Nalini Nadkarni and Temple Grandin

03/04/22 • 31 min

How'd You Think of That? with Temple Grandin

In this episode of How'd You Think of That?, Temple Grandin talks with Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, an ecologist who studies rainforest canopies and their disturbances. In addition to her research, Dr. Nadkarni pioneered the Science in Prisons project, which brings science education and conservation projects to incarcerated individuals. She is also a professor of Biology at the University of Utah.
This podcast is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1745674.

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Erik Jorgensen and Temple Grandin

In our first episode of How'd You Think of That?, prominent scientist Temple Grandin talks to Erik Jorgensen, Professor of Biology at the University of Utah. Jorgensen is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and studies how the human brain works on a molecular level. Jorgensen and his students conduct a wide variety of experiments from genetic engineering to the basic functioning of the synapses.
This podcast is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1745674.

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