The Biorevolution Podcast
Episode Archive
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The biorevolution podcast #33
When the Swiss chemist synthesized and tested the psychedelic compound LSD in the 1930s, he knew he had found a tool to explore the human mind.
Indeed, before psychedelics became illegal i...
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The biorevolution podcast #32
This time on the BioRevolution podcast: science itself.
While recent surveys show persistently high trust in science worldwide, certain scientific topics have become the subject of intense...
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The biorevolution podcast #31
In some respects, 2024 has been a record year for AI in biotech, with the $1 billion founding of the antibody-centered biotech company Xaira and the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to D...
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We're doomed we're saved #30
2025: For millions of people, the new year starts with the self-promise to improve, to quit smoking, alcohol, to get in shape, to stay young and attractive, to basically create and become a new ...
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We're doomed we're saved #29
Modern humans are stressed creatures: overloaded schedules, constantly “on-call,” and social media haunting us into the late night.
Part of this stress is maladaptive responses that date b...
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We're doomed we're saved #28
Science can be complex and difficult to grasp, yet public understanding is crucial for navigating issues like disease risk, climate change, and pandemics. Clear, engaging science communication c...
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We're doomed we're saved #27
In the expensive and failure-prone process of drug development, artificial intelligence (AI) can serve both as an efficiency tool and as a creativity tool. Increased efficiency means shorter tim...
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We're doomed we're saved #26
How will the medicine of the future look? Healthcare and medicine are on the verge of transformative change, driven by new technologies such as artificial intelligence, telemedicine, and wearabl...
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We're doomed we're saved #25
Some 36 months after the release of ChatGPT, the verdict is still out on the role that large language models (LLMs) will play in biotech, pharma, and medicine. On paper, the range of tasks that ...
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We're doomed we're saved #24
Rare or orphan diseases affect only a small percentage of the population and often lack effective treatments. While rare individually, in total, more than 350 million people worldwide live with ...