SCIENCE AND BUSINESS IN THE FUTURE

Science in the Future
These scientists share a glimpse into a future with customized human babies, synthetic chromosomes, and more.

84. Juan Enriquez shares mindboggling science: Juan Enriquez explains how forward thinking and science are going to pull us out of any crises or disasters.
85. Craig Venter is on the verge of creating synthetic life: Discover how synthetic chromosomes may be in the future.
86. To upgrade is human: How can technology help human evolution? Gregory Stock considers customized human babies and the future of adoption.
87. Next Generation of Solar Cells — Lowering Costs, Improving Performance and Scale: Tonio Buonassisi talks about capturing the sun’s power.
88. Do-It-Yourself Biology: Natalie Kuldell combines computer engineering history with genetic engineering to predict a DIY future and scientific community.

Science and Business
Learn about the relationship between science, policymaking and business when you watch these lectures.

89. Balancing Science and Business: Understanding technology and modern business principles is ideal, argues Marc Fleury.
90. Leading Innovation: This talk explores responsible, effective strategies for uniting technology and business.
91. Globalization of Science: Opportunities for Competitive Advantage from Science in China, India and Beyond: Fiona Murray reveals how science, technology and engineering are valid forces in the business world, especially in competitive markets like China and India.

LECTURES ON TECHNOLOGY BY THE TOP LECTURERS

1. Saul Griffith on everyday inventions: Listen to inventor Saul Griffith discuss the importance and elegance of designing everyday materials.
2. Energy Efficient Transistors: Alan Seabaugh from the University of Notre Dame explains how transistors are becoming more energy efficient.
3. Bounding nanotechnology: Deconstructing the Drexler-Smalley Debate: Sarah Kaplan dissects the Drexler-Smalley debate in this lecture.
4. Introduction to Robotics: Stanford’s Oussama Khatib covers the history of robotics, spatial descriptions, kinematics and more.
5. Computer System Engineering: Learn the basics of computer system engineering as explained by MIT’s Hari Balakrishnan.
6. Ray Kurzweil on how technology will transform us: Ray Kurzweil introduces the idea of a future populated with nanobots.
7. Technology and Social Responsibility: Larry Page and Sergey Brin hold technology projects, researchers and companies to a higher standard in this lecture.
8. Living with Catastrophic Terrorism: Can Science and Technology Make the U.S. Safer?: Lewis M. Branscomb is actually a public policy professor and co-chair at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, but this lecture takes on a critical debate about the importance of science and technology in government.
9. Steve Koonin- Chief Scientist BP: Steve Koonin talks about his job’s challenge to plot long-term technology strategy.
10. The Inner History of Devices: Sherry Turkle combines a study of psychology with physical science and technology in this lecture.