TechNation Radio Podcast

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Duke University Professor Nita Farahany about her book, “The Battle for Your Brain … Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology.” Then recovering from the devastation of war, Conservation X Lab’s Dr. Alex Dehgan talks about his book, “The Snow Leopard Project … and other Adventures in Warzone Conservation”.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Columbia professors Chris Wiggins and Matthew Jones about their book, “How Data Happened … A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms.” Then it’s all about glucose at Rezolute – too much and too little. Nevan Charles Elam tells us about their work in treating the “diabetic eye condition”, DME, and a pediatric condition called congenital hyperinsulinism.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Bruce Schoenfeld, journalist and author of “Game of Edges …The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports.”, about the data revolution in professional sports.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Semafor Editor-in-Chief and former founding editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed News, Ben Smith, about his book, “Traffic … Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion Dollar Race to Go Viral”. Then, Dr. Peter Diamandis, The Executive Chair of the XPrize Foundation, and host of the Moonshots podcast, about extending your life, with his book, “Longevity… Your Practical Playbook on Sleep, Diet, Exercise, Mindset, Medications, and Not Dying from Something Stupid.”

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Co-Founder and Co-CEO of NewsGuard, Steven Brill about his book, “The Death of Truth”  about the negative impact of the Internet and Social Media and what we can do about it. Then, what science tells us about the treatment potential of Hallucinogens without the hallucinations with, Dr. Sam Clark, CEO of Terran Biosciences. Also covered - Terran’s extensive efforts to build prodrugs

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks withNeuroscientist and Author Dr. Kelly Clancy joins me to discuss the role that games have played in human development. Her book is “Playing with Reality … How Games Have Shaped Our World.” Then, Dr. Marianne De Backer, CEO of Vir Biotechnology, explains how serious it can be when a person carries both Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D and what Vir is doing about it.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks withAuthor, Elaine Lin Hering, joins me to talk about her book, “Unlearning Silence … How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully.” Then, Dr. Neil Kumar, Founder and CEO of BridgeBio Pharma, explains why we can expect genetic diseases to be solvable in our lifetime.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks withStanford Business School Lecturer, Matt Abrahams, about his book, “THINK FASTER, TALK SMARTER: How To Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot”. Then, Dr. Steffen-Sebastian Bolz from Aphaia Pharma talks about their new drug, currently in phase 3 trial, that may provide the benefits of Ozempic and Wegovy - without the injection.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks withStanford Professor Robert Sapolsky about “Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will”. Then, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about how Medical Schools decide what to teach.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Journalist Alex Kantrowitz about his 2020 book, “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever” which has spawned his work, as Founder and Editor of Big Technology. Then, Dr. Mark Sumeray, Chief Medical Officer of Amolyt Pharma, talks about their innovative approach to treating hormonal conditions.