On this week’s Tech Nation, a Special Edition of Tech Nation Health, where the NFL and Major League Baseball both figure in. First up is Jim Joyce, CEO of Aethlon Medical and Executive Chairman of Exosome Sciences. Its blood test appears to identify CTE – Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy – in retired NFL players. Then Right Eye returns with improvements to its eye tracking diagnostics for medical conditions, and a new project with professional sports. Barbara Barclay is the President of Right Ey...
Mar 31, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Olivia Fox Cabane and Judah Pollack with “The Net and the Butterfly – The Art and Practice of Breakthrough Thinking” – their exercises all source from breakthroughs in neuroscience. Then on Tech Nation Health, Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about the future of Neuroscience and Neuromedicine, and on BioTech Nation, Dr. Asha Das from Tocagen talks about their approach to treating brain tumors –it starts with a virus.
Mar 22, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, it’s the second of a two-part series on Digital Health. On this show, Moira speaks with DR. RAJAIE BATNIJI, the Co-Founder & Chief Health Officer of Collective Health. It all started with a nightmare in filing health claims. Then on BioTech Nation, RIF PAMUKCHU, the CEO of RxMP Therapeutics. It’s about the technology of stopping blood loss.
Mar 15, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Steven Johnson, the Author, “Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World.” Then on Tech Nation Health, chief correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft talks about the future of cancer – its prevention, early detection and emergent treatments. And Dr. Niclas Stiernholm, the President & CEO of Trillium Therapeutics, tells us about identifying cancer cells so that the immune system can remove them.
Mar 07, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with DEREK THOMPSON, a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, about his book “Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in the Age of Distraction”. Then on Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. DANIEL KRAFT talks about the future of aging, longevity and technology in the near and more distant future, and on BioTech Nation, Dr. NATHANIEL DAVID, Founder & CEO of Unity Biotechnology talks about the role of “senescent” cells in aging.
Mar 01, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with ALAN BURDICK, former senior editor at The New Yorker and National Book Award finalist, about his latest book: “Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation”. Then on Tech Nation Health, Ken Horne, the CEO of SymicBio describes their efforts to better the long term results of angioplasty and a clinical trial for osteoarthritis in the knee. We’ll also hear from our chief correspondent DR. DANIEL KRAFT on the future of medical education. It’s not j...
Feb 22, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with DANIEL LEVITIN, Dean of Social Sciences at the Minerva Schools at KGI, and author of “A Field Guide to Lies – Critical Thinking in the Information Age”. Then on BioTech Nation, the second installment in our two-part series on Women in biotech venture capital. It’s WENDE HUTTON, NINA KJELLSON and JULIE PAPANEK, all from Canaan Partners.
Feb 15, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Stanford Professor HANK GREELEY about “The End of Sex and the Future of Human Reproduction”. Then on BioTech Nation, the winner of BIO’s Future Maker 2016 Award - Dr. HOWARD JACOBS from the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Alabama.
Feb 08, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. Taj Manku, the Co-Founder of Cognitive Systems in Waterloo, Canada. AuraHome enables in-home security with no gadgets to put on your windows – no need to arm it when you leave. Then a new segment on Tech Nation - Tech Nation Health! Where we reimagine the future of health and healthcare with the emergence of new technologies. Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan is the Director of the National Library of Medicine. She talks about information available wo...
Jan 31, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Jim Barry from the Consumer Technology Association about the latest tech from CES 2017 in Las Vegas. Also, Andrew Thomas, the co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer for SkyBell, a video doorbell which you monitor from anywhere. He’ll moved from a person dissatisfied with his work life to becoming an entrepreneur.
Jan 25, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dava Sobel, author of “Longitude” and her new book: “The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars.” Then on BioTech Nation, Tom Kottler, the CEO of Healthprize Technologies, talks about strategies to get patients to take their prescribed medications. And Dr. Arnold Lippa, the Chief Scientific Officer of RespireRX reveals their multiple approaches to the respiratory problems relating to the overuse of opi...
Jan 18, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with … Dr. Rita Colwell, Former Director of the National Science Foundation and Founder and Chair, CosmosID, a company on a mission to change how we diagnose disease. Then on BioTech Nation, Dr. Kevin Judice, President & CEO of DiCE Molecules talks about its attempts to make biopharmaceutical drugs, normally infused into the bloodstream, into easy-to-take pills. Then Dr. Thomas Hallam, Head of Clinical Development and Regulatory Affairs at Leading Bio...
Jan 11, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Edward Tufte, Yale University Professor Emeritus who is most widely known for this work in Data Visualization – and his books, including Beautiful Evidence. Then on BioTech Nation, efforts to treat the rare genetic cardiovascular disorder – HCM. You will recognize it as the leading cause of sudden death in young athletes. Tassos Gianokakos, the CEO of MyoKardia, tells us about the condition, the impact on families and Myokardia’s approach.
Jan 04, 2017•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Journalist BRIAN CHRISTIAN & UC Berkeley Professor TOM GRIFFITHS, the Director of the Computational Cognitive Science Lab about their book, “Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions”. Then on Biotech Nation, it’s all about Youth Rally, an annual camp for kids and teens with conditions of the bowel and bladder. We’ll hear from its chair, PAUL HASTINGS, who is also the President and CEO of OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, as well as Y...
Dec 28, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with … SC MOATTI about her background with Facebook, Trulia and Nokia, and her book, “Mobilized …. An insider’s guide to the business and future of connected technology”. Then on BioTech Nation, how much do we know about the clinical trials behind drugs approved by the FDA? JENNIFER MILLER, the Founder and President of Bioethics, International and a professor at NYU Medical School, talks about the Good Pharma Scorecard.
Dec 21, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with … SC MOATTI about her background with Facebook, Trulia and Nokia, and her book, “Mobilized …. An insider’s guide to the business and future of connected technology”. Then on BioTech Nation, how much do we know about the clinical trials behind drugs approved by the FDA? JENNIFER MILLER, the Founder and President of Bioethics, International and a professor at NYU Medical School, talks about the Good Pharma Scorecard.
Dec 14, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with neuroscientist Dr. Alex Pang about “Rest … Why You Get More Done When You Work Less.” Then on BioTech Nation, the focus is Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr. Gunn speaks with Kevin Cox, CEO of Imanova about the ability to actually examine the state of the brain on a more routine basis, improving diagnosis and predicting the success or failure of drugs. Then, it’s Dr. Charles Stacey, the President and CEO of Accera. The basis for their Alzheimer’s treatment cen...
Dec 08, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with cognitive scientist Dr. Alexandra Horowitz, the Director of the Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard. She’s the author of “Being a Dog: Following the Dog into a World of Smell.” Then on BioTech Nation, Dr. Ignacio Pino, the CEO of the next generation proteomics company, CDI, located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
Nov 30, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with DR. SUSAN DAVID, a psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. She tells us about “Emotional Agility” - what is it, how we can use, and what science can tell us about how it actually works. Then on BioTech Nation, Daniel Zurr, CEO of Quark Pharmaceuticals. Their approach uses a part of the immune system called siRNA, and they are working on treatments for kidney damage following open heart surgery, damage to kidneys during the transplantat...
Nov 23, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Brian Sager, the Co-Founder, President and CEO of Omnity, a search engine – not based on keywords, but search in the context of entire documents. Google isn’t going away – but your need to find information is growing. Then on BioTech Nation, the promise and challenges of cancer immunotherapy. Dr. Gunn speaks with Dr. Sean McCarthy, the CEO of CytomX Therapeutics.
Nov 17, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with MIT professor Sherry Turkle about the psychological effect of the 2016 presidential campaign. Her latest book is “Reclaiming Conversation … The Power of Talk in a Digital Age”. Then on BioTech Nation, in the pediatric area, diagnosing some behavioral problems and mental disorders by testing the immune system. Dr. Craig Shimasaki, the CEO of Moleculera Labs, explains their test and the science behind it.
Nov 09, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Larry Brilliant, physician, technologist and best friend to Wavy Gravy, about helping to eradicate smallpox globally. He’s the author of “Sometimes Brilliant … The Impossible Adventure of a Spiritual Seeker and Visionary Physician Who Helped Conquer the Worst Disease in History.” Then on BioTech Nation, correcting the underrepresentation of Latinos in testing pharmaceuticals and directly addressing the Zika virus in humans. Dr. Kosmas Kretsos, the Ex...
Nov 02, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Gary Shapiro, head of the Consumer Technology Association. He’ll tell us what’s coming up at CES 2017 in Las Vegas. Then on BioTech Nation, Dr. Steve Mento, the CEO of Conatus Pharmaceuticals, talks about their efforts to treat NASH – Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and Bill Newell, the CEO of Sutro Biopharma, fills us in on their strategic approach to treating cancer. Their first target? B-cell lymphomas.
Oct 26, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with PBS Nova columnist ANIL ANANTHASWAMY about “The Man Who Wasn’t There … Investigations into the Strange New Science of the Self”. And on BioTech Nation, STEVE HURST, the President & CEO of Savant HWP. We hear about an emergent treatment for cocaine addiction, work in the tropical disease Leishmaniasis, and the unexpected link between addiction to dopamine in Parkinson’s patients.
Oct 19, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Data Scientist Dr. CATHY O’NEIL about her book, “Weapons of ‘Math’ Destruction … How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy.” Then on BioTech Nation, a new approach to achieving health with a compromised immune system. Dr. DAVID JOHNSON is the Founder, President & CEO of GigaGen. And critically-ill newborns get the genetic information they need … and fast. GAVIN STONE is the Vice President for Marketing at EdicoGenome in San Diego....
Oct 12, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with DAN MOTE, the President of the National Academy of Engineering. They talk about the difference between technology and engineering. Then on BioTech Nation, SIR JOHN CHISHOLM, head of Genomics England and the 100,000 Genomes Project.
Oct 04, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with ROSS KING, the author of Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lillies. Then on BioTech Nation, upping the game for wearables – NOAH KONIG from Cambridge Cognition and BEN FEHNERT from The CTRL Group, talk about their new venture, Cognition Kit. Measuring cognition along with the impact of medications, and opening up these measurements for others to develop applications.
Sep 27, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with AL RAMADAN, DAVE PETERSON, and CHRIS LOCHHEAD, the authors of “Play Bigger - How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets”. Then on BioTech Nation,GEORGE YEH, the President of Taiwan-based TLC Biotherapeutics, tells us about their efforts to make treatments for Aged-related Macular Degeneration last longer, and Dr. CHUCK SHERWOOD, President & CEO of Anika Therapeutics, on how Anika is bringing three Osteoarthritis treatments,...
Sep 21, 2016•55 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with ROBERT CIALDINI (“Chal-dee-nee”), Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University, and author, “Pre-suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade”. Then on BioTech Nation, DR. DANIEL KRAFT, the Chair of Medicine at Singularity University. He’s the Founder of Exponential Medicine, the annual fall conference each year in San Diego, which brings together people interested in the frontiers of medicine, and the technology that can drive it.
Sep 14, 2016•59 min
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with DANIEL LEVITIN, Dean of Social Sciences at the Minerva Schools at KGI, and author of “A Field Guide to Lies – Critical Thinking in the Information Age”. Then on BioTech Nation, the second installment in our two-part series on Women in biotech venture capital. It’s WENDE HUTTON, NINA KJELLSON and JULIE PAPANEK, all from Canaan Partners.
Sep 07, 2016•59 min
