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This Week in ParasitismOur hero Dickson TWiP explains a study which finds that tissue spaces are reservoirs of antigenic diversity for Trypanosoma brucei, then remembers our departed colleague Dickson Despommier. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula Click arrow to play Download TWiP #254 (88 MB .mp3, 61 minutes) Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server Tissue spaces are reservoirs of antigenic diversity for T. brucei (Nature) Understanding trypanosome antigenic variation (Emerg Top Life Sci) Tissue resident T. brucei (PLoS Path) Hero – Dickson Despommier Despommier Photo Art Parasitology Course (YouTube) Become a patron o...2025-03-091h 00
This Week in VirologyDickson Despommier, parasitologist without bordersThe entire TWiV team comes together to pay tribute to Dickson Despommier, then reviews antibodies to H5N1 virus in veterinarians working with dairy cattle, Elisabeth Bik donates prize money for data integrity analyses, measles outbreak in Texas, and use of an alternative genetic code by human microbiome phages. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, Brianne Barker, Daniel Griffin, Angela Mingarelli, and Jolene Ramsey Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 Livestream tribute to Dickson (Office Hours) D...2025-02-231h 51This Week in VirologyDickson Despommier, parasitologist without bordersThe entire TWiV team comes together to pay tribute to Dickson Despommier, then reviews antibodies to H5N1 virus in veterinarians working with dairy cattle, Elisabeth Bik donates prize money for data integrity analyses, measles outbreak in Texas, and use of an alternative genetic code by human microbiome phages. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, Brianne Barker, Daniel Griffin, Angela Mingarelli, and Jolene Ramsey Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 Livestream tribute to Dickson (Office Hours) D...2025-02-231h 51
Vertical Farming Podcast - Conversations with CEOs, Founders & Leaders in AgTech & CEADickson Despommier - A Vertical Farming Podcast TributeIn this special tribute episode of The Vertical Farming Podcast, I honor the life and legacy of Dr. Dickson Despommier, the visionary who laid the foundation for vertical farming as we know it today.His book, The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century, completely changed the way I thought about food production, sustainability, and the future of agricultureReading it in 2019 was a turning point for me—it was the spark that led to the creation of this podcast.Over the years, I’ve spoken with over 150 CEOs and founders in the industry, and...2025-02-1407 minThis Week in VirologyTaming of the fluTWiV reviews viruses in the news: Chinese scientist who released the SARS-CoV-2 genome sequence sleeps in the street, a case of measles in Haifa, spread of waterborne infectious diseases in Gaza, interstate spread of avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy cattle, and an orangutan heals himself with medicinal plants, followed by identification of a cell receptor for parechoviruses, and blockade of necroptosis prevents lung injury in severe influenza. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this epis...2024-05-051h 40This Week in VirologyA protein flew out and a bat flu inTWiV reviews avian H5N1 influenza virus in the US, measles at highest levels in England, positive selection underlies repeated knockout of ORF8 in SARS-CoV-2 evolution, and cross-species spill-over potential of the H9N2 bat influenza A virus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) The New City by Dickson Despommier (blog post) International Conference on Pandemic Preparedness Bird flu in ...2024-04-281h 39This Week in VirologyIt's not over 'til it's OffitPaul Offit joins TWiV to discuss his latest book, “Tell Me When It’s Over”, an insider’s guide to deciphering COVID myths and navigating our post-pandemic world. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Brianne Barker Guest: Paul Offit Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) The New City by Dickson Despommier Tell Me When It’s Over by Paul Offit Navigating the U.S. Immigration System ...2024-03-311h 50
Sustainable Futures: Designing Green Communities and BuildingsSeeing the Future of Agriculture with Dickson DespommierIn this episode, Sustainable Futures sits down with microbiologist and Columbia University Professor Emeritus Dr. Dickson Despommier to discuss his pioneering work and thought leadership on vertical farming. Beginning as a thought experiment for his students in 1999, Dr. Despommier quickly recognized the impact that vertical farming could have in revolutionizing our food systems and mitigating climate change. Since then he has been a tireless advocate for this sustainable food practice, and has helped throw the doors open on the viability of vertical farms. Join us for a conversation on food, sustainability, and how a microbiologist came to re-envision the...2024-03-201h 14This Week in VirologyMonkeys fly and mice exaggerateTWiV reviews heterosexual transmission of clade I Mpox virus, continued circulation of oropouche virus in South America, herpesviruses in South American fur seals and sea lions, sex-specific differences in physiological responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection, underdetected dispersal and extensive local transmission drove the 2022 mpox epidemic, and a humanized mouse model for adenovirus-associated virus gene therapy. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a me...2024-03-101h 45This Week in VirologySkeeter poo and obelisks tooTWiV reviews resurgence of Lassa fever in West Africa, at least 3 paralytic cases of cVDPV2 in Zimbabwe, CWD from eating prion-laden plants, measles in New Orleans and Broward County Florida, failure of Florida Surgeon General to support vaccination, a measles variant in Switzerland, SARS-CoV-2 persistent infections, leaky blood-brain-barrier for long COVID brain fog, West Nile virus transmitted among mosquitoes by the excreta, and viroid-like colonists of human microbiomes. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links...2024-02-251h 49This Week in VirologyShoot out at the Circle-T ranchTWiV reviews a fatal Alaskapox case, MERS in Kenya, diagnostic tests for Nipah and Lassa diseases, HPV vaccination rates in the US, cases of measles in Arizona and Minnesota, hepatitis C virus-derived RNA circles in infected cells, and prevention of respiratory virus transmission by resident memory CD8+ T cells. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) Research as...2024-02-181h 49This Week in VirologyShould old infections be forgotTWiV reviews rhinovirus complications in infants, a new influenza antiviral drug, Oropouche fever in Brazil, measles in Maryland and Ohio, effect of eliminating non-medical vaccine exemptions in NY, foot-and-mouth disease in Europe, severe primary and secondary dengue infections, and therapeutic mitigation of measles-like immune amnesia and exacerbated disease after prior respiratory virus infections. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) R...2024-02-111h 51This Week in VirologyWhen macrophages go to alimentary schoolTWiV reviews measles outbreaks in England and Europe, 2 fatal Nipah virus cases in Bangladesh, yellow fever outbreak in Sudan, and discuss how the type of immunodeficiency influences the outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and programming of alveolar macrophages by intestinal bacteria that influences severity of respiratory viral infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Rich Condit Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) Research assistant position in Rosenfeld...2024-02-041h 48This Week in VirologyAI builds better virusesTWiV reviews global measles outbreaks, toilet-generated aerosols that spread viruses, highly effective prevention of invasive cervical cancer by HPV vaccination, and design of improved adenovirus-associated viral vectors using machine learning. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) The New City by Dickson Despommier Jay Nelson obituary Measles outbreak in...2024-01-281h 40This Week in VirologyI opened the pig sty and in flew enzaTWiV reviews the latest virology news, how infection with a plant virus causes insect to grow long wings, and reverse zoonoses of 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza viruses in US swine. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) The New City by Dickson Despommier Midwife gave children pellets instead of va...2024-01-212h 06This Week in VirologyRock of phagesTWiV reveals how viruses participate in the organomineralization of travertines, and how neutralizing antibodies evolve to exploit vulnerable sites in the hepatitis C virus envelope glycoprotein E2 and mediate clearance of infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) The New City by Dickson Despommier Global dengue...2024-01-131h 46This Week in VirologyFit viruses, parasites, sick chickensFor the last episode of 2023, TWiV describes how ancient chicken remains reveal the increase of fitness and virulence of Marek’s disease virus, and the diversity and dissemination of Leishmania virus in the pathogenic protozoan Leishmania braziliensis. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Kathy Spindler, Brianne Barker and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) The New City by Dickson Despom...2023-12-311h 53This Week in VirologyTaming the shrew and barring Epstein-Barr virusTWiV explains a study showing that ost traits shape virome composition and virus transmission in wild bats, rodents, and shrews, and development of a gB nanoparticle vaccine that elicits a protective neutralizing antibody response against Epstein-Barr virus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) The New City by Dickson Despommier...2023-12-241h 38This Week in VirologyHeads or tails, you win a phage lunchOn this all-bacteriophage episode, TWiV explains the ‘vampire phage’, and and how mammalian cells internalize phage particles and utilize them to enhance cell growth and survival. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Jolene Ramsey Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Global Scholar Travel Awards (ASV) Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) The New City by Dickson Despommier Gerd Sutter passes (LMU) Avian influenza A (H5N1) Cambodia (WHO) CWD expands in M...2023-12-031h 58This Week in VirologyCat coronavirus gains function in CyprusTWiV reviews ban on gain-of-function research by the House, chronic wasting disease in Tennessee deer, nOPV2 causing paralysis in children, and an outbreak of feline infectious peritonitis in Cyprus caused by a new recombinant coronavirus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Global Scholar Travel Awards (ASV) Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) The New City by Dickson Despomm...2023-11-261h 51This Week in VirologySeasonal COVID and a niche for cervical cancerTWiV reveals a prediction of the expected endemic seasonality of COVID-19, based on circulation of human coronaviruses, and ecological clearance of vaccine-targeted human papillomaviruses and an increase in circulation of non-targeted virus types. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Global Scholar Travel Awards (ASV) Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) The New City by Dickson Despommier Seasonality of endemic COVID-19 (mBio...2023-11-121h 32
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Keen On AmericaShould environmentalists be utopian? Dickson Despommier imagines the perfect 21st century cityEPISODE 1764: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Dickson Despommier, author of THE NEW CITY, about the perfect environmental city of the futureDickson Despommier is author of THE NEW CITY: How to Build our Sustainable Urban Future (2023)Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR...2023-10-0740 min
This Week in VirologyLive from New York, 1k epitopes of virologyThe entire TWiV team gathers at a theatre in New York City to celebrate a milestone in science podcasting, to reminisce how they joined the show, and to play a game of TWiV Jeopardy. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, Brianne Barker, Daniel Griffin, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode TWiV #1: West Nile virus TWiV #100: TWiV catches a big fish TWiV #200: Threading the NEIDL TWiV #300: So happy together TWiV #400: Harold ‘400’ Varmus, a scientist...2023-04-231h 15This Week in VirologyAnother year is viralIn the first epitope of 2023, TWiV reviews our coverage of virology in 2022, including favorite story arcs, episodes, show titles, and much more. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Our favorite 2022 virology stories: •Vincent: Paul Offit on bivalent boosters (TWiV 917, 942, Special) •Dickson: Interviews with Paul Offit and Andy Slavitt •Rich: TWiV 948: Breathless with David Quammen •Kathy: TWiV 915: Mouse mouth to mouse mom •Brianne: Spillovers (TWiV 92...2023-01-011h 53This Week in VirologyA spillover waiting in the wingsTWiV reviews eukaryotic viruses recovered from ancient permafrost, a mistake made by scientists on Omicron origins, and close relatives of MERS-CoV from bats that bind ACE2 for entry into cells. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support MicrobeTV with a Spike t-shirt (Vaccinated.us) with promo code MicrobeTV Positions with the Mosquito and Vector Control Division in Harris County Public Health (one and two) Ancient eukaryotic viruses from permafrost...2022-12-251h 49
The Serene Desiree Podcast#14 The Difference Between Religion and Science - Dickson DespommierWill gain-of-function research create a supervirus that will kill the majority of the world's population? Or is it necessary to stop a pandemic? In this episode, I speak to Dickson Despommier about this topic, as well as the differences between religion and science, and the pitfalls of faith based reasoning.2022-09-022h 04
RiYLEpisode 488: (Bonus) Dickson DespommierI spent a lot of hours and a lot of words exploring the world of vertical farming over at TechCrunch. The research, which resulted in this feature, was bookended by conversations with Dickson Despommier, a former Columbia University professor now regarded as the godfather of vertical farming. This final discussion with Despommier is a kind of coda to the piece, exploring his seminal book, The Vertical Farm 10 years after its initial publication. You can read a writeup of the full interview over on TechCrunch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...2021-11-0530 minThis Week in VirologyMIS-C with Moshe Arditi and Ivet BaharMoshe and Ivet join TWiV to discuss their finding that MIS-C is a consequence of a superantigen in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 that causes activation of a skewed population of T cell receptor bearing lymphocytes, leading to hyperinflammation. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit and Kathy Spindler Guests: Moshe Arditi and Ivet Behar Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MIS-C in US children (NEJM) Superantigen in spike and T cell skewing in MIS-C (PNAS) MIS-C mimics toxic sh...2021-10-102h 02This Week in ParasitismDickson's ocular anomalyThe TWiPers solve the case of the Rural Man from North Carolina with Blurred Vision, and discuss the results of single-cell RNA sequencing of Schistosoma mansoni. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode PWB on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter RNAseq atlas of S. mansoni (Science) Hero: Kathleen Hussey Letters read on TWiP 191 Become a patron of TWiP Case Study for TWiP 191 Visit in Malawi, capital, teenage son of USAID worker urine has started to turn red. New to...2021-01-111h 20This Week in VirologyRocky Mountain COVID with Emily TravantyEmily Travanty from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment joins TWiV to discuss how her laboratory was the first in the US to detect the SARS-CoV-2 variant VOC 202012/01. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Guest: Emily Travanty Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode VOC detected in Colorado (WaPo) US has sequenced only 50,000 SARS-CoV-2 genomes (CDC) Human CoV evolves to escape immunity (bioRxiv) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickso...2021-01-101h 50
On What Matters#9 - Creating Sustainable Change with Dickson DespommierHow do we create sustainable change going forward into the future? Where do questions of equity fit into this discussion of the long-term health of global citizens? This week Coleman spoke with Dickson Despommier, an academic with over 30 years of experience in Public health at Columbia University and Fordham University. Dr. Despommier and Coleman discussed the future of agriculture and vertical farming in Episode 4 of the 21st talks podcast.Follow our Instagram to stay up to date on the Podcast, Blog, and to apply for our Meaning Oriented Communities (MOC) program. Or f...2020-12-101h 41This Week in ParasitismBut Doc, what could it be?Christina from Glasgow returns to help the TWiPlets solve the case of the Ghanian Woman with Abdominal Mass, followed by discussion of the impact of COVID-19 on malaria morbidity and mortality in Africa. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Guest: Christina Naula Download TWiP #190 (57 MB .mp3, 94 minutes) Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode PWB on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter COVID-19 effects on malaria in Africa (Lancet) Hero: Clark Read Letters read on TWiP 190 Become a patron of TWiP Case Study fo...2020-12-081h 34
On What Matters#4 - Vertical Farming and the Future of Agriculture with Dickson DespommierThis week Coleman spoke with past Columbia University professor of Microbiology and Public Health Dr. Dickson Despommier. Despommier is a serial author, Ted talk deliverer, and speaker who has given numerous lectures on the role Vertical Farming will play in the future of agriculture and the tremendous threat a lack of innovation and change in our food systems will bring unless we change.Follow our Instagram to stay up to date on the Podcast, Blog, and to apply for our Meaning Oriented Communities (MOC) program.Or fill out this link to get...2020-10-201h 40
Plants and PipettesStacks of wheat – Vertical farming, occlupanid research, thievish animals
What would happen if you stacked ten layers of indoor wheat on top of each other – and then stacked ten of those stacks? We’re discussing the highs and lows of vertical farming, talk about terrible naming schemes and the rediscovery of an animal that’s neither elephant nor shrew.
Wheat yield potential in controlled-environment vertical farms; Senthold Asseng, Jose R. Guarin, Mahadev Raman, Oscar Monje, Gregory Kiss, Dickson D. Despommier, Forrest M. Meggers, and Paul P. G. Gauthier; PNAS August 11, 2020 117 (32) 19131-19135; first published July 27, 2020
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Fun Stuff2020-08-211h 11This Week in ParasitismNot rationing rationalityDickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Elder Gardener Feeling Poorly, and discuss the three-dimensional ultrastructure of Plasmodium falciparum during cytokinesis. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Three-dimensional structure of malaria parasite (PLoS Path) Support Floating Doctors at PWB Letters read on TWiP 186 Become a patron of TWiP Case Study for TWiP 186 Middle aged woman quite upset, referred to Daniel. Sheltering at home, one day looking at her children, noticed problem with vision...2020-08-011h 20This Week in ParasitismLatrinaliaDickson, Daniel and Vincent solve the case of the Wife of a Guy with Cyclospora Diarrhea, and discuss the discovery of an intrinsic oscillator that drives the bloodstream stage cycle of the malaria parasite. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Intrinsic oscillator in malaria parasite (Science) Malaria parasite has intrinsic clock (Science) Letters read on TWiP 185 Become a patron of TWiP Case Study for TWiP 185 Seeing this type of case 1/week for last several weeks...2020-07-031h 03
Live From America Podcast#129: Coronavirus update W/ professor Dickson DespommierThe Comedy Cellar presents " Live from America podcast " with Noam Dworman and Hatem Gabr.
This Episodes Guests :
Professor Dickson Despommier, Comedian Boris Khaykin and Comedian Tony Daro.
Dickson D. Despommier is an emeritus professor of microbiology and Public Health at Columbia University. . Despommier has received media coverage for his ideas on vertical farming
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STEMTalks Archive - IHMC | Institute for Human & Machine CognitionEpisode 96: Dick Despommier discusses vertical farming and fly fishingToday we have part two of our interview with Dr. Dickson Despommier, a microbiologist and ecologist who is the emeritus professor of public and environmental health at Columbia University.
Today’s episode focuses on vertical farming, a concept that Dick and his students came up with in 1999. When Dick’s book “Vertical Farms: Feeding the World in the 21st Century” came out in 2010, there were no vertical farms in the world. Today, there are vertical farms throughout the U.S. and around the globe.
Part one of our interview, episode 95, covered Dick’s nearly 30 years of research in...2019-09-2433 minSTEM-TalkEpisode 96: Dick Despommier discusses vertical farming and fly fishingToday we have part two of our interview with Dr. Dickson Despommier, a microbiologist and ecologist who is the emeritus professor of public and environmental health at Columbia University.
Today’s episode focuses on vertical farming, a concept that Dick and his students came up with in 1999. When Dick’s book “Vertical Farms: Feeding the World in the 21st Century” came out in 2010, there were no vertical farms in the world. Today, there are vertical farms throughout the U.S. and around the globe.
Part one of our interview, episode 95, covered Dick’s nearly 30 years of research in...2019-09-2433 minSTEMTalks Archive - IHMC | Institute for Human & Machine CognitionEpisode 95: Dickson Despommier talks about 30 years of research into intracellular parasitismOur guest today is Dr. Dickson Despommier, a microbiologist and ecologist who is the emeritus professor of Public and Environmental Heath at Columbia University. Our conversation with Dick covered a variety of topics and ran so long that we divided his interview into two parts.
Part one covers the nearly 30 years Dick spent conducting research on intracellular parasitism, especially Trichinella spiralis, one of the world’s largest intracellular parasites.
Part two of our interview with Dick focuses on vertical farming. In 1999, Dick and his students came up with the idea of raising crops in tall bui...2019-09-111h 16STEM-TalkEpisode 95: Dickson Despommier talks about 30 years of research into intracellular parasitismOur guest today is Dr. Dickson Despommier, a microbiologist and ecologist who is the emeritus professor of Public and Environmental Heath at Columbia University. Our conversation with Dick covered a variety of topics and ran so long that we divided his interview into two parts.
Part one covers the nearly 30 years Dick spent conducting research on intracellular parasitism, especially Trichinella spiralis, one of the world’s largest intracellular parasites.
Part two of our interview with Dick focuses on vertical farming. In 1999, Dick and his students came up with the idea of raising crops in tall bui...2019-09-111h 16This Week in ParasitismMiss DicksonJustin joins the TWiP team to solve the case of the Gentleman with B cell Lymphoma, and consider the finding of Dracunculus species in river otters from Arkansas. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Guest: Justin Aaron Become a patron of TWiP. Links for this episode: Dracunculus in river otters (J Parasitol) Image credit Letters read on TWiP 155 Case Study for TWiP 155 Another challenging one. 60 yo man with poorly defined immunodeficiency: low Ig, low T cells, on chronic Ig therapy. Admitted with 1 yr chronic diarrhea. Had upp...2018-07-241h 32
Urban AgricultureGotham GreensDickson travels to indoor farm Gotham Greens in Brooklyn, New York to speak with Co-founder and CEO Viraj Puri. Hosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Viraj Puri Links for this episode Gotham Greens Send your questions and comments to urbanag@microbe.tv2018-03-1442 minThis Week in ParasitismThus misspake DespommierThe TWIPniks solve the case of the Man With Diarrhea and 100 Micron Objects In Stool, and discuss the reticulocyte receptor for Plasmodium vivax. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Become a patron of TWiP. Links for this episode: Reticulocyte receptor for Plasmodium vivax (Science) Image credit: Parasitic Diseases, 6th Ed. Parasite Heroine: Marietta Voge Letters read on TWiP 146 Case Study for TWiP 146 27 yo male lawyer comes NY area to be seen, has 4 cm ulcer on right foot. Painless, has raised borders, minimal surrounding erythema. Going on for quite...2018-01-311h 26Urban AgricultureThe Vertical Farm InstituteHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Daniel Podmirseg Daniel joins Dickson and Vincent to talk about the Vertical Farm Institute, which provides advice and planning on the design and construction of indoor farms. Links for this episode Vertical Farm Institute Daniel's thesis, 'Up' Letters read on Urban Agriculture 28 Send your questions and comments to urbanag@microbe.tv2017-12-2359 minUrban AgricultureThe Next Big ThingsHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Dickson provides an update on progress towards establishing long-term, sustainable, local, safe food systems based on indoor farming. Links for this episode Pumpkin genome sequenced (SciDaily) The Next Big Thing(s) Seeds and Chips A Farm Grows in the City (WSJ) Plenty Square Roots Infarm Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center (Wikipedia) Letters read on Urban Agriculture 27 Send your questions and comments to urbanag@microbe.tv2017-11-101h 17
American Family FarmerDr. Dickson Despommier on Vertical FarmingDR. DICKSON D. DESPOMMIER is an emeritus professor of microbiology and Public Health at Columbia University. From 1971-2009, he conducted research on intracellular parasitism and taught courses on parasitic diseases, medical ecology and ecology. In recent years, he has received considerable media coverage for his ideas on vertical farming. He developed the concept over a 10-year period with graduate students in a medical ecology class.Despommier is also co-host of three popular podcasts along and has authored or co-authored 7 books. The one we’re looking at today is: The Vertical Farm: Feeding The World in The 21st Century, from St. Martin’...2017-02-0545 minAmerican Family FarmerDr. Dickson Despommier on Vertical FarmingDR. DICKSON D. DESPOMMIER is an emeritus professor of microbiology and Public Health at Columbia University. From 1971-2009, he conducted research on intracellular parasitism and taught courses on parasitic diseases, medical ecology and ecology. In recent years, he has received considerable media coverage for his ideas on vertical farming. He developed the concept over a 10-year period with graduate students in a medical ecology class.Despommier is also co-host of three popular podcasts along and has authored or co-authored 7 books. The one we’re looking at today is: The Vertical Farm: Feeding The World in The 21st Century, from St. Martin’...2017-02-0545 min
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 26: Green Sense FarmsHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Robert Colangelo Dickson and Vincent speak with Robert Colangelo, founding farmer and CEO of Green Sense Farms, the world's largest commercial indoor vertical farm. Links for this episode Green Sense Farms Green Sense Radio Letters read on Urban Agriculture 26 This episode is sponsored by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and nonfiction series from the world’s best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at...2016-10-181h 11
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 25: Standing TallHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Dickson defines the term 'vertical farm': a high-tech greenhouse that is stacked on top of itself, transforming it into a multi-story growing space. Links for this episode GreenTech Amsterdam The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono Rewilding the World by Caroline Fraser Carbon farming This episode is sponsored by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and nonfiction series from the world’s best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely...2016-09-021h 40This Week in VirologyTWiV 401: Vector victoriousHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler Zika virus spreads in the USA, a Zika virus DNA vaccine goes into phase I trials, and how mosquito bites enhance virus replication and disease, from the friendly TWiFolk Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Beverly Griffin, 86 (1 2 3) Zika virus in the US (CDC) Zika virus spreading in Miami (CDC) Zika virus in Florida (NY Times) NIH begins phase I trial of Zika virus DNA vaccine (NIAID) Mosquito salive enhances West Nile replication in mice (J Virol) Mosqui...2016-08-071h 58
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 24: Cuello's LawHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Joel Cuello Dickson and Vincent speak with Professor Joel Cuello about his work on engineering of sustainable biological and agricultural innovations, including bioregenerative space life support, crop hydroponics, plant tissue culture, micropropagation, and industrial mass production of algae and plant cell and microbial cultures. Links for this episode Controlled environment agriculture World without walls (pdf) 10 tips for engineering students Realizing algal biofuels full potential Image credit This episode is sponsored by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and nonfiction series from the wor...2016-06-231h 13
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 23: Controlled enviroment agricultureHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello Guest: Gene Giacomelli Dickson and Vincent speak with Professor Gene Giacomelli about his work on controlled environment plant production systems research, design, development and applications. Links for this episode Controlled environment agriculture Biometry and biosystems informatics Food, bioproducts, and renewable energy Image credit This episode is sponsored by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and nonfiction series from the world’s best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are complete...2016-05-151h 10This Week in VirologyTWiV 388: What could possibly go wrong?Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler Preprint servers, the structure of an antibody bound to Zika virus, blocking Zika virus replication in mosquitoes with Wolbachia, and killing carp in Australia with a herpesvirus are topics of this episode hosted by Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy. Links for this episode biorXiv preprint server Please review Vaccines and Your Child Structure of antibody bound to Zika virus E protein (Cell Host Microbe) Wolbachia blocks Zika virus in mosquitoes (Cell Host Microbe) Zimmer on Wolbachia and Zika virus (NY Times) Fauci on Zika v...2016-05-081h 40
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 22: Clare-ity of thoughtHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Clare Miflin
Dickson and Vincent speak with architect Clare Miflin about biomimicry - innovation inspired by nature - and environmentally sound building practices.
Links for this episode
Kiss & Kathcart Architects
Biomimicry Institute
Biomimicry 3.8
Make biomimicry your career
Hermit crab vacancy chain (Vimeo)
Image credit
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@microbe.tv2016-04-021h 34
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 21: Kiss and tellHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Gregory Kiss
Dickson and Vincent speak with architect Gregory Kiss about how to build self-sustaining urban buildings.
Links for this episode
Kiss & Kathcart Architects
2020 Challenge (pdf)
The 2050 city (pdf)
Science barge
National Building Museum
Greenhouse Project PS 333
The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@microbe.tv2016-02-291h 36
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 20: Kalefornia dreamin'Hosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Guests: Ed Horton and Danielle Horton
Dickson and Vincent speak with Ed and Danielle Horton from Urban Produce, which uses a high-density vertical indoor growing system which they hope to implement all over the world.
Links for this episode
Urban Produce LLC
Urban Produce on YouTube
Urban Produce on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram
Urban Produce virtual tour at YouTube
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2015-12-0153 min
On Foodable WeeklyOn Foodable Weekly: Dr. Dickson Despommier Explains the Future of Food and the Importance of Vertical FarmingAn increase in awareness when it comes to sustainable practices has sped up the pace of the farm-to-table movement. Once an innovative concept, chefs all around the world — from fine-dine and independents to fast-casual concepts — have adopted this route, and it’s obvious that consumers demand nothing less. Farmers could very well become the new rockstars, and today, we’re diving in deeper to discuss vertical farming.
In this episode of “On Foodable Weekly,” brought to you by the Foodable WebTV Network, we are joined by Dr. Dickson Despommier, microbiologist and ecologist, who has been advocating for vertical far...2015-11-1610 min
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 19: Urban aggivangelistsHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Dickson and Vincent review recent developments in indoor farming, and catch up with the backlog of listener questions and comments.
Links for this episode
Roots of organic farming on campus (NY Times)
Green Sense Farms in China (NWI)
Image credit
Letters read on UrbAg 19
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2015-11-091h 09
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 18: Sharecropping the OpenAg wayHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Caleb Harper
Dickson and Vincent speak with Caleb Harper about the Open Agriculture initiative at the MIT Media Lab.
Links for this episode
CityFARM
MIT Media Lab
Growing data will be hosted at openag.mit.edu (not yet live)
Caliber Biotherapeutics
Caleb Harper on Twitter, Instagram
MIT Open Agriculture on Twitter
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2015-09-211h 02
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 17: New urban and vertical farmsHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Dickson and Vincent review recent entrants into the growing discipline of urban agriculture.
Links for this episode
Greener Roots
Urban Produce
US Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
TruLeaf
Ray Kurzweil on Vertical Farming
10 Mile Farms
Seoul adopts urban agriculture
Green Sense Farms
Lufa Farms
Image credit
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2015-08-081h 24
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 16: Vertical HarvestHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Guests: Penny McBride and Nona Yehia
Dickson and Vincent speak with the founders of Vertical Harvest, an indoor farm in Jackson, Wyoming.
Links for this episode
Vertical Harvest
Vertical Harvest before (jpg)
Vertical Harvest video (view at YouTube)
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2015-06-0847 min
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 15: AeroFarmsHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Guests: Ed Harwood and Mark Oshima
Dickson and Vincent visit AeroFarms, an indoor farm in Newark, NJ and speak with Chief Science Officer Ed Harwood and Chief Marketing Officer Mark Oshima.
Links for this episode
AeroFarms
AeroFarms in NY Times
Photogallery
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2015-04-2547 minThis Week in ParasitismTWiP 85: Channeling trypsVincent, Dickson, and Daniel explain how trypanolytic factor forms membrane channels to lyse trypanosomes, and present a new case study.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin
Links for this episode:
Human trypanolytic factor forms channels (PNAS)
Human paragonimiasis (MMWR)
Don't eat raw crawfish
Daniel and Dickson in studio (jpg)
Image credit
Letters read on TWiP 85
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv
Subscribe
Subscribe to TWiP (free) in iTunes, by the RSS feed or by email2015-03-141h 49
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 14: AgritectureHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Henry Gordon-Smith
Dickson and Vincent meet with Henry Gordon-Smith, founder of Agritecture and board member of the Association for Vertical Farming.
Links for this episode
Agritecture
Association for Vertical Farming
Blue Planet Environmental
Henry's Bronx model vertical farm
AeroFarms
The Martian by Andy Weir
Mirai Co. Japan
Letters read on UrbAg 14
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2015-03-031h 41
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 13: Farmbox GreensHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Dan Albert
Dickson and Vincent talk with Dan Albert, founder of Farmbox Greens, a commercial urban farm in Seattle, Washington.
Links for this episode
Eco-Laboratory
Farmbox Greens video (YouTube)
Buy Farmbox Greens (Marx Foods)
John Todd (Wikipedia)
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
Image credit: Marx Foods
FarmedHere story at Business Insider
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2015-02-1458 minThis Week in VirologyTWiV 321: aTRIP and a pauseHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Paul Duprex
Paul joins the TWiV team to discuss the current moratorium on viral research to alter transmission, range and resistance, infectivity and immunity, and pathogenesis.
Links for this episode
Wain-Hobson objects (one, two, three, four)
Influenza H7N1 transmission experiments (J Virol)
Epistemological perspective on aTRIP experiments (mBio)
Limited scientific value and risk (mBio)
Reply to limited scientific value (mBio)
Risks and benefits of aTRIP experiments (mBio)
Apocalypse as rhetorical device in aTRIP debate (mBio)
Moratorium on aTRIP experiments
Moratorium on aTRIP research (m...2015-01-251h 40
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 12: FarmedHereHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Paul Hardej
Dickson and Vincent speak with Paul Hardej, founder of Farmed Here, a commercial vertical farm in Chicago, Illinois.
Links for this episode
FarmedHere
FarmedHere opening (YouTube)
FarmedHere story at Business Insider
Video of this episode - view at YouTube
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2014-12-311h 00
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 11: Growing the light fantastic with IllumitexHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Guests: Chris Hammelef and Paul Grey
Dickson and Vincent speak with Chris and Paul of Illumitex to learn about their revolutionary approach to designing horticultural LED lighting.
Links for this episode
Illumitex
LED (Wikipedia)
Photosynthesis (Wikipedia)
Illumitex horticultural LED products
Image credit: Illumitex
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws
2014-12-0451 min
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 10: Quinoa and asparagusHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Dickson and Vincent read listener email about urban agriculture, hydroponics, aquaponics, underground vertical farms, climate change, and more.
Links for this episode
Quinoa
Asparagus
Letters read on UrbAg 10
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws
2014-10-221h 19
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 9: Green Spirit FarmsHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Guests: Milan Kluko and Daniel Kluko
Dickson and Vincent speak with Milan and Daniel Kluko, owners of Green Spirit Farms, a sustainable vertical farm in New Buffalo, Michigan.
Links for this episode
Green Spirit Farms
Green Spirit Farms News
Green Spirit Farms videos on Vimeo
Letters read on UrbAg 8
Video of this episode - view at YouTube
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws
2014-09-281h 20This Week in VirologyTWiV 300: So happy togetherHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Recording together for the first time, the TWiV team celebrates their 300th recording at the American Society for Microbiology headquarters in Washington, DC, where Vincent speaks with Dickson, Alan, Rich, and Kathy about their careers in science.
Links for this episode
So Happy Together (The Turtles)
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium
Support Kenema VHFC program
Letters read on TWiV 298
Video of this episode - view at YouTube
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - The Internet's Original SinDickson - PlacidcoyoteRich - S...2014-08-311h 32
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 8: Green Farms A&MHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Guest: James Cannon
Dickson and Vincent speak with James Cannon, Chief of Horticulture at Green Farms A&M, about how his company produces food indoors.
Links for this episode
Green Farms A&M
James Cannon on Green Farms (YouTube)
Upright Farms, Inc.
Photo credit: Andy LaValley, Sun-Times Media
Letters read on UrbAg 8
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2014-08-201h 17
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 7: The science behind growing food indoorsHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Dickson and Vincent continue their discussion of the science of indoor farming.
Links for this episode
Soil Science Society of America
Haber process (Wikipedia)
Sky Greens
Plantagon
PlantLab
Phillips LED
Salad greens
Brooklyn Grange
Hydro-Stacker
Growing plants upside-down
Letters read on UrbAg 7
Dickson's pick
Bog bodies of the Iron Age (Nova)
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws
2014-07-281h 31
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 6: The nuts and bolts of indoor farmingHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Dickson and Vincent provide an overview of the technologies that allow the practice of indoor farming.
Links for this episode
Hydroponic root crops
Nutrient film technology (Wikipedia)
Aeroponics (Wikipedia)
Aquaculture (NOAA)
Pasona O2
Chlorophyll spectrum (Wikipedia)
Peak phosphorus and food security (pdf)
Omega Grow Systems
Image credit: Kono Designs
Letters read on UrbAg 6
Dickson's pick
Practical Hydroponics and Greenhouses
Listener pick
Christophe - Inquiring Minds podcast
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2014-07-011h 37
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 5: From the classroom to the tableHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Dickson and Vincent discuss how the vertical farm concept was developed and where it stands today.
Links for this episode
Vertical farming (Wikipedia)
Dickson on Colbert Report
South Korea researches vertical farming
Cary Fowler (Wikipedia)
Commercial vertical farms
Vertical farm in Scranton, PA
Omega Garden hydroponics
A bright future (HuffPo)
Tower Garden aeroponics
Letters read on UrbAg 5
Vincent's pick
Big Ideas (YouTube)
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws
2014-06-141h 47
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 4: The future of farmingHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Dickson and Vincent talk about why and how farming practices will change.
Links for this episode
US drought monitor
Drought maps, last 5 months
Chongming County
Thermocline (Wikipedia)
Dr. Gene Likens
Dickson's Pick
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2014-05-311h 19
This Week in ParasitismTWiP 72: WormholesVincent and Dickson discuss five ways that helminths manipulate host tissues to survive.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Wormholes in host defense (PLoS Path)
Lung coin lesion (Wikipedia)
Granuloma (Wikipedia)
Jar that Dickson is holding (jpg)
Letters read on TWiP 72
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv
Subscribe
Subscribe to TWiP (free) in iTunes, by the RSS feed or by email2014-05-241h 40Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 3: The second green revolution - Paradise lostHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Dickson and Vincent continue their brief history of farming with a discussion of farming after the Dust Bowl.
Links for this episode
Panel on climate change report (Slate)
US and World population clock
Luther Burbank (Wikipedia)
Where does your food come from? (Mother Jones)
US drought monitor
Earth Observatory
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Image credit
Dickson's Pick
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2014-05-171h 29
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture 2: The second green revolutionHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Dickson and Vincent discuss the effects on industrialization on the development of farming.
Links for this episode
History of agriculture (New World Encycl)
Haber process (Wikipedia)
Urea synthesis (Wikipedia)
Plants need 18 elements (Cornell)
The industrial revolution
Crop indemnity maps (USDA)
Image credit
Dickson's Pick
Photographs of Dorothea Lange
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2014-05-031h 12
Urban AgricultureUrban Agriculture #1: The earliest farmersHosts: Dickson Despommier and Vincent Racaniello
Dickson and Vincent launch their new podcast with a discussion of the early origins of farming.
Links for this episode
Newgrange (Wikipedia)
Joseph Campbell (Wikipedia)
Landsat
Image credit
Dickson's Pick
Origins of agriculture
Send your questions and comments to urbanag@urbanag.ws2014-04-061h 10This Week in VirologyTWiV 278: Flushing HIV down the zincHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy discuss disruption of the ccr5 gene in lymphocytes of patients infected with HIV-1.
Links for this episode
Gene editing of ccr5 in AIDS patients (NEJM)
HIV gets the zinc finger (TWiV 144)
Genome engineering with zinc finger nucleases (Genetics)
Photo credit: Watty's Wall Stuff
Mice lie, monkeys exaggerate t-shirt design (thanks, Christophe)
Letters read on TWiV 278
Weekly Science Picks
Alan - Digital scale model of solar systemDickson - Font of knowledgeVincent - Measles outbreaks trends, and...2014-03-301h 42
This Week in ParasitismTWiP 65: The real world wide webHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson consider the effects of climate change on parasitic diseases.
Links for this episode:
Climate change and infectious diseases (Science)
The more parasites the better? (Science)
Host and parasite control disease risk (PNAS)
Parasites dominate food web links (PNAS)
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Image credit: PLoS One
Letters read on TWiP 65
Dickson's Pick
Neglected by Shelly Xie (YouTube)
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email 2014-01-131h 22
This Week in ParasitismTWiP 58: People, parasites, and plowsharesHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Guest: Cali Despommier
Vincent and Dickson update the multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis, and Dickson reads a chapter from his new book.
Links for this episode:
Dickson and Cali (jpg)
Cyclosporiasis keeps spreading (ProMedMail)
Cyclosporiasis is not a virus! (Gawker)
Cyclosporiasis is not a virus! (Yahoo)
The Global Dispatch
People, Parasites, and Plowshares by Dickson Despommier
Letters read on TWiP 58
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file)2013-08-091h 34
This Week in ParasitismTWiP 55: A ladybird's weaponHosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson reveal how invasive harlequin ladybirds use biological weapons against their competitors.
Links for this episode:
Invasive Harlequin Ladybirds' biological weapon (Science)
Immunity an invasive success (Science)
Invading ladybugs carry bioweapons (C&EN)
Ladybird Ladybird (Wikipedia)
G. Evelyn Hutchinson (Wikipedia)
Letters read on TWiP 55
Dickson's Pick
An Inordinate Fondess for Beetles by Arthur V. Evans, Charles L. Bellamy
Listener Pick
Jessie - Pandemic, the board game
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp2013-06-151h 13
What Doesn't Kill YouEpisode 28: Dr. Dickson Despommiers: Vertical FarmingThis week on Straight, No Chaser Katy Keiffer has an in-depth conversation about vertical farming with Dr. Dickson Despommier, the author of The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century. A professor emeritus at Columbia University, Dr. Despommier spent thirty-eight years as a professor of microbiology and public health. Hear some radical ideas including underground farming without daylight and plasma arc gasification. From wind power in Holland to seed banks in Japan, hear about some of the concepts being integrated into new agricultural models across the globe. This show was made possible by Fairway Market.
2012-05-2034 min
Futures in Biotech (Audio)TWiV Infects FiB - It's a science mashup. FiB and TWiV together for one big show.
It's a science mashup. FiB and TWiV together for one big show.
Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D
Guests: Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D., Alan Dove, Ph.D, and Richard Condit, Ph.D
Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes.
Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.
2011-03-191h 20
Futures in Biotech (Video)TWiV Infects FiB - It's a science mashup. FiB and TWiV together for one big show.
It's a science mashup. FiB and TWiV together for one big show.
Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D
Guests: Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D., Alan Dove, Ph.D, and Richard Condit, Ph.D
We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes.
Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech.
Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes.
Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.
2011-03-191h 20
KEXP Presents Mind Over Matters Sustainability SegmentSustainability Segments: Dickson DespommierGuest Dickson Despommier, Professor of Public Health and Microbiology, Columbia University, speaks with Diane Horn about his book "The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century."2011-01-1728 min
MicrobeWorldNetworkFeedTWiP #8 - Frog legs and parasite talesDickson reads his story about sparganosis caused by the diphyllobothroid tapeworm Spirometra mansonoides.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Spirometra life cycle (jpg)
Dickson on vertical farming (CNN episode on YouTube, thanks Jesse!)
Laboratory identification of parasites (CDC, thanks Michael!)
Gold nanoparticles take out brain parasite (Cosmos Magazine, thanks Gary!)
Letters read on TWiP 8
2010-04-221h 23
This Week in ParasitismTWiP #8 - Frog legs and parasite talesDickson reads his story about sparganosis caused by the diphyllobothroid tapeworm Spirometra mansonoides.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Spirometra life cycle (jpg)
Dickson on vertical farming (CNN episode on YouTube, thanks Jesse!)
Laboratory identification of parasites (CDC, thanks Michael!)
Gold nanoparticles take out brain parasite (Cosmos Magazine, thanks Gary!)
Letters read on TWiP 8
2010-04-221h 23Futures in Biotech (Video)Vertical Farms and Much, Much More With Dick Despommier - Feeding the world with indoor vertical farming.
Feeding the world with indoor vertical farming.
Our guest is Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY. Host of This Week in Virology; Host of This Week in Parasitism.
Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D
Guest: Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D.
Show notes
Comments and suggestions on Futures in Biotech.
For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/biotech.
Also thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes.
...2010-04-171h 12Futures in Biotech (Audio)Vertical Farms and Much, Much More With Dick Despommier - Feeding the world with indoor vertical farming.
Feeding the world with indoor vertical farming.
Our guest is Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D., Professor of Microbiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY. Host of This Week in Virology; Host of This Week in Parasitism.
Hosts: Marc Pelletier and Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D
Guest: Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D.
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Thanks to Phil Pelletier and Will Hall for the great themes.
Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this netcast.
2010-04-171h 12MicrobeWorldNetworkFeedTWiP #5 - The nurse cellVincent and Dick discuss the nurse cell, a unique structure formed in the host muscle by Trichinella species.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Infective muscle larva (jpg)
Schematic of a larva invading a muscle cell
Nurse cell formation (scroll down the page)
Dickson's gallery of Trichinella images
Electron micrographs of stichocytes
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Dickson Every Living Thing by Rob Dunn2010-03-041h 19
This Week in ParasitismTWiP #5 - The nurse cellVincent and Dick discuss the nurse cell, a unique structure formed in the host muscle by Trichinella species.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:
Infective muscle larva (jpg)
Schematic of a larva invading a muscle cell
Nurse cell formation (scroll down the page)
Dickson's gallery of Trichinella images
Electron micrographs of stichocytes
Weekly Science Picks
Dickson Every Living Thing by Rob Dunn2010-03-041h 19MicrobeWorldNetworkFeedTWiP #1 - Introduction to parasitismVincent and Dick provide an overview of parasites and parasitism.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
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Dick The Black Cloud by Fred HoyleVincent Parasitic Diseases by Despommier et al.2009-11-1357 min
This Week in ParasitismTWiP #1 - Introduction to parasitismVincent and Dick provide an overview of parasites and parasitism.
Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Weekly Science Picks
Dick The Black Cloud by Fred HoyleVincent Parasitic Diseases by Despommier et al.2009-11-1357 min