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As Moderna’s Chief Medical Officer, Tal Zaks spearheaded the creation of the company’s revolutionary Covid vaccine. Here, this visionary scientist talks about the game changing impact AI will have on drug development, emerging treatments for cancer and other diseases, the real safety profile of mRNA vaccines, and more.“A revolution in drug development is coming thanks to AI and machine learning, and it’s going to be fascinating.”

Buckle your seat belt. Chris Leonard, author of The Lords of Easy Money, explains in searing detail how the Federal Reserve’s years of easy money have led to bank failures, market turmoil, income inequality and more — and why the necessary corrective action is “going to be really ugly.” Major mistakes were made. Now what?Chris Leonard's book, The Lords of Easy Money, was The Wall Street Journal's Best Book of the Year and a New York Times bestseller.

There is massive, well-funded deception that enables many toxic chemicals and products to go unregulated — says former OSHA head David Michaels. He calls it the science of deception and the manufacture of doubt. Listen, as he explains in shocking detail how corporations pay for corrupt science and disinformation to influence government agencies, and where it’s happening today.“We have this image that the government is protecting us [from toxic chemicals] and I saw from the inside that this is not the case.”

AI is transforming society. We can still determine how. MIT dean and co-author with Henry Kissinger and Eric Schmidt of The Age of AI, discusses how and why we need to partner with this foundational technology. He also shares some surprising examples how AI is being integrated into the basic fabric of human activity.“It’s critical that we do not interact with AI as if it were human.”

Blackstone’s Byron Wien is known for his annual, and remarkably prescient, Ten Surprises. Here, he shares some fascinating 2023 predictions on U.S. presidential politics, interest rates, China, and a possible ceasefire in Ukraine. He also reveals some invaluable life lessons that have helped make him a huge success.Byron Wien is Vice Chairman of the Private Wealth Solutions Group at Blackstone.

Brain sensors embedded in watches. Earbuds that decode our brainwaves. Neurotechnology that reads our emotions and thoughts, and can be used to manipulate them. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s science fact. Don’t miss this chilling and cautionary talk with Duke professor Nita Farahany, author of The Battle for Your Brain.

We are biologically wired to need connection with others, but live in an age of serious and debilitating isolation. What are the ramifications of this to our health and happiness, and even to our longevity? Stanford’s Geoffrey Cohen brilliantly diagnoses the problem and offers stunningly simple solutions.

Are liberal democracies in long-term decline? Why is the U.S. so intensely polarized and how can it recover from it? What is the serious problem with identity politics? Internationally acclaimed political scientist and author, Stanford’s Frank Fukuyama, has valuable answers.

The one and only Alan S. Blinder, former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve and member of President Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisors, shines a brilliant light on some of today’s hottest economic topics — including the politicization of economic policy, the criminality of cryptocurrency, the likelihood of a soft landing, the prospect of a national digital currency, and more.

There’s an epidemic of deception taking place, and while some lying has a valid function, it helps to know when you’re being deceived. Expert Pamela Meyer reveals why we lie, how to spot deception in work and life situations, and how she knew Bill Clinton’s claim that he “never had sex with that woman” was bs.