Taking the Pulse on Medical Device Security
Many don’t realize we even need to think about the possibility of security hacks when it comes to things like pacemakers, insulin pumps, and more. But when bits and bytes meet flesh and blood, securit...
22 Jul 202023min
Journal Club: A New Path to Antibiotic Resistance
Ever since the discovery of antibiotics, microbiologists have worried about and studied how bacteria acquire resistance to these drugs. Adding to the complexity of this problem is the fact that it is ...
19 Jul 202017min
Cybercrime, Incorporated
A dive into the sociological, operational, and tactical realities of this murky underworld, Lusthaus and de la Garza discuss who the players are, what they are motivated by, and specialize in—as well ...
18 Jul 202036min
How Transparent Pricing Drives Healthcare Change
Dr. Marty Makary—surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and health policy and innovation expert—has long been a passionate advocate for transparent pricing in the healthca...
15 Jul 202029min
Preserving Digital History: How to Close the Web's 'Memory Hole'
More than 98% of the information on the web is lost within 20 years, and huge gaps exist in our digital and cultural history. Zoran Basich and Alex Pruden of a16z talk to Brewster Kahle and Sam Willia...
13 Jul 202047min
Alex Honnold on Human Performance (part 2) – Climbing and Entrepreneurship
In part 1 of our series on human performance, we looked at the limits of human potential in climbing and other sports – and how we push those limits through technology and training.In this episode, re...
11 Jul 202018min
Alex Honnold on Human Performance (part 1) – Where's the Limit?
Is there a limit to what humans can do? And if so, how do you know when you've reached it? Welcome to part one of a two-part series on human performance with professional rock climber Alex Honnold. Al...
11 Jul 202023min
Why We Shouldn’t Fear AI in Healthcare
"Why We Shouldn’t Fear the ‘Black Box’ of AI (in Healthcare and Everywhere)" by Vijay Pande. First published in the New York Times, January 2018. You can also find and share this article at a16z.com/a...
7 Jul 20206min
