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by Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin
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Technical interviews with the greatest scientists in the world.
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- Reinforcement Learning and Quantum Decoding | Vlad Sivak Google Quantum AI · 1 h 41 min · Episode 65How can reinforcement learning help quantum computers learn from their own errors? In this episode, Vlad Sivak, researcher at Google Quantum AI, joins us to discuss how…
- Where Does Intelligence Live? | Michael Levin on Evolution, AI, and Platonic Space · 1 h 28 min · Episode 64What is intelligence, and where does it come from? Watch Part 1 here: https://youtu.be/t6EFV2gSSmg?si=VIztbK2CM5Nwj7QA In this episode, Michael Levin, professor of biology at…
- AI, Cancer Vaccines, and the Future of Personalized Medicine | Sid Sijbrandij on GitLab + Biotech · 1 h 40 min · Episode 63Can AI help design personalized cancer vaccines? Visit Future of Cancer Care Today: https://sijbrandijfoundation.org/fcct In this episode, we speak with Sid Sijbrandij, founder…
- Building Quantum Computers at Semiconductor Scale | John Martinis on Qolab + Superconducting Qubits · 2 h 4 min · Episode 62What does it actually take to build a quantum computer that can scale to millions of qubits? Learn more about Qolab here: https://qolab.ai/ In this episode, we speak with John…
- Diffraction Limit, Microscopy, and Cell Biology | Eric Betzig on Super-Resolution Microscopy · 2 h 40 min · Episode 61What does a cell actually look like when you can see its molecules in action? In this episode, we speak with Nobel Prize-winning scientist Eric Betzig, whose pioneering work in…
- The Hybrid Architecture Behind Quantum Computing | Yonatan Cohen Quantum Machines CTO · 1 h 52 min · Episode 60Why is controlling a quantum hardware becoming one of the biggest challenges in scaling quantum computers? In this episode, we speak with Yonatan Cohen, co-founder and CTO of…
- How DNA Sequencing Was Discovered By Accident | Walter Gilbert on Biogen, Industry, and Art · 2 h 8 min · Episode 59How did we go from knowing almost nothing about genes to sequencing the entire human genome? In this episode, we speak with Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Walter…
- How Bacteria Evolved Rotary Motors | Michael Manson · 3 h 26 min · Episode 58How do bacteria power one of the most sophisticated molecular machines in nature? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Michael Manson, one of the pioneers of bacterial motility…
- The Atomic Physics Behind Neutral Atom Computers | Mark Saffman · 1 h 23 min · Episode 57Why are so many companies betting on neutral atoms to build the first useful quantum computers? In this episode, we speak with Mark Saffman, professor at the University of…
- Silicon Photonics and the Future of AI Scaling | John Bowers · 1 h 39 min · Episode 56Why are some of the world's largest technology companies betting on silicon photonics? In this episode, we speak with John Bowers, professor at UC Santa Barbara and one of the…
- Bioelectricity, Morphogenesis, and Two-Headed Worms | Michael Levin · 1 h 27 min · Episode 55How can a flatworm regenerate a complete head after being cut in half? In this episode, we speak with Michael Levin, developmental biologist and director of the Allen Discovery…
- Quantum Architecture, QAOA, and Cancer Biomarkers | Fred Chong · 1 h 59 min · Episode 54Are quantum computers changing the way we discover cancer treatments? In this episode, Misha and Yudong spoke with Fred Chong, Seymour Goodman Professor at the University of…
- How Quantum Sensors Can Measure Single Electrons | Amir Yacoby · 2 h 1 min · Episode 53How do you measure something as small as a single electron or map quantum behavior at the nanoscale? In this episode, Misha spoke with Amir Yacoby, professor at Harvard…
- The Physics of Un-Hackable Face Recognition | Rob Devlin on Metalenz · 1 h 13 min · Episode 52How do you turn a flat piece of nanostructured material into a secure biometric sensor? In this episode, we speak with Rob Devlin, co-founder and CEO of Metalenz, about how…
- The Real Economics of Data Centers in Space | Starcloud CEO Philip Johnston · 1 h 37 min · Episode 51Are data centers in space physically possible, or just another overhyped idea? In this episode, we speak with Philip Johnston, CEO of Starcloud, about the technical and economic…
- How To Make Quantum Algorithms Cheaper | Craig Gidney on Magic-State Factories, Resource Estimates · 2 h 3 min · Episode 50How do you actually make quantum algorithms work on real hardware? Build your own quantum circuits in Crumble: https://algassert.com/crumble In this episode, we speak with Craig…
- How Neurons Translate Electricity into Chemistry | Tom Südhof · 1 h 30 min · Episode 49How do neurons convert electrical signals into chemical messages in under a millisecond? In this episode, we speak with Thomas Südhof, Stanford neuroscientist and Nobel laureate…
- How Engineers Solve “Impossible” Problems | Dan Gelbart · 2 h 3 min · Episode 48How do engineers solve problems that seem to violate the laws of physics? In this episode, we speak with Dan Gelbart, a prolific inventor and precision engineer, about what it…
- How Visual Experience Rewires the Brain | Mark Bear on Neuroplasticity · 1 h 55 min · Episode 47How does experience rewire the brain—and why is vision the ideal system for understanding neuroplasticity? In this episode, we speak with Mark Bear, MIT neuroscientist and a…
- Snell's Law, Metasurfaces, and Metalenses | Federico Capasso · 2 h 13 min · Episode 46How can flat surfaces shape light as powerfully as bulky lenses? In this episode, we speak with Federico Capasso, Harvard physicist and pioneer of metasurfaces, metalenses, and…
