When Science Speaks

On this week's episode, Jordan Birnbaum, VP and Chief Behavioral Economist at ADP, shares nuggets of practical, powerful wisdom for leading high-performing teams. Drawing from his unique career journey - from securities trader, to senior VP in the middle of an IPO at Juno Online Services, to owner and CEO of a multi-million-dollar media production and live event studio on Hollywood Boulevard - Jor...

  In this week's episode, Iain MacLeod Ph. D., co-founder, CEO and Chief Science Officer of Aldatu Biosciences, joins Mark in discussing a range of issues related to virology and public health - and why we can't "vaccinate our way out of the pandemic". Topics include: How Iain became interested in pathology and virology What motivated Iain to get his law degree and how it informs his work and prof...

  On this week's episode, serial successful entrepreneur, mentor, and author Kris Kelso discusses key leadership topics and his new book, "Overcoming The Impostor: Silence Your Inner Critic and Lead with Confidence" (https://overcomingtheimpostor.com). Certified as a leadership coach, Kris has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, business owners, and leadership teams. He is also a contributing w...

This week's episode features Russ Harrison, Director of Government Relations for IEEE-USA, the American component of the world's largest technical professional society, IEEE, with nearly 170,000 individual members across the United States. IEEE-USA supports the career growth and public policy interests of its members, who are technical professionals. Our conversation covered a range of advocacy an...

  This week's episode features, Roshni Rao, PhD, inaugural Director of PHutures, the new resource for PhDs and Postdocs at the Johns Hopkins University, discussing professional development, life design and connections. Topics include:   The PHutures initiative at Johns Hopkins - its mission and Roshni's goals for the program What it was like and how she was able to address and overcome the challen...

  In this week's episode, I'm joined by Palesa Mothapo, Ph. D., Head of Postdoctoral Research Support in Stellenbosch University's Division for Research Development located in Stellenbosch, South Africa's Western Cape province, for an informative and interesting discussion of topics including:  - How Palesa first developed her interest in Zoology and then later, decided to focus on invasive specie...

In Dr. Kahnweiler's second appearance on the show, the "Champion of Introverts" discusses her new book, "Creating Introvert-Friendly Workplaces", and a range of related topics, including:  - The benefits and risks for introverts of remote work and how to avoid "Creative Paralysis" - Finding the right balance of connection and downtime for introverts, who tend to need time alone to recharge, and th...

Jovana Milosavljevic-Ardeljan, Ph. D. is a scholar from Serbia who came to the U.S. in 2014 to pursue a master's degree in Linguistics and stayed for her Ph. D. in Education specializing in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies. In this episode, we discuss a range of science communication and mentoring topics affecting Ph. D.s, including: Why Science communication skills and their importa...

In this special episode, executive coach, team effectiveness consultant, author, and podcast host Guy Bloom explains his "Living Brave" approach, talks about his new book "Living Brave Leadership" and related performance topics such as: What's "Living Brave" leadership and how can it strengthen your own leadership muscles? How Guy went from a 4-time martial arts Hall of Famer to a winner of the UK...

In a first father-daughter interview on the podcast, Bill and Emma Dauster discuss important science communication and policy issues, including: – Approaches that Bill, a longtime public policy expert, has found scientists employ that are particularly effective in getting their message across to politicians and common missteps to avoid – Notable differences between persuading a scientific advisor...

  This week's episode features Mike Simonds, the Chief Operating Officer of Unum, a leading provider of disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision benefits through the workplace that serves 39 million people worldwide covering 182,000 businesses in the U.S. and the U.K. that offer benefits provided by Unum. We discuss a range of workplace culture and skills issues, including:...

  This episode features Jenny Ro, Ph. D., who's had a fascinating career journey so far. While a college student, Jenny worked with four companies, including Proctor & Gamble, and commercialized her own invention without a patent. During our conversation, Jenny describes being mentored by "Super Connectors" and learning how to build human relationships to solve problems. Jenny's goal is to enable...

Today's episode features Mary Foley Phillips, PhD. Mary's mission is to empower women to take control of their destinies and make decisions according to their values, with the ultimate goal of growing the pipeline of strong women business leaders, women sitting on governance and scientific advisory boards, and women business mentors. We discussed a range of topics, including: - Mary's leadership i...

Richard Nugent is passionate about helping others make the most of their innovations. His expertise is Intellectual Property Strategy, Competitive Intelligence, IP Training, and related services. On this episode of  When Science Speaks, we discuss a range of issues related to translating science into the commercial realm, including; - Richard's methodology for working with PhDs and researchers to...

    In this episode, I discuss the roots and applications of effective, authentic persuasion with New York Times  best-selling author Jonah Berger, PhD, including topics such as: How Jonah got interested in persuasion and decision-making What fascinates him about these topics In The Catalyst , Jonah writes about "Reactance", which he describes as the negative feeling experienced when told what to...

In this week's 2-part episode, Mark talks with Jessica Li, who has a range of experience in VC, content development, and growth marketing. Mark and Jessica discuss a range of topics, including: Jessica's approach to interviewing guests when she develops content and how it informed her approach when potential portfolio companies wer pitching to her and her former colleagues at Sonoma Capital What m...

Mike Grandinetti and Dr. Ikhlaq Sidhu first appeared on the show in November 2020 to discuss their plans and the then upcoming launch of the Global Venture Catalyst (GVC) platform and community. The GVC initiative is aligned with a number of COVID-19 innovation-focused podcasts that I collaborated on with Mike in the Spring and Summer of 2020 to highlight how a number of institutions, from Mass Ge...

On this episode of "When Science Speaks", Chiara Bertipaglia, PhD shares her perspectives on a range of issues related to making the transition from researcher to the field of professional development, including: The work she does at the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute What led her to decide she wanted to focus on professional development and community building How she managed that transit...

In this episode, Mark and his guest, Jaishree Singh, discuss a range of issues related to impact investing, including: How Jaishree got involved in this dynamic, meaningful field, and what sort of knowledge, skills, and abilities enable her to be effective in her work The evolution of impact investing, including how it got started and the major industry players in the field How Jaishree overcomes...

Note for listeners: This week's episode with Jeremy Marcus, Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania, was recorded in September 2020, prior to the riot at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021. This week's episode features Jeremy Marcus, who's served for 7 years as Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director in the office of U.S. Representat...

Nathaniel Brooks Horwitz has had a set of rare experiences - particularly for someone still in the early stages of his career journey. His passion is to develop new medicines. A Principal at RA Capital, a leading biotech venture capital firm in Boston, board member at Synthego Corporation, Quench Bio, GentiBio and others, Nathaniel was previously founding CEO of Nivien Therapeutics. On today's epi...

  In today's episode, management consultant, professor, angel investor, columnist, and book author Peter Cohan joins Mark to discuss a range of interesting topics, including: How he developed his dual interests in art and engineering and whether he sees them as disparate or complementary interests Whether the experience of having a business in his family contributed to his interest in business and...

  Today's livestream with Dr. Amelia Burke-Garcia, an award-winning digital health communicator and researcher with nearly 20 years of experience, and Dr. Amy Leader, an Associate Professor in the Division of Population Science, Department of Medical Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University, focuses on Dr. Burke-Garcia's and Dr. Leader's just-released article in the Journal Vaccine  about the messa...

  On this week's episode of When Science Speaks (link in comments), I talk with Stephen Fantone, CEO and Founder of Optikos and the Optical Society (OSA) President for 2020. We discuss a range of topics, including: - The projects to battle COVID-19 that OSA and its members have been working on, such as decontamination and sterilization of PPE - OSA initiatives focused on contributing to efforts to...

  This week's episode features Nic DiPalma, founder and CEO of SpacetimeLabs, a creative agency for science. SpacetimeLabs develops advanced communications for science and research to connect with the public through art, design, and creativity. Nic also is Principal and Executive Creative Director at Nic DiPalma Creative, which is a design consulting group focused on accelerating client creativity...