Building Quantum Computers at Semiconductor Scale | John Martinis on Qolab + Superconducting Qubits
What does it actually take to build a quantum computer that can scale to millions of qubits?Learn more about Qolab here: https://qolab.ai/In this episode, we speak with John Martinis, recipient of the...
22 Sep 2h 4min
Diffraction Limit, Microscopy, and Cell Biology | Eric Betzig on Super-Resolution Microscopy
What does a cell actually look like when you can see its molecules in action?In this episode, we speak with Nobel Prize-winning scientist Eric Betzig, whose pioneering work in super-resolution microsc...
8 Sep 2h 40min
The Hybrid Architecture Behind Quantum Computing | Yonatan Cohen Quantum Machines CTO
Why is controlling a quantum hardware becoming one of the biggest challenges in scaling quantum computers?In this episode, we speak with Yonatan Cohen, co-founder and CTO of Quantum Machines, a compan...
18 Aug 1h 52min
How DNA Sequencing Was Discovered By Accident | Walter Gilbert on Biogen, Industry, and Art
How did we go from knowing almost nothing about genes to sequencing the entire human genome?In this episode, we speak with Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Walter Gilbert, whose discoveries hel...
4 Aug 2h 8min
How Bacteria Evolved Rotary Motors | Michael Manson
How do bacteria power one of the most sophisticated molecular machines in nature?In this episode, we speak with Dr. Michael Manson, one of the pioneers of bacterial motility research, whose nearly 50-...
21 Jul 3h 26min
The Atomic Physics Behind Neutral Atom Computers | Mark Saffman
Why are so many companies betting on neutral atoms to build the first useful quantum computers?In this episode, we speak with Mark Saffman, professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and one of ...
30 Jun 1h 23min
Silicon Photonics and the Future of AI Scaling | John Bowers
Why are some of the world's largest technology companies betting on silicon photonics?In this episode, we speak with John Bowers, professor at UC Santa Barbara and one of the pioneers of silicon photo...
16 Jun 1h 39min
Bioelectricity, Morphogenesis, and Two-Headed Worms | Michael Levin
How can a flatworm regenerate a complete head after being cut in half?In this episode, we speak with Michael Levin, developmental biologist and director of the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts Universi...
2 Jun 1h 27min
