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The Future of Everything with Russ Altman

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The Future of Everything with Russ Altman

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The Future of Everything with Russ Altman

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An expert in corporate decision making explains why companies that follow fewer and simpler rules are often the best innovators.Kathleen Eisenhardt is an expert in strategy and organizational behavior. She studies corporate decision making. S
An expert in protein structure and function explains how rapidly evolving study of these complex molecules is revealing ever-greater understanding of human life.While DNA may be the blueprint of life, proteins are the workhorses, says Polly F
Rising temperatures and rainfall from climate change will have a surprising effect on human health, says biologist Erin Mordecai, an expert in diseases borne by mosquitoes, ticks and other living creatures. Such conditions are perfect breeding
When we’re sick, the time between onset and diagnosis is critical, sometimes life-saving. It turns out the human immune system is pretty good at knowing what’s making us sick. In fact, it’s telling us all the time, but only now is science tunin
When one has a medical procedure in America, it is often an algorithm that figures out how much of the cost will be reimbursed. That leads to a lot of unfairness, worse health outcomes for many and a group of insurers who learn to game the syst
With the advent of wearable devices and omnipresent monitoring of heart, lungs, blood and more, scientists can now gather unprecedented amounts of personal medical data. Just ask guest Michael Snyder, referred to as “medicine’s most-measured ma
While many users remain blissfully unaware, a battle is raging for the future of the internet. On the one hand are the large phone and cable companies who want to promote their services and to charge more for video and other data. On the other
Beatriz Magaloni is a lawyer and a professor of political science who studies the challenges at the intersection of governance, poverty, and police violence in Latin America. On this episode of Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Everything po
Guest Nicholas Bloom has studied telecommuting for 20 years. Prior to the pandemic, he says, just five percent of days were “worked from home,” but the number is now closer to one in three. It looks like the hybrid workplace is here to stay. Wh
On this episode of Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Everything podcast, guest Mac Schwager talks safety in multi-robot systems, like those controlling the autonomous vehicles that will soon fill our future. Some engineers are helping robots
Our guest on this episode of Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Everything podcast, Ilan Kroo, is an expert in aircraft design. But when Kroo talks of aircraft, he means a new generation of flying vehicles that could transform our very concep
Helen Blau is a stem cell biologist and expert in why, as we age, our muscles weaken, even if we get exercise and try to stay fit. In an age when humans are living longer, our muscles are critical to living life to the fullest and Blau is helpi
The Future of Everything with Russ Altman:E204 | Lawrence Wein: Computation cracks cold casesThis episode’s guest on Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Everything podcast is Lawrence Wein, an expert in the science of catching criminals usi
The Future of Everything with Russ Altman:E203 | Doug James: Computer-generated sound catches its graphical siblingNatural sounds in the world around us are based on the principles of physics. Today’s guest on Stanford Engineering’s The Futu
The Future of Everything with Russ Altman: E202 | Mellisa ValentineThis episode's guest on Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Everything podcast, management science and engineering professor Melissa Valentine studies a workplace phenomenon
Our guest on this episode of Stanford Engineering's The Future of Everything podcast, Elaine Treharne, is an English professor and an authority on ancient manuscripts. She's using modern tools like machine learning to unlock the secrets hidden
On this episode of Stanford Engineering's The Future of Everything podcast, robotics expert Oussama Khatib takes us on a deep dive into the vagaries of creating robots that swim. His most recent project is OceanOneK, a 200-pound, humanoid robot
The Future of Everything with Russ Altman:E198 | Desiree LaBeaud: The curious connection between plastic trash and infectious diseaseOn this episode of Stanford Engineering's The Future of Everything podcast, Stanford infectious disease expe
The Future of Everything with Russ Altman:E199 | Alexandria Boehm: Wastewater helps reveal COVID’s real reachCivil and environmental engineer Alexandria Boehm joins Stanford Engineering’s The Future of Everything podcast to discuss how a new
The Future of Everything with Russ Altman:E197 | Is a good diagnosis possible without revealing your medical secrets?New cryptographic techniques allow patients to get personalized health care yet never divulge their medical secrets to anyon
The Future of Everything with Russ Altman:E196 | The water problem that’s still unresolved in schools across the countryAccess to clean drinking water should be a given and there are health consequences for children when it’s not.Stanford
The Future of Everything with Russ Altman:E194 | A scientist uses radar technology to map the insides of ice sheetsThe technique helps us understand ice sheets right here on Earth -- and whether there could be life far, far beyond.To bette
The Future of Everything with Russ Altman:E195 | How un-syncing the brain can help Parkinson’s patientsAbnormal levels of neuronal synchronicity is a hallmark of many neurological conditions. A Stanford professor discusses how to alleviate t
The Future of Everything with Russ Altman:E193 | How to put AI tools into the hands of primary care physiciansArtificial intelligence tools can improve patient care. But health care AI innovations are mostly in specialized areas. A Stanford
The Future of Everything with Russ Altman:E191 | A mobile app can help communities improve their health and well-beingA Stanford professor explains how a relatively simple tool can empower individuals to identify and advocate for meaningful
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