Don't Call it a Brain in a Dish!
Our understanding of the human brain and its disorders has always been limited by our lack of access to living, human, developing brain tissue. For the first time, that's changing. In this episode, Se...
24 Maj 202043min
Pandemics: Early Detection, Networks, Spreaders
Pandemics are predictable; what's not predictable is the intensity, or the precise timing of arrival. That's where early detection -- not just rapid warning (as with something like Google Flu Trends b...
23 Maj 202034min
Podcasting and the Future of Audio
This podcast (first recorded in 2019, now being rerun) -- is a podcast about podcasting: But it's really all about audio. A lot's changed... and a lot hasn't. How do we define "podcasts"; how does the...
20 Maj 20201h 6min
Growth in Turbulent Times
In normal times, every company operates against some hypothetical growth model—a data-driven framework that describes how your product grows and how you acquire new users. These, of course, are not no...
15 Maj 202036min
Journal Club: Using CRISPR to Prevent Coronavirus and Influenza Infection
In this episode of a16z bio Journal Club, general partner Vijay Pande, bio deal team partner Andy Tran, and bio editor Lauren Richardson discuss a novel CRISPR-Cas-based anti-viral strategy.The discus...
15 Maj 202017min
What's Next in Gaming
Video game technology has evolved into a global phenomenon that extends far beyond entertainment. In this episode, John Riccitiello, CEO of the game software development company Unity Technologies, is...
7 Maj 202020min
Undruggable Drugs
In this episode of the a16z Podcast, we take a deep dive into the world of drug development—specifically "undruggable drugs": a category of protein, protein family or even piece of RNA that’s so diffi...
6 Maj 202028min
The Next Generation of Cultural Influencers in Tech
This episode—which originally took place as a live event—is a conversation between Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner and a16z Cultural Leadership Fund partner Chris Lyons. Wagner is known for h...
2 Maj 202013min
