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The Future of Everything
Host Russ Altman, a professor of bioengineering, genetics, and medicine at Stanford, is your guide to the latest science and engineering breakthroughs. Join Russ and his guests as they explore cutting-edge advances that are shaping the future of everything from AI to health and renewable energy. Al...
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Best of: The future of extreme climate events
As fall arrives, many regions experience dramatic weather shifts—think early frosts, storms, or unusual temperature swings. Last year, we sat down wit...
The future of the built environment
Rishee Jain is an engineer and an expert in the built environment – the manmade structures of modern life. The future, Jain says, will be a place wher...
The future of the innovation economy
In a special Future of Everything podcast episode recorded live before a studio audience in New York, host Russ Altman talks to three authorities on t...
Best of: The future of ultrafast electronics
About a year ago we released an episode on the future of ultrafast electronics and it quickly became one of our most popular episodes on YouTube. We’r...
The future of allergies
Allergist Tina Sindher acknowledges that allergies may be affecting more people worldwide, influenced by a combination of factors such as environmenta...
The future of bone health
Endocrinologist Joy Wu says that osteoporosis can affect more than half of women and a quarter of men over 50 – often without symptoms until a fractur...
Best of: The future of reading
It’s still summer, but many children and teachers are back in school or preparing to return to the classroom. About a year ago, we sat down with Rebec...
The future of inequality
Sociologist David Grusky argues that all the usual debilitating debates about inequality can be sidestepped if we focus on the worst forms – those roo...
The future of cancer neuroscience
Neurologist Michelle Monje studies the close relationship between cancer and the nervous system, particularly in an aggressive brain cancer that often...
Best of: The future of coastal erosion
It’s summertime, and for many of us that means a recreational trip to the beach or coast. Worldwide, billions of people live year-round near a coastli...
The future of plant chemistry
Chemical engineer Beth Sattely studies the intricate chemistry of plant life. Plants are more than food, she says: They are living chemical factories...
The future of parent-child bonding
Biologist Lauren O’Connell studies poisonous frogs, but not just the toxins that make them dangerous. She also studies the neuroscience of their compl...
Best of: How the grid is becoming more human-centric
We’re in the midst of summer and we know that power outages can happen more frequently during this season due to higher temperatures and an increased...
The future of AI and the law
Law professor Daniel Ho says that the law is ripe for AI innovation, but a lot is at stake. Naive application of AI can lead to rampant hallucinations...
The future of hoarding disorder
Psychiatrist Carolyn Rodriguez studies hoarding disorder and says that all of us have attachments to our possessions. But for many, these attachments...
Best of: The future of skin longevity
Summer is in full swing and we hope you are enjoying it with family and friends. As we spend more time outdoors, it’s an opportune moment to revisit a...
The future of food security
Guest Lisa Goldman Rosas is an authority on public health who says that food insecurity goes deeper than hunger and can lead to chronic diabetes, hear...
The future of motivation
Everyone has goals — some are monumental, others modest — but every goal matters. Join guest Szu-chi Huang, an expert in sustaining enthusiasm for ind...
Best of: Training the next generation of entrepreneurs
It’s graduation season here at Stanford and students are getting ready to collect their diplomas and take their education out into the real world. A c...
The future of learning to read
Jason Yeatman is an expert in the neurobiology of literacy whose lab is fostering a virtuous research cycle between academia and school communities, a...
The future of sleep
Neurobiologist Jamie Zeitzer is an expert on sleep – or, more accurately, an expert on why so many can’t sleep. He notes that, ironically, it’s often...
The future of geriatric care
Deborah Kado is a geriatrician who believes her field is misunderstood. Her interest in the science of aging began with a childhood encounter in a nur...
Best of: The future of educational technology
It's teacher appreciation week and along with schools across the country, we here at The Future of Everything want to send out a heartfelt thank you t...
The future of children’s health
Lisa Patel is a pediatrician and an expert in environmental health who says that pollution is taking an increasing toll on children’s health. Pollutio...
The future of wildfire management
Michael Wara is a lawyer and an expert in wildfire policy who says that solutions are out there, but face financial, political, and cultural resistanc...
The future of pediatric development and disability
Physician and psychologist Heidi Feldman is a pioneer in the field of developmental behavioral pediatrics who says that the world’s understanding of c...
Best of: The future of female athletic health
The world of women’s sports is experiencing unprecedented growth, attention, recognition, and investment. Elite athletes including Simone Biles, Caitl...
The future of legal representation
Nora Freeman Engstrom is a professor of law who says that in three-quarters of cases one or more of the parties lacks legal representation. Worse yet,...
The future of hearing loss
Physician Tina Stankovic is an ear, nose, and throat specialist and a lover of music whose seemingly disparate pursuits — medicine and music — have le...
The future of live performance
Michael Rau is a professor, theater director, and tech innovator in one. He says that today’s technologies – AI, gaming, interactive storytelling, and...
Best of: The future of culture
We've been thinking a lot about culture recently, and reflecting on how–whether or not we’re aware of it–culture is a force that’s always exerting inf...
The future of electronic materials
We are on the cusp of a materials revolution – in electronics, health care, and avionics – says guest engineer-scientist Eric Pop. For instance, silic...
The future of liquid biopsy
Physician Ash Alizadeh has seen the future of disease diagnosis and monitoring. It is coursing through every patient’s veins. Traditionally, biopsies...
Best of: The future of bioprinting
February is American Heart Month, and in light of that, we’re bringing back an episode about a group here at Stanford Engineering that’s developing 3D...
Trailer: The Future of Everything
Welcome to Stanford Engineering's The Future of Everything, the podcast that delves into groundbreaking research and innovations that are shaping the...
The future of coronary arteries
Guest Kristy Red-Horse is a biologist who specializes in coronary artery development and disease. She says the latest advances in treatment of blockag...
The future of transparent tissue
Materials scientist and physicist Guosong Hong is an expert in getting materials to do remarkable things. Recently, he and collaborators used a common...
Best of: The future of science education
With the tremendous amount of information available to us today, the ability to discern what’s reliable from what’s not is crucial to combating the sp...
The future of seaweed
Oceanographer Kristen Davis, an authority on ocean physics and climate sustainability, discusses the growing excitement around seaweed and kelp as too...
The future of kidney dialysis
Nephrologist Manjula Tamura discusses the downsides of kidney dialysis, especially for old or frail patients. Her field has set its sights on offering...