TechNation Radio Podcast

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TechNation Radio Podcast episodes

March 02, 2022 Episode 459: Episode 21-10 Your Mind Needs Motion
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.
59 min
February 24, 2022 Episode 458: Episode 22-09 PayPal was just the beginning
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.
59 min
February 24, 2022 Episode 22-09 PayPal was just the beginning
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.
59 min
February 18, 2022 Episode 457: Episode 22-08 A Tiny Molecule and Your Brain has a Problem
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”.
59 min
February 18, 2022 Episode 22-08 A Tiny Molecule and Your Brain has a Problem
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”.
59 min
February 10, 2022 Episode 22-07 Regretting Regret?
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.
59 min
February 10, 2022 Episode 456: Episode 22-07 Regretting Regret?
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.
59 min
February 03, 2022 Episode 455: Episode 22-06 The Chinese Typewriter
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??
59 min
February 03, 2022 Episode 22-06 The Chinese Typewriter
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??
59 min
January 26, 2022 Episode 454: Episode 22-05 Don’t have any feelings? Think again
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.
59 min