38 Episodes

  1. S4E8: Dave Munichiello on Investing in AI’s Future

    Published: 9/20/2023

  2. S4E7: Google DeepMind’s Clément Farabet on AI Reasoning

    Published: 9/13/2023

  3. S4E6: MIT’s James DiCarlo on Reverse-Engineering Human Sight with AI

    Published: 9/6/2023

  4. S4E5: Mapping the World of Smell to Broaden Diagnostics in Healthcare

    Published: 8/31/2023

  5. S4E4: Moravec’s Paradox and the Evolution of Surgical Robotics

    Published: 8/23/2023

  6. S4E3: Computational Neuroscientist Dr. Thomas Reardon on Communication between Minds and Machines

    Published: 8/16/2023

  7. S4E2: Google DeepMind’s Dr. Claire Cui on The Next Frontier for Large Language Models

    Published: 8/9/2023

  8. S4E1: Being Human in the Age of AI: How to Responsibly Introduce AI into Healthcare

    Published: 8/2/2023

  9. S3E7: Calico’s Cynthia Kenyon on The Science of Aging

    Published: 4/19/2022

  10. S3E6: Geoffrey Hinton on the Exploration of Thought

    Published: 4/12/2022

  11. S3E5: The Future of Psychiatry with Professor Karl Deisseroth

    Published: 4/5/2022

  12. S3E4: An Exploration of Protein Folding with Professor David Baker

    Published: 3/29/2022

  13. S3E3: The Future of Cancer Medicine with Dr. Jay Bradner, President of Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research

    Published: 3/22/2022

  14. S3E2: Breaking Barriers in Gene Editing with Harvard Professor David Liu

    Published: 3/15/2022

  15. S3E1: The "Dark Genome" with Dr. Rosana Kapeller-Lieberman

    Published: 3/8/2022

  16. S2E10: Bonus: The Patient's Perspective with Julia Vitarello

    Published: 6/10/2021

  17. S2E9: Genentech’s Aviv Regev on the Promise of Single Cell Genomics

    Published: 6/3/2021

  18. S2E8: Dr. Amy Abernethy on Closing the Gap Between Clinical Practice and Clinical Research

    Published: 5/27/2021

  19. S2E7: Dr. David Altshuler on Translating the Human Genome Project Into Benefits for Human Health

    Published: 5/20/2021

  20. S2E6: Dr. Tim Yu on Running the First “N of 1” Drug Trial

    Published: 5/13/2021

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Season 4 will explore one of humanity's most rapidly advancing and impactful changes: what does it mean to be human in the age of AI when computers and robots are accomplishing more human functions? How will AI with human-level skills influence us and enhance the world around us? How will we change AI, and how will it change us?Theory and Practice opens the doors to the cutting edge of biology and computer science through conversations with leaders in the field. The podcast is hosted by Anthony Philippakis (a cardiologist, genomicist, and Venture Partner at GV) and Alex Wiltschko (neuroscientist, AI researcher, CEO of Osmo, and Entrepreneur in Residence at GV).