Mythbusters, White Rabbit Project, Punkin Chunkin – Kari Byron is associated with destroying stuff for fun and science. We get the behind the scenes stories of some of her more memorable, and destructive, learning experiences. And a peek into her new book, “Crash Test Girl:… Read More »Crash Test Girl with Kari Byron with Kari Byron
What if you could train better by prepping your brain? In part two of our Future of Sports theme, we talk to the CEO of Haloneuro, Dr. Daniel Chao, about his product that sends electric currents to specific parts of the brain in order to… Read More »Hacking Your Brain for Fun and Profit with Dr. Daniel Chao
Zach Schonbrun is a contributor to the New York Times, and has been studying athletes and neuroscience for his book “The Performance Cortex: How Neuroscience Is Redefining Athletic Genius.” We find out how the brain training is changing the game for Major League Baseball. This… Read More »The Science of Sports Training with Zach Schonbrun
For the 2nd half of the show, keeping with International Water Week, we talk to Joseph Silva, a Senior Vice President at Icon Technology Systems. Icon has created the water bottle that has become popular among hikers, the Icon Lifesaver. The Lifesaver uses Carbon Filters… Read More »Making Contaminated Water a Real Lifesaver with Joseph Silva, Stacey Epstein
We’re kicking off International Water Week by checking in with a startup that is literally creating water by pulling moisture out of the air. The company is Majik Water, they’re testing the technology in Nairobi, Kenya, and we talk to one of their co-founders Anastasia… Read More »Creating Water Out of Thin Air with Anastasia Kaschenko
This week is more of an examination of history rather than of economics. In the first part, we talk to author Sharon Weinberger about her book “The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World.” We cover ARPA… Read More »The Imagineers of War with Sharon Weinberger
Sounds like Sci-Fi, but it could be Sci-Fact. Professor Michio Kaku schools us on string theory, the future of space travel, and how humanity could become immortal – and it all sounds a lot like the TV shows we’re binging these days. His new book… Read More »Space Travel and Immortality with Michio Kaku
When you have a podcast, or blog, or other digital content, how do you get noticed when there are so many others doing something similar? We talk to Derek Thompson, a senior editor at The Atlantic and author of “Hit Makers: How to Succeed in… Read More »How to Make a Hit with Derek Thompson
Do you think of gaming first when you think of VR? We did, too, but that’s not necessarily the case at Stanford. We take a virtual walk through the mind of Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab. Not with an… Read More »Inside Stanford’s VR Lab with Jeremy Bailenson
The EPA as a crew is at odds with its leadership. We talk to two pairs of boots on the ground, Taly Jolish and Kathy Setian, about what’s really at stake. Links:
