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A podcast that explores innovative University at Buffalo research through candid conversations with the researchers about their inspirations and goals.
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S4E6 Closing the Food Gap with Lucia Leone
Lucia Leone’s interest in nutrition began in childhood, as she watched her mother—without a car and on a limited income—still manage to put healthy meals on the table. Now an associate professor of…
S4E5 The Mouth-Body Connection with Frank Scannapieco
Frank Scannapieco wasn’t too interested in school as a kid; he went to college largely because his father insisted. But a few inspiring teachers, a growing fascination with biology and a chance…
S4E4 Sleep and the Brain with Carleara Weiss
Growing up in a multigenerational household, Carleara Weiss was a caregiver from the start. But as she lay awake at night listening to her elders snore, she didn’t realize those sounds were signs of…
S4E3 Making Chatbots Better with Rohini Srihari
Not all chatbots are created equal. Some, like those used in customer service, are relatively simple. Others—like the systems Rohini Srihari builds—can take on far more complex tasks, such as giving…
S4E2 Magic and Witchcraft with Phillips Stevens
As a Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria in his early 20s, Phillips Stevens witnessed an act of sorcery that blew his mind. He turned that moment into a 50-year career as a cultural anthropologist at…
S4E1 Combatting the Opioid Crisis with Joshua Lynch
Inspired by his grandfather’s service as a volunteer fire chief, Joshua Lynch joined the fire department at 18 and was soon patrolling the streets of Buffalo as an EMT. At the same time, he was…
S3E8 Earthworm Ecology with Nick Henshue
Bullied as a kid, Nick Henshue spent much of his childhood roaming the woods behind his house, fueling a love for nature that propels him to this day. Now an associate teaching professor of ecology…
S3E7 Weight-Loss Drugs with Nicole Albanese
Nicole Albanese grew up in a holistic household that emphasized diet over drugs. Now, as a clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice at the University at Buffalo, she embraces medication—but…
S3E6 Urban Classical Music with Jeff Scott
Since his band teacher went alphabetically by last name, Jeff Scott’s choices were limited when it came his turn to pick an instrument. The sixth grader pointed to the French horn—and the rest is…
S3E5 Multispecies Design with Joyce Hwang
As a young girl growing up in suburban Los Angeles, Joyce Hwang loved seeing how urban animals would create little moments of disorder in the highly manicured landscape. Now the intersection between…
S3E4 Changing the Black East Side with Henry Louis Taylor Jr.
As a young clinical audiologist, Henry Louis Taylor Jr. found that the socioeconomic realities of many of his Black patients affected his ability to help them. To truly serve his community, he…
S3E3 Bitemark Evidence with Mary Bush
Obsessed with true crime shows as a teen, Mary Bush naturally gravitated toward forensics as a young professor in the University at Buffalo’s School of Dental Medicine. Today, she is widely acclaimed…
S3E2 Animal Genes and Human Health with Vincent Lynch
As a kid, all Vincent Lynch wanted to do was hang out by the river near his home, fishing and crabbing and playing in the muck. School, by contrast, was a bore. Then he discovered biology—and never…
S3E1 Narcissism in the Workplace with Emily Grijalva
Narcissists get a bad rap, but is it deserved? According to Emily Grijalva, an associate professor of organizational behavior at the University at Buffalo School of Management and a renowned expert…
S2E8 Medication Overload with David Jacobs
More than 750 older Americans are hospitalized every day due to severe side effects from their medications. Many of them will die prematurely as a result. In this episode of Driven to Discover, host…
S2E7 Nutrition and Cancer with Danielle Meyer
Food has become an increasingly fraught subject in America. Is paleo good for you? Keto? Should everyone be intermittent fasting? Meanwhile, an increasing number of Americans under 50 are being…
S2E6 Preventing Gun Violence with Patricia Logan-Greene
When social work researcher Patricia Logan-Greene sought out introductory readings for her students on the topic of gun violence, she was shocked to find there weren’t any. Every day, social workers…
S2E5 Detecting Deception with Mark Frank
Working nights during college as a bouncer, Mark Frank discovered he could learn a lot about people by observing their facial expressions and body language. Now, as a professor of communication at…
S2E4 AI for Social Good with Jinjun Xiong
Jinjun Xiong was a young computer scientist working on AI technology at IBM when the company’s Watson computer famously beat the top human players on “Jeopardy!”. But while the rest of the world…
S2E3 Cannabis Legalization with R. Lorraine Collins
There are few people more qualified to weigh in on the legalization of cannabis than psychologist R. Lorraine Collins, a renowned addictions expert who started researching the drug decades ago, long…
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Driven to Discover has published 27 episodes since January 2023, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Society & Culture.
Driven to Discover is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 18m.
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