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Feb 15, 2024 • 40min

Using AI to Help Doctors Save Lives

Suchi Saria, founder and CEO of Bayesian Health, and a professor at Johns Hopkins, discusses using AI to detect hospital patients at risk of complications. Challenges of integrating AI in healthcare, building trust in real-time information, and potential impact on healthcare market. Building an AI model for sepsis detection and the importance of detailed data. Potential impact of software in detecting sepsis and bed sores. Exploring AI applications and user experience. The need for AI to solve people problems.
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Feb 8, 2024 • 26min

Making Dam Good Hydropower

Gia Schneider, co-founder and CEO of Natel Energy, discusses the challenges of generating hydroelectric power without damaging the ecosystem. She explores the negative impact of dams and turbines on rivers and aquatic life, and the importance of fish-friendly turbines. Schneider also talks about current projects, the concept of restoration hydro, and the future of clean energy.
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Feb 1, 2024 • 35min

Using AI to Build Better Robots

Peter Chen, Co-founder and CEO of Covariant, discusses the integration of AI in robotics and the challenges it faces. They explore the limitations of traditional robots and the role of AI in solving complex problems. The podcast also touches on building robot arms for business, the significance of ImageNet, robots in warehouse operations, AI models for robot arms, optimizing kitchens, GPT's impact, and transitioning from academia to industry.
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Jan 25, 2024 • 29min

Teaching Computers to See

Fei Fei Li, a Stanford computer scientist and former chief scientist of AI/ML at Google Cloud, discusses how she built the ImageNet database, the challenges of downloading internet images, and her ambition to create machines that can collaborate with humans.
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Jan 18, 2024 • 32min

Using Oil-Industry Tech to Create Clean Energy

Tim Latimer, CEO and co-founder of Fervo Energy, is using oil-industry tech to create clean geothermal energy. They discuss technological innovations in the oil and gas industry, relocating headquarters, successful geothermal projects, exploring renewable energy benefits, and working on an oil rig.
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Dec 28, 2023 • 24min

Understanding Obesity and Alzheimer’s via Epigenomics

Manolis Kellis, a professor of Computer Science at MIT, discusses the cellular mechanisms of disease and interventions for maintaining health. The podcast explores genomics and epigenomics, delving into genetic associations with obesity. It also touches on challenges and triumphs of small business owners, the importance of personalized medicine, and the significance of small businesses in the economy.
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Dec 21, 2023 • 24min

Reinventing the Restaurant

Chef Anthony Strong shares his journey of opening a new kind of restaurant, Pasta Supply Co, specializing in pasta and eliminating tipping. He discusses the importance of maximizing table time, power dynamics in restaurants, challenges of cooking in a van, and opinions on angel hair pasta.
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Dec 14, 2023 • 25min

The Giant Torch That May Help Save the World

Rob Hanson, CEO of Monolith, aims to create emissions-free hydrogen at scale and a competitive price using the world's largest plasma torch. They discuss the environmental impact of fertilizer production and the need for carbon-free alternatives. The trade-offs between cheaper and cleaner solutions, like PV solar, are explored. They also delve into their progress and plans for a proof of concept plant, along with the concept of deep time and the monolith's potential as an CO2-free energy transfer solution.
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Dec 7, 2023 • 25min

Fixing Uber’s Broken Culture

Frances Frei and Anne Morriss, experts in building trust, discuss their work with Uber, addressing its broken culture. They delve into problems like financial losses, harsh feedback, and sexual harassment. Strategies to rebuild trust are explored, including leadership courses and addressing mean behavior. The hosts also touch on Apple Card benefits, working with a spouse, and tips for teaching kids to fish.
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Dec 5, 2023 • 30min

Murder Brokers from Hot Money: The New Narcos

Dutch crime reporter discovers an international assassination plot connected to a small-town murder case. Topics include an organized crime summit, risks of unverified data in AI, unsolved murder, shocking revelations, a targeted assassination plot, and the dark side of organized crime.

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