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Episode 17-03 Whoever has the data, does the Science Jan 18, 2017

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Dava Sobel, author of “Longitude” and her new book: “The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars.” Then on BioTech Nation, Tom Kottler, the CEO of Healthprize Technologies, talks about strategies to get patients to take their prescribed medications. And Dr. Arnold Lippa, the Chief Scientific Officer of RespireRX reveals their multiple approaches to the respiratory problems relating to the overuse of opioids.

Episode 17-02 Instant Diagnoses Jan 11, 2017

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with …
Dr. Rita Colwell, Former Director of the National Science Foundation and Founder and Chair, CosmosID, a company on a mission to change how we diagnose disease. Then on BioTech Nation, Dr. Kevin Judice, President & CEO of DiCE Molecules talks about its attempts to make biopharmaceutical drugs, normally infused into the bloodstream, into easy-to-take pills. Then Dr. Thomas Hallam, Head of Clinical Development and Regulatory Affairs at Leading BioSciences, talks about their efforts to intervene when a person goes into shock.

Episode 17-01 Beautiful Evidence Jan 04, 2017

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Edward Tufte, Yale University Professor Emeritus who is most widely known for this work in Data Visualization – and his books, including Beautiful Evidence. Then on BioTech Nation, efforts to treat the rare genetic cardiovascular disorder – HCM. You will recognize it as the leading cause of sudden death in young athletes. Tassos Gianokakos, the CEO of MyoKardia, tells us about the condition, the impact on families and Myokardia’s approach.

Episode 16-52 The Computer Science of Human Decisions Dec 28, 2016

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Journalist BRIAN CHRISTIAN & UC Berkeley Professor TOM GRIFFITHS, the Director of the Computational Cognitive Science Lab about their book, “Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions”. Then on Biotech Nation, it’s all about Youth Rally, an annual camp for kids and teens with conditions of the bowel and bladder. We’ll hear from its chair, PAUL HASTINGS, who is also the President and CEO of OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, as well as Youth Rally’s, APRIL GIMLEN, and EMILY MALLAR.

Episode 16-51 Mobilized …. An insider’s guide to the business and future of connected technology Dec 21, 2016

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with …
SC MOATTI about her background with Facebook, Trulia and Nokia, and her book, “Mobilized …. An insider’s guide to the business and future of connected technology”. Then on BioTech Nation, how much do we know about the clinical trials behind drugs approved by the FDA? JENNIFER MILLER, the Founder and President of Bioethics, International and a professor at NYU Medical School, talks about the Good Pharma Scorecard.

Episode 16-50 Lessons from Facebook, Trulia and Nokia Dec 14, 2016

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Episode 16-49 The Neuroscience of Rest Dec 08, 2016

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with neuroscientist Dr. Alex Pang about “Rest … Why You Get More Done When You Work Less.” Then on BioTech Nation, the focus is Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr. Gunn speaks with Kevin Cox, CEO of Imanova about the ability to actually examine the state of the brain on a more routine basis, improving diagnosis and predicting the success or failure of drugs. Then, it’s Dr. Charles Stacey, the President and CEO of Accera. The basis for their Alzheimer’s treatment centers on glucose uptake in the brain.

Episode 16-48 The Science of a Dog’s Capacity to Smell Nov 30, 2016

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with cognitive scientist Dr. Alexandra Horowitz, the Director of the Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard. She’s the author of “Being a Dog: Following the Dog into a World of Smell.” Then on BioTech Nation, Dr. Ignacio Pino, the CEO of the next generation proteomics company, CDI, located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

Episode 16-47 The Science of Emotional Agility Nov 23, 2016

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with DR. SUSAN DAVID, a psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. She tells us about “Emotional Agility” - what is it, how we can use, and what science can tell us about how it actually works.
Then on BioTech Nation, Daniel Zurr, CEO of Quark Pharmaceuticals. Their approach uses a part of the immune system called siRNA, and they are working on treatments for kidney damage following open heart surgery, damage to kidneys during the transplantation process, and sudden vision loss.

Episode 16-46 Finally!.. A New Way of Searching the Internet Nov 17, 2016

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On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Brian Sager, the Co-Founder, President and CEO of Omnity, a search engine – not based on keywords, but search in the context of entire documents. Google isn’t going away – but your need to find information is growing. Then on BioTech Nation, the promise and challenges of cancer immunotherapy. Dr. Gunn speaks with Dr. Sean McCarthy, the CEO of CytomX Therapeutics.

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