Professor Dave Debates

• The Future of Car Batteries (Featuring Jill Pestana)

  Electric cars are the future, this much is clear. All manufacturers are switching focus and discontinuing production on many gas-run models. This bodes well for a future completely independent of gasoline and other fossil fuels. So how does a car battery work? What innovations can we expect from this technology in the future? Let's talk to Jill Pestana, a materials physicist that develops lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles!Guest: Jill Pestana (IG & TW: @jillpestana)All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.comCheck out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

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• A Chemist's Retrospective (Featuring Vittorio Farina)

  This episode features none other than my father, Vittorio Farina! He is an accomplished chemist that has been a global leader in the field of process development. Essentially, he really knows how to make drugs. In this episode we dive into his history as an Italian immigrant, his education, early employment, accomplishments and goals, and thoughts on the current status of the pharmaceutical industry. Whether you are interested in hearing about what chemists do, or just getting a little perspective on my family history, you'll want to listen to this one! Guest: Vittorio Farina (Farinachem Consulting) All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.com Check out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

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• Human Nature vs. Society (Featuring Arash Kolahi)

  Human nature hasn't changed much in thousands of years, but society has changed dramatically, especially over the past few centuries. Has society advanced in such a way that it enhances our happiness, or does it detract? Does it bring us together, or does it isolate us? Does it enable us to actualize our potential or does it hinder and stifle our personal and spiritual growth? Of course the answer is somewhere in between, layered with nuance, but let's dive into the philosophy of it all. Here to help us out is Arash Kolahi, who is an economist and social theorist. His research focuses on economic theory, behavioral economics, human nature, psychology, and sociology, so he has a unique perspective from which to assess this very question. This one gets pretty heady, so strap in! Guest: Arash Kolahi (@ArashKolahi) All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.com Check out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

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• How Do We Make Drugs? (Featuring Carolina Amador)

  In the past 100 years, our understanding of the molecular world has grown immeasurably. So much so that we can synthesize essentially any compound we desire. We take advantage of this fact to synthesize drugs for the treatment of various diseases. How does this work? How do we know what molecule to make? What do these do in the body? How exactly do we make them, especially on an industrial scale? Let's chat with chemist turned businesswoman Carolina Amador about this whole show! Guest: Carolina Amador (@ca_amador) All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.com Check out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

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• Do I Have an Eating Disorder? (Featuring Kati Morton)

  Eating is a major focal point of human existence. We all do it every day, and most of our social interactions are based around it. But many of us have an unhealthy relationship with food, which can sometimes qualify as an eating disorder. What are the different types of eating disorders? How does someone know if they have one, and what should be done about it? How do we treat eating disorders? Helping us with this is licensed therapist Kati Morton, who specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, so let's get to the bottom of this! Guest: Kati Morton (Kati Morton on YouTube, @KatiMorton on Twitter, @KatiMorton1 on Instagram) www.katimorton.com All music created by Simulated Sun: www.simulatedsun.com Check out educational tutorials by Professor Dave: www.professordaveexplains.com

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