TechNation Radio Podcast

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with

Daily Beast journalist Kelly Weill are extremism, disinformation and the Internet. They talk about “Off the Edge … Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything”. Then Moira speaks with Dr. Dale Christiansen from TFF Pharmaceuticals, and Dr. Deborah Levine, Medical Director of Lung Transplantation and Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Center at UT Health San Antonio. It may be possible to inhale most of our present-day drugs, which has many benefits.

On this weekís Tech Nation, Moira speaks with 

Yale Professor Jing Tsu about ìKingdom of Characters Ö the language revolution that made China modern.î Communicating Chinese using digital technology is not so easy, from the telegraph, the typewriter, computers and smartphones. All were built with alphabetic letters in mind. Then, diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases like early Alzheimers, Parkinsons and more, with a simple-to-use but scientifically advanced retinal scan. 
Eliav Shaked, the Co-Founder and CEO of the Toronto-based firm, Retispec, explains how their software does it.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with

Stanford emerita psychology professor Barbara Tversky. She talks about “Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought”, how the mind can override perception, how feeling comes before logic, and how we organize things in our world the way we organize our minds.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Jimmy Soni about the impact of the people who started PayPal – surprisingly this includes Elon Musk. His book is “The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs who Shaped Silicon Valley.” Then, with the rising call to move away from animal testing, we hear about one promising alternative. Dr. Eric Merle, Chief Business Innovation Officer of GenoSkin, describes their approach.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. Sara Manning Peskin, a Neurologist and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
Author, “A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain”. Dartmouth professor Richard D’Aveni tells us that new tech will solve our current global supply chain issues. His book is “The Pan-Industrial Revolution – How New Manufacturing Titans Will Transform the World”.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Daniel Pink about “The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward”. Then, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about burn-out in hospital professionals due to COVID, and planning for future pandemics.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Stanford History professor Tom Mullaney about his 2017 book, “The Chinese Typewriter”. He also tells us about a 2008 Beijing Olympics conspiracy that was no conspiracy at all. Then, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft tells us about the Metaverse – yes, why did Facebook rename itself Meta??

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with scientist and prolific author, Dr. Leonard Mlodinow about “Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking”. And Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft tells us who may medically qualify to go into space – you may be surprised by his answers.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. Andrew Steele about “Ageless … The New Science of Getting Older without Getting Old.” Then, Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft brings us uptodate on treating kidney disease and with heart transplants from genetically modified pigs in the news, kidneys are also being examined. Finally, with the West Coast of the United States under tsunami warning, former USGS scientist, Dr. Lucy Jones talks about “The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us”, and how we need to approach the aftermath.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. George Yancopoulos, the President and Chief Scientific Officer of Regeneron. Its innovative COVID treatment directly infuses antibodies. But how do get students to become innovative scientists? The Regeneron Science Talent Search. Then the challenge of diagnosing liver disease. Dr. Caroline Loew, the President and CEO of Glympse Bio, talks about their approach to diagnosing and tracking the progression of the liver condition, NASH, and its potential in other diseases, as well.