Baratunde Cola: The Comeback
The Story Collider
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4.4 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2014
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Doomed to be the waterboy after tearing his ACL, engineering student Baratunde Cola is determined to make it back to his college's football team. Bara Cola is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Georgia Tech, and founder and president of Carbice Nanotechnologies, Inc. He researches thermal transport and energy conversion in nanostructured materials, and is actively involved in the commercialization of his work, currently to cool electronics better. His work in nanotechnology, energy, and outreach to high school art and science teachers and students has been recognized with awards from President Obama and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He played college football when he was younger. Help keep us going! If you love the podcast, please donate here: http://www.patreon.com/thestorycollider
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| 0:00.0 | A science story, huh? |
| 0:04.0 | Is NYU scientist the... |
| 0:06.0 | I felt... |
| 0:07.0 | I felt... |
| 0:08.0 | ...and I just thought, well... |
| 0:10.0 | It was that golden moment... |
| 0:12.0 | Because science was on my side. |
| 0:15.0 | Hey, everyone. Hey everyone, I'm Ben Lilly, and welcome to the Story Collider, |
| 0:27.6 | where we bring you true stories of how science has affected people's lives. |
| 0:31.5 | Quick note, we have shows coming up in Boston, London, and Philadelphia, and Queens and Brooklyn, New York. |
| 0:36.6 | Head to Storycollider.org for more info. |
| 0:39.5 | This week's story is from Barakola. |
| 0:41.7 | The story was recorded in March 2014 |
| 0:43.9 | at the New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta, Georgia, |
| 0:47.1 | and was part of the Atlanta Science Festival. |
| 1:01.8 | I grew up in Pensacola, Florida, where Hall of Fame football players are born. |
| 1:14.9 | At eight years old, I was a legend, known for carrying three boys on my back, 10 yards, for a score and touchdown. And my pants were falling down in the process. But thanks to my dad, a mechanical engineer, I also like math and science. He even put |
| 1:22.1 | a whiteboard in my room in middle school with a daily algebra challenge. Because I was motivated to be the best at academics and football, |
| 1:30.3 | I chose to go to Vanderbilt University. |
| 1:33.3 | Vanderbilt competed in the SCC with the kings of college football, |
| 1:37.3 | and they were known for tough academics. |
| 1:41.3 | I went to Vanderbilt as a freshman, |
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