may have heard of SETI: the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. The idea is that if there's an advanced alien civilization, they’d try… Thu, 28 Nov 2019 22:31:03 GMT /news/health-science/2019-11-28/exploradio-origins-a-new-way-to-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence Kellen McGee /news/health-science/2019-11-21/exploradio-origins-making-robotic-limbs-more-human A research group at Case Western Reserve University, led by professor of biomedical engineering Dustin Tyler, works with neural implants in people who’ve… Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:09:55 GMT /news/health-science/2019-11-21/exploradio-origins-making-robotic-limbs-more-human Kellen McGee /news/health-science/2019-11-14/exploradio-origins-studying-early-earth-to-unlock-secrets-of-astro-biology "If we find life on another planet, it's likely going to be microbial," said Ashley Manning-Berg, assistant professor in geology at The University of… Thu, 14 Nov 2019 23:53:13 GMT /news/health-science/2019-11-14/exploradio-origins-studying-early-earth-to-unlock-secrets-of-astro-biology Kellen McGee /news/health-science/2019-10-31/exploradio-origins-discovering-epilepsy-before-the-first-seizure Epilepsy is a condition that we usually think of as being in the brain. Doctors typically identify it by measuring brain activity. However, new evidence… Thu, 31 Oct 2019 23:27:21 GMT /news/health-science/2019-10-31/exploradio-origins-discovering-epilepsy-before-the-first-seizure Kellen McGee /news/health-science/2019-10-25/exploradio-origins-scientists-study-mystery-particles-at-argentine-observatory In the early 20th century, physicists discovered cosmic rays- energetic particles zooming through deep space. Many of these come from the sun, and can… Fri, 25 Oct 2019 21:32:38 GMT /news/health-science/2019-10-25/exploradio-origins-scientists-study-mystery-particles-at-argentine-observatory Kellen McGee /news/health-science/2019-10-17/exploradio-origins-the-biggest-parasitic-disease-youve-never-heard-of The schistosome worm causes schistosomiasis, which just might be the biggest parasitic disease you’ve never heard of.“You get it walking in water that's… Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:47:50 GMT /news/health-science/2019-10-17/exploradio-origins-the-biggest-parasitic-disease-youve-never-heard-of Kellen McGee