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The future of Alzheimer’s treatment
Guest Michael Greicius is an authority on Alzheimer’s disease. He makes the case that while effective treatments have remained elusive, there are hig…
1 year, 10 months ago
The future of AI and democracy
Two-time guest Nate Persily is a professor of law and policy who studies the intersection of artificial intelligence and democracy. AI is creeping in…
1 year, 10 months ago
Best of: The future of underwater robotics
The field of robotics has a long history at Stanford Engineering, and Professor Oussama Khatib has been a pioneering leader in that field, working on…
1 year, 10 months ago
The future of AI coaching
Guest James Landay is an expert in human-centered artificial intelligence, a field all about optimizing technology for human and societal good. Landa…
1 year, 11 months ago
The future of extreme climate events
Climate change authority Noah Diffenbaugh says that the effects of climate change are no longer theoretical but apparent in everyday, tangible ways. …
1 year, 11 months ago
The future of climate projection
Climate modeler Aditi Sheshadri says that while weather forecasting and climate projection are based on similar science, they are very different disc…
1 year, 11 months ago
Best of: Computation cracks cold cases
Halloween may be behind us in the US but here at The Future of Everything we’re not quite done with spooky season. If you’re pairing your trick-or-tr…
1 year, 11 months ago
The future of autonomous vehicles
Returning guest Marco Pavone is an expert in autonomous robotic systems, such as self-driving cars and autonomous space robots. He says that there ha…
2 years ago
The future of ultrafast electronics
Physicist Matthias Kling studies photons and the things science can do with ultrafast pulses of X-rays. These pulses last just attoseconds – a billio…
2 years ago
Best of: An innovative polling model can move us beyond political polarization
We’re just weeks away from a national election, and in our polarized society, we all know it can be difficult to find and create spaces for thoughtfu…
2 years ago