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The Future of Everything

Host Russ Altman, a professor of bioengineering, genetics, and medicine at Stanford, is your guide t

Episodes

Total: 329

Since they were invented more than a century ago, airplanes have gone from carrying a single person

Data shows that greater gender diversity on company leadership groups leads to improved business out

In our deeply polarized society, the prospect of holding thoughtful discussions on policy issues see

Many of the lies, distortions, and pieces of disinformation online are easy to spot. But as technolo

Physicians diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with tests that measure memory loss and behavioral change. B

Humans have been trying to predict when earthquakes will happen for centuries, with little success,

Computer chips are everywhere: your cellphone, your car, even your refrigerator. And they’re essenti

Search online and you’ll find lists of all the skills entrepreneurs should have - among them are ima

The consequences of climate change have already been devastating: wildfires, drought, coastal floodi

The vast majority of substances are neither liquid, solid, nor gas – but an alternative form that sh

Conducting a surgery is one of the most complex tasks an individual can do — but how do you recogniz

Are U.S. adults happy? Sad? Depressed? One can answer these questions by calling thousands of people

Start an email with “I hope” and before you can type the next word, the program will suggest you com

The world has made remarkable gains in pediatric medicine and public health over the past several ge

It may not be immediately obvious, but there are huge financial, environmental and security costs as

Children have an amazing capacity for healing after injury. Break a leg, the bone grows back; cut a

You might not realize it, but AI-driven systems are integrated into virtually every aspect of our li

Anyone who’s ever been to a hospital knows that the healthcare system is extremely complex. Every pa

Whether it’s autonomous vehicles or assistive technology in healthcare that can do things like help

Among the many areas James Zou might have chosen to apply his considerable knowledge of artificial i