Kerry Cawse-Nicholson from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory describes the ECOSTRESS experiment aboard the space station that is looking at the Earth to map temperature in plants, urban areas, wildfires and more. HWHAP Episode 213.
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Jason Reynolds: The Antidote To Hopelessness
Jason Reynolds is an award-winning author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. This hour, Jason speaks with Manoush about reaching kids through stories that let them feel understood. This conversation is part of a collaboration between NPR and the Library of Congress National Book Festival. For more information about the festival visit loc.gov/bookfest
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Private Astronauts
Angela Hart and Camille Alleyne of NASA’s Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development program describe the agency’s efforts to build a robust commercial economy by enabling private astronaut missions to the International Space Station. HWHAP Episode 212.
Listen Again: The Gratitude Chain: A.J. Jacobs
Original broadcast date: February 19, 2021. When A.J. Jacobs set out to thank everyone who made his morning cup of coffee, he realized the chain of thank-yous was endless. This hour, Jacobs shares ideas on gratitude—and how to make it count.
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TSMC
We dive into the unbelievable and unlikely history behind the quietest technology giant of them all: the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Founded in 1987 by the then-56 year old Morris Chang, already a legend in the semiconductor industry by virtue of his meteoric rise and fall at Texas Instruments, TSMC today manufactures nearly all the leading-edge chips for Nvidia, Apple, Broadcom, Qualcomm, AMD, and yes — even Intel. Tune in for an incredible story of innovation, perseverance and lasers. Lots and lots of lasers!
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Station Solar Arrays
Mike Salopek goes in depth on the International Space Station’s power systems and the new solar array technology that will continue to power experiments and modules for years to come. HWHAP Episode 211.
The Food Connection
Food is one of life’s greatest pleasures, yet many of our food systems are flawed. This hour, TED speakers look to the past to reconnect with what we eat, and the present to reimagine our food future. Guests include forager Alexis Nikole Nelson, chef Sean Sherman, social entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe, and environmental journalist Amanda Little.
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Kevin Rose from Web 2.0 to Web3
We sit down with the one and only Kevin Rose to talk about his journey from pioneering Web 2.0 with Digg to leading the charge on Web3 and NFT + DeFi investing as a partner at True Ventures and his new show Modern Finance. We cover it all — TechTV, Digg’s true origin story, Milk, Hodinkee, interviewing Beeple and where MoFi goes from here. This was an episode we’ve been wanting to do forever, and Kevin was truly a blast to hang out with. Tune in and then go check out everything he’s building now over at Modern Finance!
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Artemis Recovery
NASA’s Artemis I recovery director Melissa Jones shares what it will take to fetch the Orion spacecraft from the Pacific Ocean at the end of the mission around the Moon. HWHAP Episode 210.
Listen Again — Esther Perel: Building Resilient Relationships (2020)
Original broadcast date: September 11, 2020. How do we build more trusting and empathetic relationships, even during a crisis? This hour, therapist Esther Perel shares ideas on creating lasting bonds in romance, family, and at work.
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