How a Vision Disorder Led to Shocking Brain Science Discoveries | Mark Bear on Neuroplasticity
In this captivating episode, we explore how Mark Bear's personal experience with congenital nystagmus sparked a revolutionary career in neuroscience. Mark shares his remarkable journey from struggling...
20 Tammi 20251h 35min
The Current Reality of Quantum Computing | Yudong Cao on Deploying Quantum for Real-Life Problems
In this eye-opening episode, former Zapata Computing CEO Yudong Chen reveals the sobering truth about quantum computing's potential impact on drug discovery and the industry's inflated market expectat...
13 Tammi 20251h 52min
From Failed Project to 40 Million Eye Scans: David Huang on the Birth of OCT
Dr. David Huang shares the remarkable journey of how a failed laser surgery project during his MD-PhD studies at MIT led to the invention of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), now used in over 40 mil...
6 Tammi 20251h 29min
Origins of Life | Anna Wang on Artificial Cells and Nano-Robots
Origins of life researcher Anna Wang takes us on a fascinating journey through the latest theories about how life began, revealing why Darwin's "warm little ponds" are making a comeback and how ocean ...
30 Joulu 20241h 15min
The Future of Fusion | Dennis Whyte on Nuclear Fusion and MIT Plasma Science
MIT Professor Dennis Whyte's path to becoming a fusion energy pioneer began with an unlikely source - a Ripley's Believe It or Not comic strip he read as a teenager in rural Saskatchewan. The comic de...
23 Joulu 20242h 51min
Origins of Life | Jack Szostak on Basement Experiments to Nobel Prize-Winning Discoveries
Nobel laureate Jack Szostak takes us on a fascinating journey through his remarkable scientific career, from conducting dangerous chemistry experiments in his basement as a curious child to making gro...
16 Joulu 20241h 26min
Cold Atoms: Mikhail Lukin on Quantum Optics and Neutral Atom Computing
In this episode, Harvard Professor Mikhail Lukin discusses his pioneering work in quantum computing using neutral atoms. He shares the journey from his early work in quantum optics and electromagnetic...
2 Joulu 202450min
