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In “The Future of Everything,” host and Stanford bioengineering professor Russ Altman explores how technology, science and medicine are shaping our lives. From stretchable electronics to eco...
Earlier this year, we got to witness the incredible launch and return of Artemis II, a NASA mission meant to lay the groundwork for a future...
Michael Jewett is a pioneer of cell-free biotechnology. Instead of using living microbes as factories, he uses their internal molecular mach...
Education researcher Susanna Loeb studies the broad spectrum of learning experience, including ways to recruit and retain expert teachers, h...
Computer scientist Keith Winstein is an expert in how computers communicate. Computer networks create what he calls shared fictions – abstra...
April is Earth Month, and in appreciation of the plant life all around us, we’re re-running a conversation we had with Beth Sattely last yea...
Candace Thille is an authority in learning science, educational technology, and AI-enabled learning environments. She is closing the two-way...
Legal expert Richard Ford studies the intersection of dress codes and the law. Clothing and hairstyles communicate power, identity, and soci...
Epidemiologist Yvonne “Bonnie” Maldonado is an expert in vaccine research and public health. Look back centuries, and the story is always th...
For many of us, this coming weekend marks the start of Daylight Saving Time, when we “spring forward” and move our clocks ahead by an hour....
Heart disease should be treated just like cancer, says guest Mike McConnell , an author and expert in preventive cardiology at Stanford: Det...
Psychiatrist Jennifer Derenne specializes in eating disorders. Most eating disorders begin in adolescence, but they can appear much earlier...
Spring is right around the corner and as the weather changes and things begin to bloom, that also means the onset of allergy season. Last fa...
Chuck Eesley , a professor of management science and engineering, studies entrepreneurship across diverse contexts – from refugee entreprene...
Developmental psychologist Bonnie Halpern-Felsher specializes in teenage health-related decision-making, especially in their use of tobacco,...
As 2026 gets underway we know that many take time around this new beginning to improve not only their physical, but also their mental health...
Pediatrician Yair Bannett studies and treats ADHD in preschool-age children. His interests stem from watching too many families struggle to...
Physician-scientist Randall Stafford studies the effects of alcohol use on population health – the true health impact, he emphasizes. Staffo...
We're here to wish you a very happy New Year! We hope you’re ringing in the new year in good health and looking forward to what’s ahead in 2...
Hi everyone, it’s your host, Russ . As we celebrate another holiday season and round out the year, I want to take a moment to say thank you...
We hope you’re enjoying the holiday season with family, friends, and loved ones. We’ll be releasing new episodes again in the new year – in...
Microbes are awesome, says biologist Paula Welander . They have shaped Earth’s chemistry and its environment over billions of years, includi...
Molecular biologist Judith Frydman studies the nuances of protein folding and how defects in the process lead to neurodegenerative diseases....
Maria Barna is an authority on ribosomes – “life’s most ancient and spectacular molecular machines.” Ribosomes make proteins in the body. Th...
In October, chemical engineer Will Tarpeh was awarded a 2025 MacArthur “Genius Grant” in recognition of his pioneering work to turn wastewat...
Gabriel Weintraub studies how digital markets evolve. In that regard, he says platforms like Amazon, Uber, and Airbnb have already disrupted...
Biochemist Lingyin Li survived breast cancer at just 30 and now works to harness the human immune system to fight cancers that have long eva...
On our 300th episode, Stanford Hoover Institution Director and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks about her return to Sta...
Tune in on Friday, November 7th to listen to our 300th episode with a very special guest. Connect With Us: Episode Transcripts >>>...
About a year ago, a research team at Stanford Engineering led by Guosong Hong published a paper about their work to use a common food dye to...
Clinician-scientist Jill Helms is an expert on healing. Until about age 30, people heal easily, she says, but later on, not so well. Regener...
Bioengineer Michael Fischbach studies alternative vaccine delivery methods, like self-administered creams with no needles, health profession...
As fall arrives, many regions experience dramatic weather shifts—think early frosts, storms, or unusual temperature swings. Last year, we sa...
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...
In a special Future of Everything podcast episode recorded live before a studio audience in New York, host Russ Altman talks to three author...
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 You...
Allergist Tina Sindher acknowledges that allergies may be affecting more people worldwide, influenced by a combination of factors such as en...
Endocrinologist Joy Wu says that osteoporosis can affect more than half of women and a quarter of men over 50 – often without symptoms until...
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...
Sociologist David Grusky argues that all the usual debilitating debates about inequality can be sidestepped if we focus on the worst forms –...
Neurologist Michelle Monje studies the close relationship between cancer and the nervous system, particularly in an aggressive brain cancer...
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...
Chemical engineer Beth Sattely studies the intricate chemistry of plant life. Plants are more than food, she says: They are living chemical...
Biologist Lauren O’Connell studies poisonous frogs, but not just the toxins that make them dangerous. She also studies the neuroscience of t...
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...
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 hall...
Psychiatrist Carolyn Rodriguez studies hoarding disorder and says that all of us have attachments to our possessions. But for many, these at...
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...
Guest Lisa Goldman Rosas is an authority on public health who says that food insecurity goes deeper than hunger and can lead to chronic diab...
Everyone has goals — some are monumental, others modest — but every goal matters. Join guest Szu-chi Huang , an expert in sustaining enthusi...
It’s graduation season here at Stanford and students are getting ready to collect their diplomas and take their education out into the real...