Future Tech: Almost Here, Round-the-Corner Future Technology Podcast
1,842 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -Future Technologies Poised to Transform Our Lives For The Better are the focus of this podcast. Almost here means these technologies are Now Here, or Just Around The Corner. Listen to the latest future tech news & interviews, featuring Artificial Intelligence, 3D printing, stem cells, regenerative medicine, Bitcoin, Blockchain & other cutting-edge stuff.
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Inducing Genetic Expression with a Removable Oral Device—Dr. Ted Belfor—Homeoblock Appliance
April 19, 2019 11:35 - 43 minutes - 36.5 MBWhat does dentistry have to do with epigenetics? Dr. Ted Belfor was a practicing dentist for decades before he could answer that question. In fact, when he began talking about epigenetics twenty years, no one even knew what he was talking about. Today, epigenetics is arguably the largest science of the 21st century. Dr. Belfor joins the podcast to discuss what he’s learned over the years about the overlap between epigenetics, craniofacial development, and sleep disorders. While the environm...
Robotic Reaction – Giuseppe Loianno, Electrical and Computer Engineering & Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, NYU – The Development of Advanced Tracking and Control for Robotics Technologies
April 18, 2019 11:14 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBGiuseppe Loianno, Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department as well as the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, discusses his robotics lab’s work. Loianno is a passionate professor with a deep interest in many types of applied engineering. Loianno runs the Agile Robotics and Perception Lab (ARPL), a lab that is heavily involved in fundamental and applied research as it pertains to robotics autonom...
Insights from a Physician and Evolutionary Biologist-William B. Miller Jr., MD-The Microcosm Within: Evolution and Extinction in the Hologenome
April 18, 2019 09:57 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBJust a few decades ago, medicine was an entirely different animal than it is now—one in which exploratory surgeries were undergone more or less without hesitation in order to rule out differential diagnoses, palpation was one of the primary ways to diagnose appendicitis, and microbes were seen only as the enemy, as germs that were bad for us. Today, diagnostic imaging is arguably the fulcrum of medical diagnoses, and a growing body of research is indicating that the microbiome has an influen...
Virtual Humans – Mariano Vázquez, PhD, Co-founder and CTO of ELEM Biotech – Creating Simulations of Complex Systems to Test Devices and Treatments
April 18, 2019 07:30 - 27 minutes - 18.3 MBMariano Vázquez, Ph.D., co-founder, and CTO of ELEM Biotech, discusses the many possibilities for testing and advancing treatments by utilizing virtual humans. Mariano Vázquez, Ph.D., has spent many years as a prominent researcher at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and he has worked in tandem with many multi-disciplinary, international researchers with diverse backgrounds spanning physics, mathematics, computer sciences, and engineering. By activating the most powerful supercomputers o...
A Novel Therapy for Sleep Apnea that Targets the Root Causes—Sarah Hornsby—Faceology
April 17, 2019 09:44 - 35 minutes - 31.6 MBAccording to a meta-analysis study in 2015 that considered 226 studies, the practice of oral and breathing exercises lowered subjects' apnea–hypopnea index (an index of the severity of apnea based on how many times and for how long breathing ceases per hour of sleep) by 50%. So, what exactly are oral exercises? It may sound a little odd at first, but Sarah Hornsby is a myofunctional therapist who teaches people how to strengthen their tongue, throat, breathe through their nose, and keep thei...
Swarm Intelligence for Improved Medical Decision Making & Diagnoses-Matthew Lungren, MD-Stanford University Medical Center
April 17, 2019 06:53 - 27 minutes - 26.7 MBAbout two years ago, a group of highly talented senior researchers from a startup named Unanimous approached Dr. Matthew Lungren, assistant professor of pediatric radiology at Stanford University Medical Center, with an inquiry: in what ways, if any, could technology designed to harness the power of collective human intelligence benefit the world of radiology or medicine in general? A collaboration between these researchers and Dr. Lungren commenced soon after, around the time when Stanford ...
Informed Drug Selection Tailored to the Individual-Dr. Martin Dawes-GenXys
April 17, 2019 05:49 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBIn Canada, 27 people are going to die today because of an adverse drug reaction, and in the US, ten times that number will die for the same reason. But with the right patient-specific prescribing software and enough time for thorough patient-doctor conversations prior to choosing or prescribing a new medication, many of these deaths can be prevented. GenXys is a company that’s developed software that considers every relevant aspect of an individual's health history, current health status, ...
Oral and Overall Health Understanding the Crucial Connection—Dr. Doug Thompson—Wellness Dentistry Network, Integrative Oral Medicine
April 16, 2019 11:27 - 36 minutes - 24.4 MBBacteria, yeast, and viruses inhabit our mouths, but the role they play in the overall health of our bodies is just beginning to be explored. Currently, factors contributing to sick mouths are being cross-referenced and studied with up to 57 systemic diseases—diseases that would otherwise seem unrelated to oral health, such as colorectal cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, pancreatic cancer, chronic high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and even dementia. Dr. Doug Thompson runs his own pr...
The Table of Life–Dr. Eric Scerri Noted Scientist and Author A Detailed Overview of the Truly Amazing Periodic Table
April 16, 2019 09:44 - 59 minutes - 39 MBDr. Eric Scerri, noted scientist and author of the book, “The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance,” and many others, delivers a fascinating overview of the origin and importance of the periodic table. Dr. Scerri is an experienced scientist who has logged many years in the field of chemistry. His formal education was primarily with the Universities of London, Cambridge, and Southampton. Interested in sharing his love of science with hungry young minds, Dr. Scerri spent a decade te...
Ceasing the Direct Attack on Cancer Cells, Helping the Body Do It Instead—Masoud Tavazoie, MD, Ph.D.—Rgenix
April 16, 2019 06:21 - 49 minutes - 35.3 MBIt’s only within the last decade or so that there’s been an understanding and growing appreciation of the ways in which cancer cells interact with the body, and the important clinical impacts of these interactions. Prior to this, the main focus was on developing therapies that only targeted the tumors themselves. However, due to the hyper-evolving nature of cancer cells and their ability to manipulate and adapt to the environment in ways that promote their growth, therapies designed to attac...
The Power of Film and Storytelling: Transporting To New Worlds, Inspiring New Passions—Shaun MacGillivray—MacGillivray Freeman
April 15, 2019 09:58 - 31 minutes - 22.4 MBImagine an experience so immersive it truly feels like you’ve been transported to another world or transformed to fit the mold of a flying bird, your seat moving in tandem with the visual experience, your feet hanging in mid-air. Imagine being able to conveniently access such an experience with the whole family, leaving with a newfound sense of insight, motivation, inspiration, and appreciation for life. This is exactly the type of experience MacGillivray Freeman, the family filmmaking comp...
Employing Cell-Sized Robots in Aerosolizable Electronics and Chemical Detection—Albert Liu—MIT Department of Engineering
April 15, 2019 07:34 - 29 minutes - 29.7 MBWith the creation of an entirely inorganic robotic system about the size of a red blood cell—just seven to ten microns in diameter—the team in the lab of Michael Strano at the MIT Department of Engineering is reaching previously inaccessible locations in the human body and various other environments found within and useful to industry, such as chemical reactors, oil pipelines, and soil matrices. In 2018, they published landmark papers detailing two prototypes of these tiny robotic systems, ...
I Saw It — I Bought It! – Jarett Boskovich, Cofounder and Chief Marketing Officer at WowYow Inc. – AI Solutions To Expand Business Opportunity and Create Instantaneous Consumer Experiences
April 15, 2019 06:08 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBJarett Boskovich, cofounder and chief marketing officer at WowYow Inc. (wowyow.com), delivers a comprehensive overview of his AI-based company’s exciting technology. Boskovich has more than a decade of solid entrepreneurial experience and has worked with many successful Fortune 500 companies. With a distinguished background operating in sales and marketing, Boskovich seeks to bring all of his skills to WowYow Inc., the advanced AI-based company he cofounded. Boskovich’s company has develop...
A New, Accurate, and Simple Test for the Early Detection of Dementia—Tom Sawyer—Cognetivity
April 15, 2019 05:58 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBOne in two people around the world who have dementia will never receive a diagnosis for it, and those that do will likely receive it too late for existing treatments to be helpful. This is a problem that’s not only depriving patients of quality time, but also costing significant amounts of money due to earlier needs for residential care. As it currently stands, testing for dementia usually begins only after a patient or their friends and family members notice cognitive impairment, usually i...
Keto Battles Cancer – Miriam Kalamian, EdM, MS, CNS, Author of Keto for Cancer: Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy – New Discoveries—The Power of Nutrition, Fighting Disease
April 12, 2019 06:42 - 46 minutes - 40.7 MBMiriam Kalamian, EdM, MS, CNS, discusses her work as an educator and nutrition expert, and talks extensively about the connection between diet and disease. Kalamian has devoted much of her life to the study of nutrition. She is board certified in nutrition (CNS), bestowed upon her by the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists. As a noted nutrition consultant and educator, she spends a great deal of her time focused on the importance of diet in an overall healthy lifestyle. And as ...
Eating Through The Ages – Alyssa Crittenden, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) – Civilizations and Diet, the Impact of Diet on Human Development
April 12, 2019 06:23 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBAlyssa Crittenden, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Medicine, delivers a thorough overview of anthropology and diet. Crittenden has spent many years deeply researching the evolution of human behavior, specifically as it pertains to nutrition and reproduction. With a keen interest in the many questions that circulate regarding what makes our human species so incredibly unique...
From Skin Cells to Sperm and Egg Cells—Hank Greely—Stanford University
April 12, 2019 05:05 - 40 minutes - 27.2 MBIt’s already been successfully accomplished in mice: the joining of sperm and egg cells that were developed from skin-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS), and the consequent creation of healthy infants. But could the same thing be done in humans? And if so, should it? Dr. Hank Greely is the Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law and professor by courtesy of genetics at Stanford University with expert knowledge on the social, legal, and ethical implications of various re...
DNA Origami A Radical New Way to Develop Microrobots and Mechanosensors—Rebecca Taylor, Ph.D.—Carnegie Mellon University
April 12, 2019 05:03 - 37 minutes - 32.5 MBMany of us have fond memories of playing with Lincoln Logs and Legos as children, constructing cities and vehicles and whatever else we felt like we needed. As an assistant professor of mechanical engineering with courtesy appointments in biomedical engineering as well as electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, Dr. Rebecca Taylor gets to play out a version of those memories every day in her lab. How? By engineering and developing control schemes for ‘DNA origami’—t...
But, What Came Before the Big Bang?—Ethan Siegel—American Theoretical Astrophysicist and Science Writer
April 11, 2019 09:25 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBReturning guest and theoretical astrophysicist Ethan Siegel joins the podcast for an eye-opening and incredibly informative discussion that will lead you to question one of the most fundamental aspects of existence: how the universe began. Scientists and laypersons alike almost always point to the Big Bang theory, which posits that 13.8 billion years ago, all matter and energy that would give rise to the entire universe as we observe it today was condensed into a single dense point before st...
Informing Ecological Restoration Projects Around the Globe Thomas Crowther Crowther Lab
April 10, 2019 05:36 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBIn an attempt to combat the Great Chinese Famine in the 1950s, the Chinese government ordered the cull of huge numbers of sparrows in order to preserve the grain that comprised the majority of their diet, but in the absence of sparrows, the insect population exploded, decimating crops and leading to the death of millions of people; this is just one example of ecological restoration gone wrong, and the catastrophic consequences of uninformed action. With the use of big data analytics and mac...
Powering the Future of Space—Beau Jarvis—Phase Four
April 10, 2019 05:08 - 21 minutes - 14.4 MBIn all likelihood, you directly interact with at least three phases of matter on a daily basis—gas, liquid, and solid. But the same can’t necessarily be said about plasma, the fourth phase of matter. In fact, some people might be inclined to say that plasma doesn’t relate much to our daily lives at all…but they’d be mistaken. To understand the impact of plasma, it’s only necessary to understand the impact of satellites—spacecraft that orbit Earth’s atmosphere and allow for global telecommuni...
Brain Stimulation – Phil Deschamps, President & CEO, Helius Medical Technologies – Using Technology to Stimulate the Human Brain and Accelerate Recovery From Neurological Symptoms
April 09, 2019 11:25 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBPhil Deschamps, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Helius Medical Technologies delivers an overview of brain function and brain stimulation. Phil Deschamps has been on board with Helius Medical Technologies since 2013. Deschamps has amassed an impressive 28 years of continuous experience in the growing pharmaceutical and healthcare industry and has worked with major corporations such as Bristol Myers Squibb, GSW Worldwide, and MediMedia Health. Deschamps has overseen ...
Introducing 5G The Fastest, Most Responsive Wireless Technology in the World—Ignacio Contreras—Qualcomm
April 09, 2019 09:56 - 36 minutes - 24.5 MBThe age of fifth generation cellular technologies is upon us, which means faster connectivity by three to 10 orders of magnitude, lower latency by 10 orders of magnitude, virtual and augmented reality capabilities, and within a few years, connectivity to IoT, including personal computers, vehicles, manufacturing plants, and homes. Ignacio Contreras is the director of 5G product marketing at Qualcomm, a company that has expedited the deployment of 5G technologies in response to unexpected an...
Streets Paved with Plastic Waste—Sahadat Hossain, Ph.D., P.E.—Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas Arlington
April 08, 2019 06:20 - 30 minutes - 19.9 MBOn December 1, 2017, China passed a policy banning the import of plastics from several foreign countries, including the US. For over a year now, this policy has been in effect and the plastic has been piling up, with much of it actually being redirected to other developing countries. In other words, the problem of plastic waste and what to do with it is not new—it’s just shifting to other parts of the world. But it’s also forcing Americans to face what’s becoming an increasingly pressing que...
A Tortoise-Inspired Alternative to Subcutaneous Injections—Alex Abramson—Chemical Engineering at MIT
April 08, 2019 05:38 - 24 minutes - 25.3 MBMost of us are familiar with the self-righting movement of tortoises and turtles—it’s a display that serves as entertainment for some, and wonder for others, but for Alex Abramson, it served as inspiration for a new drug delivery system for insulin and other biologic drugs. He has engineered an ingestible, self-orienting pill that is designed to deliver tiny injections in the stomach wall, thereby removing the need for subcutaneous injections such as those that diabetics have to self-adminis...
CRISPR Gene Editing and Cocaine-Proof Mice—Xiaoyang Wu and Ming Xu—University of Chicago
April 05, 2019 05:58 - 30 minutes - 21 MBAddiction, relapse, and acute overdose are the three core features of cocaine abuse, and researchers have figured out a way to make lab mice completely immune to them. How is this possible? Xiaoyang Wu and Ming Xu are researchers at the University of Chicago who have joined forces to tackle the problem of cocaine addiction, for which there is currently no FDA-approved treatment. The key to their method involves the naturally-occurring cocaine-degrading enzyme known as butyrylcholinesterase ...
Cellular Activity – Toshihiro Shioda, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School – New Developments In Cellular Research That Could Impact Human Health
April 04, 2019 05:53 - 48 minutes - 47.2 MBToshihiro Shioda, MD, Ph.D., serves as Associate Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School and is a Member, MGH Cancer Center at Massachusetts General Hospital. Shioda discusses his lab’s work in regard to cellular biology. Shioda’s lab studies a wide variety of issues such as the various roles and actions of certain estrogens and antiestrogens pertaining to breast cancer in humans, pharmacogenomics and toxicogenomics of estrogens as well as xenobiotic environmental estrogenic substances...
On Superorganisms and the Theory of Collective Intelligence—J Scott Turner—Physiologist, Professor, and Author
April 03, 2019 07:39 - 49 minutes - 50.2 MB“The fascinating thing about the [termite] mound is that…it’s not just this big pile of dirt; it has complex architecture, it’s differentiated in structure…and it has a function—it serves to capture wind energy in the environment, and that helps power the gas exchange needs of the termite colony located underground, so it’s literally a lung made from soil,” says J Scott Turner, explaining one of his well-known discoveries that contributed to the theory of collective intelligence. His discove...
Introducing a Revolutionary Way to Objectively Measure Sleep—Roy Raymann, PhD—SleepScore Labs
April 03, 2019 06:10 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBSleep: it’s essential for our health, mental well-being, work productivity, quality of life…the list continues. Identifying sleep issues, however, can be a long and difficult process. Why? Sleep is difficult to measure, which means it’s hard to generate the data that’s necessary in order to better understand and address sleep problems. Why is it difficult to measure? According to Roy Raymann, Ph.D., true measurements of sleep—those that are more objective than simple questionnaires—are obtru...
Dirty Water – Pedro J. Alvarez, George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University – Powerful Technology That Can Treat Wastewater and Drinking Water
April 03, 2019 05:24 - 23 minutes - 22.6 MBPedro J. Alvarez, George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University, delivers an interesting overview of the important new technologies that can help provide clean water to global communities. Alvarez is truly passionate about science and engineering and has devoted his career to the study and research of the environmental implications and applications of nanotechnology, the water footprint of biofuels, bioremediation, antibiotic resistance control, toxic c...
A 100% Drug-Free, Wearable Solution for Chronic Pain Relief—Frank McGillin—Quell
April 03, 2019 05:01 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBOver 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, which is more than the number of people suffering from cancer, diabetes, and heart disease combined. Considering this statistic, the current opioid epidemic isn’t terribly surprising. And even over-the-counter medications have a variety of side effects that can lead to kidney, liver, and GI issues over time. For many of these people, there’s a solution: Quell 2.0, a completely drug-free, wearable device that blocks lower-extremity pain sig...
AI Brain Boost – Louis Rosenberg, PhD, Chief Scientist and CEO of Unanimous AI – How Artificial Intelligence Is Helping to Amplify Human Intelligence
April 01, 2019 06:40 - 35 minutes - 23.7 MBLouis Rosenberg, Ph.D., founder, chief scientist and CEO of Unanimous AI (<a href="http://unanimous.ai">unanimous.ai</a>), delivers an insightful overview of the many ways that AI is improving human intelligence and yielding higher quality outcomes in many industries. Rosenberg is a seasoned scientific mind and has been instrumental in the success of many companies, public and private. He founded Unanimous AI as a means to further his interests in the study and development of collaborative ...
On Greek Philosophy, Creationism, and Evolutionary Theory—Wynand De Beer—Author of From Logos to Bios: Evolutionary Theory in Light of Plato, Aristotle & Neoplatonism
April 01, 2019 06:00 - 42 minutes - 30.6 MBWynand De Beer has always had an interest in evolution as a mechanism for life on Earth, but it wasn’t until about a decade ago that he really started diving into the study of it, guided by a question similar to the one that framed his doctoral work at the University of South Africa: is it possible to reconcile the Christian belief in creationism with the scientific evidence for evolution, and if so, to what degree? In the search for an answer, Wynand De Beer found himself immersed in Greek ...
Improving Business Operations with AI and Augmented Reality-Enhanced Remote Assistive Devices—Kieran Hall—Rokid Glass
April 01, 2019 05:58 - 26 minutes - 25 MBBusiness operations are often bogged down by slow or inaccurate transfers of data, and project costs can skyrocket when specialists have to be called on site to redirect or explain specific tasks. Kieran Hall, head of strategic partnership development at Rokid, explains the solution he and the Rokid team have developed: Rokid Glass, an AI and augmented reality-enabled, wearable remote assistive device designed to streamline enterprise and B2B operations by speeding up the transfer of importa...
Getting to the Root Cause of Cavities—Dr. Kim Kush—CariFree
March 27, 2019 05:42 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MB“The average patient doesn’t understand what causes cavities, and quite frankly, the average dentist doesn’t understand it well enough, although that’s changing,” says Dr. Kim Kush, who’s been a practicing dentist in his hometown for 40 years now. It wasn’t until about 20 years ago that he started realizing that if everything he was taught in dental school were all there is to it, then his patients wouldn't continue to get cavities, year after year. Rather than focusing on how to repair the ...
Train Your Brain to Sleep Better—Guirec Le Lous—URGOTech
March 27, 2019 04:56 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBOne out of every three people in the world suffer from sleep problems, whether it’s the inability to fall asleep, the inability to stay asleep longer, or just waking up feeling tired. Of all the complaints surrounding poor-quality sleep, one, in particular, is the most difficult for people to deal with: trying to get through the demands of the day. While some people will successfully locate a sleep clinic in their area, many others won’t be able to; sleep doctors are in short supply and high...
Expanding Access to the Benefits of Solar Energy—Noah Ginsburg—Solar One
March 26, 2019 09:43 - 24 minutes - 16.4 MBSolar One is a non-profit organization that launched about 15 years ago with the goal of both educating people in the Greater New York community on solar energy and sustainability and making solar energy more accessible to everyone—particularly those who wouldn’t typically have access to it, such as community groups and affordable housing providers. There are three main programs being run by Solar One: a K-12 environmental education program that’s been implemented in over 800 public schools...
The Author of Console Wars and The History of the Future Oculus,Facebook,and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality Blake Harris
March 26, 2019 07:24 - 52 minutes - 36 MB“Even if listeners are not very familiar with virtual reality or not sure if they’re interested in it, this really is just a universal story about a kid who invents something and decides to not sell out…and then he does end up selling out, which makes for a more interesting story,” says Blake Harris, commenting on his newest book, The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality. It’s the story of how a young, brilliant teenager named Palmer Lucke...
Investigating the Complexities of Alzheimer ’s Disease and Searching for an Effective Treatment—Erik Gunther, PhD—Yale School of Medicine
March 26, 2019 05:49 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBThe search for a drug that can effectively treat Alzheimer’s disease remains ongoing and has been difficult to say the least—about 150 different drug trials for Alzheimer’s have already failed. But why? And what can be done about it? Erik Gunther, Ph.D. is an associate research scientist at Yale University who is asking the same questions. He joins the podcast to give his opinion on why the search for an effective drug has failed up to this point, which leads to a discussion that touches on...
The Ethics of Self-Driving Vehicles—Dr. Nicholas G. Evans—University of Massachusetts Lowell
March 25, 2019 05:34 - 41 minutes - 41.1 MBShould we program machines to intentionally cause someone to die? “No, of course not,” would be most people’s immediate response. But what if doing so prevented a greater number of people from dying? The answer to the second question may be a bit more difficult to answer, which is the essence of the trolley problem in philosophy, and just one of the ethical issues that’s commonly brought up in discussions about autonomous vehicles, an emergent form of technology generating excitement from ...
The Soon-to-be-Launched Mars Rover and the Search for Organic Molecules on Mars—Jorge Vago, PhD—Project Scientist at the European Space Agency
March 25, 2019 05:27 - 37 minutes - 33.2 MBIn just over one year on July 26, 2020, the launch window for the European Space Agency’s Mars rover (recently named Rosalind Franklin) will open. Once the mission lands on Mars, the public will have access to daily images and information about the precise location of the rover, Jorge Vago, PhD is a project scientist on the Rosalind Franklin rover mission, and he joins the podcast to provide a glimpse into what they hope to discover, how they hope to discover it, and how this mission will b...
Financial Transactions – Frank Holmes, HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. – Blockchain, Bitcoin, and The Changing Financial Landscape
March 22, 2019 05:26 - 21 minutes - 15 MBFrank Holmes, Interim Executive Chairman of HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd.’s board of directors, provides an analysis of blockchain, bitcoin, and the future of finance. Holmes is a seasoned investor and financial strategist. Throughout his illustrious career, he has helmed many financial entities, and is currently the chief executive and chief investment officer at U.S. Global Investors, a forward-thinking mutual fund and asset management firm. Holmes talks about his background in finan...
Gamifying Stroke Rehabilitation for Better Outcomes—Dr. John W. Krakauer—Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology
March 22, 2019 05:20 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MBHuman beings enjoy a level of dexterity superior to most other species by virtue of what’s called the corticospinal tract, which is a projection that reaches from the motor cortex in the brain, down to the brain stem and spinal cord, and connects directly to the muscles. As beneficial as this special pathway in humans can be, it comes at a cost: even a small amount of damage can have devastating results. When someone suffers from a stroke, it is this pathway that gets damaged and leads to m...
The Smartest Motorcycle Helmet in the World—Jeremy Lu—Jarvish
March 21, 2019 05:25 - 23 minutes - 17 MBIf you’ve ever ridden a motorcycle, you might understand all too well the drawbacks of the helmet—it makes it hard to see, hard to hear, and feels very insulating. The team at Jarvish set out to improve this while keeping safety as their top priority. They’ve used traditional motorcycle helmets as their starting point, adding a high-resolution front camera for greater visibility in foggy or rainy weather, a sensor and alert system for detecting accidents and contacting an ambulance and next ...
The World’s First Electronic Completions Recorder for the Fracking Industry—Brett Chell—Cold Bore Technology
March 20, 2019 06:15 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB“If you don’t track it you can’t improve it… and you can’t pay enough people to go through the data fast enough to get a handle on it…but every other industry in the world…has switched over to sensors that drive software…which produces ten times the results you could ever get out of humans in the blink of an eye,” says Brett Chell, founder of Cold Bore Technology. The company began as a manufacturer of drilling tools, and it was through that line of work that the team at Cold Bore Technolo...
Alexa-Integrated Smart Pillow Designed to Improve Your Sleep—Kevin Houston—REM-Fit
March 20, 2019 05:45 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBKevin Houston is head of execution at REM-Fit, a company that was founded about five years ago with the goal of harnessing the power of technology to improve one of the most important aspects of life: sleep. At REM-Fit, sleep is considered the most important factor in recovery, whether you’re recovering from a stressful day at work or an intense workout. The team at REM-Fit is passionate about sleep, and for the past several years they’ve poured that passion into the design, development, and...
The Fabulous Life of Plants – Dennis van der Wiel, Co-founder at Polariks – Advancing Technology That Can Detect Problems With Plant Health and Help Agricultural Farmers Manage Their Crops
March 20, 2019 05:43 - 26 minutes - 23.5 MBDennis van der Wiel, co-founder at Polariks (polariks.com/en/home), provides an overview of their groundbreaking technology that can help farmers assess their agriculture and improve their production. Polariks is all about precision agriculture and remote sensing. Polariks has developed a precision agriculture analysis method that is directly based on Hyperspectral Imaging. Their innovative technology enables better harvest planning with increased efficiency in resources, as well as early ...
Dental Education – John Tucker, DMD, Founder of Tucker Educational Excellence LLC – Sleep Apnea and Dental Sleep Medicine
March 20, 2019 05:10 - 33 minutes - 31.6 MBJohn Tucker, DMD, founder of Tucker Educational Excellence LLC (tuckereducationalexcellence.com), discusses sleep apnea and treatment. Tucker is an experienced medical professional who has treated many patients over his long career, as well as educated countless dentists on dental sleep medicine. Tucker Educational Excellence provides intensive educational programs that focus on the successful implementation of dental sleep medicine practices within the dental industry. Tucker is a respecte...
Biological Beginnings – Luis P. Villarreal, Professor Emeritus, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine – The Viruses In Our World
March 19, 2019 05:43 - 58 minutes - 37 MBLuis P. Villarreal, Professor Emeritus, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, discusses his thoughts on viruses, life, and the changes that motivate evolution. Is it possible to be passionate about viruses? The answer is yes. As a scientist who is constantly experimenting, with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, Luis Villarreal is definitely passionate about understanding viruses, indeed, especially with r...
Sleep Rockin’– Mark Russell, Founder of Rocking Bed – Sleep and Motion, the Science Behind It and the Potential for Great Sleep
March 19, 2019 05:28 - 23 minutes - 20.4 MBMark Russell, founder of Rocking Bed (rockingbed.com), talks extensively about sleep quality, and their rocking bed that is causing a stir in the good sleep industry. Russell is a self-described career entrepreneur, and his curiosity for creation has led him on an interesting journey in business. From small business to tree service, computers to marketing, with a little software design, advertising and sales thrown in, Russell has really done it all. In this interesting podcast, Russell tal...