Arun Sridhar & JoJo Platt
SKRAPS
SKRAPS is your podcast where we, on your behalf explore the stories of sparks of scientific brilliance in science and innovation. SKRAPS is the word sparks spelt backwards and also a play on the idea that ideas are written on back of a napkin or scraps of paper. We explore stories of people in science, while elaborating on the scientific details so that experts and non-experts can relate to science better in today's whimsical world that acts to spread mis-information.
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Episodes
Challenging an age-old system in sport with data. Lessons and musings from a sports analyst, writer, and documentary filmmaker 02.06.2026 1:25:21
If you love baseball (dare I say, CRICKET), you will love this episode that talks about intersection of data and sport. Jarrod Kimber is an award winning documentary film maker. From humble beginnings in Melbourne to becoming a well known sports writer and documentary film maker, Jarrod has constantly used data to point to the fallacies, assumptions and substantiate where the game should go. His w...
Memristors - Memory Resistors, Safer AI Hardware that enables on-device computing 01.06.2026 1:11:50
Imagine a world where there ia data deluge; much more than what it is today. What if there was a way to tap into this data without compromising privacy. While existing hardware and chip technologies do not have the ability to process information right on your device, they rely on sending this out to processing centers via the cloud. What if your device (be it a consumer device (like a phone or a d...
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend - The Story of the "Audio compression" 01.06.2026 1:41
Originally published on 21 September 2020 Our next episode of SKRAPS features Dr. Sanford 'Sandy' Greenberg. He shares beautiful stories about his life, love, career, friendships, and more all culminating with the path to the End Blindness by 2020 prize, a challenge sponsored by Sandy and his wife, Sue. It's a bold initiative to tackle a huge problem.
Pioneering the first transcatheter valve, Travails of an Innovator(s), Bringing together coronary stents and TAVR 01.06.2026 1:34:00
Originally published on 15 September 2020 The pioneer of transcatheter valve shares his story on how innovation is a lonely sport. He goes through in extensive detail how the licensing, development and ultimately sale of the company came to be. This one is for all that who crave for a lesson in meaningful innovation and created a multi-billion dollar industry.
Paleontology, Dinosaur beer, Swamp Whales, Science, STEM education, and Citizen Science 01.06.2026 1:43:05
Originally published on 8 September 2020 Join us to listen to this fabulous innovator, Jason Osborne describes how he went from being a kid in South Central Pennsylvania to scuba-diving for fossils. The story takes a palatable tale with BoneDusters Paleo Ale. While sipping beer, we move to discuss his next frontier – tackling STEM education and how he wanted to be IN the system to change it. CorTe...
Wars, Fashion, BBQ, Science and Creativity w/ Kevin Kit Parker 01.06.2026 1:55:24
Take a listen as this fascinating raconteur and an amazing leader stirs the calm waters of science. From engineered cardiac tissue to ceramic barbecue to employing artists in a science lab, cuttlefish to fashion, employing counter-insurgency methods learnt in battlefields in Afghanistan to turn science on its head, need for after-action reviews in science, flexible chocolate and bubble gum making...
Neuromodulation And Bioelectronics - Part 2 01.06.2026 45:57
In part 2 of the interview, Warren eloquently describes a neuromodulation theory in layman terms. Plus, we also ask him about his work on peripheral nerve stimulation efforts and more recent modelling efforts. Most notable is how he empowers his trainees to find their path through their graduate school. Finally, we end with the answer to the question – “What happened to the BMW?” CorTec – Enabling...
Neuromodulation and Bioelectronics - Part 1 01.06.2026 40:43
In the first of our two-part episode with Professor Warren Grill, we learn how cars, a failed letter of recommendation, and sailing led him to where he is today. We discover P. Hunter Peckham’s advice for networking and more. Stay tuned for Part 2, coming soon. CorTec – Enabling Neurophysiology CorTec is the leading tool manufacturer for central and peripheral neurophysiology.
SKRAPS - Introductory Trailer 01.06.2026 1:55
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