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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with

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

University of Chicago professor Dr Neil Shubin about “Some Assembly required … Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA.” Ancient viruses in our DNA? And what about “jumping genes”?  Also, climatologist Marina Psaros talks about “The Atlas of Disappearing Places … Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Crisis”.

University of Chicago professor Dr Neil Shubin about “Some Assembly required … Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA.” Ancient viruses in our DNA? And what about “jumping genes”?  Also, climatologist Marina Psaros talks about “The Atlas of Disappearing Places … Our Coasts and Oceans in the Climate Crisis”.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Wired journalist Maia Szalavitz about why our recent approach to opioid addiction has resulted in a rise of undesired outcomes, and an interesting perspective on what we as individuals can do. Her book is “Undoing Drugs … The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction.” Then Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft wants us to look at Digital Health differently. Our digitally-enhanced Quantified Self can lead to a new Quantified Health.

On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Wired journalist Maia Szalavitz about why our recent approach to opioid addiction has resulted in a rise of undesired outcomes, and an interesting perspective on what we as individuals can do. Her book is “Undoing Drugs … The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction.” Then Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft wants us to look at Digital Health differently. Our digitally-enhanced Quantified Self can lead to a new Quantified Health.

Neuroscientist and psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett. She gives us “7½ Lessons about the Brain” and has some surprises – there is no “reptilian” part of your brain … it’s just a myth. Then in biotech – treatments to fight diseases caused by inflammation – Dr. Jim Woody, the CEO of 180 Life Sciences talks about their pipeline of drugs, as well as their lead work in clinical trials now – it’s for Dupuytren’s Contracture, affecting one out of 25 people in Europe and North America.

Neuroscientist and psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett. She gives us “7½ Lessons about the Brain” and has some surprises – there is no “reptilian” part of your brain … it’s just a myth. Then in biotech – treatments to fight diseases caused by inflammation – Dr. Jim Woody, the CEO of 180 Life Sciences talks about their pipeline of drugs, as well as their lead work in clinical trials now – it’s for Dupuytren’s Contracture, affecting one out of 25 people in Europe and North America.

On this week’s Tech Nation, from the bumpy history of the chariot to how smartphones are essential equipment for transportation in the future. Economist deputy editor Tom Standage talks about “A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next”. Then Dr. Jim Brown, the CEO of DURECT, describes their first Phase 2 clinical trials for Alcoholic Hepatitis, known as AH. And a look at what comes next for their approach to regenerative medicine.