Podcast Episodes

Victor Carrion: How to beat stress in a pandemic

Child psychiatrist Victor Carrion has dedicated his career to studying and helping people deal with trauma, especially kids. He says that it is under…

5 years, 11 months ago

Sanjay Basu: The power of healthy eating

When humans roamed as hunters and gatherers, the ability to retain calories likely determined who lived and who died in times of famine.

Today, that e…

5 years, 11 months ago

Alison Marsden: Computer models could transform cardiovascular surgery

Imagine being born with just half a heart. 

Alison Marsden does, pretty much every day. She is an associate professor of pediatrics specializing in ca…

5 years, 11 months ago

Jayodita Sanghvi and Grace Tang: Big data meets big business

Jayodita Sanghvi is director of data science at Grand Rounds, a startup that connects members to high-quality health care. Grace Tang is a data scien…

5 years, 11 months ago

William Chueh: How to build a better battery

Stanford materials engineer William Chueh got interested in battery design as way to battle climate change. He looked across the energy landscape and…

5 years, 11 months ago

Russ Altman: Artificial intelligence takes on COVID-19

Days after COVID-19 broke out in the United States, Russ Altman and colleagues at Stanford's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HA…

5 years, 11 months ago

John Etchemendy: How can we get the most from artificial intelligence?

The co-director of Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence discusses how AI can reach its potential to enhance human capabili…

5 years, 11 months ago

Nigam Shah: A researcher turns to data to fight the COVID-19 virus

An expert in bioinformatics describes how better information and modeling can help caregivers stay a step ahead of the new virus. Connect With Us: Ep…

5 years, 11 months ago

Alex Dunn: When cells communicate by nudging one another

New research explores how physical pushing and pulling between cells helps them differentiate into the myriad cell types in the body. Have you ever p…

6 years ago

Fiorenza Micheli: The race to save the ocean

A marine scientist travels the world to understand whether and how the ocean will respond to climate change, overfishing and other challenges. Fioren…

6 years ago