Best Stanford Engineering Podcasts (2025)

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#25 Stanford-Trained Electrical Engineer “Reverse Engineering the Brain” - Dr. Louis Scheffer 59:42

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Free Neurotech Newsletter: https://neurotechnologynews.beehiiv.com/subscribe Key Moments: 0:00 Introduction 1:12 Journey from Electrical Engineering to Neuroscience 6:45 Initial Interest in Neuroscience 8:16 What is connectomics? 11:45 Parallels Between Microchip Design and Neuroscience 14:22 Probabilistic Reconstruction in Connectomics 19:46 Neuro…

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Prompt Engineering Expert Shares Top AI Prompting Tips | CXOtalk 883 53:03

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AI expert Nate B. Jones joins Michael Krigsman on CXOTalk episode 883 to discuss prompting strategies and how they impact the performance of large language models (LLMs). Learn how to use ChatGPT to generate better results and understand the importance of AI prompt engineering. Discover effective methods to improve AI productivity using proper prom…

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#307 Human Guardrails in Generative AI with Wendy Gonzalez & Duncan Curtis, CEO & SVP of Gen AI at Sama 48:29

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The line between generic AI capabilities and truly transformative business applications often comes down to one thing: your data. While foundation models provide impressive general intelligence, they lack the specialized knowledge needed for domain-specific tasks that drive real business value. But how do you effectively bridge this gap? What's the…

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The future of food security 31:35

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Guest Lisa Goldman Rosas is an authority on public health who says that food insecurity goes deeper than hunger and can lead to chronic diabetes, heart disease, and even anxiety and depression. Rosas champions a concept she calls “nutrition security,” which focuses on food’s health value over mere calories. She discusses her work with “Recipe4Healt…

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222. Tree-Climbing and Reef-Restoring Robots 21:11

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(3:39) - Robots that can climb trees or restore coral reefs This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about the critical role that robots will play to feed the projected 9.1 BILLION people on earth in 2050! B…

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#306 The Next Generation of Business Intelligence with Colin Zima, CEO at Omni 1:01:51

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The modern data stack has transformed how organizations work with data, but are our BI tools keeping pace with these changes? As data schemas become increasingly fluid and analysis needs range from quick explorations to production-grade reporting, traditional approaches are being challenged. How can we create analytics experiences that accommodate …

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The future of motivation 32:47

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Everyone has goals — some are monumental, others modest — but every goal matters. Join guest Szu-chi Huang, an expert in sustaining enthusiasm for individuals, customers, and employees across global corporations and organizations, as she delves into the science of motivation. Discover how the gap between where you are and where you want to be is br…

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Surgery as a window into brain resilience | Martin Angst 37:32

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We've all heard stories about someone who went in for surgery and came out...different. A grandmother who struggled with names after hip replacement, or an uncle who seemed foggy for months following cardiac bypass. But why does this happen to some people while others bounce right back? This week, we explore this question with Dr. Martin Angst, a p…

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AI Inequality EXPOSED: When Algorithms Fail | CXOTalk #882 56:06

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In episode 882 of CXOTalk, Michael Krigsman sits down with Kevin De Liban, founder of TechTonic Justice and former legal aid attorney, who reveals the shocking truth about AI's impact on vulnerable communities. De Liban shares how 92 million low-income Americans now have critical life decisions, such as healthcare, housing, employment, and governme…

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#305 RAG 2.0 and The New Era of RAG Agents with Douwe Kiela, CEO at Contextual AI, Adjunct Professor at Stanford University, Inventor of RAG 42:42

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Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) continues to be a foundational approach in AI despite claims of its demise. While some marketing narratives suggest RAG is being replaced by fine-tuning or long context windows, these technologies are actually complementary rather than competitive. But how do you build a truly effective RAG system that delivers …

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Best of: Training the next generation of entrepreneurs 28:30

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It’s graduation season here at Stanford and students are getting ready to collect their diplomas and take their education out into the real world. A couple years ago, we sat down with Tina Seelig, a professor in our Management Science and Engineering department who’s done a lot of research on how we can teach skills including imagination, creativit…

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221. Generational Discovery & The New Age of Computer Vision 18:39

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(3:08) - A new way of seeing, a new way of computing This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about the role of optical sensors in the tech that makes our daily lives seamless and accessible! Become a foundi…

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#304 Accelerating Data Science with Nick Becker, Technical Product Manager at NVIDIA & Dan Hannah, Associate Director at SES AI 1:06:46

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GPU acceleration is transforming how data scientists tackle computationally intensive problems in the AI and materials science fields. When dealing with billions of potential molecular combinations or massive datasets requiring dimensionality reduction, traditional CPU approaches often become prohibitively slow and expensive. How can data professio…

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The future of learning to read 38:31

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Jason Yeatman is an expert in the neurobiology of literacy whose lab is fostering a virtuous research cycle between academia and school communities, aligning scientific inquiry with real-world needs of students, parents, and educators. His lab has developed ROAR – the Rapid Online Assessment of Reading—a gamified, web-based dyslexia screening tool.…

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Best of: How neural prosthetics could free minds trapped by brain injury | Jaimie Henderson 22:20

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Imagine being trapped in your own body, unable to move or communicate effectively. This may seem like a nightmare, but it is a reality for many people living with brain or spinal cord injuries. We're re-releasing one of our favorite episodes from the archives: our 2024 conversation with Jaimie Henderson, a Stanford neurosurgeon leading groundbreaki…

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Are You Making These COMMON AI Organization Mistakes? | CXOTalk #881 53:11

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How do you transform a tech giant into an AI-first (or AI-native) organization? In CXOTalk episode 881, Cisco's President and Chief Product Officer, Jeetu Patel, reveals the blueprint for building AI-native companies in 2025. Discover why AI won't replace your job – but someone using AI better than you will. Learn how Cisco is revolutionizing its e…

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#303 Increasing Your Organization's AI Maturity with Iwo Szapar & Eryn Peters, Founders at AI Maturity Index 51:23

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AI maturity isn't achieved through technology alone—it requires organizational alignment, cultural readiness, and strategic implementation. Companies across industries are working to move beyond experimental AI use toward systematic integration that delivers measurable business value. How do you assess where your organization stands on the AI matur…

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The future of sleep 38:13

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Neurobiologist Jamie Zeitzer is an expert on sleep – or, more accurately, an expert on why so many can’t sleep. He notes that, ironically, it’s often anxiety about sleep that prevents good sleep. In short, we lose sleep over lost sleep. Wearables and other tools can help but only to a point, and medications do not induce natural sleep. Instead, he …

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#24 Decoding Brain Signals, Neuromorphic Computing, MEMS w/ NeuroEngineer Dr. Akshay Ananthakrishnan 54:53

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Free Neurotech Newsletter: https://neurotechnologynews.beehiiv.com/subscribe Key Moments: 0:00 Introduction 4:36 Initial Interest in Neurotechnology 7:34 Exploring Diverse Fields of Interest: Neuromorphic Computing, Brain-Machine Interface, Heliostat Fields, Military Applications 10:51 MEMS 14:52 Bio-compatiblity and Bio-mimetic Systems in Neurotec…

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What Big Changes Are Coming to AI in 2025? | CXOTalk #880 53:51

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AI strategist and TikTok commentator Nate B. Jones joins CXOTalk host Michael Krigsman to explain the high-stakes race among OpenAI, Google, Meta, and others to advance large language models. The discussion explores token economics, model specialization, and hands-on prompting skills every executive needs to translate AI progress into business resu…

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#92 – What's the REAL purpose of science research? Knowledge? Training opportunity? Intellectual property? 58:03

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My down-the-hall colleague Marc Porosoff and I sit down to discuss the public perception of scientific research done in universities and its value to society. Want more of Marc? He is the co-host of PodCAT, available on your favorite podcast apphttps://open.spotify.com/show/0tzTnMlZNcgBQfVUbvgchA

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220. How Popcorn Popped an Idea for Sustainable Manufacturing 15:00

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(2:05) - What do popcorn and sustainable synthesis have in common? This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about the importance of PTC thermistors and their critical role in the automotive industry! Become …

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#302 Making AI Applications like Greased Lightning with William Falcon, CEO at Lightning AI 45:19

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AI tooling continues to expand with specialized solutions for every step of the development process. For data scientists and engineers, this creates a paradox: more options but potentially more complexity and integration challenges. How do you determine which tools actually improve productivity versus adding unnecessary overhead? Should you priorit…

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The future of geriatric care 34:49

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Deborah Kado is a geriatrician who believes her field is misunderstood. Her interest in the science of aging began with a childhood encounter in a nursing home but recently resulted in intriguing work in which Kado linked microbes in the gut to vitamin D metabolism and poor sleep. Kado refuses to blame aging alone for health problems, advocating fo…

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The secrets of resilient aging | Beth Mormino & Anthony Wagner 36:30

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This week on the show, we're have our sights set on healthy aging. What would it mean to be able to live to 80, 90 or 100 with our cognitive abilities intact and able to maintain an independent lifestyle right to the end of our days? We're joined by Beth Mormino and Anthony Wagner who lead the Stanford Aging and Memory Study, which recruits cogniti…

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#301 What the Like Button Tells You About Your Customers with Bob Goodson, Inventor of the Like Button 46:18

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The like button has transformed how we interact online, becoming a cornerstone of digital engagement with over 7 billion clicks daily. What started as a simple user interface solution has evolved into a powerful data collection tool that companies use to understand customer preferences, predict trends, and build sophisticated recommendation systems…

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#91 – Health and wellness for grad students (panel discussion) 49:47

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I was invited by the School of Medicine and Dentistry to participate in a panel discussion on Health and Wellness for Graduate Students. The panel was organized by Jeff Koslofsky, who has a large catalogue of excellent resources for graduate students in the sciences, engineering, and medicine.Original postings here so you can subscribe/follow: http…

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Abolish AI!!: Decomputing with Dan McQuillan 1:20:29

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On this episode of the Anti-Dystopians, Alina Utrata talks to Dan McQuillan, a senior lecturer in Critical AI at Goldsmiths University and the author of "Resisting AI: An Anti-Fascist Approach to Artificial Intelligence.” They talk about the state of AI adoption in the UK since our last conversation (spoiler alert: it’s bad), why the Starmer govern…

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Best of: The future of educational technology 29:44

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It's teacher appreciation week and along with schools across the country, we here at The Future of Everything want to send out a heartfelt thank you to the teachers who make a difference every day in the lives of our children and in society as a whole. In light of this, we’re re-running an education related episode, and more specifically one on the…

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#90 – When a scientist gets an award from the White House: Personal reflections 21:52

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The story behind my trip to Washington DC in 2019 to get an award from the White House (PECASE, class of 2017). Intersection of science, politics, and personal beliefs. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.

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#23 Neurotech Startup Writing Algos to Track Biomarkers- Connectome's Dr Rufus Mitchell-Heggs 36:29

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Free Neurotech Newsletter: https://neurotechnologynews.beehiiv.com/subscribe Key Moments: 0:00 Introduction 3:02 Founding Story: Connectome Health 6:15 Inspiration for Company Name: Connectome Health 8:12 fNIRS Overview and Connectome’s Modality Agnostic Strategy 10:23 Hardware 11:26 Key Brain Metrics 13:16 Goal to Move into NeuroDiagnostics 13:59 …

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Will AI Change Customer Service Forever in 2025? | CXOTalk #879 22:54

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Join GoTo and CXOTalk for a deep dive into the world of AI and the virtual workforce. Learn about AI receptionists, agentic AI, and how AI agents dramatically improve customer service for small and mid-sized companies. Our guest is Damon Covey, General Manager of UCC at GoTo. Learn more at: www.goto.com 🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share …

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Industry Roundup #4: O3 & O4-mini, LLama 4’s Rocky Release & Google’s Agent Ecosystem 44:14

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Welcome to DataFramed Industry Roundups! In this series of episodes, Adel & Richie sit down to discuss the latest and greatest in data & AI. In this episode, we touch upon the launch of OpenAI’s O3 and O4-mini models, Meta’s rocky release of Llama 4, Google’s new agent tooling ecosystem, the growing arms race in AI, the latest from the Stanford AI …

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AI Agents for Small Business: What You Need to Know | CXOTalk #878 23:29

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Join Andrew Wesbecher (Powered_By) and Michael Krigsman on CXOTalk episode 878 to discuss how AI agents can help small businesses succeed in 2025. Learn from industry experts and discover the benefits of using AI technology for your SMB to stay ahead of the competition! Learn more from www.poweredby.agency =================== 🔔 Don’t forget to like…

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219. Edible Robots Bring Tech to the Dessert Table 14:41

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(3:00) - Robotics meets the culinary arts This episode was brought to you by Mouser, our favorite place to get electronics parts for any project, whether it be a hobby at home or a prototype for work. Click HERE to learn more about the rise of soft robotics in applications like 3D printing, rescue missions, and more! Become a founding reader of our…

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#300 End to End AI Application Development with Maxime Labonne, Head of Post-training at Liquid AI & Paul-Emil Iusztin, Founder at Decoding ML 1:00:15

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The roles within AI engineering are as diverse as the challenges they tackle. From integrating models into larger systems to ensuring data quality, the day-to-day work of AI professionals is anything but routine. How do you navigate the complexities of deploying AI applications? What are the key steps from prototype to production? For those looking…

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#89 – How to get RICH with a PhD 18:19

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There are no get rich quick schemes, but if you have a PhD or are getting one, you knew that already. However, there are some ways of developing financial security that are open to PhDs that may not be so available to others, even though you spent most of your 20s earning very little income. In this quick monologue, I say some things that may be co…

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The future of children’s health 31:47

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Lisa Patel is a pediatrician and an expert in environmental health who says that pollution is taking an increasing toll on children’s health. Pollution from wildfires, fossil fuels, and plastics can cause asthma, pneumonia, and risks dementia in the long-term. But, she says, all hope is not lost. Solutions range from DIY air filters to choosing ind…

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#22 YC Startup Building a Foundation Model for the Brain - Piramidal AI Co-Founder Kris Pahuja 19:21

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Free Neurotech Newsletter: https://neurotechnologynews.beehiiv.com/subscribe Key Moments: 0:00 Introduction: University, First Startup, Corporate Experience 2:44 Initial Interest in AI and Neuroscience 4:24 Founding Story of Piramidal 5:49 Y Combinator: Learnings and Experiences 7:35 Product: Foundation Model for the Brain 9:47 Competitive Landscap…

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Building AI simulations of the human brain | Dan Yamins 32:56

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This week on the show: Are we ready to create digital models of the human brain? Last month, Stanford researcher Andreas Tolias and colleagues created a "digital twin" of the mouse visual cortex. The researchers used the same foundation model approach that powers ChatGPT, but instead of training the model on text, the team trained in on brain activ…

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What If AI Could SPEED UP Clinical Trials by 90%? | CXOTalk #877 53:40

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Learn about the impact of AI in healthcare in CXOTalk episode 877 on AI in clinical trials. Discover how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing clinical trials and the potential benefits for the healthcare industry. AI promises faster, safer clinical trials and better patient experiences. Clario's EVP & Chief Information Technology & Product Of…