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Lab Coat Optional

Arizona State University

Lab Coat Optional is the show where research is made relatable. Each episode, we dive into the research, the people behind it and why it matters. Tune in for smart, accessible conversations on the latest research from Arizona State University.

We are a production of Knowledge Enterprise at ASU. Learn more at research.asu.edu.

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30 episodes

  1. Halloween special: What is Gen Z afraid of? 34:52
  2. Everyone is a doomsday prepper 36:30
  3. Help us win a Community Voice award! 1:21
  4. Inside the complicated system keeping elections secure 33:11
  5. What happens when AI teaches us how to love? 34:52
  6. LCO presents: The Ongoing Transformation 30:13
  7. LCO presents: Ten Across Conversations 45:04
  8. Building "large Earth models" with Hannah Kerner 37:36
  9. What sound SOUNDS like with Lindsey Reymore 41:43
  10. The surveillance network you consented to with Rakibul Hasan 34:59
  11. Coding the cosmos with Skylar Grayson 42:18
  12. Tackling plastic pollution from coast to coast with Charlie Rolsky 37:13
  13. Staying human in the age of AI with Andrew Maynard 47:38
  14. The future of medical research with NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya [BONUS] 44:05
  15. Our rising energy demand, explained, with Kelly Barr and Gary Dirks 46:18
  16. The hidden side of national security — and not stealth planes! with Nadya Bliss 43:26
  17. ASU-Science Prize winners talk transforming messy datasets into solutions [BONUS] 29:11
  18. The power — and limits — of labor action with Michael McQuarrie [BONUS] 25:09
  19. Why 2026 will decide the future of water in the West, with Rhett Larson 50:41
  20. Get ready for another season! 0:46
  21. A look inside a billion-dollar research engine with Lara Ferry 42:51
  22. The Jane Austen you didn't meet in English class with Devoney Looser 35:50
  23. AI in the age of information abundance with Joshua Garland 39:03
  24. Bridging addiction research with practice and policy with Lani Shiota 40:43
  25. Tracing China’s narrative influence across Southeast Asia with P.J. Allin 31:25
  26. Water, waste and guts: engineering better health outcomes with Lee Voth-Gaeddert 34:19
  27. Lessons from the Amazon: the secrets of healthy aging, with Ben Trumble 33:39
  28. Everyday exposures, lasting effects: how diet and environment may shape dementia, with Ramon Velazquez 35:28
  29. Keeping people safe and cool in the hottest city in the U.S., with Patricia Solís and Dr. Nick Staab 35:30
  30. What evolution can teach us about outsmarting cancer, with Carlo Maley 33:57