TechNation Radio Podcast
Tech Nation
TechNation Radio hosted by Dr Moira Gunn
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Jul 3, 2014 • 60min
Episode 31 07/30/2013 Tech Nation: BIG Data
On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks withGUNNAR CARLSSON, a professor of mathematics at Stanford Universityand co-founder of Ayasdi about Big Data.Then on BioTech Nation, we hear from DR. JOHN BEADLE, the CEO ofPsioxus Therapeutics in Oxford, England. They're working ononcolytic viruses , viruses which invade and kill cancer cells,while ignoring all others.
Jul 3, 2014 • 60min
Episode 30: 07/23/2013 Tech Nation: Brilliant Blunders
On this weekís Tech Nation, Moira speaks withMARIO LIVIO about Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein and theirColossal Mistakes.Then on BioTech Nation, all that's meaningful about gene patents,and the latest Supreme Court decision.
Jul 3, 2014 • 60min
Episode 29: 07/16/2013 Tech Nation broadcasts from the International Biotechnology Conference, BIO 2013 in Chicago
On this week's Tech Nation,Tech Nation broadcasts from the international biotechnologyconference; BIO 2013 in Chicago. How is the world of biotechnologychanging? And how will this affect healthcare? These and othertopics are all covered in this full-hour show.
Jul 3, 2014 • 60min
Episode 28: 07/9/2013 Tech Nation: Ninja Innovation
On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks withGARY SHAPIRO, President of the Consumer Electronics Association.He talks about ninja innovationî in the today's tsunami oftechnology.Then on BioTech Nation, a new way to control our cholesterol basedon the DNA of very low cholesterol human beings. And on BioIssue ofthe Week a new poll measuring our understanding of science.
Jul 3, 2014 • 60min
Episode 27: 07/2/2013 Tech Nation: The Attacking Ocean
On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks withDR. BRIAN FAGAN the rising Ocean and What the Earth looked like duringthe Ice Age, as opposed to today and what will it look like in theyears to come Then on BioTech Nation, with 90 million smokers and former smokers in the US, a DNA diagnostic for the number one cancer, lung cancer.
Jul 3, 2014 • 60min
Episode 26: 06/25/2013 Tech Nation: Decrypting the Labyrinth
On this weekís Tech Nation, Moira speaks withNew York Times journalist Margalit Fox about TheRiddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code.Then on BioTech Nation Britain's National Health Service makes acommitment to using a patients whole genome in their healthcare.
Jul 3, 2014 • 60min
Episode 26: 06/18/2013 Tech Nation: Your Brain is Amazing and Intuition Pumps
On this weekís Tech Nation, Moira speaks withDANIEL DENNETT about tools to help us improve our thinking, warningsignals when someone is introducing false logic, and otherchallenges in human communication.Then on BioTech Nation Ö we talk about prostate cancer and theefforts of BN-Immunotherapeutics to address this challenge.
Jul 3, 2014 • 60min
Episode 25: 06/11/2013: Tech Nation: Who Owns Your Future ?
On this weekís Tech Nation, Moira speaks withComputer scientist and musician, JARON LANIER, about thetechnological aspects of Who Owns the Future?îThen on BioTech Nation, we talk about Duschene Muscular Dystrophe, and an approach which may offer real hope.
Jul 3, 2014 • 60min
Episode 24: 06/11/2013: Tech Nation: Who Owns Your Future ?
On this weekís Tech Nation, Moira speaks withComputer scientist and musician, JARON LANIER, about thetechnological aspects of ìWho Owns the Future?Then on BioTech Nation, we talk about Duschene Muscular Dystrophe, and an approach which may offer real hope.
Jul 3, 2014 • 60min
Episode 22: 06/4/2013 Tech Nation: Re-Genesis ???
On this weekís Tech Nation, Moira speaks withHarvard Medical School Genetics professor GEORGE CHURCH about howSynthetic Biology may reinvent every living thing.Then on BioTech Nation, what we can learn if we look at everyoneísmedical records ñ all together.
