On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Structural Engineer Roma Agrawal about her book, “Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way.” Then Nicolas Vachicouras, CEO and Co-Founder of Neurosoft Bioelectronics, takes us on an inside tour of our brain and what flexible implants might do. And Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about the newest XPrize worth an unprecedented $101 Million.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Stanford Business School Lecturer, Matt Abrahams, about his book, “THINK FASTER, TALK SMARTER: How To Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot”. Then, Dr. Steffen-Sebastian Bolz from Aphaia Pharma talks about their new drug, currently in phase 3 trial, that may provide the benefits of Ozempic and Wegovy - without the injection.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Harvard professor experimental cognitive scientist Steven Pinker about “Rationality … What it is, Why it seems scarce, and Why it matters”. Then Lemony Snicket – the one and only. You know him from his children’s book series, “A Series of Unfortunate Events”. He’s here with “Poison for Breakfast”. You will start bewildered and leave bewildered, but feeling much better about it.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Journalist Alex Kantrowitz about his 2020 book, “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever” which has spawned his work, as Founder and Editor of Big Technology. Then, Dr. Mark Sumeray, Chief Medical Officer of Amolyt Pharma, talks about their innovative approach to treating hormonal conditions.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. Andrew Allen, President, CEO, and Co-Founder of Gritstone Bio, about Cancer and Covid, and what next-generation treatments mean today. Then, Futurist Alex Pang describes Continuous Partial Attention,  thanks to the constant presence of our personal technologies.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Infection AI, about “The Coming Wave … Technology, Power, and the 21st Century’s Greatest Dilemma”. Then, Bloomberg columnist Adam Minter talks about his 2019 book, “Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale.” You dropped it off at the thrift store … where does it go from there?

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Jeremy Utley, the Director of Executive Education at Stanford University’s d.school, joins Moira to talk about his book “IdeaFlow.” You have no idea how important ideas are in your life, and just how many you’ll need! Then in biotech, human clinical trials have begun to treat a particular type of Epilepsy called Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Dr. Cory Nicholas from Neurona Therapeutics tells us about their big idea and how they have developed an unprecedented cell therapy.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Stanford Professor Robert Sapolsky about “Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will”.   Then, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about how Medical Schools decide what to teach.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with
Virginia Tech Professor Ashley Shew about “Against Technoableism … Rethinking Who Needs Improvement”. Then, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about your digital twin, and Dr. Anthony Japour, President and CEO of iTolerance, tells us about a new approach to treating diabetes.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Google Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. In recognition of Google’s 25th anniversary this year 2000 Tech Nation interview is the first radio interview they ever did. But first, cognitive scientist Maryanne Wolf and her book: “Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World”. Then, Dr. Daniel Kraft, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent, tells us about the explosion of digital health.