Episode 18-40 All that personal medical data
On this week’s Tech Nation, Dr. Eric Schadt, the Founder & CEO of Sema4 talks about the explosion of personal medical information, and how it could work for us in the future. Then on Tech Nation Healt...
3 Okt 201859min
Episode 18-39 Zombies … again
On this week’s Tech Nation, Wired science journalist Matt Simon and his book: “Plight of the Living Dead: What Real-Life Zombies Reveal About Our World – and Ourselves”. Who’s a parasite? Who’s a host...
27 Sep 201859min
Episode 18-38 Surviving Natural Disasters
On this week’s Tech Nation, how natural disasters shaped civilizations. Former USGS scientist, Dr. Lucy Jones joins Moira to talk about her book: “The Big Ones”. Then on Tech Nation Health, treating m...
22 Sep 201859min
Episode 18-37 Leading Matters – in Innovation and Beyond
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with John Hennessey, chairman of the board of Alphabet, the parent company of google. From computer science professor to President of Stanford University, he t...
12 Sep 201859min
Episode 18-36 Making Breakthrough Medicine Faster and for Everyone
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellman, the CEO of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Dr. Penny Heaton, CEO of The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute,...
6 Sep 201859min
Episode 18-35 Technology and Iron – from the Middle Ages to modern France
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Jean-Jacques Augagneur, CEO of Lacanche, and Chef Patrick Boisjot, the Director of Export. It’s a story of technology and iron - from the Middle Ages thro...
30 Aug 201859min
Episode 18-34 The Reading Brain in the Digital World
On this week’s Tech Nation, cognitive scientist Maryanne Wolf and her book: “Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World”. Then on Tech Nation Health, neuroscientist Dr. Mark Gurney, CEO ...
30 Aug 201859min
Episode 18-33 The Advantages of “Unsafe Thinking”
On this week’s Tech Nation, Fast Company columnist Jonah Sachs. His book is “Unsafe Thinking: How to Be Nimble and Bold When You Need It Most”. Then on Tech Nation Health, Dr. Tom Lowery (“L’ow!-ree”)...
20 Aug 201859min
