The Xapiens Podcast, hosted by two MIT Nuclear Physics PhD students, explores the bleeding edge ideas spanning biology, physics, chemistry, and computer science that mark our road to the future. Hear from experts in the field about the fundamental particles that make up the universe, revolutionary interfaces to the brain, and new technology that can change the way we interact with our futures. Listen to visionaries and Nobel prize winners, see what their hopes for the future look like, and h ...
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Pandemics, Gene Drives, Existential Threats
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Today I interview Prof. Kevin Esvelt of the MIT media lab. Coming from George Church's lab, Kevin was part of the discovery of Crispr, and the inventor of the Crispr based gene drive. He has become deeply involved in the prevention of existential risks.Di Loyd Waites and Bobby Johnston
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Lupe Fiasco's MIT: Academic Rap
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Wasalu Jaco p.k.a. Lupe Fiasco is a rapper, producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, (martial) artist, (and more), and is spending the 2022-2023 school year at MIT as an MLK Visiting Scholar. He was kind enough to take some time to talk about his goals for the upcoming year, where he envisions rap going and its interplay with academia and institutio…
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 19: Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Dr. Brad Stanfield, a 30 year old medical doctor trained in New Zealand who is trying to see if we are any closer to finding ways that extend healthspan.Di Loyd Waites and Bobby Johnston
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XPC #18: "Give me a tanker of Iron, I'll give you an Ice Age," interview with David Emerson
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 18: Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Dr. David Emerson from the Bigelow Institute. Dr. Emerson. His research focuses on mitigating climate change through iron fertilization and aquaculture. Learn more about his research here: https://www.bigelow.org/about/people/demerson.html…
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XPC 17: Jose Alonso, Soviets Competition, Finding New Elements, And the Cowboys of Physics
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he Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 7: Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion Former Director of Accelerators at Lawrence Berkley National Lab Jose Alsonso. See some of his current work here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.07931 https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.08804 https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.10040 https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.07919 Other Xapiens I…
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XPC #16: Fitbit for your Feet
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Nurvv Run is a smart insole which uses 32 pressure sensors to quantify your running form, allowing users to measure their pronation, stride length, running economy, and running economy, and get recommendations on how to optimize their technique. Grant Trewartha is a biomechanist who works at Nurvv and previously conducted research in rugby science …
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XPC #15: Ending Biological Warfare, COVID, Henry Kissinger, mRNA, Meselson-Stahl, Mathew Meselson
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 15: Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion Mathew Meselon, the leader of the international bioweapons treaty, as well as being deeply involved in the Meselson-Stahl experiment, and the discovery of mRNA. See his page here: https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/directory... Check out the Xapiens podcast on our w…
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XPC #14: Eleanor Sheekey- Longevity at Cambridge, and the Sheeky Science Show
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 16: Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion special guest Eleanor Sheeky from Cambridge university and the Sheeky Science Show! You can see her channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSheekeyS... Super Secret Sheeky Science Blog: https://asheekeyscienceblogcom.wordpr... Check out the Xapiens podcast…
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Parsl.run is a new company in the Boston - Cambridge area, co-founded by two recently graduated MIT students, Angel & Ruben. Almost all delivery products struggle with the "last mile problem" - getting an item from the last warehouse to the actual end customer. Parsl.run attempts to solve this problem for lightweight packages by connecting with run…
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XPC #12: Don Ingber- Predicting COVID Variants and Replacing Animal Testing
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Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Harvard Professor Donald Ingber. Founder of the Wyss Institute. You can learn more about him here: https://wyss.harvard.edu/team/core-faculty/donald-ingber/ and check out our website! https://xapiens.mit.edu/Di Loyd Waites and Bobby Johnston
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XPC #11: Fei Chen - Expansion Microscopy, Spatial Transcriptomics, Spatial Genomics
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 11: Join Xapiens Co-Director Bobby Johnston in a discussion with Fei Chen. Fei is a core institute member at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and an assistant professor in the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard University. During the course of his doctoral research, Chen co-invented E…
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XPC #10: "We have the Largest Blockchain in the World." Helium and Practical Crypto Currencies
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 10: Join Xapiens Co-Director Bobby Johnston in a discussion with Mark Phillips, VP of Business Development at Helium. We discuss the hardware and software behind the project, as well as the technical challenges and overall goals. We look forward to a future where information flows effortlessly across the globe, and…
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XPC #9: Hugh Herr, The Real Life Bionic Man
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 8: Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with MIT professor Hugh Herr. After his own double amputation, Herr was driven to make some of the most advanced bionics in the world. He currently is one of the leads of the K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics. You can learn more about him here: https://www.media…
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XPC #8: Ed Boyden. "Invent, Discover, Design"
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 8: Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with MIT professor Ed Boyden. Founder of the MIT Synthetic Neurobiology Group, The K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics, and inventor of optogenetics. You can learn more about him here: https://mcgovern.mit.edu/profile/ed-boyden/…
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XPC #7: From Nazis to Nobel Prize: Rai Weiss, How to get $1 billion dollars to Study Space and Time
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 7: After fleeing the Nazis with his family as a child, Rai Weiss went on to fix radios outside of Harlem. He went to MIT, later flunking out after a rough love story, before returning, completing his PhD, and becoming a full professor and Winning a Nobel Prize. Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion w…
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XPC #6: Adam Marblestone and Anastasia Gamick: FROs, the future of research
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 6: Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Adam Marblestone and Anastasia Gammick. You can learn more about convergent research and their other efforts here: https://convergentresearch.org/ Check out Xapiens on youtube! https://www.youtube.com/c/XapiensatMIT/videos Check out the Xapiens podcast on…
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XPC#3: Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek "The Most Beautiful Equation is One We Haven't Discovered Yet."
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 3: Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek about his wide ranging work in particle physics and technology. Frank is a MIT professor of physics, Founding Director of T. D. Lee Institute and Chief Scientist at the Wilczek Quantum Center. You can find more information abo…
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 4: Join Xapiens Co-Director Bobby Johnston in a discussion with MIT Media lab professor Pattie Maes. Pattie is the head of the Fluid Interfaces group at MIT, focusing on building devices that integrate seamlessly (hence, 'fluid') and is involved with dozens of exciting projects that help people with attention, cogn…
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 5: Join Xapiens Co-Director Bobby Johnston in a discussion with Alex (Sandy) Pentland. Sandy is a professor at the MIT Media lab, is on the advisory board for the UN Secretary General, UN Foundation, Consumers Union, and OECD, co-led the World Economic Forum leading to GDPR, and has delivered keynote addresses for …
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XPC#1: Work like a Giant, Live like a Saint, Play like a Child - Deblina Sarkar
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 1: Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Deblina Sarkar about low temperature electronics as tools for human enhancement. Deblina is an MIT Media Arts an Sciences Professor and the Founder and Director of Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek research lab. You can find more information about her lab and curre…
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XPC#2: Joe Paradiso- Take the Road Which Leads to More Roads
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The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 2: Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Joe Paradiso about his research in responsive environments and his life's journey. Joe is an Alexander W. Dreyfoos Professor at the MIT Media lab, where he takes modern technology to change human perception. You can find more information about his lab and…
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