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Xapiens at MITPandemics, Gene Drives, Existential ThreatsToday I interview Prof. Kevin Esvelt of the MIT media lab. Coming from George Church's lab, Kevin was part of the discovery of Crispr, and the inventor of the Crispr based gene drive. He has become deeply involved in the prevention of existential risks.2023-05-182h 54Xapiens at MITLupe Fiasco's MIT: Academic RapWasalu Jaco p.k.a. Lupe Fiasco is a rapper, producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, (martial) artist, (and more), and is spending the 2022-2023 school year at MIT as an MLK Visiting Scholar. He was kind enough to take some time to talk about his goals for the upcoming year, where he envisions rap going and its interplay with academia and institutions, and the fundamentals of his craft. Talking with Lupe was incredibly on many levels, and I look forward to connecting with him again at the end of the year and re-examining this discussion then.2023-01-302h 30Xapiens at MITXPC #19: Brad Stanfield, A Doctor and Youtuber Fighting AgingThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 19:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Dr. Brad Stanfield, a 30 year old medical doctor trained in New Zealand who is trying to see if we are any closer to finding ways that extend healthspan. 2022-12-0757 minXapiens at MITXPC #18: "Give me a tanker of Iron, I'll give you an Ice Age," interview with David EmersonThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 18:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Dr. David Emerson from the Bigelow Institute. Dr. Emerson. His research focuses on mitigating climate change through iron fertilization and aquaculture. Learn more about his research here:https://www.bigelow.org/about/people/demerson.html2022-11-201h 40Xapiens at MITXPC #18: "Give me a tanker of Iron, I'll give you an Ice Age," interview with David EmersonThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 18:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Dr. David Emerson from the Bigelow Institute. Dr. Emerson. His research focuses on mitigating climate change through iron fertilization and aquaculture. Learn more about his research here:https://www.bigelow.org/about/people/demerson.html2022-11-161h 40Xapiens at MITXPC #19: Brad Stanfield, A Doctor and Youtuber Fighting AgingThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 18:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Dr. Brad Stanfield, a 30 year old medical doctor trained in New Zealand who is trying to see if we are any closer to finding ways that extend healthspan. 2022-10-0457 minXapiens at MITXPC #18: "Give me a tanker of Iron, I'll give you an Ice Age," interview with David EmersonThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 18:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Dr. David Emerson from the Bigelow Institute. Dr. Emerson. His research focuses on mitigating climate change through iron fertilization and aquaculture. Learn more about his research here:https://www.bigelow.org/about/people/demerson.html2022-09-261h 40Xapiens at MITXPC #18: "Give me a tanker of Iron, I'll give you an Ice Age," interview with David EmersonThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 18:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Dr. David Emerson from the Bigelow Institute. Dr. Emerson. His research focuses on mitigating climate change through iron fertilization and aquaculture. Learn more about his research here:https://www.bigelow.org/about/people/demerson.html2022-09-231h 40Xapiens at MITXPC 17: Jose Alonso, Soviets Competition, Finding New Elements, And the Cowboys of Physicshe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 7:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion Former Director of Accelerators at Lawrence Berkley National Lab Jose Alsonso. See some of his current work here:https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.07931https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.08804https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.10040https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.07919Other Xapiens Info:XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCp...Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/Other Xapiens Info:XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com...2022-08-271h 42Xapiens at MITXPC #16: Fitbit for your FeetNurvv Run is a smart insole which uses 32 pressure sensors to quantify your running form, allowing users to measure their pronation, stride length, running economy, and running economy, and get recommendations on how to optimize their technique. Grant Trewartha is a biomechanist who works at Nurvv and previously conducted research in rugby science at University of Bath. 2022-08-181h 23Xapiens at MITXPC #16: Fitbit for your FeetNurvv Run is a smart insole which uses 32 pressure sensors to quantify your running form, allowing users to measure their pronation, stride length, running economy, and running economy, and get recommendations on how to optimize their technique. Grant Trewartha is a biomechanist who works at Nurvv and previously conducted research in rugby science at University of Bath. 2022-08-101h 23Xapiens at MITXPC #15: Ending Biological Warfare, COVID, Henry Kissinger, mRNA, Meselson-Stahl, Mathew MeselsonThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 15:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion Mathew Meselon, the leader of the international bioweapons treaty, as well as being deeply involved in the Meselson-Stahl experiment, and the discovery of mRNA. See his page here:https://www.mcb.harvard.edu/directory...Check out the Xapiens podcast on our website! https://xapiens-at-mit.captivate.fm/Or listen to us on google podcast, spotify, amazon, apple podcasts or wherever you listen!RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate...2022-07-082h 42Xapiens at MITXPC #14: Eleanor Sheekey- Longevity at Cambridge, and the Sheeky Science ShowThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 16:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion special guest Eleanor Sheeky from Cambridge university and the Sheeky Science Show!You can see her channel here:https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSheekeyS...Super Secret Sheeky Science Blog: https://asheekeyscienceblogcom.wordpr...Check out the Xapiens podcast on our website! https://xapiens-at-mit.captivate.fm/Or listen to us on google podcast, spotify, amazon, apple podcasts or wherever you listen!RSS feed: https...2022-07-081h 30Xapiens at MITXPC #13: Monetize Your Exercise with Parsl.RunParsl.run is a new company in the Boston - Cambridge area, co-founded by two recently graduated MIT students, Angel & Ruben. Almost all delivery products struggle with the "last mile problem" - getting an item from the last warehouse to the actual end customer. Parsl.run attempts to solve this problem for lightweight packages by connecting with runners to seamlessly integrate small item delivery as part of their trip, benefitting all parties. Minimally frictionless solutions like this are inspiring for better future, and Ruben was kind enough to come on and talk a bit about his company's work and...2022-06-2649 minXapiens at MITXPC #12: Don Ingber- Predicting COVID Variants and Replacing Animal TestingJoin Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Harvard Professor Donald Ingber. Founder of the Wyss Institute. You can learn more about him here:https://wyss.harvard.edu/team/core-faculty/donald-ingber/and check out our website!https://xapiens.mit.edu/2022-06-071h 53Xapiens at MITXPC #12: Don Ingber- Predicting COVID Variants and Replacing Animal TestingThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 8:
Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Harvard Professor Donald Ingber. Founder of the Wyss Institute. You can learn more about him here:
https://wyss.harvard.edu/team/core-faculty/donald-ingber/
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https://xapiens-at-mit.captivate.fm/2022-04-061h 53Xapiens at MITXPC #11: Fei Chen - Expansion Microscopy, Spatial Transcriptomics, Spatial GenomicsThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 11:Join Xapiens Co-Director Bobby Johnston in a discussion with Fei Chen. Fei is a core institute member at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and an assistant professor in the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard University. During the course of his doctoral research, Chen co-invented Expansion Microscopy. He completed his undergraduate degree at CalTech in EE before coming to MIT for his Ph.D. in biological engineering. Fei can sometimes be found playing basketball around MIT, which is how Bobby first met him, and eventually convinced him...2022-03-251h 37Xapiens at MITXPC #10: "We have the Largest Blockchain in the World." Helium and Practical Crypto CurrenciesThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 10:Join Xapiens Co-Director Bobby Johnston in a discussion with Mark Phillips, VP of Business Development at Helium. We discuss the hardware and software behind the project, as well as the technical challenges and overall goals. We look forward to a future where information flows effortlessly across the globe, and it seems Helium and the decentralized wireless network building blueprint they have developed will be integral to realizing that future. Check out the Xapiens podcast on our website! https://xapiens-at-mit.captivate.fm/2022-03-102h 30Xapiens at MITXPC #9: Hugh Herr, The Real Life Bionic ManThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 8:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with MIT professor Hugh Herr. After his own double amputation, Herr was driven to make some of the most advanced bionics in the world. He currently is one of the leads of the K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics. You can learn more about him here:https://www.media.mit.edu/people/hherr/overview/2022-01-291h 03Xapiens at MITXPC #8: Ed Boyden. "Invent, Discover, Design"The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 8:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with MIT professor Ed Boyden. Founder of the MIT Synthetic Neurobiology Group, The K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics, and inventor of optogenetics. You can learn more about him here:https://mcgovern.mit.edu/profile/ed-boyden/2022-01-251h 04Xapiens at MITXPC #7: From Nazis to Nobel Prize: Rai Weiss, How to get $1 billion dollars to Study Space and TimeThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 7:After fleeing the Nazis with his family as a child, Rai Weiss went on to fix radios outside of Harlem. He went to MIT, later flunking out after a rough love story, before returning, completing his PhD, and becoming a full professor and Winning a Nobel Prize.Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Nobel Prize Winner Rai Weiss, the man who discovered gravitational waves using LIGO. More info on him here:https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/raine...Check out the...2021-12-161h 39Xapiens at MITXPC #6: Adam Marblestone and Anastasia Gamick: FROs, the future of researchThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 6:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Adam Marblestone and Anastasia Gammick. You can learn more about convergent research and their other efforts here: https://convergentresearch.org/Check out Xapiens on youtube!https://www.youtube.com/c/XapiensatMIT/videosCheck out the Xapiens podcast on our website! https://xapiens-at-mit.captivate.fm/Or listen to us on google podcast, spotify, amazon, apple podcasts or wherever you listen!RSS feed: https://feeds...2021-12-091h 12Xapiens at MITXPC#3: Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek "The Most Beautiful Equation is One We Haven't Discovered Yet."The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 3:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek about his wide ranging work in particle physics and technology. Frank is a MIT professor of physics, Founding Director of T. D. Lee Institute and Chief Scientist at the Wilczek Quantum Center. You can find more information about his lab and current work here: https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/frank...2021-11-021h 49Xapiens at MITXPC#1: Work like a Giant, Live like a Saint, Play like a Child - Deblina SarkarThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 1:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Deblina Sarkar about low temperature electronics as tools for human enhancement. Deblina is an MIT Media Arts an Sciences Professor and the Founder and Director of Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek research lab. You can find more information about her lab and current work here: https://web.mit.edu/deblina-sarkar/2021-11-021h 00Xapiens at MITXPC#4 - Pattie Maes: Helping You Become the Person You Hope to BeThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 4:Join Xapiens Co-Director Bobby Johnston in a discussion with MIT Media lab professor Pattie Maes. Pattie is the head of the Fluid Interfaces group at MIT, focusing on building devices that integrate seamlessly (hence, 'fluid') and is involved with dozens of exciting projects that help people with attention, cognition, memory, focus, and much more. You can find a full list of her projects here: https://www.media.mit.edu/people/patt.... She is also a successful entrepreneur, having sold Firefly Networks to Microsoft in the 90s and recently had the startup Tulip...2021-11-0237 minXapiens at MITXPC#2: Joe Paradiso- Take the Road Which Leads to More RoadsThe Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 2:Join Xapiens Co-Director Loyd Waites in a discussion with Joe Paradiso about his research in responsive environments and his life's journey. Joe is an Alexander W. Dreyfoos Professor at the MIT Media lab, where he takes modern technology to change human perception. You can find more information about his lab and current work here: https://www.media.mit.edu/people/joep...2021-11-022h 35Xapiens at MITXPC#5 - Sandy Pentland: "This is the Dominant Effect. Period."The Xapiens Podcast (XPC) Episode 5:Join Xapiens Co-Director Bobby Johnston in a discussion with Alex (Sandy) Pentland. Sandy is a professor at the MIT Media lab, is on the advisory board for the UN Secretary General, UN Foundation, Consumers Union, and OECD, co-led the World Economic Forum leading to GDPR, and has delivered keynote addresses for OECD, G20, World Bank, and JP Morgan. He has co-founded a long list of companies (for example https://cogitocorp.com/, https://www.ginger.com/, and https://www.endor.com/). He is the author of several books, the two discussed...2021-11-0251 min