TechNation Radio hosted by Dr Moira Gunn
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with … UC Santa Barbara professor MICHAEL GAZZANIGA tells us about both sides of our brains – in fact, there are many parts to our brains – not just a right hemisphere, and a left. Then on BioTech Nation, Moira speaks with PROFESSOR DAME SALLY DAVIES, the UK Government’s Senior Medical Advisor, and author of “The Drugs Don’t Work – A Global Threat.
On this week’s Tech Nation, with Dr Moira Gunn A BioTech Nation Special! DR. MARSHALL SUMMAR from Children’s National Medical Centre and Jim Powers, CEO of Hemoshear Therapeutics. They talk about their breakthrough collaboration helping a young girl and her rare disease. Then Darren Cunningham, the CEO of Inflection Biosciences in Dublin, Ireland. This start-up did things differently – they didn’t start with new science; they started with a checklist.
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Harvard Professor STEVEN PINKER about “The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century” Then on BioTech Nation, Life Science attorney GARETH WILLIAMS from MARKS & CLERK tells us about their 2014 Life Science report: Genome 2.0 – all about intellectual property worldwide. And on BioIssue of the Week, with DAVID EWING DUNCAN, he tells us that some of us are SUPERPEOPLE!
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with It’s the “The Shark’s Paintbrush – Biomimicry and How Nature is Inspiring Innovation”. Then on BioTech Nation, a cell therapy being tested in the United States and worldwide – this time it’s being derived from placentas in all manner of treatments and a company looking to treat multiple conditions with a single compound.
Happy New Year! On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with BOB CHAPMAN, Chairman & CEO of a long-time company of many companies- Barry-Wehmiller. They’ve acquired 75 companies in trouble while preserving employee trust. Then on BioTech Nation, precision cancer monitoring – from diagnosis to determining the cancer treatment worked, and then one company’s approach to cystic fibrosis and their further work on several rare auto-immune diseases.
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Stanford professor BERNIE ROTH about “The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of your Life”. Then on BioTech Nation, how one company hijacked the pathway that insulin takes into the brain to deliver drugs, and how nanotech is trying to make radiation therapy work a whole lot better.
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with New York Times journalist MATT RICHTEL with two books – the non-fiction “A Deadly Wandering” and his latest novel, “The Doomsday Equation”. Then on BioTech Nation, DR. KEVIN COX and PROFESSOR ROGER GUNN, its Chief Scientific Officer from Imanova. Where do medications go in our bodies? Or do we even know?
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with DR. ERIC TOPOL, the author of “The Patient Will See You Now … The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands.” Then on Biotech Nation, a Consumer Electronics Show 2015 Innovation award winner for their new technology for insulin-dependent diabetics. And on BioIssue of the Week with David Ewing Duncan, the promise of wearable technologies …
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with GUY KAWASAKI and PEG FITZPATRICK about . Together they’ve written “The Art of Social Media – Power Tips for Power Users.” Then on BioTech Nation, it’s all about Epigenetics. Science has learned what surrounds your DNA affects its function. Dr. K. John Morrow, Jr. is the author of Cancer, Autism and their Epigenetic Roots.
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with … DR PEDRO DOMINGOS, a computer science professor from the University of Washington, tells us what google knows and what Twitter holds back. Then on BioTech Nation, Stem Cells, Inc. makes a breakthrough treating cervical spinal cord injury with neural stem cells.
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dr. Jon Patrick, CEO of HLA-Global, about “dark text” – all those pieces of paper with doctor’s handwritten notes, and more. Then on BioTech Nation, efforts to address two devastating cancers - Late Stage, ARB-7 positive, Prostate Cancer, and AML - Acute Myeloid Leukemia, with special focus on the elderly.
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with a group of distinguished professors from Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UCSF and the University of San Francisco. They explain each of the 2015 Nobel Prizes, and why each prize was so deserving.
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with NEEL DOSHI & LINDSAY McGREGOR about their book “Primed to Perform” and what motivates and de-motivates you at work. You need to add them together to get your TO-MO, or total motivation. Then on BioTech Nation, Moira speaks with VINCE AURENTZ, CEO, Hemoshear Therapeutics based in Charlottesville, Virginia. We've talked about their breakthrough technology before. They've set out to develop unprecedented medical therapies.
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN columnist MICHAEL SHERMER about his book, “The Moral Arc ... How Science and Reason Lead Humanity Toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom” about how science and reason shape humanity over time. Then on BioTech Nation, a South African firm makes strides in modelling the human body. Ever since computers have been on the scene, scientists have been trying to model the human body. The problem is: It’s really, really hard to do. DR. RIANN C...
On this episode of Tech Nation, Moira speaks with MIT professor DAVID MINDELL co-founder of Humatics Corporation about his book “Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy.” He's here to discuss what robots are capable of and what we might want to rethink whether it's driverless cars or predator drones. He's also out to dispel the “persistent misconceptions about robots.” Then on BioTech Nation, what biotech has been working on to treat rare diseases that primarily effect young bo...
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with GARY SHAPIRO, the long-time President of the Consumer Electronics Association, about what’s happening with technology innovation in the United States and worldwide. Then on BioTech Nation, it’s all about using viruses and bacteria to deliver treatments for everything from Ebola to rare juvenile diseases from Sanfilippo and Batten disease to Fanconi Anemia. Our first guest is DR. RIPLEY BALLOU, Head, of Clinical Research and Translational Science at G...
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with DAVID PETERSON, a creator of alien languages, including Dothraki for HBO’s Game of Thrones. He’s here with "THE ART OF LANGUAGE INVENTION: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the Words Behind World-Building". On BioTech Nation, Merck’s Senior V.P. of Global Clinical Development, DR ROY BAYNES, takes us through Merck's wide-ranging cancer program based on their therapeutic Keytruda. This cancer immunotherapy, which enhances the body's own immune response ...
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with ADAM TANNER, a fellow at Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science, and the author of “WHAT STAYS IN VEGAS – The World of Personal Data – Lifeblood of Big Business – and the End of Privacy as We Know It.” Then on BioTech Nation, TODD SKRINAR, Principal for Life Sciences Advisory and Leader for Big Data Advanced Analytics at Ernst and Young. All those clinical trials needed to prove a drug is safe? Big data and getting bigger....
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with JIM ARCHETTO from Gaumard Scientific, based in Miami, Florida. We’ll meet Victoria, Tori, and Trauma Hal – simulated humans used to teach medical professionals. Then on BioTech Nation, we're talking about gene therapy. It's been promised for years. After a huge scientific effort and enormous financial investment, it's finally here. What is it? How does it work? And why do they use the word "cure"? Moira speaks with JORN ALDAG, CEO of Uniqure whose dr...
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira has a brand new session with the ever-interesting DANIEL LEVITIN to discuss his newly published neuroscience research on empathy and the most common questions he gets about his “THE ORGANIZED MIND: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload” such as what do about the short-attention spans of kids and how can we learn to keep track of our keys and glasses! And on BioTech Nation, on BioIssue Issue of the Week with DAVID EWING DUNCAN. We'll here about a p...
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with JERRY KAPLAN, whose early efforts include Lotus Agenda and the early embodiments of smart phones and tablets and founding co-founding GO corporation and OnSale. He’s here with his book "HUMANS NEED NOT APPLY:A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." Then on BioTech Nation, JAMES SABRY, Global Vice President & Head of Partnering at Genentech. Known for it's great biologic drugs, partnering is part of its DNA. We discuss ho...
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with New York Times journalist JOHN MARKOFF discusses his new book "MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots". Is technology taking jobs away or is the status quo merely changing? Then on BioTech Nation, STAN ERCK, the President & CEO of NovaVax joins us to talk about their RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine for the elderly and also for pregnant mothers in order to reach their newborns.
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with journalist STEPHEN GREY talks about his book "THE NEW SPYMASTERS: Inside the Modern World of Espionage from the Cold War to Global Terror". From the KGB to Edward Snowden, Grey lays out a timeline for global spying. Then on BioTech Nation, we talk to KATRINE BOSLEY, CEO of Editas Medicine, about CRISPR, the gene tool which lets you edit DNA, potentially creating treatments to fix genetic mutations, and then we talk to JOHN CARROLL, editor-in-chief of...
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with New York Times best selling author and National Magazine Award winning journalist SUSAN CASEY about her book “VOICES IN THE OCEAN: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins.” Their brains are mightily impressive when compared with a human’s. Than on BioTech Nation we talk about two human disease conditions that biotech is seeking to improve. First we talk to JOHN MCDONOUGH, CEO of T2 Biosystems about a quicker test to detect an overgrowt...
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with JOHN PATRICK, former Vice President of Internet Technology at IBM, about his new book: “Health Attitude - Unraveling and Solving the Complexities of Healthcare”. He gives us some hints as to why healthcare costs so much and shares what's happening that makes our future bright. A lot of the solution lies in information systems and the internet. Then on BioTech Nation, SAM WHITEHOUSE, the COO of QuantuMDx, tells us about a simple device they are develo...
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with PBS Nova columnist ANIL ANANTHASWAMY about new book The Man Who Wasn't There: Investigations into the Strange New Science of the Self a tour of the latest neuroscience of schizophrenia, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, ecstatic epilepsy, Cotard’s syndrome, out-of-body experiences, and other disorders—revealing the awesome power of the human sense of self. And on BioTech Nation we talk to STEVE HURST, President & CEO, Savant HWP – Health, Wellness and...
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Stanford engineering professor BERNIE ROTH about his book “The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of your Life”. We discuss using design thinking to achieve goals you never thought possible. Then on BioTech Nation, we speak to DR. JAMES CALLAWAY, CEO, ArmaGen, about how they have hijacked the pathway that insulin takes into the brain to deliver drugs. The first target testing it on such rare pediatric diseases such as Hunt...
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with GUY KAWASAKI – for a second time this year! He’s back with the ten year-update on his classic book THE ART OF THE START 2.0. The time-tested battled-hardened guide for anyone starting anything. Then on BioTech Nation, it’s RACHEL KING and Glycomimetics – they’ve found success in Sickle Cell Disease, and now they’re working on AML –Acute Myeloid Leukemia, especially in patients over 60.
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with DR CHARLOTTE JACOBS, professor emirata at Stanford University School of Medicine and the author of “Jonas Salk: A Life”. They re-visit 1950’s America under the threat of Polio. What did science know and what did it gotten wrong? Then on BioTech Nation, JAY LICHTER of Avalon Ventures tells us about his diagnosis of Meniere's disease, and how as a venture capitalist he decided to start a company to find better treatment options on the spot. The result ...
On this episode Tech Nation broadcasts from BIO 2015, the international biotechnology conference in Philadelphia. The buzz centers around a new focus on patient-oriented drug development, as well as real success with cancer immunotherapies and deep progress in rare diseases. There are signs that the industry is maturing, finally delivering on the promise of bio-pharmaceutical drugs on an unprecedented scale, while the effect of patents on emerging products is a concern, as getting drugs to human...
