Maddie Bender is an Innovation Reporter whose work spans a variety of topics, including science, health, and technology. With a portfolio that includes publications such as The Daily Beast, BioSpace, and Hawaiʻi Public Radio, Maddie's articles provide insightful and engaging coverage of cutting-edge research, emerging trends, and the intersection of science and society.
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Maddie Bender's articles cover a variety of scientific and health-related topics with an emphasis on citing data. She would likely be interested in receiving pitches from experts who can provide credible, well-documented insights into ongoing scientific research or health-related advancements.
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By: Lillian Tsang, Russell Subiono, Catherine Cruz, Maddie Bender
This episode of The Conversation focuses on our favorite family-oriented interviews. We'll take a virtual field trip to look native birds, hear from a mother-daughter chef duo, and more!
By: Catherine Cruz, Russell Subiono, Maddie Bender
The EPA says the Navy's water system is out of compliance after two shut-down wells test positive for traces of forever chemicals; The Climate Advisory Team discusses priorities for the 2025 legislative session
By: Maddie Bender
Gov. Josh Green established a Climate Advisory Team this past May to promote resilience and recovery from future climate-related disasters. The volunteer team is studying areas ripe for policy-making: environmental and infrastructure resilience, and physical and financial recovery.
By: Russell Subiono, Maddie Bender, Catherine Cruz
A UH volleyball coach talks about his journey with dyslexia; Two researchers explore whether the sounds of the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute, may have healing properties
By: Maddie Bender
A new University of Hawaiʻi study will look into the power of music as medicine for local kupuna. The Conversation talked to Jane Lee, associate professor of social work at UH and Katsumi Takemoto,
By: Maddie Bender
Five ʻalalā will soon be released into the wild from a temporary field aviary on the slopes of Haleakalā — the latest in the reintroduction efforts for the Hawaiian crow. They are considered extinct in the wild.
By: Catherine Cruz, Maddie Bender
A Honolulu surgeon describes his experience providing medical aid in Gaza; the Department of Health talks about making sure public school drinking water is lead-free; ʻAlalā conservation manager talks prepping birds for first-time release on Maui
By: Russell Subiono, Maddie Bender
The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture is on the hunt for invasive plant diseases with a new survey; A master storyteller talks story about Hawaiʻi hauntings
The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture is on the hunt for invasive plant diseases — fungi, bacteria, and even worms — that might be affecting our crops but have never been documented in Hawaiʻi.
By: Lillian Tsang, Catherine Cruz, Maddie Bender, Russell Subiono
Today on the Conversation, we're re-airing a selection of interviews that focus on World War II.
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