<![CDATA[Xapiens at MIT]]>c7754964-1637-5524-aebc-527d60f44971Thu, 18 May 2023 23:46:34 +0000Captivate.fmLoyd Waites and Bobby Johnstonhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/75ecae48-50c2-4a55-9122-deba109a7d11/3RlzjNlnvLWuqmS0eMPcRw3-.jpgXapiens at MITLoyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonLoyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonThe Xapiens Podcast, hosted by two MIT Nuclear Physics PhD students, explores the bleeding edge ideas spanning biology, physics, chemistry, and computer science that mark our road to the future. Hear from experts in the field about the fundamental particles that make up the universe, revolutionary interfaces to the brain, and new technology that can change the way we interact with our futures. Listen to visionaries and Nobel prize winners, see what their hopes for the future look like, and how you can be a part of it.https://xapiens-at-mit.captivate.fmnoepisodicnopodcastPandemics, Gene Drives, Existential ThreatsPandemics, 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.

]]>Today 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.

]]>4794cd60-abc8-45b5-8ffc-367370469167Thu, 18 May 2023 09:00:00 -040002:54:54nofull1211211Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonLupe Fiasco's MIT: Academic RapLupe 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.

]]>Wasalu 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.

]]>5862277d-49aa-4551-bdf1-e2910ef09955Mon, 30 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -040002:30:18nofull1201201Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #19: Brad Stanfield, A Doctor and Youtuber Fighting AgingXPC #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.

]]>The 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.

]]>27dc96d3-0a20-4ce5-a1cd-64eac3bde73aWed, 07 Dec 2022 09:00:00 -040057:39nofull1191191Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #18: "Give me a tanker of Iron, I'll give you an Ice Age," interview with David EmersonXPC #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.html

]]>The 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.html

]]>86b96f39-3005-4d60-b832-ccfdd6af748fSun, 20 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -040001:40:58nofull1181181Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #19: Brad Stanfield, A Doctor and Youtuber Fighting AgingXPC #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.

]]>The 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.

]]>3decacb2-b56d-4a5d-a01b-e97d9778dd20Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -040057:39nofull1191191Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC 17: Jose Alonso, Soviets Competition, Finding New Elements, And the Cowboys of PhysicsXPC 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/2003.07931

https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.08804

https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.10040

https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.07919

Other 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/channel/UCKCp...

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/

]]>he 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/2003.07931

https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.08804

https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.10040

https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.07919

Other 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/channel/UCKCp...

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/

]]>dbda7b11-b814-48de-a810-27dda0513023Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -040001:42:16nofull1171171Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #16: Fitbit for your FeetXPC #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.

]]>Nurvv 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.

]]>30cc3e2e-3177-4715-a158-dd3d235bd859Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -040001:23:48nofull1616Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #15: Ending Biological Warfare, COVID, Henry Kissinger, mRNA, Meselson-Stahl, Mathew MeselsonXPC #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.fm/xapiens-at...


Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/12FjwjY...


Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B...


google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...


Other Xapiens Info:

XPC Channel: The 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.fm/xapiens-at...


Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/12FjwjY...


Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B...


google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...


Other Xapiens Info:

XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCp...

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/

]]>9fac6e2d-fe9d-47af-b7fe-e7cd747df341Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -040002:42:57nofull1151151Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #14: Eleanor Sheekey- Longevity at Cambridge, and the Sheeky Science ShowXPC #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://feeds.captivate.fm/xapiens-at...


Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/12FjwjY...


Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B...


google podcasts: The 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://feeds.captivate.fm/xapiens-at...


Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/12FjwjY...


Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B...


google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...


Other Xapiens Info:

XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCp...

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/

]]>3d7b5419-4d71-4e4d-9468-e62d237cf069Fri, 08 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -040001:30:02nofull1141141Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #13: Monetize Your Exercise with Parsl.RunXPC #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 goal.

]]>Parsl.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 goal.

]]>eedf0d9c-6c60-4d8a-b138-45eed764519bSun, 26 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -040049:49nofull1131131Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #12: Don Ingber- Predicting COVID Variants and Replacing Animal TestingXPC #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/

]]>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/

and check out our website!

https://xapiens.mit.edu/

]]>0101d5e9-bbce-4cda-8289-1c0d1c0b57ccTue, 07 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -040001:53:52nofull1121121Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #11: Fei Chen - Expansion Microscopy, Spatial Transcriptomics, Spatial GenomicsXPC #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 to talk on the podcast.

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.fm/xapiens-at-mit/


Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/12FjwjYf6NahxAuRwg7JUT


Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Xapiens-at-MIT/dp/B08JJS62YW/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=xapiens+at+mit&qid=1647018254&sr=8-1


google podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly94YXBpZW5zLWF0LW1pdC5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vcnNzZmVlZA?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiY8KaYrND2AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ


Other Xapiens Info:

XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCp2QLDdzA3nuhdkRkJwXQ

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/



RELEVANT LINKS:

Fei Chen Lab: https://www.broadinstitute.org/bios/fei-chen

DNA Dark Matter Detectors: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1206.6809.pdf

Ticker Tape Paper: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1306/1306.5709.pdf

Bionumbers: https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/search.aspx?trm=ribosome+coli

Inflation Calculator: https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/



OUTLINE:

0:00 - Expansion Microscopy in 120 seconds

2:12 - Introduction

3:12 - From EE to Biology

6:37 - Transition to Graduate School

9:53 - The Chen Lab

11:17 - What Do You Look for In Undergrads?

13:53 - Working as a Mentor

16:15 - Overview of Expansion Microscopy

26:02 - Does the Exact Expansion Factor Matter?

28:05 - ExMic + Electron Microscopy?

31:11 - Feeling of Discovery as a Grad Student

34:08 - Difficulties Along the Way

35:46 - From Grad School to Chen Lab

39:19 - How are Abundances of Genes Measured?

45:27 - The Cell as a State Machine

53:40 - Where is the ROM?

58:35 - Temporal Genomics and Dynamic Videos

1:07:19 - Overview of Slide Seq

1:19:31 - Are There Enough Tools in This Field?

1:24:00 - Sources of Inspiration

1:26:53 - OpenWetWare

1:33:00 - Advice to Young People

]]>The 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 to talk on the podcast.

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.fm/xapiens-at-mit/


Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/12FjwjYf6NahxAuRwg7JUT


Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Xapiens-at-MIT/dp/B08JJS62YW/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=xapiens+at+mit&qid=1647018254&sr=8-1


google podcasts:

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly94YXBpZW5zLWF0LW1pdC5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vcnNzZmVlZA?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiY8KaYrND2AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ


Other Xapiens Info:

XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCp2QLDdzA3nuhdkRkJwXQ

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/



RELEVANT LINKS:

Fei Chen Lab: https://www.broadinstitute.org/bios/fei-chen

DNA Dark Matter Detectors: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1206.6809.pdf

Ticker Tape Paper: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1306/1306.5709.pdf

Bionumbers: https://bionumbers.hms.harvard.edu/search.aspx?trm=ribosome+coli

Inflation Calculator: https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/



OUTLINE:

0:00 - Expansion Microscopy in 120 seconds

2:12 - Introduction

3:12 - From EE to Biology

6:37 - Transition to Graduate School

9:53 - The Chen Lab

11:17 - What Do You Look for In Undergrads?

13:53 - Working as a Mentor

16:15 - Overview of Expansion Microscopy

26:02 - Does the Exact Expansion Factor Matter?

28:05 - ExMic + Electron Microscopy?

31:11 - Feeling of Discovery as a Grad Student

34:08 - Difficulties Along the Way

35:46 - From Grad School to Chen Lab

39:19 - How are Abundances of Genes Measured?

45:27 - The Cell as a State Machine

53:40 - Where is the ROM?

58:35 - Temporal Genomics and Dynamic Videos

1:07:19 - Overview of Slide Seq

1:19:31 - Are There Enough Tools in This Field?

1:24:00 - Sources of Inspiration

1:26:53 - OpenWetWare

1:33:00 - Advice to Young People

]]>d4d8b99c-4fe5-4c14-b6f5-894442fb17ffFri, 25 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -040001:37:00nofull1111111Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #10: "We have the Largest Blockchain in the World." Helium and Practical Crypto CurrenciesXPC #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/


Or listen to us on google podcast, spotify, amazon, apple podcasts or wherever you listen!


RSS feed:

https://feeds.captivate.fm/xapiens-at...


Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/12FjwjY...


Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B...


google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...


Other Xapiens Info:

XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCp...

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/



RELEVANT LINKS:

Helium website: https://www.helium.com/

Helium Github: https://github.com/helium

Helium Discord: https://discord.com/invite/helium

Helium on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HeliumNetwork/

Helium on Twitter: https://twitter.com/helium

Mark Phillips on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pharkmillups

-

HoneyBadgerBFT paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/199.pdf

Motivation for honeybadgerBFT naming: https://youtu.be/4r7wHMg5Yjg

filecoin: https://filecoin.io

rndr: https://www.rendertoken.com/

]]>The 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/


Or listen to us on google podcast, spotify, amazon, apple podcasts or wherever you listen!


RSS feed:

https://feeds.captivate.fm/xapiens-at...


Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/12FjwjY...


Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B...


google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...


Other Xapiens Info:

XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCp...

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/



RELEVANT LINKS:

Helium website: https://www.helium.com/

Helium Github: https://github.com/helium

Helium Discord: https://discord.com/invite/helium

Helium on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HeliumNetwork/

Helium on Twitter: https://twitter.com/helium

Mark Phillips on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pharkmillups

-

HoneyBadgerBFT paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/199.pdf

Motivation for honeybadgerBFT naming: https://youtu.be/4r7wHMg5Yjg

filecoin: https://filecoin.io

rndr: https://www.rendertoken.com/

]]>6a28e384-4875-4732-8940-3977e50c8754Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -040002:30:02nofull1101101Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #9: Hugh Herr, The Real Life Bionic ManXPC #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/

]]>The 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/

]]>a2363e2e-e0e8-4677-a1c9-ba84d645681aSat, 29 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -040001:03:46nofull19191Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #8: Ed Boyden. "Invent, Discover, Design"XPC #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/

]]>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/

]]>81cb7275-c13f-4234-8c07-dfdb871485a0Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:00:00 -040001:04:23nofull18181Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #7: From Nazis to Nobel Prize: Rai Weiss, How to get $1 billion dollars to Study Space and TimeXPC #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 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.fm/xapiens-at...


Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/12FjwjY...


Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B...


google podcasts: The 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 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.fm/xapiens-at...


Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/12FjwjY...


Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B...


google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...


Other Xapiens Info:

XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCp...

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/

]]>6d747eea-0027-4e2a-869f-62c45c906d00Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -040001:39:36nofull17171Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC #6: Adam Marblestone and Anastasia Gamick: FROs, the future of researchXPC #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/videos

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.fm/xapiens-at-mit/


Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/12FjwjYf6NahxAuRwg7JUT


Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJS62YW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1XHBRXE1PBVFX&dchild=1&keywords=xapiens+at+mit+podcast&qid=1635954528&qsid=133-3533827-8746125&sprefix=xapiens+at+mit+podcast%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1&sres=B08JJS62YW%2CB07NHZP4FW%2CB09BFPNW2J%2CB08LB4656J%2CB004MQSV04%2CB06XCKGLTP%2CB0006H92QK%2CB08G7RG9ML%2CB07GQT8879%2CB08XXM6DRS%2CB07GY4WWP3%2CB089JLLDQB%2CB091CHFJYN%2CB095YTSZ8Y%2CB08N66WGMP%2CB06XKNZT1P


google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0veGFwaWVucy1hdC1taXQv?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjD8u6Ayf3zAhWkM1kFHXobDHgQ9sEGegQIARAC


Other Xapiens Info:

XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCp2QLDdzA3nuhdkRkJwXQ

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/




OUTLINE:

0:00 - Introduction

1:47 - Research Overview (Neuralink, Deepmind, Kernal, COVID)

6:54 - What makes an FRO different from DARPA

8:07 - How to start a Focused Research Organization

12:12 - Lessons learned for FROs

13:42 - FRO interaction

19:18 - Current FROs

25:07 - What is the Rejuvenome?

30:02 - Any Time for Research?

31:38 - Stand Out Stories and Working with Covid Testing

36:48 - Kernal and Brain Machine Interfaces

40:25 - Biologically Inspired Machine Learning and Cooperation

44:43 - Existential Risk

51:00 - Personal Lives

53:20 - Are you a Transhumanist?

56:27 - The Path to Consciousness

1:04:49 - How would FROs change with Limitless Funding

1:10:18 - Advice to Students

1:12:15 - Closing


Other Xapiens Info:

XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCp...

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/

]]>The 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/videos

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.fm/xapiens-at-mit/


Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/12FjwjYf6NahxAuRwg7JUT


Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJS62YW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1XHBRXE1PBVFX&dchild=1&keywords=xapiens+at+mit+podcast&qid=1635954528&qsid=133-3533827-8746125&sprefix=xapiens+at+mit+podcast%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1&sres=B08JJS62YW%2CB07NHZP4FW%2CB09BFPNW2J%2CB08LB4656J%2CB004MQSV04%2CB06XCKGLTP%2CB0006H92QK%2CB08G7RG9ML%2CB07GQT8879%2CB08XXM6DRS%2CB07GY4WWP3%2CB089JLLDQB%2CB091CHFJYN%2CB095YTSZ8Y%2CB08N66WGMP%2CB06XKNZT1P


google podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0veGFwaWVucy1hdC1taXQv?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjD8u6Ayf3zAhWkM1kFHXobDHgQ9sEGegQIARAC


Other Xapiens Info:

XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCp2QLDdzA3nuhdkRkJwXQ

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/




OUTLINE:

0:00 - Introduction

1:47 - Research Overview (Neuralink, Deepmind, Kernal, COVID)

6:54 - What makes an FRO different from DARPA

8:07 - How to start a Focused Research Organization

12:12 - Lessons learned for FROs

13:42 - FRO interaction

19:18 - Current FROs

25:07 - What is the Rejuvenome?

30:02 - Any Time for Research?

31:38 - Stand Out Stories and Working with Covid Testing

36:48 - Kernal and Brain Machine Interfaces

40:25 - Biologically Inspired Machine Learning and Cooperation

44:43 - Existential Risk

51:00 - Personal Lives

53:20 - Are you a Transhumanist?

56:27 - The Path to Consciousness

1:04:49 - How would FROs change with Limitless Funding

1:10:18 - Advice to Students

1:12:15 - Closing


Other Xapiens Info:

XPC Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKCp...

Xapiens Home: https://xapiens.mit.edu/

]]>56af255a-abbb-4f0c-9fc8-743c13ea8a64Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -040001:12:51nofull16161Loyd Waites and Bobby JohnstonXPC#5 - Sandy Pentland: "This is the Dominant Effect. Period."XPC#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 in this podcast are Social Physics (https://www.amazon.com/Social-Physics...) and Building the New Economy (https://www.amazon.com/Building-New-E...) which was published in October 2021.

We did not have enough time to cover in the breadth nor depth necessary to really understand all of his ideas, so I highly encourage you to read his books (social physics is also available as an audiobook), or watch some of his great video content available online, for example: https://www.media.mit.edu/articles/re...


REFERENCE LINKS:

Paper discussing social physics as spin glass: 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 in this podcast are Social Physics (https://www.amazon.com/Social-Physics...) and Building the New Economy (https://www.amazon.com/Building-New-E...) which was published in October 2021.

We did not have enough time to cover in the breadth nor depth necessary to really understand all of his ideas, so I highly encourage you to read his books (social physics is also available as an audiobook), or watch some of his great video content available online, for example: https://www.media.mit.edu/articles/re...


REFERENCE LINKS:

Paper discussing social physics as spin glass: https://arxiv.org/abs/1008.1357

Crowd sourced rare disease website: https://www.patientslikeme.com/

Why healthcare doesn't screen healthy patients: https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158...

We don't know the mechanism of action for Tylenol (acetaminophen / paracetamol): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21054...

US Healthcare spending as percent of GDP: https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statisti...

Links to 1980s China Diet Study:

https://www.cornell.edu/video/playlis...

http://web.archive.org/web/2009022322...

https://nutritionstudies.org/the-chin...

]]>18c3d8cf-dcf2-46ad-a9a1-6d5305577c87Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -040051:34nofull15151The 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 in this podcast are Social Physics (https://www.amazon.com/Social-Physics...) and Building the New Economy (https://www.amazon.com/Building-New-E...) which was published in October 2021. We did not have enough time to cover in the breadth nor depth necessary to really understand all of his ideas, so I highly encourage you to read his books (social physics is also available as an audiobook), or watch some of his great video content available online, for example: https://www.media.mit.edu/articles/re... REFERENCE LINKS: Paper discussing social physics as spin glass: https://arxiv.org/abs/1008.1357 Crowd sourced rare disease website: https://www.patientslikeme.com/ Why healthcare doesn't screen healthy patients: https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158... We don't know the mechanism of action for Tylenol (acetaminophen / paracetamol): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21054... US Healthcare spending as percent of GDP: https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statisti... Links to 1980s China Diet Study: https://www.cornell.edu/video/playlis... http://web.archive.org/web/2009022322... https://nutritionstudies.org/the-chin...Loyd WaitesXPC#4 - Pattie Maes: Helping You Become the Person You Hope to BeXPC#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 Co. valuated at $1B. As a core principle she focuses on practically improving peoples lives using existing advanced digital technology. Hopefully we will get to talk again soon in the near future.


]]>The 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 Co. valuated at $1B. As a core principle she focuses on practically improving peoples lives using existing advanced digital technology. Hopefully we will get to talk again soon in the near future.


]]>e7f00350-b305-47bc-8b1f-1b76ee9dcab2Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -040037:24nofull14141The 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 Co. valuated at $1B. As a core principle she focuses on practically improving peoples lives using existing advanced digital technology. Hopefully we will get to talk again soon in the near future.Loyd WaitesXPC#3: Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek "The Most Beautiful Equation is One We Haven't Discovered Yet."XPC#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...

]]>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...

]]>f8fef480-82e9-40d4-aa0b-46ce49921665Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -040001:49:58nofull13131The 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...Loyd WaitesXPC#2: Joe Paradiso- Take the Road Which Leads to More RoadsXPC#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...

]]>The 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...

]]>c3ae594d-9b9a-442a-b506-6bd585c9cbd3Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -040002:35:38nofull12121The 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/overview/Loyd WaitesXPC#1: Work like a Giant, Live like a Saint, Play like a Child - Deblina SarkarXPC#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/

]]>The 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/

]]>f424d885-9cfa-4ffa-9a77-93da53adee62Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -040001:00:54nofull11111The 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/Loyd Waites