TechNation Radio Podcast

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TechNation Radio Podcast episodes

April 17, 2020 Episode 20-16 The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top
On this week’s Tech Nation, how the tech giants are different from the global corporations of yesterday. BuzzFeed journalist Alex Kantrowitz (Kan-trow-witz) talks about “Always Day One … How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever.” And Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about his current work with the World Health Organization, heading up a team to develop a global app in these times of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 10, 2020 Episode 20-15 Work from home these days? Science may be able to help you
On this week’s Tech Nation, are you working from home? Or really committing yourself to that novel you always wanted to write or your memoirs? In a follow-up to his earlier books – “The Distraction Addiction” and “Rest” - Alex Pang joins Moira to talk about “Shorter: Work Better, Smarter, and Less – Here’s How”.
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April 04, 2020 Episode 20-14 How do you quickly adjust international trade policy ???

On this week’s Tech Nation, in these times of global crisis, how do changes in international cargo and trade work? Moira speaks with Keith Rockwell, the Director of the Information and External Relations Division at the World Trade Organization in Geneva. And Tech Nation Health Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft updates us on the loosening of HIPAA rules in these days of COVID-19.
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March 30, 2020 Episode 20-13 Engineering Antibodies to fight COVID-19 ???
On this week’s Tech Nation, it’s about one team’s dedicated effort to find an impactful and time-sensitive cure to fighting the coronavirus. Gates Foundation award winner Jake Glanville, the Chief Scientific Officer of Distributed Bio, joins me talks about their work to engineer unique and targeted antibodies and other work to create a universal flu vaccine – could it all be converted to fight coronaviruses and Covid-19? There’s a lot more to the story that Distributed Bio’s pigs in Guatemala, which you may have seen in the NetFlix documentary “Pandemic”.
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March 26, 2020 Episode 20-13 Engineering Antibodies to fight COVID-19 ???
On this week’s Tech Nation, it’s about one team’s dedicated effort to find an impactful and time-sensitive cure to fighting the coronavirus. Gates Foundation award winner Jacob Glanville, the CEO & President of Distributed Bio, joins me talks about their work to engineer unique and targeted antibodies and other work to create a universal flu vaccine – could it all be converted to fight the coronavirus and Covid-19? There’s a lot more to the story that Distributed Bio’s pigs in Guatemala, which you may have seen in the NetFlix documentary “Pandemic”.
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March 22, 2020 Episode 20-12 How Childhood Adversity Affects Lifetime Health
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 micro-biome, and how the right surgical intervention can change everything.
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March 22, 2020 Episode 20-11 Facebook Rampant
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Wired magazine’s Editor-at-Large, Steven Levy. You may know him from Hackers or Crypto. He’s here today with Facebook - The Inside Story. Then on BioTech Nation, Sandy McCrae, the CEO of Sangamo Therapeutics talks about Zinc Fingers. Sangamo is working on numerous projects to introduce DNA into patient’s bodies where the DNA may be missing or simply doesn’t work as needed. The challenge? It would permanently change to your DNA. Are you ready for it?
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March 21, 2020 Episode 20-12 How Childhood Adversity Affects Lifetime Health
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.
59 min
March 12, 2020 Episode 20-11 Facebook Rampant
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Wired magazine’s Editor-at-Large, Steven Levy. You may know him from Hackers or Crypto. He’s here today with Facebook - The Inside Story. Then on BioTech Nation, Sandy McCrae, the CEO of Sangamo Therapeutics talks about Zinc Fingers. Sangamo is working on numerous projects to introduce DNA into patient’s bodies where the DNA may be missing or simply doesn’t work as needed. The challenge? It would permanently change to your DNA. Are you ready for it?
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March 04, 2020 Episode 20-10 Who is really an entrepreneur?
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Jim McKelvey, Co-Founder and CEO of Square – that little gadget that plugs into a smartphone and any vendor can take your credit card. He’s written “The Innovation Stack … Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time”. Then on BioTech Nation, Chris Nave, the Managing Director of Brandon Capital in Melbourne, Australia. He’s tell us what’s up with Australia with respect to global biotech.
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