ASU KEDtalks: The Podcast

Swimming in Plastic

There’s something in the water — plastic. An unfathomable amount of plastic has made its way into our oceans, but Charlie Rolsky believes we can make small changes in our

Resilience in Materials and in Life

No stranger to resistance, Regents’ Professor Aditi Chattopadhyay has forged her own path in aerospace engineering to design resilient materials capable of withstanding t

Autonomy Isn’t Autonomous

Robots and artificial intelligence are growing more and more autonomous. But they still need to work smoothly with humans to be effective. ASU Professor Nancy Cooke explo

Defending Against Fake News

There's an insidious threat that seeks to divide the nation and undermine our faith in democracy — disinformation. Often referred to as "fake news", disinformation is t

A Living Drug That Beats Cancer

You may be a cancer survivor and not even know it. Arizona State University Professor Karen Anderson from the ASU Biodesign Institute tells us how our bodies’ immune sy

Where Creative Genius Works

Director of Strategic Projects Mark Naufel launched Luminosity within Arizona State University's Knowledge Enterprise with moonshot ideas in mind. Now, interdisciplinary

Your Poop is Talking to You, Are You Listening?

For Me’lisa Crawford, talking about poop isn’t gross or impolite — it’s an important part of a day’s work. Crawford is a PhD candidate at Arizona State University in the

Preventing Predictable Disasters

Duke Reiter, executive director at University Exchange and senior advisor to ASU President Michael Crow, explains how ASU’s Ten Across (10X) initiative is bringing togeth

Can Innovation Exist Without Soul Work?

Is innovation always good? And is more always better? Not without "soul work", says Gaymon Bennett, associate professor of religion, science, and technology at Arizona S

About Our New Format for 2019 and Beyond

ASU KEDtalks®: The Podcast has a new format and you are going to love it! ASU Knowledge Enterprise editorial staff members Diane, Robin and Pete sit down to talk about o

Staying Ahead of Cyberattacks

ASU CIDSE Asst. Professor and CEO/co-founder of CYR3CON™ Paulo Shakarian tells us how mining the dark web can throw light on cybercriminals and thwart their impending att

Hunting for Hydrogen, a Moonshot

ASU Asst. Professor and Principal Investigator of the LunaH-Map mission Craig Hardgrove tells us how the first self-propelled, shoebox-sized spacecraft could reveal the w

Plagued with Questions

In many parts of the world, locust swarms devastate crops and communities. Arianne Cease, director of the Global Locust Initiative at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institu

Democratizing Digital Design

Technology is not created to reflect the rich diversity of people that use it, says founding co-director of the ASU Human Security Collaboratory Jessica Rajko. She conten

Change Everything, All at Once

By revealing what is hidden in plain sight, Asst. Dean of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives at ASU's College of Health Solutions Chris Wharton illuminates a path to he

Charting a Course for Colorado River Water

We’ve portioned out more of the Colorado River’s water than it can deliver. How do we navigate the rapids of water management without capsizing under growing demand? Dave

Why are Dogs Special?

Lots of people think dogs are unique in their intelligence. Clive Wynne, Director of ASU’s Canine Science Collaboratory, says that’s not true. But he knows what makes dog

What Soap Leaves Behind

Some soaps leave a residue that reaches far beyond your shower door. Rolf Halden, Director of the Center for Environmental Security at ASU's Biodesign Institute, tells us

Designing Earth's Future

Ariel Anbar, Professor at ASU's School Of Earth and Space Exploration spent years studying our planet’s past. Then a simple question inspired him to consider our role in

Building a True Sharing Economy

In our modern sharing economy, apps let us share a ride or find a place to stay – for a price. Amber Wutich, Director at ASU's Center for Global Health says we’ve lost so