Podcast Episodes

China’s Race to Dominate: Listen to Global Tech Wars

Season 1

For decades, China’s economic rise has been symbolized by its unstoppable force of low-cost manufacturing. Now, it’s the leading country in cutting-edge industries like artificial intelligence, elect…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Can a Chatbot Treat Depression?

Season 1 Episode 135

Nick Jacobson and his team at Dartmouth medical school spent over 100,000 hours trying to build an AI chatbot that can serve as a safe, effective therapist. After a few false starts, they seem to be …

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Will AI Radically Change the World by 2027?... from Risky Business

Season 1

This week, Nate and Maria discuss AI 2027, a new report from the AI Futures Project that lays out some pretty doom-y scenarios for our near-term AI future. They talk about how likely humans are to be…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Is the Future of Flight Supersonic?

Season 1 Episode 134

Blake Scholl is the founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic. Blake's problem is this: Can you build a commercial airplane that flies faster than the speed of sound – and that makes economic sense?

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Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago

The Secrets of Silk

Season 1 Episode 133

Fiorenzo Omenetto is a professor of biomedical engineering at Tufts University and the director of Silklab. Fiorenzo's problem is this: How do you turn a material people have been using for thousands…

Published on 8 months ago

Infiltrating an International Ransomware Gang

Season 1

A few years ago, a ransomware gang called LockBit rose from obscurity to extort over $100 million from organizations around the world. A security strategist named Jon DiMaggio wanted to understand ho…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Preparing for the Future of War

Season 1 Episode 132

Christopher Kirchhoff helped launch a Defense Department office that aimed to bring Silicon Valley technology to the US military.  Christopher’s problem is this: How can the giant bureaucracy that is…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Stopping HIV Without a Vaccine

Season 1 Episode 131

Jared Baeten is senior vice president in virology at Gilead Sciences. Jared's problem is this: In a world without a vaccine, how do you make a medicine that people will actually take to help prevent …

Published on 9 months ago

Harnessing the Heat Deep Beneath Our Feet

Season 1 Episode 130

Carlos Araque is the co-founder and CEO of Quaise Energy. Carlos' problem is this: How do you make drilling for geothermal energy as routine, widespread, and profitable as drilling for oil or gas? Th…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

The Brain Implant That Could Change Medicine

Season 1 Episode 129

Ben Rapoport is the co-founder and CSO of Precision Neuroscience. Ben's problem is this: Can you build a device that allows a paralyzed person to use a computer with only their thoughts – without dam…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago