The Future of Everything
Host Russ Altman, a professor of bioengineering, genetics, and medicine at Stanford, is your guide to the latest science and engineering breakthroughs. Join Russ and his guests as they explore cutting-edge advances that are shaping the future of everything from AI to health and renewable energy. Along the way, “The Future of Everything” delves into ethical implications to give listeners a well-rounded understanding of how new technologies and discoveries will impact society. Whether you’re a res...
Episodes (1057)
Rafael Pelayo: How to get a good night’s sleep
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Marietje Schaake: Can democracy survive in a digital world?
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Andrew Huberman: How stress affects the mind — and how to relieve it
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Manu Prakash: How to beat a pandemic on a budget
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Byron Reeves: What our screens tell us about us
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Newsha Ajami: How engineers restored hope for our water supplies
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Susan Holmes: How statistics are reshaping our understanding of biology
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Sheri Sheppard: How do we educate a new kind of engineer?
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Jonathan Chen: Can algorithms make doctors better?
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Mykel Kochenderfer: AI and Safety-Critical Systems
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Pamela Chen: How meme culture and algorithms are reshaping photography
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Michael O'Sullivan: Data leads New Zealand’s COVID-19 response
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Megan Palmer: COVID-19’s scientific silver lining
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Catherine Blish: Immunology is on the trail of a killer
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Seema Yasmin: How to conquer a pandemic with communication
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Victor Carrion: How to beat stress in a pandemic
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Sanjay Basu: The power of healthy eating
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Alison Marsden: Computer models could transform cardiovascular surgery
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Jayodita Sanghvi and Grace Tang: Big data meets big business
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William Chueh: How to build a better battery
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Russ Altman: Artificial intelligence takes on COVID-19
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John Etchemendy: How can we get the most from artificial intelligence?
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Nigam Shah: A researcher turns to data to fight the COVID-19 virus
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Alex Dunn: When cells communicate by nudging one another
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Fiorenza Micheli: The race to save the ocean
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Nick Ouellette: What flocks of birds can tell us about engineering
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Shaili Jain: Treatments for PTSD are more effective than ever
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Michelle Mello: Patient privacy and the law are on a collision course
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Bonnie Maldonado: The science is clear. Vaccinations save lives.
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Simone D’Amico: “The Swarm” is coming to an orbit near you
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Jelena Vuckovic: Photonics — a light on the computing horizon
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Sharon Chinthrajah: The air is making us sick
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Emma Brunskill: Amped-up education with AI
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Scott Delp: Better gait, better life
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Stephen Quake: What can the DNA in your blood reveal about your health?
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Elizabeth Sattely: Plants are the ultimate chemists
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Ross Shachter: Can AI improve mammography?
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Ash Alizadeh: A New Age in Oncology
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Margot Gerritsen: How to get more women into data science
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Mildred Cho: Ethics in the age of easy gene editing
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Lynn Hildemann: What pollutants are lurking in our indoor spaces?
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Steven Collins: New prosthetics should be better than the real thing
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Ami Bhatt: Lessons from the microbial world living within us
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Mehran Sahami: The evolution of computer science education
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John Markoff: The past, present and future of Silicon Valley
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James Landay: What’s next in human-computer interaction?
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Sylvia Plevritis: Better cancer treatment through data
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Jeremy Weinstein: Technology in the public interest
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Kari Nadeau: Science takes on food allergies
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Monica Lam: Privacy in the age of virtual assistants
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