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Lab Coat Optional™ podcast
On Lab Coat Optional™, host Pete Zrioka interviews ASU researchers at the forefront of their fields — minus the jargon. Leave your lab coat at the door and tune in to learn about the latest research from ASU.
Lab Coat Optional
Lab Coat Optional is the show where research is made relatable. Each episode, we dive into the research, the people behind it and why it matters. Tune in for smart, accessible conversations on the latest research from Arizona State University, released every other Wednesday.
We are a production of Knowledge Enterprise at ASU. Learn more at research.asu.edu.
LCO presents: The Ongoing Transformation
Something a little different this week!
While we’re busy getting our next season ready, we’re bringing you an episode of a podcast we all enjoy: The Ongoing Transformation.
The Ongoing Transformation is a show from Issues in Science and Technology, a quarterly journal published by the National Academy of Sciences and Arizona State University.
Find the Ongoing Transformation on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Lab Coat Optional
Lab Coat Optional is the show where research is made relatable. Each episode, we dive into the research, the people behind it and why it matters. Tune in for smart, accessible conversations on the latest research from Arizona State University, released every other Wednesday.
We are a production of Knowledge Enterprise at ASU. Learn more at research.asu.edu.
LCO presents: Ten Across Conversations
As a summer treat, we are sharing an episode of Ten Across Conversations, another podcast from Arizona State University.
This episode features two ASU researchers on the frontlines of a growing problem: extreme heat.
Find more Ten Across Conversations on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Lab Coat Optional
Lab Coat Optional is the show where research is made relatable. Each episode, we dive into the research, the people behind it and why it matters. Tune in for smart, accessible conversations on the latest research from Arizona State University, released every other Wednesday.
We are a production of Knowledge Enterprise at ASU. Learn more at research.asu.edu.
Building “large Earth models” with Hannah Kerner
ASU computer scientist Hannah Kerner explains how the combination of machine learning and satellite data help map farms, monitor disasters and understand climate impacts — turning decades of Earth observation data into tools.
Further listening and reading:
- Listen to Hannah on the Satellite and Deep Learning podcast with Robin Cole
- Check out Applied Geospatial by Christopher Ren
- Read Empire of AI by Karen Hao
Learn more about the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.
Lab Coat Optional is a production of the Strategic Marketing and Communications team at Arizona State University’s Knowledge Enterprise. Learn more about research and discovery at ASU on Instagram, LinkedIn and Bluesky or visit us at research.asu.edu.
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Get in touch with us at [email protected].
Episode credits
Hosted and reported by Pete Zrioka
Executive produced by Kate Howells
Produced by Alexander Chapin and Pete Zrioka
Shot by Alexander Chapin
Edited by Alexander Chapin and Quinton Kendall
Original music from Patrick Cheung
Motion graphics by Andy Ramos
Art by Andy Keena
Editorial support from Diane Boudreau
Reporting from Kelly DeVos and Gary Werner was foundational to this episode
Social media management by Lauren Hebing and Kyler Litson
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Knowledge Enterprise in the news
Arizona water study points to recharge challenges on Colorado Plateau
More than 95% of Arizona’s rainfall is lost to evaporation. Researchers produced state, regional and basin-level planning data to better capture rain, snowmelt and runoff.
Read on navajotimes.comThis air conditioning strategy is the sweet spot for saving energy and money, experts say
Bumping up the thermostat by 1 degree Fahrenheit (0.6 degrees Celsius) yields about a 3% savings in cooling costs, says Patrick Phelan, ASU mechanical engineering professor.
Read on apnews.comWhat watching the sunset really does for your health
One of the main benefits stems from the awe a sunset inspires, which research shows can have a startling impact on many aspects of our health.
Read on .bbc.comScientists mull controversial plan to steer hurricanes
In the study, scientists suggested that small, carefully-timed cloud seeding operations applied days before the peak of an extreme weather event could shift extreme weather.
Read on usatoday.comASU researcher discovers mushrooms could prevent flash floods on wildfire burn scars
Wildfires remove the protective soil barrier that holds water and rainfall. ASU researcher Emmanuel Salifu found that mushroom fungus works to restore that barrier in a few days.
Read on kjzz.orgHow ASU weather balloons could improve monsoon storm forecasts
DUSTIEAIM, a new collaboration between ASU and the U.S. Department of Energy, researches the relationship between metro Phoenix and monsoon impacts, and improve forecasts.
Read on usatoday.comMedia inquiries
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