Kelly Biderman, the CEO of Havoc Robotics, joins Planetary Radio to share how the National Havoc Robot League helps to prepare the next generation of space engineers. Then we hear from Florence Pouya, the former captain of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team.
Nov 21
Book Club Edition: The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America by David Baron
<p>There was a time when almost everyone, from Alexander Graham Bell to the Wall Street Journal, believed there was a supremely intelligent civilization on Mars, one that was probably trying to talk to Earthlings. Most of this belief could be traced to an amateur astronomer and c ... Show More
1h 3m
Nov 2024
Best of: The future of underwater robotics
<p>The field of robotics has a long history at Stanford Engineering, and Professor <a href="https://profiles.stanford.edu/oussama-khatib">Oussama Khatib</a> has been a pioneering leader in that field, working on everything from human-interactive robots to underwater exploration, ... Show More
30m 15s
Feb 2025
Building Hard Tech in Hard Markets: Kyle Vogt on Cruise, Twitch, and The Bot Company
Kyle Vogt joins Sarah and Elad on this week’s episode of No Priors. A serial entrepreneur, Kyle co-founded Twitch, transforming live streaming, and later Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company acquired by GM for $1 billion. Now he’s taking on AI-powered home robotics with The Bot ... Show More
38m 14s
Dec 2024
Mozi, Ev Williams' New Social App, U.S. Military Prepares for Space Wars, and Altermagnetism Discovered
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode of 'Discover Daily' by Perplexity, hosts Alex and Sienna delve into cutting-edge developments in technology and space. They explore Mozi, a revolutionary social networking app created by Twitter co- ... Show More
6m 59s
Sep 5
A.I. School Is in Session: Two Takes on the Future of Education
<p>This week, we check in on the state of artificial intelligence in education. We talk with a co-founder of Alpha Schools, MacKenzie Price, about how her private K-12 schools are using A.I. to generate personalized lesson plans and enabling teachers to spend their time motivatin ... Show More
1h 11m
Dec 2024
How Diamond Cooling Could Power the Future of AI, with Akash Systems
In this episode of No Priors, Sarah sits down with Felix Ejeckam and Ty Mitchell, founders of Akash Systems, a company pioneering diamond-based cooling technology for semiconductors used in space applications and large-scale AI data centers. Felix and Ty discuss how their backgro ... Show More
42m 21s