Podcast Episodes

The Race to Superintelligence

Season 2 Episode 29

The Race to Superintelligence is a deep dive into the rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence. Join us as we explore the groundbreaking, mystifying and world-changing potential of the next…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Uncovering How Biology Works

Season 2 Episode 28

The application of artificial intelligence to help discover new medicines could become one of the more transformative ways we use this tech in the near term. Recursion Pharmaceuticals CEO Chris Gibso…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Digital Citizens or Digital Subjects?

Season 2 Episode 27

Frank McCourt is an American executive and philanthropist. He’s also the author of a new book about the internet, called Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Ag…

Published on 5 months ago

Who's Human Online?

Season 2 Episode 26

Whether you're on a dating app or playing a game, how do you know if you're interacting with another human? We meet someone working on a possible solution to this problem in the latest installment of…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Building Trust in Online Reviews

Season 2 Episode 25

Browsing online reviews when you’re shopping for a new product or service can be incredibly helpful, but only if they’re real. 

We Meet: Trustpilot CEO Adrian Blair

Credits:

This episode of SHIFT was p…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

How to Build a Moonshot Factory

Season 2 Episode 24

Astro Teller, Alphabet’s Captain of Moonshots, joins us for a conversation about the importance of failure, workplace culture in a moonshot factory, and not throwing away your shot.

We Meet: 

Astro Tel…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Future of Voting Is on Your Phone

Season 2 Episode 23

What if voting in a primary could be as simple as reaching for your phone? We explore mobile voting in the latest installment of our oral history project.

We Meet: 

Bradley Tusk, Founder & CEO of Tusk…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Rethinking AI’s Chip

Season 2 Episode 22

Meet the CEO of Cerebras Systems in the latest installment of our oral history project.

We Meet: 

Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman

Credits:

This episode of SHIFT was produced by Jennifer Strong with help fro…

Published on 6 months ago

Discovering Drugs with AI

Season 2 Episode 21

Artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in the way new drugs are discovered. It’s radically changing how this process works, and speeding up the development of new therapies…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Meet MAMA, the Mothers Fighting Against Media Addiction

Season 2 Episode 20

We know that kids spending time on social media are more likely to experience depression and anxiety. Less clear, and far more contentious, is the role we expect of schools, governments, and tech com…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago