In this episode, we talk to Steven Winston, Ph.D., President and CEO of Winston Associates, former Vice President of Technical and Management Integration at Lockheed Martin and former Vice President at Parsons, among many other exciting roles in various industries throughout his illustrious career. We start by discussing how to transcend incrementalism in scientific research and make giant leaps in discovery, highlighting an experience from Steve's career to conspire with like-minded scientists to have fun along the way of making groundbreaking progress.
We talk about his role in founding Crisiscience community of researchers representing different disciplines to search for the response to Covid-19.
We also address breakthrough research at the intersection of seemingly unrelated disciplines, such as nuclear and nanotechnology, and the innovations that occur as a result. We conclude by imagining the future of innovation and science, highlighting one of the astonishing implications of the discovery of thermionic emission and its relation to hypersonic travel and the future of electricity.
Hosts: Mikhail, Amanda and John
Guest: Steve Winston
Resources Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-winston-6963574a/
About CrisiScience: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/11/thomas-hodge-covid-battle/
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