TechNation Radio Podcast

On this week’s Tech Nation, psychologist Dr. Susan David speaks on “Emotional Agility” as well as her TED Talk, “The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage”. Then on Tech Nation Health: The opioid crisis. Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft to brings us up-to-date with the surprising findings of a new study.

On this week’s Tech Nation, former CNN journalist and Managing Editor of Foreign Policy, Ravi Agrawal with “India Connected … How the Smartphone is Transforming the World’s Largest Democracy.” Then, we’ll hear from Jamie Metzl on “Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity.”

On this week’s Tech Nation, how Global Trade will change with manufacturing turning to commercial-grade 3D printers. Dartmouth professor Richard D’Aveni is the author of “The Pan-Industrial Revolution – How New Manufacturing Titans Will Transform the World”. Then on Tech Nation Health, producing your own cells to deliver on the promise of Precision Medicine. Steve Bagshaw, the CEO of FujiFilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, explains what they do. And Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft gives us more insight on the announcement out of China of gene-edited babies.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the CEO of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco, with her new book “The Deepest Well … Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity”. Then on Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about … the microbiome, and how the right surgical intervention can change everything.

On this week’s Tech Nation, NYU professor Melissa Schilling talks about everyone from Albert Einstein to Steve Jobs and Elon Musk in “Quirky – The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World.” Then on Tech Nation Health, Dr. Chris Smith from the start-up, Q-Sera in Brisbane, Australia, tells us how the venomous Australian Brown snake lashed out at the wrong scientist.

Moira speaks with Duke University Senior Fellow, Dan Heath, about
“The Power of Moments”. It turns out, we actually remember our life in slices of time. Then on Tech Nation Health, it’s the power of viruses – against cancer. Moira speaks with Dr. Harry Gruber, the President for Science and Innovation at Tocagen about their genetically engineered viruses. Their first, glioblastoma, has received breakthrough therapy designation from the FDA. Tocagen is also working on colorectal, breast, lung, pancreatic and renal cancers, as well as melanoma. Dr. Gruber explains how the virus works.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Pomona College professor Gary Smith about how we humans are the intelligent ones .. and not computers. He de-hypes our expectations of Artificial Intelligence in “The AI Delusion”. Then on Tech Nation Health, a look at the global biotech industry, its accomplishments and its challenges. Jim Greenwood, the President & CEO of BIO, joins us to cover everything from scientific breakthroughs to plentiful jobs for the non-scientists among us.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Jamie Susskind about his book: “Future Politics … Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech.” Then on Tech Nation Health, breakthrough science in the treatment of epilepsy. Tony Colasin, the Co-Founder and CEO of Bloom Science, talks about the science Bloom is utilizing to develop new treatments.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Cary McClelland about the significant impact of technology on San Francisco – which may be coming to your city, if it hasn’t already. Cary’s book is “Silicon City: San Francisco in the Long Shadow of the Valley”. Then on Tech Nation Health, a potential new treatment for Proteus Syndrome, best known to you from the movie, The Elephant Man. It may also deliver benefits for endometrial cancer. Dr. Brian Schwartz is the Chief Medical Officer of Arqule.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dan Roam, the founder of The Napkin Academy and author of “Draw To Win”. And on Tech Nation Health, a new model for addressing genetically-driven diseases affecting a small number of patients. Neil Kumar is the CEO of Bridge Bio. And Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft reviews new technologies to determine the health status of our hearts.