This week on Connecting the Docs, host John Horan welcomes Reference archivist Katherine Crickmore, former Digitization Archivist Chauna Carr, and Records Description Unit head Joshua Hager to investigate the validity of popular North Carolina legends. First, Katie tackles the mysterious disappearance of Theodosia Burr, daughter of American Vice Pr…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Regenerative medicine to cure diabetes? BetaLife is working to make that a reality. A spin-off the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), A*STAR, BetaLife is developing cell replacement therapy using human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) based pancreatic beta cells – cells in our …

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast One North Stories, an A*Start Central Podcast, was at SWITCH 2024. To wrap up this early season interlude, we have a brief retrospective from the A*STAR Booth. Did you miss SWITCH 2024? Listen to our 10 micro-episodes to get a flavour. Want even more, get in touch and we can connect you. Learn m…

Our final episode in our school-centric series takes us to Charlotte, home to one of the most famous legal cases involving school integration. By the time it reached the U.S. Supreme Court, Swann v. Mecklenburg addressed whether school systems could legally use busing routes to create more integrated school populations (or if they had an obligation…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Huang Weimin of the Institute of Infocomm Research (I2R) and Zhong Liang of the National Heart Centre Singapore, join to share about Apollo, a ground breaking AI enabled physician assist to read and interpret 3D medical images. This was developed in partnership with the Bioinformatics Institute …

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Amol Amrute and Liu Yan from the Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE²) join to share about the technologies they’re working on towards our net zero future. Amol and team are working on catalyst discovery leveraging AI. Leveraging AI, automation and high throug…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Nicholas Ng, CTO and Co-Founder of BotMind joins to introduce his new start-up endeavor. Botmind works to integrate robotics and fleet management into company workflows. They have integrated a cut-edge navigation stack to optimize resource management while reducing errors and thus costs. Visit t…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Liangli Zhen of the Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) joins to share about leveraging AI to help patients with eczema better manage their condition. This disease affects 20% of children and 10% of adults worldwide. They have developed an app to help diagnosed patients better monitor…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Chayaporn Suphavilai (Nok) of the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) joints to share about a new infectious disease diagnostics test kit. Based on genomics, the kit enables both precision and speed. This can be a game changer for immunocompromised patients who need accurate and timely diagnosti…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Ernest Tan of the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC) joins to share about optimizing 5G networks for Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). They have developed a web based tool to evaluate a physical space and optimally design a wireless connectivity network fit for purpose. Vi…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Jake Berber and DJ Tan join to share a brief introduction and update on Prefer Coffee. Their bean free coffee start-up has come a long way over the past year. One North Stories had previously hosted Jake and DJ for episode 13 (Apple and Spotify). Visit the A*STAR Booth at SWITCH 2024 to try it o…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Jiah Shin Chin, from the A*STAR Skin Research Labs joins to share about the hydrogel they’ve developed to accelerate the healing of chronic wounds. This could be a game changer, especially for those facing amputation for non healing wounds. Visit the A*STAR Booth at SWITCH 2024 to find out more.…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Doris Ng and Weiguo Chen of the Institute of Microelectronics (IME) join to share about their AI trained gas sensor. They’ve developed a gas channel on a silicon chip and leverage a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) measurement technique to quantify CO2. This can also be used for CH4. Through wafer…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast One North Stories, an A*Start Central Podcast, the A*STAR Booth at SWITCH 2024. We have 10 micro-episodes for you to meet the scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs working hard to bring tomorrow’s technology to market today. We hope you enjoy! To learn more, visit the A*STAR Booth at SWITCH 20…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Sun Xianchong of the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) joins to share about a novel method to fabricate cooling structures for energy storage systems (aka battery packs). In partnership with the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC), they fabricate stainle…

In the second and third episodes in our Class is in Session series, we focus on hearing from American Indian students about how they navigated school segregation and desegregation inside and outside of the classroom. Using a combination of government records and oral histories, join host John Horan and producers Josh Hager and Annabeth Poe for an o…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Vivek Ramachandran joins to share about his career in cybersecurity and his latest venture SquareX. The Singapore based start-up is focused on building web browser security tools. SquareX has developed the code base. They’ve tested its performance and are now selling into enterprise, looking to …

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Making the previously impossible, possible. Loong Wang joins to share about QDX. The Singapore based start-up is has built a massive compute platform leveraging hyperscaler level hardware for quantum molecular dynamics. They predict and model how molecules move and interact through time and spac…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast We are back with Season 2. Our lineup is about half full. If you’d like to partner on an episode telling part of Singapore’s Deep Tech Story, please reach out. Thank you for listening. If you like what you’ve heard, please share with a friend. After that, please subscribe and review us wherever …

In the second and third episodes in our Class is in Session series, we focus on hearing from American Indian students about how they navigated school segregation and desegregation inside and outside of the classroom. Using a combination of government records and oral histories, join host John Horan and producers Josh Hager and Annabeth Poe for an o…

Welcome to Season 5 of Connecting the Docs! We start this season with a trip to the classroom as we focus on three topics relating to North Carolina schools and education history. In our first episode of the series, we take a look at the history of Rosenwald Schools in North Carolina. Join host John Horan, podcast intern Lawanda McCullor, and produ…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, Andie Sophia covers all the week's top stories, including the knights of mediaeval Iceland, increased risk of an eruption within Grindavík itself, a newly discovered species of spider named after our most famous president, and a whole lot more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, ever…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, Ingamaría brings you all the week's top stories, including another impending eruption, a miraculous rescue operation in Reykjavík harbour, a new guest in the northeast and a whole lot more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be su…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, editor Andie Sophia goes over the week's top stories in Iceland, including a daring heist, religious shifts in Iceland, mysterious bones found under a downtown street, and a whole lot more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be su…

In this episode, join us as editor Andie Sophia, filling in for Yelena, brings you all the week's top stories in Iceland, including a daring sea rescue, protecting the puffin population, maybe a new eruption, and more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like,…

In this episode, join us as Yelena talks about what the end of the eruption means, cyberattacks against a major newspaper, tightened e-scooter rules, the appearance of frogs in Iceland, and much more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscr…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, lava is getting dangerously close to the Svartsengi power plant, Kringlan re-opens after a large conflagration, a parliamentary party wants to ban whaling, and so much more. Join us Yelena explores this, and the week's other top stories, in this episode of Iceland News Review. Iceland News Review brings you a…

A special episode today, in response to the recent decision to grant Hvalur hf. a one-year permit to hunt fin whales. We head to the coast by Grótta to talk with anti-whaling activists Anahita Babaei and Micah Garen about what lies behind the recent decision and what may come next.Oleh Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland News Review, The Minister of Fisheries has allowed for fin whale hunting this year, but it remains unclear if any whaling will be done this summer at all. Join us Yelena explores this, and the week's other top stories, in this episode of Iceland News Review. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, eve…

Mountain biker and cycling guide Magne Kvam is an energetic guy with a grey beard and a sleek scalp. When he smiles, one of his cuspids protrudes endearingly. He describes himself as something of an oddball. “I’m probably very, very strange,” he confesses, while inspecting the ground below us prior to our descent. I had joined Magne in Reykjadalur …

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we'll tell you all about our new president, the ongoing eruption, a reindeer calf brought back from the brink, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't miss a single epis…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we make a visit to the eruption area in Reykjanes, it's a dead heat in the presidential race, which ends tomorrow, debate over alcohol in stores heats up, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow a…

We sit down and talk with Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson, professor emeritus and frequent commentator on all things related to the Icelandic language, language learning, integration, and more. Read our recent feature interview with him here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/icelandic-as-a-weapon/Oleh Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland News Review, there's a storm brewing around fin whale hunting, some new twists in the presidential race, one's man fight to keep his "awful" name, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you d…

Fílalag is a radio show about music, and one of Iceland's oldest and most popular podcasts. In Fílalag, Bergur and Snorri analyze cultural phenomena through music music, trends in sound, and the spirit of the times. Iceland Review writer Ragnar Tómas sits down with Bergur and Snorri to find out more.…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we bring you all you need to know about the upcoming total solar eclipse in Iceland, our highest ranking yet on the Rainbow Map, an adorable bird webcam you can watch, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to l…

Every once in a while, an Icelandic musician or band will be picked up by foreign audiences in a big way. Björk and Sigur Rós made waves in establishing Iceland as a major music exporter, and Of Monsters and Men continues to be played worldwide. But one artist has the potential to go even bigger than any of these artists: Laufey. And certainly a bi…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast It's been an exciting year at One North Stories. Launched April 2023, we've had 70+ voices across 38 episodes telling deep tech stories. We are regrouping for season 2. Enjoy this conversation between Reuben and Pei Ling as our season 1 wrap and brief preamble for season 2. Thank you for listeni…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, a government plan to eliminate a deadly disease in sheep, an end to planned airport strikes, what the latest polls tell us about who our next president will be, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, fo…

We sit down for a conversation with Atli Freyr Hjaltason, a young folklorist and folk dancer. In a nation known for its history and literature, dancing is a tradition that seems to have fallen by the wayside. We talk about why that is, and the future of these traditions. Read the feature article here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/keeping-…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, a new twist in a daring daylight heist, Björk encourages opposition to a controversial fishing bill, keeping geese off the runway, a presidential elections record, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like,…

William Morris, the Victorian poet perhaps known best for his interest in traditional crafts and revolutionary socialism, was also a keen scholar of the medieval north. He was also, in some sense, one of Iceland's first tourists. In the latest episode of Deep North, we talk about the sagas, language, and what drove a 19th-century Englishman to trav…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we have some great predictions for the summer, presidential elections reaching a fever pitch, questions over the fate of fin whales, and more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't m…

We take a look at the history of coffee culture in Iceland, and one of the newest coffee roasters in Iceland, located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Read the article here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/goodbye-to-the-grind/ If you enjoyed this episode of Deep North, please consider supporting our work by subscribing to the magazine at our w…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we dig into a rocky start for the government, some intriguing findings following a controversial law, the return of an iconic bird and more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and subscribe so you don't mis…

Iceland Review writer Andie Sophia Fontaine sits down with artist Joanna Pawlowska to talk about art, queerness, horses, and the Hamraborg Art Festival. Read the article here: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/to-thrive-in-chaos/ If you enjoyed this episode of Deep North, please consider supporting our work by subscribing to the magazine at ou…

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we delve into Iceland's new government; the return of Iceland's iconic puffins; a new attraction that could show you the inside of an active volcano, and much more. Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context and background you need. Be sure to like, follow and su…

This is One North Stories, an A*START CENTRAL Podcast Yang Liu and TY Shao join to share about MetaTrustLabs. The Singapore based start-up is building security tools and code auditing services for Web3, protecting information, data and most importantly money as the web decentralizes across the blockchain. Yang Liu represented the team through the S…

We take a look at the latest heart-melting supergroup from Iceland - the Ice Guys. Read the article at Iceland Review: https://www.icelandreview.com/magazine/melting-hearts/Oleh Iceland Review

In this episode of Iceland News Review, we explore all the latest on who's running for President of Iceland, including one surprise candidate that might shake up the government. In addition, big changes at Geysir, plus weather, road conditions, and much more! Iceland News Review brings you all of Iceland's top stories, every week, with the context …