Sciencetown

A podcast about the people, ideas and innovations that make KAUST the most unique research community

Episodes

Total: 36

25. Wastewater Solutions

2023/5/14

In this final episode of the three-part Sciencetown series on innovative portable technologies, Juli

In this second episode of the three-part Sciencetown series on innovative portable technologies, Jul

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology are developing innovative portable

Algae are a metabolic treasure trove. The ancient hybrid organisms, which come in various forms of s

Two KAUST agritech startups are bringing innovative food production technologies to communities in t

Each year computer scientists at KAUST engage with peers at the annual SC conference, the largest su

19. Probiotics for corals

2022/3/27

Episode 19 explores the promising health benefits of probiotics — not for humans, but for corals. As

Fungal life, while intimately linked to our own, is not well understood. In this episode we speak wi

The global ocean covers over 70% of our blue planet and yet we know vanishingly little about what li

Paula Moraga talks to us about the use of data analysis and modeling to better understand communicab

Mohamed-Slim Alouini is a distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at KAUST. A

How do we know, what we know, about the human brain? We talk to Carl Petersen to find out. He’s the

16. Low-carbon transport

2020/10/15

Transportation is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, so how do we clean up

In early 2020, researchers from around the world wrapped up the biggest shark counting exercise ever

Geothermal is a sustainable, abundant, and largely untapped energy resource. Around the world, count

A team of global researchers is working to connect the 4 billion people around the world who remain

Victor Vescovo is famous for traveling the greatest vertical distance possible without leaving earth

Scientists are racing to understand the mechanisms of transmission, the most effective testing metho

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has transited the globe causing both disruption and calls to action for scienti

Cheap, rapid genetic sequencing, big data, and supercomputing is opening up new possibilities for me