Topic: Health and Medicine
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Lisa Conte, CEO of Napo Pharmaceuticals, who tells us about their approach to diarrhea, a worldwide health problem few want to talk about, yet it affects everyone from children living with bad water to the common Western condition of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Christopher Thomas Scott, the Director of the Stanford Program in Stem Cell Research, who tells us how the major organized religions of the world each view embryonic stem cell research.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with David Magnus, the Director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, who discusses the ethical concerns surrounding women who donate eggs for stem cell research, the challenges of scientific research for children, organ transplants in the age of the Internet and the technical issues driving end-of-life decisions.
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with decode Genetics' CEO, Dr. Kari Stefansson, who tells us about a new discovery, linking a single gene to significantly increased risk for Type II diabetes. [BioTech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Prathima Archarya from Diosynth Biotechnology who tells us how they turn a promising molecule into a robust drug. [BioTech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
In the 2004 general election, California voters approved Proposition 71 by a vote of 59 percent. The initiative established a $3 billion bond measure to create the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and fund stem cell research in the state of California. In this panel discussion, Prop 71 key players address the entrepreneurial challenges they have faced while pushing for a controversial, dramatic policy change.
Minimizing the menial or boring parts of your job leaves more time for the creative work you love. In an effort to move beyond software development, David Heinemeier Hansson interviews Tim Ferriss about lifestyle design at the 2009 RailsConf. They discuss lifestyle design, the Four Hour Workweek, physical training, and how to overcome the "snake oil salesman" perception that comes with making radical claims.
As director at the Neural Engineering Center for Artificial Limbs at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Dr. Todd Kuiken has found both a partner and a patient in Jesse Sullivan--a double amputee who has become the world's first bionic man. This presentation at Pop!Tech shows Jesse as he is: a remarkable man, possessing the patience of Job and a remarkable spirit. [Pop!Tech 2005 audio from IT Conversations]
Increasing technological advances are certainly making a global impact. However, one may very well ask how new technologies will change daily life. In this question and answer session, Dr. Moira Gunn of Tech Nation talks with Ray Kurzweil about the impact of technological change on large and small arenas of life. [Accelerating Change Audio from IT Conversations]
Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Robert Beardsley, president and CEO of Kereos. He tells us about their new approach to detecting cancer.
