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Michael Hufford is the co-founder and CEO of LyGenesis, a company working on a new treatment for end stage liver disease. Michael’s problem is this: How do grow a new liver inside the body of a sick patient?
In this episode, Michael explains:
The liver's unique power of regeneration
The organ transplant crisis and how regeneration can help
The science behind using lymph nodes to grow new organs
The status of LyGenesis’ human trials
The future of regenerative medicine
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Today, we’re sharing an episode of the Rapid Response podcast. Rapid Response features candid conversations with today’s top business leaders navigating real-time challenges. In this episode, Logitech may be known for keyboards, webcams, and gaming gear—but CEO Hanneke Faber is pushing the company to go AI-first. She joins Bob Safian to talk about leading a global hardware brand through a major technological shift, including experimenting with an AI “board member” to help prepare for company meetings.
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Rare earth elements are inside pretty much everything with an on-off switch: Phones, laptops, cars. Even missiles. And China controls the world’s supply of components made from rare earths.
David Abraham is the author of the book “The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age.” David’s problem is this: What should the US do about China's chokehold on the rare earth supply chain?
According to Abraham, the current US strategy could wind up costing billions of dollars without solving the problem. And he has a big idea for what we should do instead.
In this episode, David explains:
How China quietly built a monopoly on rare earth materials
Why the 2010 Japan crisis was a preview of today's trade war
China’s export restriction strategy
Why the problem goes deeper than billions in spending can solve
Why electric vehicles are the key to reinvigorating the U.S. rare earth industry
Learn more:
Find David at his website
Buy the Elements of Power
Check out David’s article in the new Republic
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Ben Bloom is the co-founder and CEO of Atom Computing, a company building quantum computers out of individual atoms. Ben’s problem is this: How do you build a quantum computer that is actually useful for everything from discovering new medicines to building better batteries?
In this episode, Ben explains:
The practical applications of quantum computers
Atom Computing’s approach using individual neutral atoms as qubits
The key engineering challenge of scaling while maintaining accuracy
The playbook for commercializing quantum computing
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Jonny Dyer is the founder and CEO of a satellite company called Muon Space. The company’s first big project is a satellite constellation called FireSat.
Jonny’s problem is this: How do you  capture data from space to help manage wildfires around the world in near-real time?
In this episode, Jonny explains:
How smartphone tech inspired smaller, cheaper satellites.
Why fighting wildfires is still shockingly primitive.
Why China does not distinguish between commercial and military satellites.
Why data centers in space might arrive by 2035.
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