What if dirt could solve the global warming problem? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss research that shows how specific changes in the way we manage soil could contribute to the absorption of carbon dioxide.

What if the glass on your building turned into a computer screen? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to talk new coatings that can be put on glass to serve a number of energy and productivity purposes.

Should we have more regulations regarding our food? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how more innovation and tighter regulations combine to make our food safer.

Could anything good come from mutating microbes? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the challenges and opportunities around how microbes are mutating based on human behavior.

One of the bi-products of a free market is niches. Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some examples of how technology and observation have created business niches.

Employees are not motivated by money alone. Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the bonus myth and how using a combination of recognition first and then compensation produce the best employee engagement results.

There are new breakthroughs in stem cell research. Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss intestinal and lung stem cell research discoveries, as well as the ethical issues that are part of these medical advancements.

What's new in the world of weeds and silk worms? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to talk about poison-resistant super weeds, plus silk worms that produce colored silk to skip the dying process, and why you should care.

There are new breakthroughs in solar technology. Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss new photovoltaic technology using an all-glass process that significantly increases electrical production with smaller and less expensive solar materials.

Could slimy, green algae be in your future? Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the discovery of a hybrid algae that can simultaneously clean sewage and produce biodiesel in a very short amount of time.