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The CISO role is no longer just about protecting IT assets — it's about navigating AI risks, complex regulations, and building digital trust across the enterprise. In an era where digital trust is more important than ever, how do CISOs stay ahead of evolving threats? What impact does AI have on cybersecurity and privacy compliance? And how can organizations empower every employee to contribute to ongoing digital safety? Join cybersecurity expert and former military major Aman Tara in conversation with Punit Bhatia as they explore the evolving responsibilities of CISOs in today's digital landscape. Aman shares why CISOs must think like hackers to stay ahead, how to manage emerging AI threats, and ways to ensure compliance with global data privacy laws. If you want to understand the future of cybersecurity leadership and how to foster trust in an AI-driven era, this episode is a must-watch! KEY CONVERSION 00:01:44 What is Digital Trust for Aman Tara 00:02:44 What role does the CISO play in creating Digital Trust? 00:04:59 How to manage overlap in a CISO role with privacy function 00:06:17 Do you have regular meetings with privacy counterparts? 00:08:19 Impact of AI and emerging technologies on the role of CISO 00:09:58 How Should a CISO respond when using unsafe tools and create risk in organization? 00:12:00 What can everyone do to ensure ongoing digital trust and safety? 00:15:17 Amman's Book and Personal Journey  ABOUT GUEST Aman Tara is an ex-military Major and a qualified attorney. He holds an associate diploma in Software Engineering, a bachelor's degree in Life Sciences and Economics, a degree in Law, and his MBA from Iowa, USA. He is a Certified Information System Auditor, Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner and a Scrum Master. He has also done a Cybersecurity course at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  After serving in the military for a decade in various combat and staff roles, he moved to the corporate world in 2011. He has worked on IT audits, IT security and Cybersecurity assessments, Third Party Risk Management projects for various Fortune 500 companies across the USA and South Asia. Presently, he is the Executive Director for one of the world's largest banks, working in their Cybersecurity department and Board of Directors of three Non-Profit Organizations based outside of the USA.  He has been featured in articles overseas and invited as speaker for various US based and international seminars. He conducts workshops for corporates on stress management, hosts a live radio show every week in Texas, USA, and has also authored a book ‘Just Did It'.  ABOUT HOST Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organization culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentor and coach professionals.  Punit is the author of books “Be Ready for GDPR' which was rated as the best GDPR Book, “AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance”, “Intro To GDPR”, and “Be an Effective DPO”. Punit is a global speaker who has spoken at over 30 global events. Punit is the creator and host of the FIT4PRIVACY Podcast. This podcast has been featured amongst top GDPR and privacy podcasts.  As a person, Punit is an avid thinker and believes in thinking, believing, and acting in line with one's value to have joy in life. He has developed the philosophy named ‘ABC for joy of life' which passionately shares. Punit is based out of Belgium, the heart of Europe.  RESOURCES Websites www.fit4privacy.com,www.punitbhatia.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman-tara-cisa-cdpse-cfe-b6095483/ Podcast https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast Blog https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog YouTube http://youtube.com/fit4privacy   

A high-tech breakthrough could speed up the restoration of centuries-old paintings using a digital mask. Scientists say the method, tested on a 15th-century work, took hours instead of months, and leaves the original untouched. The method, published in Nature on June 11, uses a digitally printed mask to repair damaged images. Researchers tested it on a 15th-century oil painting that had suffered heavy damage. Instead of months of cleaning, analysis and touch-ups, this process took just three and a half hours. It works by digitally reconstructing the missing parts of the painting. That digital image is then printed onto a color-accurate laminate. The printed mask is laid directly over the damaged artwork, restoring the image without altering the original. "This is a multilayer film that is made of very thin polymer membranes that are bound with conservation-grade varnish, and this mask it is a color-accurate printed mask of just the regions that need to be restored in the painting and is otherwise transparent everywhere else," explains Alex Kachkine, a mechanical engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who has led the study. The process used more than 57,000 unique colors and covered over 66,000 square millimeters. Crucially, the mask is removable, so no permanent changes are made to the painting itself. The method only works on smooth, varnished surfaces for now. But experts say it could help museums restore more works, especially those lower on the priority list. And it may be a step toward bridging the gap between digital tools and physical restoration. And Kachkine says it will not replace traditional, human conservators. "A conservator needs a huge amount of background knowledge, skill, and resources to preserve the work and ensure it's maintained for future generations. This technique changes none of that," he says. "What it gives conservators is more tools, more precision, and more flexibility. It also enables them to work on more pieces than they were previously able to." This article was provided by The Associated Press.

Ireland's AI startup scene received a significant boost as PorterShed officially launched its AI Venture Forge Accelerator in Galway City. This 12-week accelerator is designed to transform AI-first startups and corporate innovation teams into globally competitive ventures, primed for commercial traction and investor readiness. AI Venture Forge is rooted in the globally renowned Disciplined Entrepreneurship framework from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is custom-tailored for ventures where artificial intelligence is central, not peripheral. Strategic Partnerships with MIT and ICHEC The AI Venture Forge initiative is strengthened by key partnerships at both national and international levels. In collaboration with the MIT Martin Trust Centre for Entrepreneurship, PorterShed is giving participants exclusive access to Orbit, MIT's AI-powered platform designed specifically for entrepreneurs. Orbit provides founders with state-of-the-art tools for validating markets, designing products, and scaling their businesses, marking the first time an Irish national accelerator has offered this kind of resource. Inspired by the disciplined entrepreneurship principles of Bill Aulet and the startup methodologies of Paul Cheek, Orbit is firmly rooted in the world-class practices of the Martin Trust Centre, bringing a globally proven approach to the Irish AI ecosystem. In addition, PorterShed has partnered with the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) to give participating startups access to powerful computing resources. This support will allow teams to develop and test their AI products much more efficiently. Each team can secure time on advanced computer systems, which include high-performance processors, cutting-edge graphics cards, and storage. ICHEC will also help participants and guide them on how to best use these resources. This partnership is a major advantage for early-stage companies working on complex AI projects, helping them build and scale their ideas with world-class technical support. Ten Trailblazing Startups Selected After a highly competitive selection process, ten outstanding companies from all over Ireland have been chosen to join the inaugural AI Venture Forge cohort. These startups each offer unique, AI-powered solutions across sectors ranging from precision agriculture to enterprise DevOps, highlighting the impressive range of innovation happening nationwide. Notably, 40% of the companies selected are founded or co-founded by women, while 80% of the group comes from outside Dublin, demonstrating the nationwide reach of this accelerator. The cohort represents diverse regional talent, with founders from Belfast, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Cork, Kilkenny, and Wexford all participating. Each of these ambitious, AI-first, and globally focused ventures perfectly embodies the spirit of the AI Venture Forge. Over the 12-week programme, they will benefit from tailored business support, advanced GPU infrastructure, top-tier mentorship, and opportunities to validate and expand their solutions in international markets Global Mindset, Local Roots Led by Programme Manager Dushyant Singh, AI Venture Forge is built around the philosophy of "Born Global". Over the 12-week period, startups will receive direct mentoring from international leaders and technologists from OpenAI, Jentic, CitySwift, ICHEC, Rent the Runway, PorterShed, and others. These mentors will engage virtually and on-site to help teams refine their business models and scale AI capabilities effectively. The accelerator also includes an international immersion trip to Paris, Europe's AI capital, giving participants exposure to global markets and innovation ecosystems. Upon completion, teams will enter a three-month post-accelerator support phase, culminating in a trip to San Francisco, focused on fundraising, sales acceleration, and U.S. market entry. The AI Venture Forge is a pilot accelerator and is funded by returns from successful investments...

Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano is Professor and Chair of Biological Sciences at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Michelle's research uses fruit flies to examine how cells in the body go to the right place at the right time. Understanding why and how cells use their genetic information to move through the body is critical because if this movement doesn't happen correctly, it could, for example, impact embryo development or affect how immune cells mobilize after an injury. Conversely, preventing cancer cells from moving could keep cancer from spreading to other parts of the body. Michelle often spends her free time cooking and baking. Her kitchen looks a little like a lab, and she enjoys experimenting with making different foods. Michelle and her family also like to spend time together, travel, and listen to music. She received her bachelor's degree in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her PhD in Developmental Genetics from New York University. Afterwards, Michelle completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She joined UMBC in 2008 and has received the Donald Creighton Outstanding Faculty Member Award from the UMBC Graduate Student Association for her excellent mentorship. In our interview, she shares more about her life and science.

In this episode and the next one we are going to do something unusual. We will explore the adoption of sophisticated flight control automation and look for lessons that may apply to the adoption of AI-augmented systems. To help us understand these lessons, we are fortunate to talk with Professor David Mindell of MIT. He is the acclaimed author of numerous books in this area, notably "Digital Apollo - Human and Machine in Spaceflight." In this book he examines both the design of the flight controls for the vehicles that conveyed astronauts to the moon in 1969 and beyond and how the people were trained to use them. Dr. David Mindell is Professor of Aerospace Engineering and the History of Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor Mindell has spent more than three decades researching the myriad relationships between people and machines and innovating to improve them. He is interested in human and machine collaboration; navigation and autonomy for transportation and mobility; ultra-wideband systems; history of aviation and spaceflight; and entrepreneurship.

Voici une question d'actualité qui agite désormais très fort le monde de l'éducation.Avec la montée en puissance de l'intelligence artificielle, cette technologie peut-elle sauver les enseignants d'une charge de travail écrasante ?D'après une étude états-unienne publiée la semaine dernière par Gallup et la Fondation Walton, il y a des raisons d'y croire. Voici trois points à retenir.L'IA bien utilisée assure un gain de temps tout à fait spectaculaireLe premier point c'est que pour les professeurs, l'IA bien utilisée assure un gain de temps tout à fait spectaculaire. Selon le sondage mené auprès de plus de 2200 enseignants des écoles publiques américaines, 30 % utilisent déjà l'IA chaque semaine.Résultat, ces 30 % de professeurs et d'instituteurs jugent économiser, tenez vous bien, près de six heures de travail par semaine. Oui, c'est l'équivalent de six semaines de travail par an !Ce gain, les auteurs de l'étude l'appellent le « dividende de l'IA ». Et idéalement, il permet aux enseignants d'investir ce temps dans un suivi plus personnalisé des élèves, mais aussi une meilleure communication avec les parents, ou encore un accompagnement pédagogique renforcé.L'adoption de l'IA dans le secteur de l'éducation est encore inégaleReste que l'adoption de l'IA par les professionnels de l'enseignement outre-Atlantique est encore inégale.Si 60 % de ces enseignants disent utiliser une forme d'IA, principalement pour préparer des supports, adapter les cours ou corriger des copies, 40 % ne l'utilisent pas toujours.Autre bémol, moins de 20 % d'entre eux déclarent que leur établissement dispose d'une politique claire sur l'usage de l'IA.Les chercheurs notent que sans formation et sans encadrement, ces outils risquent d'être sous-exploités, voire d'accentuer certaines inégalités entre enseignants.Mais que faire de la pensée critique ?Mais c'est peut être le troisième point qui soulève le plus d'inquiétude. Les chercheurs notent que l'usage de plus en plus répandu de l'IA dans les écoles pose la question de l'utilisation de la pensée critique par les enseignants.Si la plupart d'entre eux estiment que l'IA rend leur travail plus efficace, certains s'inquiètent en effet de son incidence sur les capacités d'analyse. Et voici concrètement pourquoi.Un récent rapport du Massachusetts Institute of Technology montre que l'IA réduit les « frictions » dans la recherche de réponses. Mais le prix de cette fluidité fort agréable, c'est la baisse de l'esprit critique des utilisateurs.En clair, les enseignants et les élèves qui utilisent l'IA ont tendance à accepter les réponses des chatbots sans les questionner.Certaines solutions comme l'outil Claude for Education d'Anthropic visent à contrer cette dérive. Mais le débat reste ouvert.Le ZD Tech est sur toutes les plateformes de podcast ! Abonnez-vous !Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Defiants have gotten quite a bit of press in the last year and CanardCast is continuing that trend as Terry interviews Vernon Asper, builder and owner of the Lycoming equipped Defiant N22VL based at KDKX in Knoxville. I met with Vernon last October at the Hangar Hotel in Fredericksburg, Texas as part of a gathering of Defiants. He had flown N22VL in to meet with five other Defiants we cobbled together in an attempt to break the known record of seven Defiants in one location set back in the early 1990's. At that event Vernon and I also joined a small party on a short ground excursion to the location of the Mooney Aircraft Factory location in nearby Kerville, Texas.  Born and raised in PA, Vernon later moved to both Hawaii and to Massachusetts to attend school then on to Mississippi to serve in his career an oceanographer. He has spent more than 1300 days at sea all over the world, including 20 trips to Antarctica and dives in 3 different submersibles.Vernon is well versed in academics holding the trifecta of a Bachelors from Messiah College of PA, a Masters from the University of Hawaii and Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.Vernon's first introduction to flight was in Hawaii in 1979 and he began taking flight lessons in MA in 1980 where he earned is private pilot license. He pretty much only flies his Defiant except when a flight review instructor demands that he uses a school plane since his Defiant doesn't have rudder pedals on the starboard side. Vernon married in 1977 to Lindell who earned her license in 1984.  He has two Daughters and four granddaughters. Alicia with granddaughters Daphne and Penelope live in Belgium and Jennifer with granddaughters Maddie and Grayson who live in Knoxville, TN. Enjoy the interview!

durée : 00:02:20 - Le brief éco - La canicule s'installe en cette première semaine de juillet sur la France. La chaleur pose des problèmes de santé publique, mais aussi économiques, notent des chercheurs du Massachusetts Institute of Technologie (MIT). La canicule pourrait-elle devenir un nouvel indicateur de croissance ? Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

Bill Anderson was born in 1966 in Ohio, Texas and holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree in management and chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He already learned to take responsibility as a child and believes that every person is born with special talents and can grow up to do something “great” with personal abilities, skills and talents. His father also worked for a chemical company. Bill started his impressive career in 1989 as a process engineer for research and development at Ethyl Corporation in the Netherlands and Belgium. In 2023, he took over as CEO of Bayer. Bill is married and has three children.Bayer is a German-based life science company. The Company's segments are Crop Science, Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Health. The Crop Science segment focuses on seeds, improved plant traits, chemical and biological crop protection products, digital solutions and customer service for sustainable agriculture. The Pharmaceuticals segment focuses on prescription products, especially for cardiology and women's healthcare. The Consumer Health segment develops, produces and markets nonprescription over-the-counter medicines. One of the best-known Bayer brands is Aspirin which is more than 100 years old.-----Want to hear something specific?(0:00) – Bill Anderson Introduction & Background(1:38) – Global Food Challenges & Bayer's Role(3:30) – Agricultural Productivity & Innovation(5:23) – Bureaucracy in Germany vs. Other Countries(7:50) – Monsanto Acquisition & Corporate Crisis(9:07) – Science Improving Lives(10:14) – Parkinson's Therapy Development(12:23) – Managing Global Challenges & Responsibility(14:03) – Mission-Driven Culture at Bayer(16:19) – Five Priorities for Transformation(18:13) – Cutting Bureaucracy & Driving Ownership(20:01) – Culture Change vs. Control(22:06) – Coaching & Empowering Employees(23:02) – Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast(25:35) – EU Regulation & Sustainability Reporting(28:02) – Innovation & Privacy Challenges(29:05) – Microsoft Transformation as a Parallel(31:11) – Technology in Modern Farming(34:40) – Balancing Professional & Personal Life(43:20) – Reflections & Vision for Europe-----Willst du diese Folge nicht nur anhören, sondern Bill Anderson auch per Video sehen? Dann besuche gerne unserem YouTube Kanal: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@followvoices⁠-----Folge VOICES auf Socials...▸ www – ⁠voices.fm⁠▸ Instagram – ⁠@followvoices⁠▸ YouTube – ⁠@followvoices⁠▸ LinkedIn – ⁠@marianne-heiß

Douglas Rushkoff zählt zu den einflussreichsten Intellektuellen der Welt und hat Begriffe wie «Digital Natives» oder «virale Medien» geprägt. Im Gespräch zeigt er auf, wie das Internet von einer Vision digitaler Basisdemokratie zu einem von Tech-Milliardären dominierten Markt werden konnte. In den frühen 1990er-Jahren erträumten sich digitale Pioniere wie Douglas Rushkoff das Internet als machtfreien Ort, der allen Zugang zu Informationen bieten würde und wo man sich untereinander frei austauschen könnte. Doch statt globaler Vernetzung und barrierefreier Bildung machten Unternehmen wie Google, Amazon, Facebook oder Apple aus dem offenen Netzwerk immer mehr einen von wenigen Akteurinnen und Akteuren dominierten Markt. Für Douglas Rushkoff, der heute an der New York Public University Medientheorie lehrt und vom Massachusetts Institute of Technology zu den zehn einflussreichsten Intellektuellen weltweit gekürt wurde, steckt hinter diesem Umschlagen ins Gegenteil eine spezifische Ideologie: Leitfiguren des Silicon Valley wie Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk oder Peter Thiel kennzeichneten sich durch ein spezifisches «Mindset», einer Art Doktrin des genial begabten Übermenschen, der Normalsterbliche hinter sich lässt und sich blind auf das Lösen von Problemen durch Technologie verlässt. In seinem Buch «Survival of the Richest» beschreibt Douglas Rushkoff zudem, wie Tech-Oligarchen sich luxuriöse Bunker bauen, in die sie im Falle des mitverursachten Systemkollapses fliehen können. Wolfram Eilenberger fragt den Digital-Vordenker, wie es zu dieser Entwicklung kommen konnte, und er blickt mit ihm auf die aktuelle Entwicklung und nähere Zukunft, wo sich durch die Allianz von Donald Trump mit Elon Musk politische Macht und Technik noch mehr verbanden und sich eine radikale Neugestaltung der Gesellschaft ankündigt. Wiederholung vom 23. März 2025

Douglas Rushkoff zählt zu den einflussreichsten Intellektuellen der Welt und hat Begriffe wie «Digital Natives» oder «virale Medien» geprägt. Im Gespräch zeigt er auf, wie das Internet von einer Vision digitaler Basisdemokratie zu einem von Tech-Milliardären dominierten Markt werden konnte. In den frühen 1990er-Jahren erträumten sich digitale Pioniere wie Douglas Rushkoff das Internet als machtfreien Ort, der allen Zugang zu Informationen bieten würde und wo man sich untereinander frei austauschen könnte. Doch statt globaler Vernetzung und barrierefreier Bildung machten Unternehmen wie Google, Amazon, Facebook oder Apple aus dem offenen Netzwerk immer mehr einen von wenigen Akteurinnen und Akteuren dominierten Markt. Für Douglas Rushkoff, der heute an der New York Public University Medientheorie lehrt und vom Massachusetts Institute of Technology zu den zehn einflussreichsten Intellektuellen weltweit gekürt wurde, steckt hinter diesem Umschlagen ins Gegenteil eine spezifische Ideologie: Leitfiguren des Silicon Valley wie Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk oder Peter Thiel kennzeichneten sich durch ein spezifisches «Mindset», einer Art Doktrin des genial begabten Übermenschen, der Normalsterbliche hinter sich lässt und sich blind auf das Lösen von Problemen durch Technologie verlässt. In seinem Buch «Survival of the Richest» beschreibt Douglas Rushkoff zudem, wie Tech-Oligarchen sich luxuriöse Bunker bauen, in die sie im Falle des mitverursachten Systemkollapses fliehen können. Wolfram Eilenberger fragt den Digital-Vordenker, wie es zu dieser Entwicklung kommen konnte, und er blickt mit ihm auf die aktuelle Entwicklung und nähere Zukunft, wo sich durch die Allianz von Donald Trump mit Elon Musk politische Macht und Technik noch mehr verbanden und sich eine radikale Neugestaltung der Gesellschaft ankündigt. Wiederholung vom 23. März 2025

ABOUT DHRUV PARTHASARATHYDhruv Parthasarathy has spent the last 8 years focused on applying modern software and machine learning techniques in healthcare. Dhruv currently serves as the CTO of Commure, HATCO, and Augmedix. In the role of CTO, he leads product, engineering, and design teams. Prior to this, Dhruv helped found Athelas which eventually merged with Commure.In these roles, Dhruv has designed and developed end-to-end solutions for revenue cycle automation, ambient documentation, patient engagement, and at-home diagnostics for oncology.Before this, Dhruv was the Director of Machine Learning Programs at Udacity, where he led the development of the AI, Self-Driving Car, Deep Learning, and Machine Learning Nanodegree programs.Dhruv also worked as a Product Engineer at Udacity, where he rebuilt the main signed-in experience and was responsible for the backend development. Dhruv obtained a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2013. Following this, they pursued a Master's degree in Computer Science with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence at MIT from 2013 to 2014. This episode is brought to you by Side – delivering award-winning QA, localization, player support, and tech services for the world's leading games and technology brands.For over 30 years, Side has helped create unforgettable user experiences—from indies to AAA blockbusters like Silent Hill 2 and Baldur's Gate 3.Learn more about Side's global solutions at side.inc. SHOW NOTES:How the Commure team moves with speed & momentum (3:26)Commure's operational strategy / key leadership principles (4:57)Hiring & cultivating multi-talented individuals (7:16)How to optimize decision-making, push decisions down & minimize risk (8:40)Why speed is a core principle for building successful eng orgs (11:36)Getting unstuck in your decision-making as an eng team (13:07)Challenges faced while building a high-performing eng team in healthcare (15:47)Tactics for hiring less experienced engineers & bringing them up to speed (18:22)Customization as a product principle and how it manifests in EPD (20:55)Why the polymath style approach to engineering is more vital now than ever (23:47)Lessons learned around scope & using it to create leverage (26:06)Frameworks for assessing areas most likely to create a compound win (28:22)Rapid fire questions (30:35)LINKS AND RESOURCESCinema Speculation - The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: a deliriously entertaining, wickedly intelligent cinema book as unique and creative as anything by Quentin Tarantino.This episode wouldn't have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:Patrick Gallagher - Producer & Co-HostJerry Li - Co-HostNoah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio & Video Editor https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan's also an avid 3D printer - https://www.bnd3d.com/Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at https://elliecoggins.com/about/

Several Australian universities have earned spots among the world's top 100 in two surveys — the US News and QS Global Rankings. Leading the charts are US institutions like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, and Harvard, while UK universities such as Cambridge, Oxford, and Imperial College London continue to hold strong positions. A global rankings expert weighs in if these rankings matter, especially for international students considering their options.

E' il Politecnico di Milano la prima università italiana ad entrare nella top 100 delle accademie mondiali. Si tratta della prima volta in assoluto per un ateneo italiano nella classifica del Qs World University Rankings , uno dei più autorevoli indici del mondo e che ha premiato per il quattordicesimo anno consecutivo il Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Subscribe to C-Speak so you never miss an episode. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.On this episode of PNC C-Speak, Lila Snyder, CEO of Bose Corp., discusses her vision for the company's future, leveraging AI to enhance user experience and Massachusetts' role as a hub for talent and business.Snyder also touches on the company's culture of innovation and how her team pushes the envelope in audio technology. “Most great innovation comes from understanding where your customer has pain points, so we spend a lot of time being customers ourselves, talking to customers, learning about what our customers really care about,” Snyder said.Listen to the podcast to learn more about: The importance of leadership and connection during the Covid-19 pandemic (3:15)Snyder's personal career path from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to Bose (8:19)[JL2] Advice Snyder would share with her younger self (13:49)The future of innovation at Bose and how AI fits in (21:11)Powered by PNC Bank.

My conversation with Dr Dua begins at about 35 mins Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Healthcare For Action was founded in 2022 to support healthcare workers running for Congress. Dr. Anahita Dua, Chair of Healthcare for Action, is a Vascular Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard University. As a surgeon, she knows that in order to get things done and save lives, the surgery team has to work together and take action. Our politics shouldn't be any different.  In 2023, Healthcare For Action merged with Doctors In Politics, founded in 2020 by a group of physicians specializing in psychiatry, family medicine, OBGYN, and neurology. They were committed to patient-centered and equitable political change at all levels of government and grew to a membership of nearly 10,000. We believe fundamentally that all policy is health policy.  There are too many existential threats facing our democracy. From reversing climate change, preserving access to abortion, and curbing the epidemic of gun violence we must take action now and play the long game. From acute care to prevention, healthcare workers know how to get the job done. That is the guiding vision of the largest Democratic healthcare workers PAC in the country - Join our community at Healthcare For Action! Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA, FACS, is a vascular surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. At Mass General, she is the director of the Vascular Lab, co-director of the Peripheral Artery Disease Center and Limb Evaluation and Amputation Program (LEAPP), associate director of the Wound Care Center, director of the Lymphedema Center and associate director of the Vascular Surgery Clerkship and director of clinical research for the division of vascular surgery. She specializes in advanced endovascular (minimally invasive) and traditional (open) limb salvage techniques for treating peripheral arterial disease and critical limb ischemia, diabetic limb disease, aortic disease, carotid disease, thoracic outlet syndrome and venous disease. Dr. Dua completed her vascular surgery fellowship at Stanford University Hospital, her general surgery residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin and her medical school in the United Kingdom. She has also completed a master's degree in trauma sciences, a master's in business administration in health care management and has a certificate in health economics and outcomes research as well as a certificate in drug and device development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is board-certified in vascular surgery, general surgery and advanced wound care and management. Dr. Dua has published over 140 peer reviewed papers and has edited five vascular surgery medical textbooks. She serves on multiple national vascular surgery committees through the Society for Vascular Surgery and other vascular organizations including the South Asian-American Vascular Society and American College of Surgeons. Dr. Dua's lab focuses on anticoagulation and biomarkers that are predictive of thrombosis and hemostasis in patients that have undergone revascularization. She is interested in creation precision, point of care medical approaches to anticoagulation for patients post revascularization. Her clinical and outcomes research focuses primarily on diseases involving peripheral vascular disease, limb salvage and critical limb ischemia. She is part of a technology development team that creates tools to increase walking distance and wound healing while decreasing pain in patients with peripheral vascular disease. Dr. Dua is also involved heavily in surgical outcomes-based research using large medical databases to generate both quality outcomes and cost effectiveness data. Dr. Dua is a self-described animal lover and rescuer of pitbulls. At one point, she housed 14 pitbull puppies and their mother at once. Nowadays, her spare time is spent with her husband, son, daughter and dog Leo. Join us Monday and Thursday's at 8EST for our  Bi Weekly Happy Hour Hangout!  Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on YouTube  Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll  Follow and Support Pete Coe Buy Ava's Art  Hire DJ Monzyk to build your website or help you with Marketing  

Most AI in healthcare promises superintelligence—but what if that's the wrong goal entirely?In this episode, Michael and Halle speak with Othman Laraki, co-founder and CEO of Color Health, to talk about why real-world care doesn't need a perfect model—it needs a better system. Othman breaks down how Color evolved from a consumer genetics startup into a nationwide virtual cancer clinic, why most diagnostics businesses fail, and how AI can actually support clinicians without trying to replace them.We cover:

Our guest on this week's episode is Brett Wood, Chair this year of the Industrial Truck Association (better known as the ITA). In his daytime job, Brett is the President and CEO of Toyota Material Handling North America. This past Tuesday, the material handling industry recognized the 12th annual National Forklift Safety Day. Sponsored by ITA, the highlight of the day was a series of presentations on safety held at the National Press Club in Washington DC. Wood speaks about the event held this week and the importance and impacts of safety programs.Carriers looking to fill driver positions need to act faster when they identify candidates and ensure that their hiring process is efficient, according to a new report from truck driving technology platform Tenstreet. They found that carriers in their network that responded to driver applications within five minutes see a 6.2% hiring rate, which is nearly double the platform average of 3.7%.—so that speaks to the need for fast action. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has launched a new program called the Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM). The goal is to help transform the nation's industrial base by advancing the future of “new manufacturing,” alongside ideas in workforce training, advanced technologies, and industry collaboration. The initiative includes a group of six founding industry consortium members, who are Amgen, Flex, GE Vernova, PTC, Sanofi, and Siemens. Supply Chain Xchange  also offers a podcast series called Supply Chain in the Fast Lane.  It is co-produced with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. All episodes are available to stream now. Go to your favorite podcast platform to subscribe and to listen to past and future episodes. The podcast is also available at www.thescxchange.com.Articles and resources mentioned in this episode:Industrial Truck AssociationSpeed is critical when hiring truck driversMIT program on new manufacturing adds contract manufacturer FlexVisit Supply Chain XchangeListen to CSCMP and Supply Chain Xchange's Supply Chain in the Fast Lane podcastSend feedback about this podcast to podcast@agilebme.comPodcast is sponsored by: Storage SolutionsOther linksAbout DC VELOCITYSubscribe to DC VELOCITYSign up for our FREE newslettersAdvertise with DC VELOCITY

Dr. Tony Nader is a medical doctor, neuroscientist, and the global leader of the Transcendental Meditation movement. He holds an MD from the American University of Beirut and a PhD in neuroscience from MIT. In this conversation, we explore Dr. Nader's provocative claim that consciousness is not a byproduct of the brain—but the ground of all being. Drawing on neuroscience, quantum physics, and thousands of years of contemplative practice, he shares a paradigm that reframes life's biggest questions—from free will and death to the nature of truth, karma, and the self. Expect to learn: — What Maslow got wrong and the practical value of transcending before striving — Why expanding consciousness is the purpose of life — Dr Nader's views on the relationship between the brain and consciousness. — What this model says about death, reincarnation, and the expansion of self And more. You can learn more about Dr. Nader's work at https://drtonynader.com or by exploring his book, Consciousness is All There Is. --- Dr. Tony Nader is a globally recognized leader in the field of consciousness and a renowned neuroscientist with a distinguished academic background. He is the president of Maharishi International University, a medical doctor trained at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D. in neuroscience) and a globally recognized expert in the science of Consciousness and human development. Dr Nader's training includes internal medicine, psychiatry, and neurology, and he is a New York Times bestselling author. His award winning book Consciousness Is All There Is has received the highest praise much like his latest book Super Habits for Success. Dr Nader has had recent discussions with some of the great thinkers, scientists, medical doctors and leaders in the world today. He has been featured by WIRED magazine, BBC, CNN, Gaia Network, and served as keynote for the United Nations, YPO and Stanford university's “Hacking Consciousness”. He's the recipient of numerous award's for his outstanding contribution in human development, environment, education, and health. He currently leads the global Transcendental Meditation organization, succeeding Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and is dedicated to advancing the understanding of consciousness through both scientific and spiritual lenses. --- Interview Links: — Maharishi International University - https://www.miu.edu — Dr Nader's website - https://drtonynader.com — Dr Nader's book - https://amzn.to/45kVWCO

It's a precarious time for science in the United States. Federal funding is being slashed, career scientists are being laid off, and researchers are considering leaving to work abroad. On top of that, public trust in science and experts has declined. Besides acknowledging the federal attacks on science, a lot of scientists are also asking themselves: What are we doing wrong? How do we engage the public? And what could we do better?Joining Host Flora Lichtman to dig through these questions is Felice Frankel, a science photographer and chemical engineer at MIT. She's also the author of the upcoming book Phenomenal Moments: Revealing the Hidden Science Around Us, out this fall.Guest: Felice Frankel is a science photographer and a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the department of chemical engineering.Transcript is available on sciencefriday.com. Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

Send us a textWhat if everything you were taught about business was overly complicated on purpose?Top 5 Episode Highlights:The one myth about entrepreneurship that keeps smart people stuck How John turned outdated university lectures into a global platform A step-by-step breakdown of how to start a business with zero investor capital Why “pivot or persevere” isn't just a strategy How AI is transforming educationJohn is an investor, author, and the founder of MBA ASAP, which provides training to individuals, over 30,000 students in 165 countries, and corporations including Adidas, Apple, General Mills, Kaiser Permanente, Lyft, PayPal, Pinterest, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen.John was the cofounder of Biomoda (IPO 2006), Advanced Optics Electronics (IPO 1999), FoodSentry (epic fail), MBA ASAP, and Tetraktys Global. He holds undergraduate degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boston University, as well as an MBA from the Wharton School.Learn more about John at https://www.mba-asap.com/Connect with John at https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncousinsiii/Simple & strategic marketing solutions for the busy coach and consultant. Visit www.reinventingperspectives.comSupport the show

When economic news, especially that revolving around working, gets reported, it tends to get reported in aggregate – the total number of jobs affected or created, the average wage paid, the impact on a defined geographic area. This is an approach labor economist David Autor knows well. But he also knows that the aggregate often masks the effect on the individual. In this Social Science Bites podcast, Autor, the Daniel (1972) and Gail Rubinfeld Professor, Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellow, Google Technology and Society Visiting Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, examines two momentous changes to global economics and how they play out for individuals. He explains to interviewer David Edmonds how the rise of China's manufacturing dominance and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence likely are and will affect individual people accustomed to do specific tasks for pay. What he finds is not as straightforward as the headlines alluded to above. Take China and its remarkable ascent and how that impacted the United States. “[The rise] benefited a lot of people. It lowered prices. It allowed American companies to kind of produce a lot of products more cheaply. You know, it's hard to imagine Apple's growth without China, for example, to do all that assembly, which would have been extremely expensive to do in the United States. At the same time, it displaced a lot of people, more than a million, and in a very geographically and temporarily concentrated way, extremely scarring the labor market. Now those people also got lower prices, but that's not even remote compensation for what they lost. And now there are new jobs -- even in those places where those trade shock occurs -- but it's not really the same people doing them. It's not the people who lost manufacturing work.” Concerns about these shocks have been widespread in the 2020s, but the tough if erratic talk about tariffs coming from the U.S. president centers on the idea of restoring something (while ignoring question of that thing ever existed or if it makes sense to go back). Autor argues that the administration actually is asking the right question – but they are arriving at the wrong answers, He notes that the U.S. currently has a half a million unfilled manufacturing jobs open already, a sizeable figure relative to the nation's 13 million manufacturing workers. But that number itself is roughly a tenth of China's 120 million. “We cannot compete with them across every front. .. What we should be very deeply worried about is losing the frontier sectors that we currently maintain. Those are threatened. So aircraft, telecommunications, robotics, power generation, fusion, quantum computing, batteries and storage, electric vehicles, shipping. These are sectors that we still have (except for shipping, actually) but China is making incredibly fast progress, and instead of trying to get commodity furniture back, we need to think about the current war we're in, not the last war.” At MIT, Autor is co-director of the School Effectiveness and Inequality Initiative, while off campus he is a research associate and co-director of the Labor Studies Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode my guest is Lex Fridman, PhD, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), an expert in robotics and host of the Lex Fridman Podcast. We discuss the development of artificial intelligence through machine learning, deep learning and self-supervised techniques. We also examine the growing significance of interactions between humans and robots, including their potential for companionship and emotional connection. This episode explores how AI is shifting from a technical tool into something that could reshape human relationships, emotions and society. Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Maui Nui: https://mauinui.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman David: https://davidprotein.com/huberman Timestamps 00:00:00 Lex Fridman; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Deep Learning 00:02:23 Supervised vs Self-Supervised Learning, Self-Play Mechanism 00:09:06 Tesla Autopilot, Autonomous Driving, Robot & Human Interaction 00:14:26 Sponsors: AG1 & Maui Nui 00:17:47 Human & Robot Relationship, Loneliness, Time 00:22:38 Authenticity, Robot Companion, Emotions 00:27:55 Robot & Human Relationship, Manipulation, Rights 00:32:12 Sponsors: Function & David 00:35:14 Dogs, Homer, Companion, Cancer, Death 00:40:04 Dogs, Costello, Decline, Joy, Loss 00:47:31 Closing Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The war in Sudan gets only a fraction of the attention that conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and potential conflicts elsewhere get. But after two years of fighting, it has created the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded. And as the two sides in the conflict, the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, vie for control of the country and its resources, there is little hope of a conclusion any time soon. As the war goes on, and a growing number of outside powers look for advantage in the carnage, the consequences are likely to get even worse, argue Mai Hassan and Ahmed Kodouda in a recent Foreign Affairs essay—not just for Sudan, but for the rest of its region as well. Both Hassan, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kodouda, a humanitarian policy expert who was based in Sudan until March 2023, have spent years watching what is happening in Sudan. They joined senior editor Eve Fairbanks to discuss the roots of what has become an intractable conflict, and whether a path out of it is possible. You can find sources, transcripts, and more episodes of The Foreign Affairs Interview at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/foreign-affairs-interview. 

Progress has been made in our search for alien life. So announced a team of scientists from Cambridge university last week who, using a powerful space telescope, have detected molecules which on Earth are only produced by simple organisms. All in all, it's been a busy week for space science. And all against a backdrop of a US government request to cut NASA's funding. The proposals would need to be approved by the Senate before any cuts are made. But scientists and journalists are asking what it could mean for the future of space science around the world. Science journalist Jonathan Amos and space researcher Dr Simeon Barber discuss.Professor of Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Richard Binzel updates the programme on plans to learn from an asteroid called Apophis, due to fly past us in four years time. Back on Earth, or rather in it, Victoria Gill gets up close to Roman remains which show that gladiators once fought lions. And Tim O'Brien, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Manchester joins Victoria Gill in the studio to discuss the week's other science news. Presenter: Victoria Gill Producers: Clare Salisbury, Jonathan Blackwell, Debbie Kilbride Editor: Colin Paterson Production Co-ordinator: Josie Hardy

A historic gap between consumer sentiment and economic data is raising concerns about future tech spending. Despite positive economic indicators, such as a steady unemployment rate and a slight increase in the Consumer Price Index, consumer confidence is faltering, as evidenced by a significant drop in the Consumer Sentiment Index. Analysts from Bank of America have noted that this disconnect, the widest on record, suggests that businesses, particularly in sectors sensitive to consumer demand, may become more risk-averse in their tech investments. This could lead to longer sales cycles and a shift in budget approvals for tech solutions. The delivery of cloud services is evolving, with a focus on outcomes rather than just uptime. A recent survey by the International Data Corporation emphasizes that managed service providers (MSPs) must prioritize customer success and align their services with clients' business objectives. As cloud technology becomes more integral to business transformations, MSPs are encouraged to move beyond traditional service level agreements (SLAs) and adopt a value-oriented approach. This shift is crucial to avoid commoditization and maintain profitability in a competitive market. TD Cinex has introduced a new Partner Loyalty Program aimed at strengthening relationships with business partners through rewards similar to consumer loyalty programs. This initiative reflects a growing trend in the industry, where partners increasingly value loyalty incentives over traditional vendor benefits. However, there is skepticism regarding the effectiveness of such programs, as some partners argue that consistent pricing and margin protection are more critical than loyalty perks. The challenge for vendors and distributors will be to ensure that these programs deliver tangible value rather than merely serving as marketing optics. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has retracted a controversial AI research paper that claimed artificial intelligence enhances productivity in research settings. The paper, which suggested that AI tools led to increased discoveries but decreased job satisfaction among researchers, faced scrutiny from both economists and computer scientists. MIT's decision to withdraw the paper signals a growing skepticism towards AI productivity claims, indicating that the market will demand more verifiable and transparent evidence before accepting AI as a driver of innovation. This development is seen as a positive step towards ensuring the integrity of research in the field of artificial intelligence.  Four things to know today  00:00 Vibes vs. Reality: Sentiment-Economy Gap Widens, Signaling Risk for Tech and Retail Spending04:35 IDC Survey Urges MSPs to Align Cloud Services with Business Outcomes, Not Just SLAs06:00 Perks or Just Packaging? TD SYNNEX Adds to Loyalty Trend with New Partner Program08:19 Flawed AI Research Spurs MIT Retraction, Reflecting Broader Demand for Verifiable Innovation Claims  This is the Business of Tech.      Supported by:  https://getnerdio.com/nerdio-manager-for-msp/ All our Sponsors: https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ Do you want the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe/Looking for a link from the stories? The entire script of the show, with links to articles, are posted in each story on https://www.businessof.tech/ Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/mspradio/ Want to be a guest on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights? Send Dave Sobel a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech Want our stuff? Cool Merch? Wear “Why Do We Care?” - Visit https://mspradio.myspreadshop.com Follow us on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079/YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradio/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradio/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.tech

Harvey Michaels is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan Business School lecturer. He teaches a popular course on Energy Management and Artificial Intelligence. He is also the Director of MIT's Clean Heat Transition Project. In this episode of Flanigan's Eco-Logic Ted and Harvey reflect on his career in energy management, for years at the forefront of energy efficiency and energy management as president of Xenergy and Nexus Energy. Now his mission at MIT is "to support student career objectives and to design and manage initiatives to create societal, economic, and carbon benefits."Utility rates are discussed, and Harvey makes clear the need for rate reform. Why do utilities continue to offer flat electricity rates that send no signals to consumers? As other industries have done, such as airlines, Why not set dynamic rates that give consumers accurate price signals? Utility grids are inefficiently managed. There are times when power is very cheap. Flat rates -- like the average 33 cents per kWh in Massachusetts -- retard the adoption of beneficial electrification. What is needed, he makes clear, are rates that reflect marginal costs of power delivery... so that heat pumps and electric vehicles and other forms of beneficial electrification can be cost-effectively purchased and universally adopted drawing power at low cost periods and boosting utilities' load profiles.Harvey and Ted discuss the nexus between customer action and utility policy. On one hand, AI and its machine learning is allowing consumers to near-automatically make smart energy management decisions and to lower their costs and environmental impacts. AI can take complex energy management and pricing signals to optimize on usage. Meanwhile, Harvey makes clear the need for policy reforms to combat climate change.Yes, Harvey explains, that the utility sector is in a period of retrenchment. Politics is the challenge of the day. But from challenging times spring forth innovation. AI provides powerful decision-making capabilities, means of optimizing energy use to meet today's challenges. New forms of grid services such as virtual power plants and other controllable loads, provide means to meet consumer and utility objectives. While optimistic, Harvey is concerned about the urgency of the climate crisis. He is impatient for society to truly "connect the dots" and responsibly address energy management and carbon mitigation needs head on, to use the tools at hand and to meet our broad and critical societal objectives.

In medicine, failure can be catastrophic. It can also produce discoveries that save millions of lives. Tales from the front line, the lab, and the I.T. department. SOURCES:Amy Edmondson, professor of leadership management at Harvard Business School.Carole Hemmelgarn, co-founder of Patients for Patient Safety U.S. and director of the Clinical Quality, Safety & Leadership Master's program at Georgetown University.Gary Klein, cognitive psychologist and pioneer in the field of naturalistic decision making.Robert Langer, institute professor and head of the Langer Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.John Van Reenen, professor at the London School of Economics. RESOURCES:Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well, by Amy Edmondson (2023).“Reconsidering the Application of Systems Thinking in Healthcare: The RaDonda Vaught Case,” by Connor Lusk, Elise DeForest, Gabriel Segarra, David M. Neyens, James H. Abernathy III, and Ken Catchpole (British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2022)."Estimates of preventable hospital deaths are too high, new study shows," by Bill Hathaway (Yale News, 2020).“Dispelling the Myth That Organizations Learn From Failure,” by Jeffrey Ray (SSRN, 2016).“A New, Evidence-Based Estimate of Patient Harms Associated With Hospital Care,” by John T. James (Journal of Patient Safety, 2013).To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, by the National Academy of Sciences (1999).“Polymers for the Sustained Release of Proteins and Other Macromolecules,” by Robert Langer and Judah Folkman (Nature, 1976).The Innovation and Diffusion Podcast, by John Van Reenen and Ruveyda Gozen. EXTRAS:"The Curious, Brilliant, Vanishing Mr. Feynman," series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).“Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research?” by Freakonomics Radio (2020).“Bad Medicine, Part 3: Death by Diagnosis,” by Freakonomics Radio (2016).

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Edward Woodford is the CEO and Co-founder of Zero Hash, a leading crypto-as-a-service platform that enables businesses to integrate digital assets into their offerings. Under his leadership, Zero Hash has processed over $45 billion in transactions and secured over $170 million in funding from prominent investors, including Point72 Ventures and Bain Capital Ventures.​ Before founding Zero Hash, Edward co-founded Seed CX, a CFTC-registered derivatives execution venue, and gained experience at various hedge funds and startups. He holds a BA in philosophy, politics, and economics from the University of Warwick and a master's degree in finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.​ In this episode… Many businesses struggle to navigate the complexity of integrating digital assets like crypto and stablecoins into their platforms. As regulations shift and technology rapidly evolves, companies face overwhelming barriers when adopting seamless, secure payment infrastructures. So, how can organizations overcome these hurdles to leverage emerging technologies and stay competitive? Edward Woodford, an expert in crypto infrastructure and digital payments, shares valuable insights on breaking down these barriers. He emphasizes the importance of abstracting technical complexities through infrastructure solutions, allowing companies to easily embed crypto and stablecoins without getting bogged down in regulation or fragmentation. He outlines the value of stablecoins for instant, low-cost transactions, highlights the growing importance of crypto rewards, and advises businesses to pivot quickly based on customer needs and market signals, just as his team did during their early pivot from a B2C to a B2B model. In this episode of the Inspired Insider Podcast, Dr. Jeremy Weisz interviews Edward Woodford, Co-founder and CEO of Zero Hash, about building digital asset infrastructure. Edward discusses simplifying crypto adoption, evolving company strategy through customer feedback, and the critical role of stablecoins in future payment systems. He also shares insights on team development, leadership growth, and scaling through major fundraising rounds.

MIT Concourse is a program for first-year students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that “brings science into conversation with the humanities.” It also hosts the Civil Discourse Project, which seeks to “reinvigorate the open exchange of ideas at MIT.” In this episode of Higher Ed Now, ACTA's Bryan Paul interviews Senior Lecturer Linda Rabieh to learn how the Civil Discourse Project has used the Braver Angels debate format championed by the College Debates and Discourse Alliance — a joint program of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, Braver Angels, and BridgeUSA — to prepare our nation's future STEM leaders for thoughtful, engaged citizenship. He also speaks with Mariam Abdelbarr, Isaac Lock, and Siddhu Pachipala, three students who have helped plan and conduct debates at MIT.

On this special episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea, Ann brings listeners inside the 2025 RSA Conference to explore the intersection of AI, quantum computing and cyber resiliency with two visionary experts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Vinod Vaikuntanathan and Dr. Sasha O'Connell from The Aspen Institute. Vinod shares how quantum computing poses a serious threat to current encryption methods and explains the urgent need for post-quantum cryptography, while Sasha shares her non-technical path into cybersecurity, her work leading Aspen Digital's global policy efforts and the launch of the new public campaign aimed at making cybersecurity accessible and actionable for everyone.     Resources:   View Sasha O'Connell on LinkedIn   View Vinod Vaikuntanathan on LinkedIn           View Ann Johnson on LinkedIn       Related Microsoft Podcasts:   Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast   The BlueHat Podcast    Uncovering Hidden Risks           Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at microsoft.com/podcasts      Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson is produced by Microsoft and distributed as part of N2K media network.    

Send us a textIn this episode, Ricardo Karam meets with Salim Edde, the leading Lebanese businessman who succeeded in turning his dream into reality through his global company, "Murex." Born in Beirut, he is the son of former minister Michel Edde. Despite growing up in a political environment, Salim chose a path away from politics to build an economic empire in the world of software and financial technology.  Salim studied at Notre Dame Jamhour College in Lebanon before continuing his studies abroad due to the Lebanese Civil War. He joined the École Polytechnique in France, earned a degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and later pursued an MBA at the University of Chicago.  In 1986, Salim co-founded "Murex" with Laurent Néel, which became a global leader in developing software for risk management in financial markets.  In addition to his professional achievements, Salim founded the "MIM" Museum in Beirut in 2013, which houses the largest private collection of minerals in the world. He is committed to supporting education and culture in Lebanon through contributions to various educational institutions.  In the 2022 Lebanese presidential elections, Salim Edde ran for president, declaring his priorities to support education, culture, and the development of academic institutions in Lebanon.  Join Ricardo Karam and Salim Edde in a conversation that unveils a journey of creativity, leadership, and commitment to Lebanon, and how success is achieved amidst challenging conditions and ever-evolving obstacles.في هذه الحلقة، يلتقي ريكاردو كرم مع سليم إده، رجل الأعمال اللبناني الرائد الذي نجح في تحويل حلمه إلى واقع من خلال مؤسسته العالمية "موركس". وُلد في بيروت، وهو ابن الوزير السابق ميشال إده. على الرغم من نشأته في بيئة سياسية، اختار سليم أن يسلك مساراً بعيداً عن السياسة، ليبني إمبراطورية اقتصادية في عالم البرمجيات والتكنولوجيا المالية.  درس سليم في كلية نوتردام جَمْهُور في لبنان، قبل أن يتابع دراسته في الخارج بسبب الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية. التحق بالمدرسة المتعددة التقنيات في فرنسا، وحصل على شهادة في الهندسة الكيميائية من معهد ماساتشوستس للتكنولوجيا، ثم أكمل دراسته في إدارة الأعمال بجامعة شيكاغو.  في عام 1986، شارك سليم مع لوران نيل في تأسيس شركة "موركس"، التي أصبحت من الشركات الرائدة عالمياً في تطوير البرمجيات لإدارة المخاطر في الأسواق المالية. علاوة على نجاحاته المهنية، أسّس سليم في 2013 متحف "ميم" في بيروت، الذي يضمّ أكبر مجموعة خاصة من المعادن في العالم. وهو ملتزم بدعم التعليم والثقافة في لبنان من خلال مساهماته في مؤسسات تعليمية عدة.  في الانتخابات الرئاسية اللبنانية لعام 2022، ترشّح سليم إده لرئاسة الجمهورية، مُعلناً عن أولوياته في دعم التعليم والثقافة وتطوير المؤسسات الأكاديمية في لبنان.  انضموا إلى ريكاردو كرم وسليم إده في حوار يكشف عن مسيرة من الإبداع، الريادة، والالتزام تجاه لبنان، وكيفية تحقيق النجاح في ظروف صعبة وتحديات متجددة.

Dr. Derek Gaston is the Chief Computational Scientist for the Nuclear Science & Technology Directorate at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). He earned his Ph.D. in computational nuclear engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2020, studying under advisors Dr. Benoit Forget and Dr. Kord Smith. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, a data center insider, or just someone who cares about the future of energy and technology, get ready for a thoughtful, accessible, and powerful conversation that will change the way you think about nuclear energy and its role in the world to come.For more about us: https://linktr.ee/overwatchmissioncritical

Ever wondered how data powers the magic behind your favorite theme park experiences? Join Cindi Howson and Gavin Hupp, VP of Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Data and Martech, E-commerce and Analytics at United Parks and Resorts, as they explore the complex data ecosystem of a theme park, from e-commerce and guest experience to AI's role in shaping the future of entertainment.Key Moments: Theme Park Business Model (03:12): Theme parks are described as a mix of multiple businesses, including e-commerce for ticket sales, animal experiences, entertainment venues, culinary and restaurant services, and retail operations. This combination creates a complex ecosystem, similar to city planning, within a single physical location.  Data Ecosystem Challenges (03:37): Gavin highlights the challenge of managing data within theme parks due to the variety of business areas. Each area generates unique data, leading to disparate and sometimes siloed data sets across different business applications.  AI as an Innovation Driver (11:24): AI is viewed as a key driver of innovation within the theme park industry, capable of creating new products and services, such as augmented reality experiences, and enhancing personalization at scale.  AI for Process Optimization (11:24): Beyond guest-facing innovation, AI is also seen as a tool to optimize business processes, streamline operations, reduce costs, and identify opportunities for revenue growth through personalization and increased efficiency.  Data-Driven Decision-Making (17:30): United Parks and Resorts emphasizes the importance of guest feedback, collected through surveys and other means, and uses it to inform decision-making and guide the company's overall strategy.  Agile Development Approach (28:50): Gavin explains how the company employs agile development principles, using "skateboards" as a metaphor for quickly delivering initial solutions and value while simultaneously iterating and building more comprehensive and scalable solutions ("scooters" and "factories").Key Quotes:"To become more data-driven, you have to break down silos. This requires making people aware of the silos, the challenges they create, and framing it as a data quality discussion. Getting business leaders to care about data quality isn't easy; they want end results and impact." - Gavin Hupp"There's product and service innovation, and business process innovation, where AI optimizes and streamlines operations, decreasing costs and increasing revenue through personalization." - Gavin Hupp“There's an agile concept, a principle where, at the end of the day, you need to get movement, you need to get going. And so you can use a skateboard to go from point A to point B.” - Gavin HuppMentionsGavin Hupp, Forbes ArticlePenguin Trek: Seaworld Roller CoasterConway's Law4 Values of Agile DevelopmentScrumDiet & Eating Habits of Killer WhalesGuest Bio Gavin Hupp is currently the VP of Technology: Enterprise Architecture & Data, Martech, e-Commerce & Analytics at SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment (United Parks & Resorts). In addition, he is also a member of the Quartz CIO & CISO Advisory Board. Gavin's expertise is helping shape the agenda to ensure it's packed with actionable strategies and forward-thinking insights. Gavin Hupp has a strong background in technology, data, and marketing, with experience in various leadership roles in companies such as PetSmart, Denny's, and Transdev North America. Gavin has a strong educational background, with degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and Western International University. Hear more from Cindi Howson here. Sponsored by ThoughtSpot.

The germ theory of disease is a crowning achievement of science, up there with modern physics, continental drift, and evolution via natural selection. (Even if there will always be cranky skeptics.) But the road to widespread acceptance isn't always an easy one. Why did it take so long between Anton van Leeuwenhoek seeing "animalcules" in a microscope (1670s) to Louis Pasteur's work on pasteurization and vaccination (1860's)? Thomas Levenson is the author of a new book exploring this fascinating history: So Very Small: How Humans Discovered the Microcosmos, Defeated Germs--and May Still Lose the War Against Infectious Disease.Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/04/21/episode-312-thomas-levenson-on-the-mutual-history-of-humans-and-germs/Support Mindscape on Patreon.Thomas Levenson received a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Harvard University. He is currently Professor of Science Writing and director of the graduate program in science writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of numerous books and has written and produced a number of science documentaries for television.Web siteMIT web pageWikipediaAmazon author pageBlueskySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you'll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Philip Lee, CEO at GeneFab. Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Philip, covering: The role of luck in the development of his entrepreneurial journey of multiple biopharma start-ups Bootstrapping a biological tech company and then selling to Millipore, along with lessons learnt from a more prominent global organization Building a new company from the back of a napkin to an IPO on the NASDAQ Creating a technology platform and operational capability with real therapeutic application that led to the spin-out of Genefab Bridging the gap for early-stage cell therapy companies with aligned incentives and a non-transactional model Philip Lee is a bioengineer, biotechnology entrepreneur, and executive who has spent the last 20 years building companies and commercializing products, including cell and gene therapies, synthetic biology platforms, scientific instrumentation, cell culture systems, and advanced manufacturing services. He has been the “first employee” at multiple ventures with leadership experience across diverse growth trajectories, including bootstrapping, VC and PE funding rounds, IPO, acquisition, and internal innovation within a large enterprise. Philip holds degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the UC Berkeley/UCSF Joint Graduate Program in Bioengineering. Philip is currently the founding CEO of GeneFab, a contract research, development, and manufacturing organization focused on supporting its clients in bringing innovative genetic medicines to needy patients.  Before GeneFab, Philip was the Co-Founder and CTO of Senti Biosciences, a cell and gene therapy company applying gene circuit technology to improve the efficacy and safety of cancer cell therapies. Philip was also the co-founder and CEO of Cellasic Corp, a microfluidics instrumentation company that MilliporeSigma had acquired. Please subscribe, tell your industry colleagues and join us in celebrating and promoting the value and importance of the global life science outsourcing space. We'd also appreciate a positive rating! Molecule to Market is also sponsored and funded by ramarketing, an international marketing, design, digital and content agency helping companies differentiate, get noticed and grow in life sciences.

Director of the MIT Digital Currency Initiative Neha Nerula sits down with Bitcoin Magazine Technical Editor Shinobi at the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2025 to discuss the history of the school's digital currency research program as well as what challenges (and opportunities) exist for Bitcoin research within academia.Connect with Neha on X: https://x.com/neha?lang=enLearn more about the Digital Currency Initiative and MIT Media Lab: https://dci.mit.edu/Connect with Shinobi on: https://x.com/brian_trollzRecorded at Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the 2025 MIT Bitcoin ExpoLearn more about the Expo: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/industry-events/the-mit-bitcoin-expo-2025-freedom-techSecure your spot at Bitcoin 2025 and join us at the world's largest Bitcoin conference! Use code "BMVIDEO10" for 10% off your ticket: https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2025#BTC #BitcoinNews #mitbitcoinexpo #computerscience #academia #scalingbitcoin #code #BitcoinMagazine

I had the pleasure of presenting at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during their annual Bitcoin Expo on April 6th 2025. Thought you all may find it interesting. Video link below if you want to reference my slides. It is a 15 minute presentation with 15 minutes of Q&A. Video: https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsvs6n8z5m2fu5q5y5tqdd8xwjv053znufhfh80mytmlngrd44axdg3uyvuysupport dispatch: https://citadeldispatch.com/donatenostr live chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/streamodell nostr account: https://primal.net/odelldispatch nostr account: https://primal.net/citadelyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@CitadelDispatchpodcast: https://serve.podhome.fm/CitadelDispatchstream sats to the show: https://www.fountain.fm/rock the badge: https://citadeldispatch.com/shopjoin the chat: https://citadeldispatch.com/chatlearn more about me: https://odell.xyz(00:00) Introduction and Personal Journey(01:09) Focus on Money, Education, and Policy(02:32) OpenSats: Supporting Open Source Contributors(05:20) The Role of Ten31 in Bitcoin Capital Allocation(07:09) Bitcoin Adoption and Business Strategy(10:48) Challenges and Opportunities in Bitcoin Business(15:06) Layer Two Investments and Protocols(19:21) Funding and Supporting Bitcoin Businesses(24:01) Relationship Between Bitcoin Businesses and Open Source

Strategy (formerly "MicroStrategy") President and CEO Phong Le delivers keynote remarks at the 2025 MIT Bitcoin Expo, discussing the current state of corporate Bitcoin adoption.Learn more about the MIT Bitcoin Expo: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/industry-events/the-mit-bitcoin-expo-2025-freedom-techRecorded 4/5/2025 at the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFollow the MIT Bitcoin Club on X: https://x.com/MITBitcoinClub#BTC #BitcoinNews #MIT #Bitcoin #BitcoinMagazine #MSTR #Strategy #Investing #Markets

Corporate finance meets Bitcoin strategy in a panel featuring. Dylan LeClair, Eric Semler, Paul Giordano, Brian Abely and Jeff Walton.The group discusses emerging trends in corporate Bitcoin adoption, their thoughts on various capital strategies, and their outlook on publicly-traded companies continuing to buy bitcoin.Learn more about the MIT Bitcoin Expo: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/industry-events/the-mit-bitcoin-expo-2025-freedom-techFollow the MIT Bitcoin Club on X: https://x.com/MITBitcoinClubRecorded 4/5/2025 at the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMeet Dylan LeClair and Eric Semler at Bitcoin 2025! Use code "BMPOD10" for 10% off your tickets and join us May 27-29 in Las Vegas, NV: https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-2025#BTC #BitcoinNews #MIT #Bitcoin #BitcoinMagazine #MSTR #Strategy #Investing #Markets

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie entered Congress in November 2012 after serving as Lewis County Judge Executive. He represents Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, which stretches across Northern Kentucky and 280 miles of the Ohio River. U.S. Representative Massie attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master's in Mechanical Engineering. During school, he invented a technology that enabled people to interact with computers using their sense of touch. He leveraged that technology to found SensAble Technologies, Inc., which raised over $32 million of venture capital, created 70 jobs, and obtained 29 patents. The hardware and software he developed are now used to design automobiles, jewelry, shoes, dental prosthetics, and even reconstructive implants for wounded soldiers. In Congress, Thomas serves on two committees: the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and the House Judiciary Committee. The House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure has jurisdiction over roads, bridges, mass transit, railroads, aviation, maritime and waterborne transit. The Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction over laws that affect intellectual property, industrial hemp, civil liberties, firearms, and other topics that were among the reasons he ran for Congress.

Why This Episode Is a Must-Watch Planning for retirement can feel overwhelming with its complexities and uncertainties. This episode of "Inspired Money" tackles the essential question: How do you turn your savings into reliable income that will last throughout retirement? We bring together a panel of four esteemed experts to share proven strategies, actionable insights, and industry wisdom to help you craft a solid retirement income plan. Whether you are just beginning to think about retirement or looking to refine your strategy, this episode offers valuable advice on diversifying your income, managing taxes, and inflation-proofing your financial future. Meet the Expert Panelists Wade Pfau, PhD, CFA, RICP®, is one of the foremost thought leaders in retirement income planning. He's a professor at The American College of Financial Services, a partner at McLean Asset Management, and the author of the widely acclaimed "Retirement Planning Guidebook." Holding a PhD in Economics from Princeton University, Wade's research has shaped how retirees and financial professionals approach sustainable income strategies. Mary Beth Franklin, CFP®, is a leading authority on Social Security and Medicare. A veteran financial journalist, she's spent over 40 years educating both consumers and financial advisors. She's also the author of "Maximizing Your Social Security Retirement Benefits." If you want to get every dollar you're entitled to, Mary Beth's insights are invaluable. William Bengen revolutionized the way we think about retirement withdrawals and is author of "A Richer Retirement". Best known for creating the "4% Rule," his research has guided countless retirees toward sustainable spending strategies. With an Massachusetts Institute of Technology background in aerospace engineering and a second career in financial planning, Bill brings both precision and practicality to the table. Dana Anspach, CFP®, RMA®, CFP®, RMA®, is the founder and CEO of Sensible Money, LLC. She's dedicated her career to helping people create sustainable retirement income plans. She's the author of "Control Your Retirement Destiny" and "Social Security Sense." Dana's hands-on experience makes her a wealth of practical knowledge. Key Highlights: The Importance of a Diversified Income Portfolio Bill Bengen reveals insights into maintaining a balanced portfolio with an optimal stock allocation to protect against market volatility. He notes, "You need to keep a healthy allocation to stocks to ensure your portfolio generates enough return." Tax Efficient Withdrawal Strategies Wade Pfau discusses maximizing the longevity of retirement funds through strategic tax withdrawal strategies, emphasizing, "Managing an effective marginal tax rate in a strategic manner can have a huge impact on the sustainability of funds in retirement." Social Security as a Foundational Income Source Mary Beth Franklin underscores the critical role of Social Security, providing guidance on maximizing benefits while addressing public concerns about its future reliability. Inflation Risks The episode highlights the threat of inflation and offers strategies to protect retirement income, with Bill Bengen noting that "Inflation is the greatest risk to retirees. Call-to-Action This week, take a closer look at your retirement income plan. Start crafting or refining your strategy to ensure that you have a diversified mix of income sources, consider the impact of inflation, and explore avenues for making your withdrawals more tax-efficient. Planning and flexibility are your keys to a secure financial future. Find the Inspired Money channel on YouTube or listen to Inspired Money in your favorite podcast player. Andy Wang, Host/Producer of Inspired Money

Douglas Rushkoff zählt zu den einflussreichsten Intellektuellen der Welt und hat Begriffe wie «Digital Natives» oder «virale Medien» geprägt. Im Gespräch zeigt er auf, wie das Internet von einer Vision digitaler Basisdemokratie zu einem von Tech-Milliardären dominierten Markt werden konnte. In den frühen 1990er-Jahren erträumten sich digitale Pioniere wie Douglas Rushkoff das Internet als machtfreien Ort, der allen Zugang zu Informationen bieten würde und wo man sich untereinander frei austauschen könnte. Doch statt globaler Vernetzung und barrierefreier Bildung machten Unternehmen wie Google, Amazon, Facebook oder Apple aus dem offenen Netzwerk immer mehr einen von wenigen Akteurinnen und Akteuren dominierten Markt. Für Douglas Rushkoff, der heute an der New York Public University Medientheorie lehrt und vom Massachusetts Institute of Technology zu den zehn einflussreichsten Intellektuellen weltweit gekürt wurde, steckt hinter diesem Umschlagen ins Gegenteil eine spezifische Ideologie: Leitfiguren des Silicon Valley wie Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk oder Peter Thiel kennzeichneten sich durch ein spezifisches «Mindset», einer Art Doktrin des genial begabten Übermenschen, der Normalsterbliche hinter sich lässt und sich blind auf das Lösen von Problemen durch Technologie verlässt. In seinem Buch «Survival of the Richest» beschreibt Douglas Rushkoff zudem, wie Tech-Oligarchen sich luxuriöse Bunker bauen, in die sie im Falle des mitverursachten Systemkollapses fliehen können. Wolfram Eilenberger fragt den Digital-Vordenker, wie es zu dieser Entwicklung kommen konnte, und er blickt mit ihm auf die aktuelle Entwicklung und nähere Zukunft, wo sich durch die Allianz von Donald Trump mit Elon Musk politische Macht und Technik noch mehr verbinden und sich eine radikale Neugestaltung der Gesellschaft ankündigt.

What if the fat in your butter, cheese, or even burger could be made without animals, without plants, without fermentation, and without agriculture at all? That's exactly what Savor is doing. Using a groundbreaking process that transforms compounds like CO₂ and elements like hydrogen into rich, animal-free fats that can mimic what animal fat does, this California-based startup is rethinking how we produce and consume one of the most essential ingredients in food. In this episode, I sit down with Kathleen Alexander, cofounder and CEO of Savor, to dive into the science behind their innovative fat production, why alternative fats could be the next big breakthrough in food tech, and how their approach could help fight climate change while making all types of foods, including plant-based meats and dairy, taste even better. So far the company has raised more than $30 million in venture capital, including from Bill Gates, and is now gearing up to start selling its new fat in restaurants and bakeries within 2025. Will humanity be able to divorce food production from agriculture? If Savor succeeds, that just might be the case.  Discussed in this episode Katheeen co-authored the paper Food Without Agriculture. Savor was incubated by Orca Sciences. Our past episode with Pivot Bio president Lisa Nunez Safarian. Kathleen and Paul both recommend Alchemy of Air and Not the End of the World. Kathleen recommends Long Life, Honey in the Heart. Smitsonian story on Savor's technology. More about Kathleen Alexander Kathleen Alexander has a strong background in materials science and engineering. She has worked in various roles, including as a CTO and CEO at Savor, a Project Director at Orca Sciences, and a Climate Solutions Consultant at KCA Research, Inc. Kathleen has a proven track record of designing and implementing innovative projects for climate solutions, with a focus on greenhouse gas reduction technologies. She has also conducted extensive research and modeling in the field of materials science, particularly in areas related to electrochemistry and battery performance. Kathleen's academic background includes a PhD in Materials Science & Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, further showcasing her expertise in the field.

For episode 260, we are launching a new Anxiety Series on the Metta Hour. Sharon is speaking with Mental Health experts, providers and researchers for tools to work with anxiety in increasingly challenging times. To launch the series, Sharon sits down with Dr. Jud Brewer MD, Ph.D.Dr, Jud is a New York Times best-selling author and thought leader in the field of habit change and the “science of self-mastery,” who blends over 20 years of experience with mindfulness training and a career in scientific research. He is passionate about understanding how our brains work, and how to use that knowledge to help people make deep, permanent change in their lives — with the goal of reducing suffering in the world at large. Dr. Jud is the director of research and innovation at Brown University's Mindfulness Center, where he also serves as an associate professor in Behavioral and Social Sciences at the School of Public Health and Psychiatry at the School of Medicine at Brown University, and a research affiliate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.In this episode, Sharon and Dr. Jud discuss:The neuroscientific definition of anxiety Fear of the futureHow we simulate the futureThe difference between planning and worryingAnxious feeling versus thoughtQualifiers for mental health diagnosesThe research behind Mental NotingThe antidote to anxiety is curiosityExploring gratification to its endHow much does worrying help?Thinking isn't what changes behaviorWe're wired for happinessNeuroscientists don't talk about willpowerInternet myths about anxietyDeprivation curiosityHow misinformation fuels anxietyCollective anxietyDefault Mode NetworkFive Finger BreathingNoticing our “oh no” momentsKindness and curiosity are best friendsThe Unwinding Anxiety AppThe conversation closes with a short guided curiosity practice. You can learn more about Dr. Jud's work and get a copy of his book, Unwinding Anxiety, right here and learn more about his Mindshift Recovery App right here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we have JP Errico, a scientist and inventor whose work focuses on neuroimmunology and the many ways it impacts cellular metabolism, inflammation, mental health and how we age. He recently joined IHMC as a Senior Research Scientist. JP is particularly known for his research on vagus-nerve stimulation and is the author of the book, The Vagus-Immune Connection: Harness Your Vagus Nerve to Manage Stress, Prevent Immune Dysregulation, and Avoid Chronic Disease. He also is the co-host of the podcast, The Health Upgrade. JP has more than 250 patents and is the founder of ElectroCore, a company that specializes in neuromodulation and noninvasive vagus-nerve stimulation. He has an undergraduate degree in aeronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked at Lincoln Laboratories. JP also holds graduate degrees in both law and mechanical/materials engineering from Duke University. Show notes: [00:03:08] Tim opens our interview mentioning that as a child JP was focused on both sports and academics. [00:04:50] Tim talks about how hard it is to find quality math and science education today similar to what JP experienced at his high school. [00:05:16] Tim asks JP what it was that led him to pursue an undergraduate degree at MIT. [00:05:53] Tim asks if it was always JP's plan to go into aeronautical engineering. [00:07:22] Tim mentions that as a kid, JP would scour bookstores and libraries for textbooks on physics and quantum mechanics and asks JP if there were any books that particularly inspired him. [00:10:12] Ken mentions that after MIT, JP went to Duke University where he pursued mechanical engineering and also went to law school. Given this workload, Ken asks if JP ever had any free time while studying at Duke. [00:13:26] Tim mentions that while JP was in law school, he got a job at a patent firm. After obtaining his law degree, JP's uncle called and offered JP an opportunity. [00:17:42] Tim explains that JP's career has focused on neuroimmunology, or the study of how the nervous system and immune system interact. Neuroimmunology affects a wide range of health factors including inflammation, mental health and aging. Tim also explains that JP has recently authored a book on neuroimmunology titled “The Vagus Immune Connection: Harness Your Vagus Nerve to Manage Stress, Prevent Immune Dysregulation and Avoid Chronic Disease.” Tim asks JP to touch on the key features of neuroimmunology that people should be aware of. [00:21:59] Tim asks JP to touch on the epigenetic factors regarding neuroimmunology. [00:25:01] Since JP brought up Dr. Kevin Tracey's work, Ken mentions that Kevin was recently interviewed on STEM-Talk episode 172 and encourages listeners to listen to that episode for more context on the vagus nerve and neuroimmunology. [00:25:48] JP talks about how he stumbled upon the idea of how stimulating a nerve may have the same clinical benefit that sometimes occurs as a result of cutting a nerve. [00:28:16] Tim talks about the unintended consequences he observed as surgeon when he cut a patient's vagus nerve. [00:30:50] Ken mentions that another area where JP has had impact with respect to stimulating the vagus nerve is the treatment of asthma and asks JP to talk about his findings in this area. [00:40:10] Tim notes that after JP knew that non-invasive approaches to vagus-nerve stimulation were possible, he went on to optimize a delivery device. These efforts resulted in a device called gamaCore. Tim asks JP to talk about this device and how it works. [00:43:27] Tim asks JP to talk about what it feels like for patients to have their vagus nerve stimulated. [00:44:50] Ken asks if JP thinks that his and others' work in vagus-nerve stimulation inspired the development of similar devices for orthopedic pain, where the device is implanted near the nerve on the knee or other area experiencing pain.

A bullied boy finds companionship in his animal friends, but as he grows up and finds himself trapped in a soulless career, he discovers a new purpose: freeing animals from captivity and facing the dire consequences. Today's episode featured Wayne Hsiung. You can reach out to Wayne at info@simpleheart.org or on Instagram, YouTube and Substack @waynehhsiung. Wayne Hsiung is an animal cruelty investigator, former faculty member at Northwestern School of Law, and co-founder and Executive Director of The Simple Heart Initiative. He has led teams that have investigated and rescued animals from factory farms and slaughterhouses across the nation – challenging unconstitutional “ag-gag” laws in the process – and has organized successful campaigns to ban fur in San Francisco and California. He served as lead counsel (and, sometimes, defendant) in four “right to rescue” trials in which activists were prosecuted after being charged for giving aid to sick and dying animals in factory farms, garnering media attention from The New York Times. He is also a co-founder and former lead organizer of the grassroots animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere. Wayne's work has been covered by WIRED, ABC's Nightline, and on The Ezra Klein Show. He has published on the right to rescue in Harvard Law Review and climate change's impact on animals in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. Prior to his work as an animal advocate, Wayne practiced law at two national firms and studied law and economics at the University of Chicago, where he was an Olin Law and Economics Fellow, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship. He is the proud parent of Oliver, who was rescued from the dog meat trade. LINK TO OUR LISTENER SURVEY! We've come up with a short audience survey, which you can find linked in our show notes and in the bio of our Instagram page @actuallyhappening. We'd love to hear your opinions and feedback, and we'd really appreciate your point of view. Link below:LISTENER SURVEY Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Jason BlalockContent/Trigger Warnings: bullying, animal cruelty/abuse/torture/killing, domestic animals as food, breaking and entering, arrest/jail/interrogation, explicit languageSocial Media:Instagram: @actuallyhappeningTwitter: @TIAHPodcast Website: thisisactuallyhappening.com Website for Andrew Waits: andrdewwaits.comWebsite for Jason Blalock: jasonblalock.com Support the Show: Support The Show on Patreon: patreon.com/happening Wondery Plus: All episodes of the show prior to episode #130 are now part of the Wondery Plus premium service. To access the full catalog of episodes, and get all episodes ad free, sign up for Wondery Plus at wondery.com/plus Shop at the Store: The This Is Actually Happening online store is now officially open. Follow this link: thisisactuallyhappening.com/shop to access branded t-shirts, posters, stickers and more from the shop. Transcripts: Full transcripts of each episode are now available on the website, thisisactuallyhappening.com Intro Music: "Illabye" – TipperMusic Bed: Cylinder Four ServicesIf you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Randomness plays an important role in the evolution of life (as my evil twin will tell you). But random doesn't mean arbitrary. Biological organisms are physical objects, after all, and subject to the same laws of physics as non-biological matter is. Those laws place constraints on how organisms can fulfill their basic functions of metabolism, reproduction, motility, and so on. Easy to say, but how can we turn this into quantitative understanding of actual organisms? Today I talk with physical biologist Chris Kempes about how physics can help us understand the size of organisms, their metabolisms, and features of major transitions in evolution.Support Mindscape on Patreon.Blog post with transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/01/20/302-chris-kempes-on-the-biophysics-of-evolution/Chris Kempes received his Ph.D. in physical biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently Professor and a member of the Science Steering Committee at the Santa Fe Institute. His research involves the origin of life and the constraints placed by physics on biological function and evolution.Web siteSanta Fe Institute web pageGoogle Scholar publicationsOrigins of Life online courseSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.