Eito Miyamura (Twitter: @Eito_Miyamura) is the President of the Oxford University Blockchain Society and is exploring the intersection of AI and Blockchain. In this 1hr+ session, we discuss web3 and geopolitics, chips and AI, noise and truth. Tune in for a great session!

Time stamps:

00:27 Hackathons all over the world

02:28 Oxford Blockchain Society and web3

18:44 Web3 - Geopolitics and War

24:37 Bits and Atoms - Long Live TSMC

31:26 What are universities? + Learning programming

40:02 Finding truth in a world of complexity

46:00 More AI content than content made by humans?

50:02 Misinformation - premise, argument and conclusion

58:48 Eclectic Eito, Japanese Nationalism, Masayoshi Son of Softbank

01:04:46 Inspirations - Doug Leone

01:07:25 HomeDAO / Oxford Crypto Village

01:009:59 Where to reach out?

Technology has not only advanced the field of science through new methods and inventions, but it has also made podcasting a more accessible and diverse platform for exploring a wide range of subjects. PhD candidate at University College London, Ursule Demael shares her love for biosciences. She topped her year at Oxford in biomedical science and runs the HOLOBIONT podcast. We discuss about T-cells in immunotherapy, biotech and her interests in podcasting.

Links of interest:

https://twitter.com/HOLOBIONT_

https://sites.google.com/view/www-holobiont-com/home

Timestamps:

00:31 The New Year

01:08 Background

05:56 Direction of COVID-19

12:19 T-cells and Immunology

17:30 Holobiont Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/3nGItqmYzJaostOe6imR2A

22:47 Computation and Biology

26:15 Interdisciplinary Research and Nucleate - Empowering Biotech Leaders

https://www.nucleate.xyz/

35:04 Why did you start the Holobiont Podcast

https://anchor.fm/holobiont

39:57 Any other podcasters you listen to?

42:24 Who inspires you?

How to do the impossible!? Dr. Scott Roberts is a materials technologist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the Materials Development and Manufacturing Technology Group. He develops new materials, processing techniques, and technologies for the use in the aerospace field. He is as close to an inventor as it gets! Listen to a world class expert in bulk metallic glass, porous metal 3D printing and living life! Tune in for a great session!

NASA JPL page: https://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/scott-roberts

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottroberts4/

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LRw8nicAAAAJ&hl=en

Consulting: http://metallicglassconsulting.com/about_us/scott_roberts/

Timestamps:

01:10 Love for cats

05:03 Working at JPL - inventing for space!

10:53 Inventing within the Materials Development and Manufacturing Technology Group (Impossible design specifications)

Metallurgy Facility: https://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/metallurgy-facility

18:11 What is a technologist at JPL?

25:09 Can a metal also be a glass?

Bulk Metallic Glass for robots: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161129103309.htm

Scott’s PhD: https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/8049/

45:54 Flying your technology on space missions

Bulk Metallic Glass Gears for Lunar Night Capable Actuators: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/survivethenight2018/pdf/7019.pdf

50:49 NASA 2022 Spinoff - ultrasonic + additive manufacturing?

Article: https://fabrisonic.com/fabrisonic-featured-in-nasa-spinoff-magazine/

55:59 The impossible again! - Porous metal 3D printing

Article: https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/nasa-jpl-team-shows-results-of-porous-metal-printing-pbf-process/

01:05:35 The molecular replicator

01:07:30 Technology vs Climate Change

01:14:55 Science is sales

01:22:05 Love of national parks

Utah National Parks: https://www.nps.gov/state/ut/index.htm

01:29:40 Exploring and appreciating cities

01:32:17 Best advice received

01:36:12 Next steps

01:39:44 To find Scott’s work and reach out