{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Realities Remixed","title":"CR042: The age of living machines with Susan Hockfield, President Emerita, MIT","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a6cbf1e4\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3017,"description":"In a first technology convergence, physics came together with engineering to produce an array of astonishing new technologies: radios, telephones, televisions, aircraft, radar, nuclear power, computers, the Internet and a host of still evolving digital tools.  Today we are on the cusp of a new convergence...\nThis week, Dave, Sjoukje and Rob talk to Susan Hockfield, President Emerita, MIT about how biology is now coming together with engineering to create a wave of next generation technologies.  They talk about the evolution of this new technology, exciting initial use cases and the challenges of industrialising these new machines.  We also talk about how LLM's might also learn the language of biology and drive further breakthroughs.\nTLDR:\n01:47 Will virtual realities ever really be a reality?\n05:29 Cloud conversation with Susan Hockfield\n44:30 Biology and LLM's\n48:28 MIT Energy Initiative external advisor conference!\nFurther reading\nThe Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution: https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/Susan-Hockfield/dp/0393634744\nGuest\nSusan Hockfield, President Emerita, MIT: https://www.mitcnc.org/susanhockfield/\nHosts\nDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/\nSjoukje Zaal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjezaal/\nRob Kernahan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-kernahan/\nProduction\nMarcel van der Burg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcel-van-der-burg-99a655/\nDave Chapman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapmandr/\nSound\nBen Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-corbett-3b6a11135/\nLouis Corbett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-corbett-087250264/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Zl5Jxi5Az6PgQ6gQLTKonJnm2cTPHKitETJwgv3WJhQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYjQy/ZWJhOGEzNWJkNDBj/MTFmMjc5MmNmZGIz/NzQ5Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}