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Rethinking the Future of Science
The Covid-19 pandemic has had the effect of alerting the entire world to the dangers of future viruses that could wreak even more havoc. Merck Group CEO Stefan Oschmann and…
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Personal Genomics: What’s Next?
Precision medicine and personal health require deep knowledge about the body – and each person’s biological characteristics. With her company 23andMe, Anne Wojcicki has pioneered the field of personal genomics,…
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Covid-19: The Death of Eros?
Iconic psychotherapist Esther Perel and Scott Galloway explored the long-term meaning of Covid-19 for relationships as we navigate the new normal, prolonged uncertainty, the collapse of boundaries between home and…
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Transforming Food Culture In Our New Future
Dr. William Li is CEO and Co-Founder of the Angiogenesis Foundation, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based organization that is researching the role of nutrition on health defense systems in the body for…
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The Future of Human Evolution
Biotechnology promises to revolutionize health and medicine. Harvard geneticist George Church shared his insights in a DLD Sync session with Ellen Jorgensen and Jamie Metzl.
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The Machinery of Life & The Future of Human Evolution
Moderated by Jamie Metzl, author of Hacking Darwin, scientists Ellen Jorgensen and George Church discuss the possibilities of biotechnology and gene editing in medicine and health…
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Gene Editing: Great Potential, Great Concerns
Fixing errors in the human DNA could cure diseases and greatly improve health – but only for the wealthy? UC Berkeley ethicist Jodi Halpern warns of a new gap between…
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The Tech Race To Contain Covid-19
Scientists and engineers are working around the clock to make the best of new technologies in fighting Covid-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. To save lives and contain…
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The Renaissance of Psychedelics
Psychedelics have seen a resurgence in public interest – not merely among users looking for a happy high, but also among researchers who are looking into potential health benefits of…
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Feeding Our Health Defenses
In this DLD20 talk, William Li, CEO and co-founder of the Angionesis Foundation, makes a compelling case for how food impacts our health defenses by drawing from studies that show…
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Future of Walking
Walking has a number of surprising benefits that help to improve our health, posture and, most surprisingly, our mind. “Your brain is much more active when you’re sitting down”, said…
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Hospital of the Future
“Many of the treatments that we see today are overly simplistic”, observes Stefan Vilsmeier, founder of Brainlab, at the outset of this panel discussion, which also includes Rajesh Jena of…
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