Podcast Episodes

Best of: Guided missiles target cancer

Almost everyone knows someone who has battled cancer. Today, on The Future of Everything, we’re re-running our episode with Professor Jennifer Cochra…

3 years ago

The future of neuroscience: Karl Deisseroth sheds light on the inner workings of the brain

Transformational research techniques shaping our understanding of how the brain works.

Guest Karl Deisseroth is a bioengineer and a psychiatrist who h…

3 years ago

Best of: How do we educate a new kind of engineer?

A perspective on the need for diversity and empathy in the engineering profession.  As we enter a new academic year, it’s an opportune time to think …

3 years, 1 month ago

The future of quantum mechanics: Unraveling entanglement's secrets

Discover how quantum mechanics is reshaping our understanding of time, reestablishing computational capabilities, and ensuring the security of sensit…

3 years, 1 month ago

The future of the gut microbiome

Discover the astonishing intricacies of microbial ecosystems and their potential to improve healthcare.  Guest KC Huang is many things: A bioengineer…

3 years, 1 month ago

The future of coastal erosion

Guest Jane Willenbring is a geoscientist who studies accelerating coastal erosion. The challenge lies not in understanding why coasts are receding to…

3 years, 1 month ago

The future of Muslim mental health

Join host Russ Altman with guest Rania Awaad, M.D.,  a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine where…

3 years, 2 months ago

The future of science education: Cultivating critical thinkers

Bad science is a big problem for society, says guest Jonathan Osborne, an expert in science education, but we don’t have to surrender to it. Beating …

3 years, 2 months ago

Best of: How computer chips get speedier through specialization

The Future of computer chip design: delve into a revolutionary approach to chip design.  A re-run of a conversation Russ had in 2021 with Priyanka Ra…

3 years, 2 months ago

Best of - AI and safety critical systems

Today we're rerunning a conversation Russ had in 2020 with Mykel Kochenderfer, a professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University.

Myk…

3 years, 2 months ago