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Foresight Institute Radio
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Foresight Institute Radio features the most cutting-edge talks and seminars from our workshops—fresh insights on advanced AI, nanotech, longevity biotech, and beyond.
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Foresight Institute is an independent nonprofit devoted to steering emerging technologies toward beneficial futures.
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How to Build a Sustainable Longevity Company | Alex Zhavoronkov
4d ago00:53:55Tap to summarizeThis recording with Alex Zhavoronkov is from our Longevity Biotechnology seminar series, hosted online on June 18th, 2026. View the talk along with the visual presentation on our Youtube channel.Alex Zhavoronkov is the founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage biotech building AI platforms for drug discovery and aging research. In this talk, Alex breaks down what a genuinely scalable AI-first biotech looks like from the inside: how to measure scientific productivity with rigorous benchmarks, how to balance internal program progression with licensing, and how to build an AI platform that compounds value with every drug it runs. Drawing on his experience at Insilico, he makes the case for a new model of biotech that can grow, learn, and sustain itself over time.If you want to join future seminars live, the schedule is at foresight.org and in our Luma calendar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Viren Jain | Connectomics and AI @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
May 1100:09:38Tap to summarizeThis talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Steve Jurvetson | Investing in AI Moonshots @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
May 1100:16:22Tap to summarizeThis talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Sonia Arrison | Lobbying for Longevity Progress @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
May 1100:14:46Tap to summarizeThis talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Richard Ngo | Identity & Meaning in SciFi Futures @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
May 1100:12:09Tap to summarizeThis talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Joshua Elliott | The Hail Mary Phase of Climate Change @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
May 1100:13:26Tap to summarizeThis talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →John Hallman & Rico Meinl | Accelerating Life Sciences @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
May 1100:17:09Tap to summarizeThis talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Jesse Posner | Fiduciary AI: The New Architecture of Freedom @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
May 1100:15:15Tap to summarizeThis talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Haleh Fotowat | Harnessing Biological Intelligence for Building Living Machines with Nervous Systems
May 1100:09:55Tap to summarizeThis talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Eli Dourado | Thoughts on Philanthrocapitalism @ Vision Weekend USA 2025
May 1100:11:56Tap to summarizeThis talk was recorded live at Vision Weekend USA, held December 5–7, 2025 in the Bay Area. Vision Weekends are our flagship conference series, bringing together leading scientists, entrepreneurs, funders, and policymakers to explore frontier science and technology and to imagine paths toward flourishing futures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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