Podcasts about slac national accelerator laboratory

My special guests this week are Angelo Dragone and Paul McIntyre from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Angelo, Paul and I chat about the mission of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and how SLAC is advancing the development of next generation microelectronics. We also chat about the details of their new Microelectronics Energy Efficiency Research Center for Advanced Technologies (MEERCAT) and why the reduction of power consumption and the discovery of new materials is a driving force behind this new endeavor.

Ken welcomes Mark Bodnarzcuk back to the podcast.  As he shared with Ken in March of this year, the fentanyl crisis in our country is real - and made an unwelcome visit to his home. Thomas, Mark's then 17-year-old son, took a pill he bought on the Internet that he believed was  Xanax. He died a short time after swallowing the tablet. The autopsy showed that it was fentanyl - a deadly dose in a single pill. It's the subject of his new book (to be released October 15) - Finding New Life After the Death of My Son: Grace and Forgiveness in the Age of Counterfeit Pills and Fentanyl Poisoning. Mark shares his faith journey, and the impact of this unthinkable tragedy on his understanding of God, the Bible, science, and his years of therapy. A graduate of a Christian school (Wheaton College), his career has taken him to Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, which is currently building the largest digital camera for space exploration ever made. Mark's keen interest in science, from the atom to the cosmos has also been influenced by the work of famed psychologist Carl Jung. Mark shares how psychology and science have shaped his faith, his love for the Bible, and his capacity to forgive. It's a very personal story that takes us from the courtroom to the mountains of Colorado to the labyrinth - both inner and outer. Ken and Mark talk about significant authors including C.S. Lewis, Tim Keller, John Ortburg, and Philip Yancey (who write the Foreword to Mark's book). SHOW NOTESMarch 2024 Podcast with Mark | Purchase the Book on Amazon | Mark's Official WebsiteBecome a Patron | Ken's Substack PageSupport the show

Are the factors affecting air temperature what we previously thought? Based on physical evidence, there may be different culprits at hand. Listen in to learn: Major projections that may be filled with error The most significant factors affecting air temperature What major models are based on Patrick Frank, Scientific Affiliate at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, shares his experience researching climate change, the real reasons behind it, and the possible consequences. In recent years, the story of climate change has been centered on greenhouse gasses and a few other key factors. However, these factors may be based on errored evidence. Even with extensive modeled evidence and published studies, the evidence may be more akin to statistics than science. Due to this, the real causes and effects of climate change and rising air temperature may vary from what we have been told. To learn more, visit https://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/a-climate-of-belief/ Take advantage of a 5% discount on Ekster accessories by using the code FINDINGGENIUS. Enhance your style and functionality with premium accessories. Visit bit.ly/3uiVX9R to explore latest collection Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

When Ken's Substack article (The Big Beautiful Wall) appeared on Philip Yancey's popular blog (Hole in the Wall), among the many comments was a grieving father who shared the tragic loss of his 19-year-old-son to fentanyl poisoning. Ken reached out to Mark Bodnarczuk to hear more of a story that would underscore the tragic crisis facing our nation. Mark's academic pedigree took him from the Nazarene tradition to Wheaton College, the University of Chicago, and on to Harvard. An accomplished physicist, he currently works for Stanford University on a Nobel Prize-winning project: the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Mark has written a book (to be released this summer) telling his son's story in detail - the all-too-easy access to counterfeit pills and fentanyl poisoning. Mark also shares how the sudden, indescribable loss has changed him - leaving him with a new understanding of his own faith, the power of forgiveness, and a grace that sustains. In this touching conversation, Mark shares the journey of his extraordinary son Thomas, the otherwise ordinary evening on the Internet that took his life, the source of the illegal, toxic drug, and his encounter with the perpetrator who would face criminal charges. Mark also encourages every American to be aware, engaged, and alerted to the need to put an end to this deadly crisis. SHOW NOTESKen's Substack | Philip Yancey's Blog Post - Hole in the WallSupport the show

The Hoover Institution held a conversation on What is the Role of Future International Collaboration: Risks and Opportunities on January 22, 2024 from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PT. Dr. Thomas Mason addressed aspects of research openness and the daily need to protect the information that is critically important to universities, National Labs, the federal government, and the private sector. The conversation was followed by a 30 minute Q&A.  As a national security science laboratory Los Alamos National Lab has worked to strike the right balance between openness of research and protection of information for over eighty years. The talk addressed the historic importance of open international collaboration in fostering rapid innovation with economic and national security benefits while still recognizing the need to manage the risks that come with international engagement. SPEAKER Thomas Mason is the President and CEO of Triad National Security, LLC (Triad) and serves as the Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Most recently he was the Senior Vice President for Global Laboratory Operations at Battelle where he had responsibility for governance and strategy across the six National Laboratories that Battelle manages or co-manages. Prior to joining Battelle, Thom worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for 19 years, including 10 years as the Laboratory Director. Under his leadership, ORNL saw significant growth in programs, new facilities, and hiring while achieving record low safety incident rates. Before becoming Laboratory Director, he was Associate Laboratory Director (ALD) for Neutron Sciences, ALD for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), and Director of the Experimental Facilities Division. During his time in Oak Ridge, Thom was active in the community serving as Chair of the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation as well as Innovation Valley, the Knoxville-Oak Ridge area regional economic development organization. He moved to ORNL from the University of Toronto where he was a faculty member in the Department of Physics and previously worked as a Senior Scientist at Risø National Laboratory and a Postdoc at AT&T Bell Laboratories. For the past 30 years, he has been involved in the design and construction of scientific instrumentation and facilities and the application of nuclear, computing, and materials sciences to solve important challenges in energy and national security. Thom has a Ph.D. in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics from McMaster University and a BSc in Physics from Dalhousie University. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY Norbert Holtkamp is a Science Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Holtkamp is also a professor of particle physics and astrophysics and of photon science at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University BACKGROUND International collaborations and research openness have been enormously beneficial to the United States supporting rapid advances of world leading Science & Technology in our country. They brought a large group of incredibly talented people from around the world to come work with US science and technology industry. In the end, many of them stayed which provided a pipeline for innovation and business growth helping to maintain a standard of “world leading.” The simple fact that others successfully try to copy the process should encourage the US to continue. In a changing world though where the standards of research openness are not shared anymore, managing the risks better than in the past becomes essential. Research openness and specifically international collaboration with friends and opponents always carries the risk of unwanted release of information. Industrial espionage in the private sector does have negative economic impact, can threaten national security, or lose competitive advantages. Over the past few years, there has been a significant rise in the systematic collection of intellectual property on a broad scale within the domains of private, public, and national security sectors. This development has had a profound impact on the global research community. Research openness is commonly understood and shared by much of the World's science community and led by the US, for long was captured in a quite simple National Security Decision Directive (NSDD-189). Essentially: “It's open until it's classified”. While NSDD-189 wasn't abandoned officially yet, effectively it has been in many instances. New definitions “CUI = Confidential but Unclassified Information,” central control of international collaboration agreements, top down managed travel restrictions of “going to” or “inviting in”, strictly enforced Conflict of Interest agreements are all existing elements in a new world that grapples with the balance between openness and benefit from it versus risk of losing. The US needs a pipeline of trained engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs. Without inviting a substantial foreign national contingent into our schools and universities from which many will typically stay, it is not clear that US demographics would even allow the US alone to fill this pipeline. Whether it is the academic or private sector: it is essential to understand in more detail how international collaboration provided and can provide in the future economic benefit, intelligence insight, faster scientific discoveries, and sometimes even aiding diplomatic efforts and continue to bring the best and brightest innovators to the US. As part of the project, each of these elements (faster scientific advance – economic benefit – intelligence & insight – demographics & talent recruiting) will be addressed.

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Matthias Kling is Professor of Photon Science and Applied Physics at Stanford University and the Director of the Science, Research and Development (SRD) Division at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Please subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scientificsense/support

Patrick Frank is a physical methods experimental chemist. BS, MS, San Francisco State University; PhD, Stanford University; Bergmann Postdoctoral Fellow, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. Now Emeritus scientific staff of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Department of Chemistry, Stanford University. He has 67 publications in bioinorganic chemistry including among others the unusual metal active site in blue copper electron transport proteins, the first X-ray spectroscopic evidence for through-sigma-bond electron transfer, falsification of rack-induced bonding theory, deriving the asymmetric solvation structure of dissolved cupric ion (which overturned 60 years of accepted wisdom), and resolving the highly unusual and ancient (Cambrian) biological chemistry of vanadium and sulfuric acid in blood cells of the sea squirt Ascidia ceratodes. He also has peer-reviewed publications on the intelligent design myth, the science is philosophy myth, the noble savage myth, the human-caused global warming myth, and the academic STEM culture of sexual harassment myth.  Slides for this podcast: https://tomn.substack.com/p/on-the-reliability-of-co2-climatology Another Patrick Frank pod here: https://youtu.be/y39J8WbJoCM ========= About Tom Nelson: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR Twitter: https://twitter.com/tan123 Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about

Patrick Frank's curiosity motivated his interest in sea squirts and science. After earning a PhD in physical science, Frank became a chemist at Stanford University. Hear his story about analyzing climate models and scrutinizing ideas where others are afraid. MORE ABOUT DR. PATRICK FRANK Patrick Frank is a physical methods experimental chemist. BS, MS, San Francisco State University; PhD, Stanford University; Bergmann Postdoctoral Fellow, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. As scientific staff at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, he has 67 peer-reviewed publications in bioinorganic chemistry. Achievements include explaining the unusual metal active site in blue copper electron transport proteins, falsification of rack-induced bonding theory, solving the 20-year problem of ligand binding in the iron-molybdenum cofactor of Nitrogenase, revision of 60 years of accepted wisdom about the solvation structure of dissolved cupric ion, and illuminating the ancient (Cambrian) biological chemistry of vanadium and sulfuric acid in blood cells of the sea squirt Ascidia ceratodes. He has also published peer-reviewed papers on the intelligent design myth, the science is philosophy myth, the noble savage myth, the human-caused global warming myth, the toxic masculinity myth, and the culture of sexual harassment among STEM academics myth.

Venkat Srinivasan is an archivist at the Archives at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru, India. The Archives at NCBS is a public collecting space for the history of contemporary biology in India. Venkat also serves on the institutional review boards for the archives at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, the Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, and the National Institute of Design (NID). He is a member of the Encoded Archival Descriptions – Technical Subcommittee (Society of American Archivists) and on the board of the Commission on Bibliography and Documentation of the International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPST). Prior to this, he was a research engineer at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University.  You can visit the website of Archives at NCBS here - https://archives.ncbs.res.in/ Note - This podcast was recorded on September 19, 2022. The discussion in the podcast is based on information prior to September 19, 2022.

The most famous product of San Pellegrino, Italy, is its sparkling water. But from this same village in the north of Italy has come a PhD scientist working on detecting the most elusive ingredients of the universe… and hoping for a chance to fly, herself, in space. Hear Dr. Maria Elena Monzani's story...Guests: - Dr. Maria Elena Monzani, a Lead Scientist at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and an adjunct scholar for the Vatican Observatory.- Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ, Director of Vatican Observatory Vatican Observatory website: https://www.vaticanobservatory.org/

This time on Clustered Conversations, our hosts Bob & Josh are joined by Omar from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. With 1/2 an exabyte, hold onto your hats for this episode because the rollercoaster of topics are like none other before. After all, were you expecting to hear about defending the Earth and how playing soccer is a possible key to success in life alongside technical discussions? That's right, me neither. So kick back, relax, and grab some popcorn as we dive into a sea of fun and engineering.

Nirmala Kovvali is the Director of Facilities and EHS at Carbon, a 3D printing technology company helping businesses develop products to bring to market. In her current role, Nirmala is responsible for real estate, facilities management, and engineering. She is involved in facility strategic planning for research and development, amenities/site services, vendor management, and environmental health and safety. Before Carbon, Nirmala was the Operations Manager at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Senior EHS Consultant at EORM. In this episode… Facilities management requires understanding the diverse processes and roles within an organization. Yet, many facilities managers lack knowledge in these areas and struggle to collaborate with their associates. So, how can you ensure consistent performance across all channels? When supporting a business at each stage of its process, it's important to remain curious. Consistently striving to learn new things about both the business and the industry allows you to acquire the technical knowledge needed to solve problems. And, by communicating productively with your colleagues, you can form connections with industry and trade experts to manage your operations seamlessly. Tune in to this episode of Watching Paint Dry as Greg Owens sits down with Nirmala Kovvali, Director of Facilities and EHS at Carbon, to discuss efficiency in facilities management. Nirmala shares the value facilities managers bring to corporations, tips for reorganizing your team and processes following the pandemic, and essential skills for facilities managers.

The concern of climate change is an incredibly poignant topic in today's society. Often politicized, it can be difficult to get a clear picture of exactly what is going on at a scientific level, making it a dividing issue in our civilization.  Dr. Patrick Frank is a scientific affiliate at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and with a background as an experimental chemist, he has turned his attention to climate science. He aims to address the factors surrounding climate change research, and get to the bottom of what is actually happening to our planet's environment. Listen now to hear Dr. Frank discuss things like: The error rates that exist climate change research. The factors affecting air temperature. The impact of C02 concentration on the environment. Hear about this, and much more climate-related information from this exemplary researcher with a passion for scientific investigation. Click here to find out more about Dr. Frank and his papers on climate change. TO LEARN MORE PLEASE CHECK THE BELOW LINKS: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2019.00223/full CMG_Reprint (1) Negligence Reprint E&E 2015

Are the factors affecting air temperature what we previously thought? Based on physical evidence, there may be different culprits at hand. Listen in to learn: Major projections that may be filled with error The most significant factors affecting air temperature What major models are based on Patrick Frank, Scientific Affiliate at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, shares his experience researching climate change, the real reasons behind it, and the possible consequences. In recent years, the story of climate change has been centered on greenhouse gasses and a few other key factors. However, these factors may be based on errored evidence.  Even with extensive modeled evidence and published studies, the evidence may be more akin to statistics than science. Due to this, the real causes and effects of climate change and rising air temperature may vary from what we have been told. To learn more, visit https://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/a-climate-of-belief/ Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

By Raphael (Forbes 30 under 30 in Enterprise technology): I work at the nexus of complex systems, transdisciplinary design and arts-based research. For the past decade, I've helped others both untangle messes and uncover opportunities through a balancing act of problem-solving and creative inquiry. I currently lead Alternatives at One Project, where we're working to design, implement and scale new forms of economics and governance that are equitable, ecological and effective. I also serve as a Board Member at Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology. Previously, I led design for learners at Khan Academy, tackled ethical platforms of AI at IBM Research, taught media theory at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and designed over a hundred iOS apps with Apple. My artwork has been shown at museums, conferences, festivals and galleries internationally including the ZKM | Center for Art and Media, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA), Gamble House Museum, ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Boston Cyberarts Gallery, and Athens Video Art Festival. Commercially, my work has been featured in publications including Inc. Magazine, FastCompany, Wired and others, and in 2017, I was listed as one of Forbes's “30 under 30” in Enterprise Technology. 0:00 - Introduction Raphael 1:04 - How his interest in complex systems evolved 4:10 - How he applied his skills to education 7:21 - Democratising & scaling education (fostering children's intrinsic motivation for education) 14:30 - Changing an extrinsic motivation to an intrinsic one 18:16 - Working at IBM Research 22:04 - Changes in education during the pandemic & is there an optimal solution? 37:32 - How recent changes (e.g., the rapid growth of technology & Web 3.0) are affecting schooling 48:33 - How can you combine a decentralized economy with education? 50:52 - Raphael's current work at “One Project” ... Join Our Facebook Group Community here: http://bit.ly/sfe-community Listen to our SFE podcast - Impact Talks on Anchor or Spotify: https://startupfundingevent.com/podcast/ Created by https://www.lightningvideoeditors.comra

What is the smallest thing you can think of? What's smaller than that? For World Quark Day, experimental physicist Dr. Martin Breidenbach takes Andrew & Polly on a trip through the 70's into subatomic space to recount his use of a gigantic device to discover how small the universe can get.  Innovations such as radiation oncology and the World Wide Web can trace their origins to the pioneering experiments of physicists like Marty asking the same questions we ask on Ear Snacks – What's that made of? How can we learn more about it? And what's next? Giga thanks to Marty for walking us through the fundamental nature of matter and SLAC NAtional Accelerator Laboratory's Manuel Gnida for arranging the interview. To support the work that we do and get bonus content and personalized birthday messages, visit patreon.com/earsnacks -- thanks for listening!

Scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are putting the finishing touches on their LCLS-II laser, which will be 10,000 times brighter than the first LCLS laser.

Scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are putting the finishing touches on their LCLS-II laser, which will be 10,000 times brighter than the first LCLS laser.

Negotiation can either be an antagonistic, competitive tug-of-war, or a relationship-building process where two sides come together in an agreement based on value.    Even though it sounds contradictory, the greatest barrier to a successful negotiation is the fear of conflict, and if we want to sharpen our agreement-making skills, getting comfortable with it is essential.    How do we fully advocate for ourselves without alienating the other party? What are the most counter-productive things we have to avoid in negotiation?    In today's episode, I'm joined by Bill Sanders, the author of a great new negotiation book, Creative Conflict. He shares why our learned aversion to conflict holds us back in negotiation, and how to overcome it.    Three Things You'll Learn In This Episode    The power of small agreements and small winsHow do we move a stalled negotiation forward leveraging high-value, low effort trade-offs?    How to renegotiate an existing agreement so it better serves usAnything that's been negotiated can be renegotiated, and there's always a possibility to make a contract better, but how do we put this into action?    Why we have to wear different hats in a negotiationIn a negotiation, we have to show up for ourselves, the way we show up for others. What strategies can we use to tap into that agent/advocate side of ourselves?     Guest Bio    Bill Sanders is the CEO of Mobus Creative Negotiating, and author of Creative Conflict: A Practical Guide for Business Negotiators. Together with Frank Mobus, he reinvented negotiating practice at more than half the Fortune 500–and gained an in-depth understanding of what it takes to flourish in 21st-century business. After joining Mobus Creative Negotiating in 2014, Sanders helped to build an A-list clientele, including AT&T, BorgWarner, Skanska, and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford. Sanders previously worked in publishing as an acquisitions editor in STM (scientific/technical/medical) publishing for Chapman and Hall, IEEE Computer Society, and Springer Verlag. He received his doctorate in physical chemistry from The Pennsylvania State University. Sanders continues to consult with National Football League franchises in the area of statistical analysis. Over the last 30 years, this work has helped ten head coaches become Super Bowl champions. Get the book Creative Conflict: A Practical Guide for Business Negotiators here. 

My guest is Dr. Rebecca K. Leane, an astroparticle physicist with the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The work involves innovative ways to detect dark matter. http://rebeccaleane.com/

My guest is Dr. Rebecca K. Leane, an astroparticle physicist with the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The work involves innovative ways to detect dark matter. http://rebeccaleane.com/

Meriame Berboucha is a PhD student in the Plasma Physics Group at Imperial College London, and she is currently based at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California. Her research lies in attempts to recreate the conditions found in space by heating materials with high-powered lasers. This week, Meriame and Alec discuss her very interesting field of work, how she got to where she is today, and the state of diversity in scientific academic research. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/diversevc/support

Meriame Berboucha is a PhD student in the Plasma Physics Group at Imperial College London, and she is currently based at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California. Her research lies in attempts to recreate the conditions found in space by heating materials with high-powered lasers. This week, Meriame and Alec discuss her very interesting field of work, how she got to where she is today, and the state of diversity in scientific academic research. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/diversevc/support

Few 18-year-olds know what an industrial hygienist is. So it makes sense why Jeremy Sawyer didn’t consider that major during his first year of college. After realizing physical therapy wasn't for him, he spoke to a counselor who opened his eyes.“I said … ‘The curriculum is really what I'm interested in — math and science — but I also want to be able to help folks,’” he recalls on this episode of the No Accident podcast, presented by TRUCE. “She pointed me in the direction of industrial hygiene.”After working as an industrial hygienist for six years, Jeremy became a health and safety supervisor at a chemical company, which led him down a more safety-oriented path. Now, he’s Deputy Director of Environment, Safety and Health at California-based SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.Regardless of whether a workplace is more science-driven than profit-driven — like a lab — Jeremy said it’s still crucial to maintain a successful safety program. His approach to avoiding incidents is to first gain buy-in from the C-suite, which he does without focusing on the cost of injuries. “When you're talking with leaders, you want to ensure that they understand that our most important resource and the reason that we are able to be successful is our folks in the field,” he says. “We need to make sure that they have the tools … because if sites get shut down for whatever reason, then they're not making money.”On this episode of No Accident, Jeremy also discusses the importance of not policing employees and showing that you genuinely care about their well-being. “I think failure in our line of work can be absolutely catastrophic. Not in a financial sense, but in a people sense. We want to make sure that failures don't result in people getting hurt.” Featured Guest

A millisecond may seem a short time to you, but for molecules, this may be longer than their entire lifetime. Dr Sergio Carbajo and his team at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory capture these high speed changes using a laser that is several kilometres long, known as a free-electron laser (FEL). Read more about their work in Research Outreach, or read the original research at https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.14400

We’ve got your pixels here! Piping hot pixels! In this week’s podcast, we start things off with an investigation into the world’s largest digital camera being developed at The U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. We take a closer look at the creation of the focal plane for this groundbreaking new camera and the role that the first 3,200-megapixel digital photo (the largest ever taken in a single shot) will play in solving some of the biggest mysteries of the universe. Keeping with our pixelated theme this week, Vikas Dhurka (Pixelworks) and I also chat about Pixelworks’ new visual processor with AI adaptive picture quality and what their fuzzy logic inference technology is all about.   

As U.S.-China relations continue to deteriorate, two components of the relationship that have been successful in the past are increasingly coming under attack: higher education and scientific collaboration. On August 6, 2020, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, and Michigan-China Innovation Center held the final in a series of “Bilateral Breakdown” webinars exploring U.S.-China relations through the lens of disengagement. Speakers Philip Bucksbaum, who holds several positions at Stanford University and its SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and is also the current president of the American Physical Society, and Bradley Farnsworth, vice president of the American Council on Education, discussed the effects the downturn in U.S.-China relations is having on American innovation and competitiveness, international students and universities, and research and development. Mary Gallagher, director of the University of Michigan’s International Institute and the Amy and Alan Lowenstein Professor in Democracy, Democratization, and Human Rights, moderated the discussion.

创业公司 Zoox 被亚马逊 12 亿美元收购，让亚马逊正式加入了无人驾驶领域的竞争；物流领域无人驾驶的创业公司图森 Tusimple 也刚启动了全球首个无人驾驶货运网络，物流领域的无人驾驶似乎在疫情后被加速了。 在硅谷早知道上一季的节目 (https://guiguzaozhidao.fireside.fm/66)中，我们和齐蕾一起梳理过整个自动驾驶行业的发展面貌。 Zoox 是一家什么样的公司？这个赛道上硅谷投资人还在关注什么？一年之后的今天，自动驾驶领域又有什么新变化？ 本期节目我们又一次请来了齐蕾，她是 Alliance Ventures (https://allianceventure.com/) 的全球投资主管。Alliance Ventures 是一家由雷诺、三菱、尼桑三家车企发起的基金，于2018年设立，资金管理规模达十亿美元。 如果你对汽车相关的创业领域感兴趣，也欢迎给齐蕾写信来探讨更多的问题 ，她的邮箱是：Lei.Qi@alliance-rnm.com 另外，硅谷早知道第四季已上线，需要大家在喜马拉雅、苹果 Podcasts 等各大平台上重新订阅收听。 本节目文字版本请搜索公众号「声动活泼」查看。也请通过打赏 (http://shengfm.cn/donation)来支持我们的节目。 【主播】 丁教 ，声动活泼联合创始人 【嘉宾】 齐蕾，Alliance Ventures (https://allianceventure.com/) 全球投资主管 【主要话题】 [01:17] Tusimple 启动的全球首个无人驾驶货运网络意味着什么 [06:37] Zoox是一家什么样的公司，他之前的融资情况 [17:55] 亚马逊的自动驾驶战略 [21:01] 和一年前比，现在的自动驾驶领域/企业有什么变化 [27:57] 自动驾驶的未来 [29:38] 嘉宾关注的其他汽车投资领域 【相关概念】 * Argo ，一家美国的无人驾驶公司，由大众和福特汽车公司投资 * Waymo，一家研发自动驾驶汽车的公司，为Alphabet公司（Google母公司）旗下的子公司 * Aurora，美国自动驾驶公司Aurora获得了5.3亿美元B轮融资 * 文远知行，一家无人车科技公司，由原百度高管创办，旨在打造面向中国市场的L4级别全自动无人驾驶 * Drive.ai ，一家美国的自动驾驶公司 ，被苹果公司收购 * Momenta ， 一家中国的自动驾驶公司 * SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory，原名斯坦福直线加速器中心（Stanford Linear Accelerator Center），是美国能源部所属的国家实验室，主要研究方向有运用电子束进行基本粒子物理的实验及理论研究、原子物理、固态物理、使用同步辐射光源的化学、生物以及医学研究。 【延伸阅读】 * 硅谷早知道S3E13：创业公司死去，亚马逊却要进场，这个烧钱猛烈的行业现今版图如何？ (https://guiguzaozhidao.fireside.fm/66) * 硅谷早知道S3E30：滴滴出行将新增无人车选项，无人车光明在即还是深陷泥淖 (https://guiguzaozhidao.fireside.fm/s3e30) 【音乐】 * ATM (Instrumental Version)-Pabi Sonko * Counting the Days-Cody High 【关于我们】 网站：shengfm.cn 新浪微博：声动活泼 邮件：admin@sheng.fm 支持我们：www.shengfm.cn/donation Special Guest: 齐蕾.

We spoke with a particle physicist Ryan Coffee, senior staff scientist at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory on how he — and others in his field — are putting deep learning to work. We include questions from friends, family and acquaintances in a wide-ranging conversation complementing a deep-dive session led by Ryan Coffee as part of GTC Digital.

Welcome to episode 25 Construction Nation! This is Sue Dyer, your host of Construction Dream Team; where I interview industry leaders and experts, so you can learn about the people side of construction and build your construction dream team based on OPE, Oher people’s experiences.  And you can accelerate your success by learning from others who have already been there and done that. There are two places you can go to interact with us and share your ideas and thoughts.  The first place is the Show Notes page for each podcast episode where you can write a comment and share your thoughts.  The second place is our LinkedIn Group, CDTLinkedIn.com, where you can ask your questions, make comments, and we can have a dialogue.  Let us know who you want to hear from and what you want to hear about.   Episode 25:  3 Invaluable Lessons from Jeffrey Sims One way you’re guaranteed to fail as a leader is if you have a lot of blind spots. A leader has to know how to leverage people’s strengths and align them to the tasks that have to be done. The most important part of a project is to create an environment of safety culture.   This week, host Sue Dyer speaks with Jeffrey Sims about the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Project Leadership Institute. About Guest Jeffrey Simms (1:33) Jeff is the Project Director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Jeff heads up a program for the Department of Energy and has partnered with your host Sue Dyer.   Jeff’s Journey to Becoming the Project Director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (2:38) Jeff grew up the son of a contractor and got a bachelor’s degree in structural engineering Jeff spent his early career working for engineering firms designing buildings and bridges After spending some time at a few national laboratories in the Midwest he transitioned to SLAC National Laboratory in Menlo Park, CA.   About SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (5:40)   SLAC is funded by the Department of Energy There are about 1,500 people focused on various research disciplines SLAC is adjacent to the Stanford campus and uses a linear accelerator that focuses on certain missions How Jeff Has Helped Spread the Idea of Collaboration Through the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories (8:00) Jeff is working to create an environment that’s more attractive to contractors Owners need to put the contractor at their same level and integrate them with the team A healthy partnering environment is key Bringing the stakeholders into the process is important You have to create a strong relationship between the leadership of the owners and the leadership of a construction company The larger a project gets, the complexity isn’t only in the tech, it’s in the people   Jeff’s Journey with the Project Leadership Institute (13:47) The vision of the institute is a year-long development program with week-long events that have learnings from Stanford and experienced leaders from the Department of Energy A group of 25 people is accepted for the year-long program, which is a mix of graduate-level training and experiential training The institute wants to create a culture of project leadership across the complex that understands how to manage large, complex projects The Project Leadership Institute is trying to raise the bar for project leadership culture across the bar for the Department of Energy and it is about creating a network that people can leverage going forward     What Jeff has Learned from Running the Project Leadership Institute (18:10) While easily defined by the Project Management Institute, in complex projects the people component makes it a Sociological experiment that is occasionally interrupted by technical progress.  One way you’re guaranteed to fail as a leader is if you have a lot of blind spots. Developing trust in our team and facilitating the development of trust helps you develop communication in a way that gets rid of blind spots.   Why Emotional Intelligence is Important (20:15) You need to understand how to have crucial conversations, balancing empathy and accountability We listen as leaders and understand challenges, but you can’t let up on requirements or accountability to delivery When we know our strengths and weaknesses, we can allow others to help us   How Jeff is Applying PLI Knowledge to the $1 Billion X-Ray Accelerator Project (22:35) A leader has to know how to leverage people’s strengths and align them to the tasks that have to be done.  You have to understand how to adapt when people’s skillsets change over the years.  It’s difficult to stay focused when you don’t know your individual triggers.   What PLI’s Graduates Have Learned and How They Apply It (25:00)   Preparing to lead daily projects - negotiations, etc. Becoming a highly effective leader - emotional intelligence, and self-awareness Positioning your project for success - risk and safety Delivering high-risk complex projects - making quality decisions The Graduation - crisis communications/management   Jeff’s Greatest Strength as a Leader (27:40)   Jeff is a fan of the Strengths Finder 2.0 tool - his strengths are focus, strategy, and being analytical. Jeff is constantly thinking about analyzing data to improve things on projects.   A Big Challenge Jeff Has Faced in His Career (29:14) Jeff has experienced a lot of scope, cost, or schedule challenges, but the biggest challenges have been about safety. He talks about a time when a safety precaution was being breached and how he lost his temper when the situation wasn’t taken seriously.   The Best Advice Jeff Has Ever Gotten (35:21) On a team, everybody gets the ball regardless of whether you like everyone on the team or not. You have to stay focused on being successful and minimizing emotions.   Resources for Listeners   Recommended Book: Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts, by Annie Duke Try out the Gallup Strength Finder Learn more about Jeff’s current project   Contact Jeff Contact Jeff on LinkedIn Reach Jeff at https://pli-slac.stanford.edu   Jeff’s Parting Advice (42:00) Try to understand someone else’s perspective.  Listening rather than speaking should be your focus - this is a skill you should actively try to develop.   Please subscribe to Construction Dream Team for the latest episodes on our website, iTunes or Stitcher!  Remember…Construction Dream Team drops every Monday morning at 4 am PST. Please join us next week when Sue will interview another industry leader or expert so you can learn how to create your Construction Dream Team!    

Stanford radiation oncologist, Billy Loo, says that a new generation of radiation therapy technology called PHASER will be so fast that it can even compensate for the patient moving during treatment. High-energy X-rays will be fired so quickly, like a flash photograph, that motion is frozen and radiation can be more precisely focused on tumors. His research team is also finding that such ultra-fast “FLASH” radiation kills cancer cells through new biological mechanisms while causing less damage to healthy tissues. Loo says that while radiation benefits two-thirds of U.S. patients, half of patients with cancer around the world lack access to these curative technologies. To address issues of access, the Stanford Radiation Oncology and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory team is designing PHASER to be a mobile unit that will fit in a standard cargo shipping container and can be powered by solar energy. Join host Russ Altman and radiation oncologist Billy Loo for a discussion of advances in radiation therapy that are giving new optimism to cancer patients and others. You can listen to the Future of Everything on Sirius XM Insight Channel 121, iTunes, SoundCloud and Stanford Engineering Magazine.

The Future of Everything with Russ Altman: "Billy Loo: “FLASH” radiation therapy brings hope to cancer patients" This technology aims to eliminate cancer while minimizing collateral damage to surrounding healthy organs. Stanford radiation oncologist, Billy Loo, says that a new generation of radiation therapy technology called PHASER will be so fast that it can even compensate for the patient moving during treatment. High-energy X-rays will be fired so quickly, like a flash photograph, that motion is frozen and radiation can be more precisely focused on tumors. His research team is also finding that such ultra-fast “FLASH” radiation kills cancer cells through new biological mechanisms while causing less damage to healthy tissues. Loo says that while radiation benefits two-thirds of U.S. patients, half of patients with cancer around the world lack access to these curative technologies. To address issues of access, the Stanford Radiation Oncology and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory team is designing PHASER to be a mobile unit that will fit in a standard cargo shipping container and can be powered by solar energy. Originally aired on SiriusXM on February 23, 2019. Recorded at Stanford Video.

Michael Wall joined Space.com in 2010 as a senior writer reporting on Mars exploration, exoplanet discoveries, astrophysics and space technology. For Space.com, Mike has wandered through California's Mojave Desert with scientists on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity mission and helped launch balloon missions through Earth's auroras in Alaska. He's based in San Francisco, where he chronicles the space tech revolution in Silicon Valley. Prior to joining Space.com, Mike was a science writer for the Idaho National Laboratory and interned with Wired.com, The Salinas Californian newspaper and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Mike has also worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist. He has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Sydney, Australia, a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz.     In this episode, Beth and Michael discuss:         New discoveries, the Fermi Paradox, and his new book, “Out There”         What METI is and what it is means for scientists         Space books and movies that inspired Michael         Digging deep and learning new things to write for Space.com     Key Takeaways:         We don’t know about alien life, but we do have informed speculation         We can only explore space with the technologies that we know. Because of this, what we may find in the future are unlimited         There is so much happening with space and space exploration right now it’s exciting!         Time is a precious commodity and effects how we do things on earth and in space     “It’s just starting. What we are seeing is a ramp up to some really exciting stuff. There is definitely going to be a lot of cool stuff happening in 2019.” — Michael Wall       Connect with Michael Wall: Twitter: @MichaelDWall Website: Space.com Book: Out There: A Scientific Guide to Alien Life, Antimatter, and Human Space Travel (For the Cosmically Curious) Book Recommendation: Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist’s Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak   About Beth Mund:   Beth’s love for space started as a Space Camp attendee at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, where she would return years later as an instructor.  After grad school, Beth worked as a journalist, a technical writer for Motorola, and then went on to serve as a Public Affairs Officer for the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. In addition, Beth worked to support the International Space Station program as a communication specialist. In Chicago, Beth worked as a corporate communication advisor to Fortune 50 companies including Allstate and United Airlines. She’s worked as a college instructor, a political advisor, and public relations manager for her hometown city. Beth recently founded Stellar Communications, LLC and travels the country as a keynote speaker- inspiring audiences with her lessons learned from our nation’s space program.  She’s the host of the Casual Space Podcast, and a self-proclaimed space geek.   Connect with Beth Mund: Email: askbeth@casualspacepodcast.com Website: bethmund.com/casualspace Facebook: @Casual Space Podcast   Show notes by show producer/podcastologist: Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

Proteins are nature’s machines, performing tasks from transforming sunlight into useable energy to binding oxygen for transport through the body. These functions depend on structural arrangement of atoms within the protein, which was, until recently, only possible to measure statistically, in easily crystallized samples via conventional X-ray diffraction. In the past decade, X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), a new type of X-ray source, have begun to come online. Using ultra-bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, this technology allows us to measure not only static pictures of protein structure but to record “molecular movies” of proteins in action. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33432]

Proteins are nature’s machines, performing tasks from transforming sunlight into useable energy to binding oxygen for transport through the body. These functions depend on structural arrangement of atoms within the protein, which was, until recently, only possible to measure statistically, in easily crystallized samples via conventional X-ray diffraction. In the past decade, X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), a new type of X-ray source, have begun to come online. Using ultra-bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, this technology allows us to measure not only static pictures of protein structure but to record “molecular movies” of proteins in action. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33432]

Proteins are nature’s machines, performing tasks from transforming sunlight into useable energy to binding oxygen for transport through the body. These functions depend on structural arrangement of atoms within the protein, which was, until recently, only possible to measure statistically, in easily crystallized samples via conventional X-ray diffraction. In the past decade, X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), a new type of X-ray source, have begun to come online. Using ultra-bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, this technology allows us to measure not only static pictures of protein structure but to record “molecular movies” of proteins in action. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33432]

Proteins are nature’s machines, performing tasks from transforming sunlight into useable energy to binding oxygen for transport through the body. These functions depend on structural arrangement of atoms within the protein, which was, until recently, only possible to measure statistically, in easily crystallized samples via conventional X-ray diffraction. In the past decade, X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), a new type of X-ray source, have begun to come online. Using ultra-bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, this technology allows us to measure not only static pictures of protein structure but to record “molecular movies” of proteins in action. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33432]

Proteins are nature’s machines, performing tasks from transforming sunlight into useable energy to binding oxygen for transport through the body. These functions depend on structural arrangement of atoms within the protein, which was, until recently, only possible to measure statistically, in easily crystallized samples via conventional X-ray diffraction. In the past decade, X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), a new type of X-ray source, have begun to come online. Using ultra-bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, this technology allows us to measure not only static pictures of protein structure but to record “molecular movies” of proteins in action. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33432]

Proteins are nature’s machines, performing tasks from transforming sunlight into useable energy to binding oxygen for transport through the body. These functions depend on structural arrangement of atoms within the protein, which was, until recently, only possible to measure statistically, in easily crystallized samples via conventional X-ray diffraction. In the past decade, X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs), a new type of X-ray source, have begun to come online. Using ultra-bright, ultrafast X-ray pulses of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, this technology allows us to measure not only static pictures of protein structure but to record “molecular movies” of proteins in action. Series: "Lawrence Livermore National Lab Science on Saturday" [Science] [Show ID: 33432]

Sometimes, marching steadily through the steps of life—we crash right into something entirely unexpected. In one instant, the entire world changes, without even a word of warning. When a crash comes, that collision can destroy everything. But it can wake us up to what we truly need; we must decide what to raze and what to rebuild. How do humans move forward before the smoke is cleared? What happens after the crash? Host: Eileen Williams Producers: Eileen Williams, Claudia Heymach, Jackson Roach, Megan Calfas, Alex Cheng, Noelle Li Syn Chow, Jake Warga Featuring: Eddie Mazon, Michael Peskin, Miles Traer, Dr. David Radler, Dan Klein, Dehan Glanz Show music: "Darger's strawberry" by Exteenager, "opening credits" by Johnny Ripper (Links to this show's music and sound sources can be found at storytelling.stanford.edu) Story 1: SLACing off Dr. Michael Peskin works in the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, home of the world’s longest linear accelerator. At SLAC, researchers crash X rays and particles, and a huge variety of things together, but not for destruction or for fun-- but for learning. Producer: Claudia Heymach Featuring: Michael Peskin Music: Original viola by Rosie LaPuma Story 2: Myth and Science Miles accidentally crashed the Stanford server, but as an earth scientist there’s a lot more at risk. Myth and science have been separated in the real world, but in fantasy and fiction they dance together to tell stories. Producer: Eileen Williams Featuring: Miles Traer Music: Soundtrack to “Game of Thrones” Story 3: Crash Cart Dr. David Radler is a senior resident in the department of emergency medicine at Stanford University. He tells us about one particularly memorable crash, and what it taught him. Producer: Eileen Williams Featuring: Dr. David Radler Music: Kai Engel Story 4: Car Crash In an instant, everything can change. When Dan and Danno got in a car crash in their sophomore year at Stanford, everything did. Now they’re both back at Stanford as professors and recount the event that shook and shaped their lives (and even inspired a Lifetime Movie). Their perspective is one you might not expect in light of the tragedy that unhinged their world. Dan says today, “That’s a great approach to life—to assume that there’s something lucky to every unlucky thing that happens.” Producers: Megan Calfas and Alex Cheng Featuring: Dan Klein and Dehan Glanz Music and sound: Kai Engel, David Szesztay, Podington Bear, De la Soul, The Clientele, "A Mother's Fight for Justice"

You'd be surprised how many people are curious about particle physics. When Kathryn Jepsen started as the Editor-in-chief, Symmetry Magazine at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory it was a print magazine suffering from budget cuts. In the process of going online, the publication has found a new audience and created opportunities to share this science with people they never expected. Learn what it takes to deliver content online in a way that not only keeps your current audience, but adds a new one.

Persis S. Drell Professor, Stanford University The Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is the world's brightest source of hard X-ray laser light. Not only is this light a billion times brighter than any previous hard X-ray source, it also comes in strobe-like pulses just a few millionths of a billionth of a second long. This combination of high intensity and ultrafast shutter speed allows scientists to make stop-motion images of very fast processes at a very small scale—the scale of atoms and molecules. Dr. Drell will focus on the conception, construction, and start up of the LCLS, as well as some of the first experimental results, with a view to the new frontier of science that this remarkable tool has opened.

Michael Odelius from the University of Stockholm discusses the electronic structure and ultra-fast solution dynamics seen with X-ray vision through theoretical spectacles. Talk originally given on June 19, 2014 during the Ultrafast X-ray Summer Seminar (UXSS 2014) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Oleg Shpyrko from UC San Diego discusses coherent X-ray scattering at ultrafast timescales. Talk originally given on June 18, 2014 during the Ultrafast X-ray Summer Seminar held at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Alexander Föhlisch from Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin discusses soft x-ray general and solid state aspects during the 2014 Ultrafast X-ray Summer Seminar at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Talk was given on June 18, 2014.

Philippe Wernet from Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin discusses ultrafast molecular spectroscopy with X-rays. Talk originally given on June 19, 2014 during the Ultrafast X-ray Summer Seminar held at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Pieter Glatzel from ESRF Grenoble discusses the interaction of X-rays with matter, X-ray emission spectroscopy, and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering. Talk originally given on June 16, 2014 during the Ultrafast X-ray Summer Seminar (UXSS 2014) at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Five eminent science educators discuss how science education can be improved, and how Jasper Ridge and other biological field stations contribute to that effort. Panelists include Deborah Stipek, Professor and former Dean, Stanford University School of Education; Nicole Ardoin, Assistant Professor of Education and Fellow of the Woods Institute for the Environment; Rodolfo Dirzo, Bing Professor of Environmental Sciences; Helen Quinn, Professor (Emerita) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; and Jennifer Saltzman, Director of Outreach and Director of the Climate Change Education Project, School of Earth Sciences.

(June 18, 2012) Joachim Stöhr talks about the founding and history of science and experimentation at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in addition to what is happening now at SLAC and in the future.

After years of design and construction, the world’s brightest X-ray machine has come to life at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, in the hills near Stanford University. (April 21, 2009)