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Special Episode: The Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried
Season 1
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto mogul, is on trial for fraud. On today’s show, we talk to Lidia Jean Kott, who is covering the trial for another…
2 years, 11 months ago
Getting Yeast to Make Medicine
Season 1 Episode 71
Christina Smolke is the co-founder and CEO of Antheia. Antheia is a synthetic biology company -- they’re in the business of genetically engineering m…
2 years, 11 months ago
Could a Robot Make Your Salad?
Season 1 Episode 70
Stephen Klein is the co-founder and CEO of Hyphen, a company that is developing an automated make line. Stephen's problem is this: How do you make re…
3 years ago
What the Industrial Revolution Teaches Us About the AI Revolution
Season 1 Episode 69
Simon Johnson is an MIT economist and the co-author of a new book called “Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle over Technology and Prosperi…
3 years ago
Can AI Tutors Help Kids Learn? Khan Academy Thinks So
Season 1 Episode 68
Sal Khan is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy. Sal’s problem is this: How do you design an AI that can give students the kind of benefits they’d ge…
3 years ago
Smallpox: Gone but Not Forgotten from Incubation
Season 1
What can we learn from the centuries-long quest to eradicate smallpox, once the scourge of humanity? And how did it set the stage for all vaccines to…
3 years ago
Going to the Doctor Sucks. Can AI Make it Better?
Season 1 Episode 67
Allon Bloch is the co-founder and CEO of K Health. Allon’s problem is this: Can you use AI to make seeing a doctor easier and more helpful?
Today, th…
3 years ago
Spotting Wildfires with AI
Season 1 Episode 66
Sonia Kastner is the founder and CEO of Pano. Sonia’s problem is this: How do you use data and machine learning to mitigate the damage caused by clim…
3 years, 1 month ago
Is the Era of Free Returns Over?
Season 1 Episode 65
Amit Sharma is the founder and CEO of Narvar. Narvar works with companies such as Sephora, Lululemon and Home Depot to manage the post-purchase phase…
3 years, 1 month ago
Creative Technology at Pixar
Season 1 Episode 64
Danielle Feinberg is a Visual Effects Supervisor at Pixar Animation Studios. Danielle’s problem is this: How do you optimize technology so that you c…
3 years, 1 month ago