From Failed PhD to Nobel Prize | John Mather’s Journey to Revolutionize Astronomy
Join the 632nm team as we sit down with Nobel laureate Dr. John Mather. From his childhood days of building radios and telescopes to leading NASA's groundbreaking COBE mission, learn how a spectacular...
25 Helmi 20251h 53min
Hunting for Alien Artifacts | Avi Loeb
Join the 632nm team as we sit down with Harvard Professor Avi Loeb, in this fascinating exploration of astronomy, alien life, and the intersection of science and politics. From discussing the mysterio...
18 Helmi 20253h 37min
Are We Doomed? | Dan Aronovich on Norbert Wiener's 1948 “Cybernetics”
In this episode, the 632nm team sits down with Dan Aronovich (Data Science Decoded Podcast) to explore predictions about technology and society, starting with MIT pioneer Norbert Wiener's remarkably p...
10 Helmi 202558min
Information, Entropy & Reality | MIT Professor Seth Lloyd on Quantum Computing
The 632nm team sat down with MIT professor Seth Lloyd for a mind-bending journey through quantum mechanics, information theory, and the early days of quantum computing. Lloyd shares fascinating storie...
3 Helmi 20252h 3min
From Medieval Glass to Nobel Prize | Moungi Bawendi on Mastering Quantum Dots
In this episode, the 632 team interviewed Nobel laureate Moungi Bawendi, revealing his serendipitous journey to the discovery and development of quantum dots. From a summer internship at Bell Labs to ...
27 Tammi 20251h 31min
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
