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September 21, 2023
Pollution Revolution: The First Biodegradable Shoe with Professor Robert Pomeroy
The world's first completely biodegradable shoe is a major step towards tackling plastic pollution. Scientists at UC San Diego led by Professors Robert Pomeroy, Stephen Mayfield, and Michael Burkart, are using their innovative technology to create plastics derived from algae, and hope to apply their product to many other sectors. On this episode of 'WorldAbout', Grace chats with Biochemistry Professor…
September 16, 2023
Daniel Choi – CEO Sequoia Games
What is the future of gaming? On this episode of 'WorldAbout', Grace chats with Daniel Choi, Founder and CEO of Sequoia Games, about his fascinating journey from working in corporate America to creating his own cutting-edge game that blends new world Augmented Reality with old school collectibles. Guest Links: https://flexnba.com Guest Twitter
March 19, 2023
‘A Brief History of Hollywood’- Director Nate Barlow
In this episode, we take you to Hollywood - and chat with Director, Producer, Writer and ActorNate Barlow. Nate take's us behind the scenes of his latest film projects including his acclaimed short documentary 'A Brief History of Hollywood' covering the back story of the Hollywood Sign first built in 1923, as a billboard for a new housing development to…
September 11, 2022
The Dark Sky Movement with Cathy Handzel (IDA)
Over the past 25 years, global light pollution has increased by 49%, and continues to rise with 1 billion birds dying in the United States alone every year. Artificial light massively impacts human health, our environment and the natural world. In this episode, Cathy Handzel, Vice President of the International Dark-Sky Association (San Diego County Chapter) breaks it down for us; …
July 2, 2022
John Ricketts – Feed the Children
Around the world, more than enough food is produced to feed the entire global population per year, yet food insecurity and hunger worldwide have doubled since the start of the pandemic, with millions of people still going hungry. In this episode of "WorldAbout", John Ricketts, Director of Program Impact & Disaster Services from Feed the Children, discusses the increasing demand…
June 26, 2022
Researchers Reveal New “Night-Time Solar” Technology
In an exciting world first, a team of researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have demonstrated that solar power can be generated at night. In this episode of 'WorldAbout', Grace takes you behind the scenes and talks with team leader, Associate Professor Ned Ekins-Daukes and Research Fellow Dr. Phoebe Pearce about their amazing achievement. Guest Links: https://www.qpvgroup.org/ Twitter: @EkinsNed @Pshoebes
May 28, 2022