Predicting the Next COVID Surge
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A Stanford researcher on how mobility data can shed light on the best way to fight the pandemic.
November 25, 2020
Testing Well
An Interview with Paul Romer
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The Nobel-winning economist explains the ins and and outs of the massive testing program we need to keep COVID at bay and reopen.
Vol 6, Fall 2020 / September 7, 2020
The Biotech Visionaries Fighting COVID
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Our latest episode features Sarah Ives of Distributed Bio, a company at the forefront of treatment development for COVID via powerful biotech.
May 7, 2020
The Octavian 2019 Holiday Book List
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We are pleased to announce the Octavian 2019 holiday book List. The list makes great year-end reading wherever you may be — and great gifts, if you are still looking.
December 10, 2019
Game of Phones
By Emily de La Bruyere and Nathan Picarsic
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The race to control 5G standards and hardware is a key part of Chinese geostrategy. Why doesn't America have anything similar in its toolkit?
Vol 5, Summer 2019 / July 11, 2019
Impostor Syndrome
Hany Farid on How to Fight the Threat of Deepfakes
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The world's leading expert on digital forensics explains where deepfakes come from and how we can defeat them.
Vol 5, No 2 / April 16, 2019
Worldwide Web
By Emily de La Bruyere and Nathan Picarsic
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China is turning the Internet of Things into a potent strategic weapon, and the U.S. should be very worried.
Vol 5, No 2 / April 16, 2019
Why 3D Printing Is About To Change Forever
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A UC Berkeley team has figured out how to do 3D printing with light. We discuss this revolutionary innovation with its inventors for this week's podcast.
March 5, 2019
