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Episode 17-43 A Different Global Economy – One for Everyone Oct 24, 2017

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Moira speaks with 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the founder of Grameen Bank and microloans to the poor. He sees “A World of Three Zeros” – Zero Poverty, Unemployment, and Net Carbon Emissions. Then on Tech Nation Health, brain cancer in children. Dr. Rob Wechsler-Reya heads the Tumor Initiation and Maintenance Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.

Episode 17-42 The Science of Popularity Oct 17, 2017

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with DEREK THOMPSON, a Senior Editor at The Atlantic, about his book “Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in the Age of Distraction”. Then on Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. DANIEL KRAFT talks about the future of aging, longevity and technology in the near and more distant future, and on BioTech Nation, Dr. NATHANIEL DAVID, Founder & CEO of Unity Biotechnology talks about the role of “senescent” cells in aging.

Episode 17-41 Principles: Life and Work Oct 12, 2017

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with …
Ray Dalio, the founder and co-chair of Bridgewater Associates, which he founded 40 years ago in his 2 bedroom apartment. Today it is recognized as the world’s largest hedge fund. His mental processes, his values and how he sees the world are all part of his book “Principles: Life and Work”.
Then on Tech Nation Health, the biotechnology of CRISPR. We hear from Katrine Bosley, the President & CEO of Editas Medicine. This is a new kind of therapeutic.

Episode 17-40 The Chinese Typewriter Oct 04, 2017

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with …
Stanford History professor Tom Mullaney about “The Chinese Typewriter”. And on Tech Nation Health, we celebrate the Summer of Love. Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft follows the recreational drugs through today with new therapeutics. And Amit Munshi, the President & CEO of Arena Pharmaceuticals tells us about their many drug candidates, including one sourced from cannabinoids.

Episode 17-39 Military-Related PTSD Sep 29, 2017

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with …
Dr. Seth Lederman from Tonix Pharmaceuticals about military-related PTSD. Their drug has been fast-tracked by the FDA. Then on Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Daniel Kraft with Jordan Amadio about the emergent technology in the field of neurosurgery, and Dr. Elliot Goldstein from ProMIS Neurosciences the particular kind of plaque that brings about Alzheimer’s.

Episode 17-38 In-Home Security – it knows when you’re not there .. Sep 20, 2017

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with …
Dr. Taj Manku, the Co-Founder of Cognitive Systems in Waterloo, Canada. AuraHome enables in-home security with no gadgets to put on your windows – no need to arm it when you leave. Then a new segment on Tech Nation - Tech Nation Health! Where we reimagine the future of health and healthcare with the emergence of new technologies. Dr. Patricia Flatley Brennan is the Director of the National Library of Medicine. She talks about information available worldwide. Then chief correspondent for Tech Nation Health, Dr. Daniel Kraft, talks about 3-D printing in medicine.

Episode 17-37 The Science of Curiosity Sep 12, 2017

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On this week's Tech Nation, Dr. Mario Livio and his book: Why? What Makes Us Curious. And on Tech Nation Health, a look at rapid genome analysis for newborns in trouble. Dr. Stephen Kingsmore, the President and CEO of the Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine tells us about their experience.

Episode 17-36 My Device/Myself Sep 05, 2017

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On this week's Tech Nation, Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times journalist Matt Richtel about his latest novel, Dead on Arrival. And on Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr Daniel Kraft examines the reality and the potential of using drones in healthcare.

Episode 17-35 The Opioid Crisis Sep 05, 2017

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On this week's Tech Nation, Chief Correspondent Dr Daniel Kraft examines misaligned incentives in healthcare, and Dr. Ciara (Kyr-ah) Kennedy, CEO of Amplyx Pharmacecuticals, tells us about treating life-threatening fungal infections.

Episode 17-34 Secondary PTSD ? It can be inherited! Aug 23, 2017

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On this week's Tech Nation, Mark Wolynn, the Director of the Family Constellation Institute, and author of "It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle."
Then on Tech Nation Health, Chief Correspondent Dr. Daniel Kraft speaks to the new science of diet, and Dr. Evan Snyder from the Sanford Burnham Prebus Medical Discovery Institute. They figured why Lithium works for Bipolar Disorder, and why that's important for all of us.

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