Using Pokémon Go to Map the World
Maps have gotten much better over the past few decades. But they're still mostly two dimensional, and they struggle to keep up with a world that is always changing. Brian McClendon is the Chief Techno...
28 Touko 36min
The Company Where Everyone Has Their Own AI Agent
Dan Shipper is the co-founder and CEO of Every, a company that publishes newsletters about AI, develops AI-related software, and helps other companies use AI. Dan has two problems. One, how do you bui...
21 Touko 40min
Inventing a Better Apple
The apples you can buy at the grocery store have gotten profoundly better over the past few decades. It’s a kind of everyday, hiding-in-plain sight innovation. Kate Evans is an apple breeder and prof...
14 Touko 33min
Building a Robot People Actually Want
Aaron Edsinger left his job as director of robotics at Google to start a company called Hello Robot. Aaron’s problem is this: How do you build an affordable robot that people can use to solve real pro...
30 Huhti 40min
Turning Waste Wood Into Buildings
Ben Christensen is the co-founder and CEO of Cambium, the largest seller of salvaged wood in America. Ben's problem is this: How can we turn the trees that are falling to the ground all around us, int...
23 Huhti 36min
The Great Fusion Debate: How Far Away Are We Really?
Investors are pouring billions of dollars into nuclear fusion companies. The dream: transform human civilization (and power AI data centers) by providing cheap, abundant energy. But nobody’s figured o...
16 Huhti 42min
How SharkNinja Keeps Going Viral
Mark Barrocas is the CEO of SharkNinja, a company that sells everything from vacuums, to blenders, to beauty products. Mark’s problem is this: How do you invent new products that people want to rave a...
9 Huhti 35min
