Futurism at JHU Podcast

By Mathew Chaves, Maxwell Rho, Aimee Liang, Omkar Katkade, Gordon Lee

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March 10, 2024 #44 - Is College Worth It? (feat. Bryan Muñoz)
With the rise of college tuition and a seemingly saturated job market, is it worth it for students to attend college? That is what we try to answer today.
Futurism at JHU is a student-run podcast at Johns Hopkins University
that discusses billion-dollar ideas in science and technology. Follow us
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35min
March 07, 2024 #43 - A god-like Algorithm Pt.1
With the rise of AI technologies more questions are being asked about
its capabilities and potentinal. In this episode we discuss the
possibility of an AI with god-like knowledge and how this could help or
hurt our future.
Futurism at JHU is a student-run podcast at Johns Hopkins University
that discusses billion-dollar ideas in science and technology. Follow us
@futurismatjhu on Instagram, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

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28min
December 29, 2023 #42 - Reflecting on 2 Years of the Futurism at JHU Podcast | Nicholas & Ricardo
Nicholas Doupsas (Co-Founder & Outgoing President) and Ricardo Morales Gonzalez (Co-Founder & Incoming President) of the Futurism at JHU Podcast reflect on the 2-year journey of the podcast. From starting as a think tank, to recording episodes on our phones in the library, to recording in a professional studio with a dedicated audio-visual team, it has been quite the journey... and this is just the beginning.
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30min
December 13, 2023 #41 - What Universities Owe Democracy | Ron Daniels, President of Johns Hopkins University
Nicholas sits down with Ron Daniels, President of Johns Hopkins University, to discuss President Daniels’ book, “What Universities Owe Democracy." In this episode, we dive into the importance of voting and civic engagement, and the important role that scientists and engineers play in sustaining the fragile experiment that is liberal democracy.

Read President Daniels' Book: Project MUSE (Free): https://muse.jhu.edu/book/97330#:~:text=In%20this%20Book&text=Universities%20have%20historically%20been%20integral,conceived%2C%20even%20by%20universities%20themselves.
JHU Press Website: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12802/what-universities-owe-democracy
Barnes & Nobles: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-universities-owe-democracy-ronald-j-daniels/1138927618
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/What-Universities-Democracy-Ronald-Daniels/dp/1421442698
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43min
December 05, 2023 #40 - Christina Special
This is a special episode featuring Christina, Nicholas' sister so tune
in to see what they talk about in this spontaneous and fascinating
episode between siblings.
Futurism at JHU is a student-run podcast at Johns Hopkins University
that discusses billion-dollar ideas in science and technology. Follow us
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57min
November 25, 2023 #39 - The Future of Space Exploration
Ricardo and Neha talk about the exploration of humanity's final frontier: space.
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39min
November 25, 2023 #38 - Hopkins Biotech Podcast | Joe Varriale, PhD
Nicholas and Ricardo talk with Joe Varriale, PhD, Host of the Hopkins Biotech Podcast. We discuss careers beyond academia, the most promising trends in the biotech, and advice for students in the internship and job search process.

This episode was recorded on November 10th, 2023.
Check out the Hopkins Biotech Podcast:
https://www.hopkinsbiotechpodcast.com/
@hopkinsbiotechpodcast on all platforms
Resources to learn more and follow biotech news:
Biospace https://www.biospace.com
Fierce Biotech https://www.fiercebiotech.com
“Business of Biotech” Course: https://racap.thinkific.com/courses/business-of-biotech-spring-2021
Endpoints News: https://endpts.com
STAT News: https://www.statnews.com
Pharmagellan: https://www.pharmagellan.com
X (aka Twitter): Brad Loncar (Biotech TV), Bruce Booth (Atlas Ventures)
Classes for Hopkins students to consider (may be limited to Neuroscience majors): Diseases & Disorders of the Nervous System, Drug Discovery Research for Neurological Disorders
Drug Channels Institute: https://www.drugchannels.net
4 unique characteristics of biotech:
1. Capital Intensive: Drug discovery and development costs a lot of money.
3. Innovation is driven by Business Development (BD): This is part of the “business of biotech” — the acquisition and licensing of assets.
4. Need-based market: Like energy and food, drugs and new medicines are needed to help people live longer.
Other important characteristics:
~Profit incentive: return value to shareholders
~Generic: other companies can manufacture drug after a few years of patent exclusivity
5 transformational areas in biotech in the next 10-15 years:
1. Tech bio: The integration of technology in the biotech industry and drug development.
2. Drugging the undruggable: There are new classes of drugs that are being developed to “drug the undruggable," including molecular glues and PROTACs.
3. Cell and gene therapy: Cell therapy includes biologics (really big molecules) such as CAR T-cell therapies for cancer. Gene therapy includes administering genetic material to elicit a cellular change.
4. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), data processing and computing: Companies like Ilumina are leading NGS, which allows for DNA-based tests such as cancer screening.
5. Neuropsychiatry: Mental health disorders (anxiety, depression) are on the rise in recent years, and companies are attempting to find novel ways to target these disorders.
Futurism at JHU is a student-run podcast at Johns Hopkins University that discusses billion-dollar ideas in science and technology. Follow us @futurismatjhu on Instagram, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.
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1h 5min
November 25, 2023 #37 - Boring Innovation
When we think of innovation, we normally think of cutting-edge technologies such as AI, but what about the more subtle, "boring" innovations such as the latest iPhone software update? Should this even be considered an innovation at all? Tune into this episode with Nicholas and Ricardo to hear on thoughts.
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37min
November 25, 2023 #36 - The Future of Mobile Gaming & Computing
Nicholas and Ricardo discuss the past few decades of mobile gaming and computing and the most promising trends that fellow gamers (and non-gamers) should keep a lookout for.
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39min
November 25, 2023 #35 - Behind the Scenes | Video Editing Process | Ricardo Morales
Ricardo goes behind the scenes and shows some of the editing that he performs as part of his role as CTO of the podcast.
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33min

FAQs about Futurism at JHU Podcast:

How many episodes does Futurism at JHU Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 64 episodes available.