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Balancing The Future

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Sustainability
Cultivated Meat
Breast Cancer
Glp-1
Cellular Agriculture
Bioplastics
Micrornas
MRNA
Technology
Plant-Based Meat Alternatives
Food Security
Nanostructures
Alzheimer's Disease
Storytelling In Science
Bioreactor Technology
PFAS
Regenerative Medicine
Microbiome
Antimicrobial Resistance
Mammography

Science and technology play a key role in solving many of the world’s toughest problems. Balancing the Future introduces listeners to the people and innovations addressing these challenges. We explore wide-ranging creative solutions that are changing our world for the better. You will hear directly from people making an impact in science and technology. Like how cultivated foods could shake up bot... more

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Medical devices range from simple fillings to highly sophisticated robotics, with more than half a million available in the EU alone. However, regulations differ widely across regions and countries. What does this mean for medical device development ... more

Around 2 billion people enjoy chocolate and coffee every single day. But growing enough of these crops uses a huge number of resources. For example, making just one cup of coffee takes about 140 litres of water. In West Africa, an estimated 70% of il... more

Roughly 80% of funding, research, and equipment ends up in the 10 wealthiest countries. This means most people around the world have fewer opportunities to work on scientific problems. It affects which issues get attention and which don’t. So, how ca... more

Join Chai Nussbaumer and Micah Schweizer on June 16th for a brand-new season of Balancing the Future. This time, we’re exploring the science and technology innovations and solutions that are changing the world today.

Everything from the global lab e... more

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Melissa Wu
CEO of Seeding Labs
Seeding Labs
Episode: Democratizing Global Science: The Power of Redistributing Lab Equipment
Alejo Nevado-Holgado
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry
University of Oxford
Episode: Where AI Meets Neuroscience: Unlocking the Mysteries of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Raj Patey
Business Development Director at My Green Lab
My Green Lab
Episode: Inside the Green Lab: How Scientists Are Cutting Carbon Without Compromising Discovery
Russ Wakeham
Co-founder of the Two Drifters Distillery
Two Drifters Distillery
Episode: Distilling Change: What Carbon Negative Rum Can Teach Us About Planet, Profit and Scale
Dr. Jagannath Biswakarma
Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol
University of Bristol
Episode: Iron Nails and Citizen Scientists: How Researchers are Fighting Back Against Arsenic Contamination
Jake Entwistle
Lead engineer at Altilium Clean Technology
Altilium Clean Technology
Episode: Closing the Loop: How EV Battery Recycling Could Power a Circular Economy
Dr. Moira Monika Schuler
Global Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls Manager at Wacker Biotech
Wacker Biotech
Episode: Bugs As Drugs: A Journey into the Weird and Wonderful World of the Microbiome
Illtud Dunsford
CEO and co-founder of Cellular Agriculture Ltd.
Cellular Agriculture Ltd.
Episode: Culture Clash: How Traditional Farming and Cultivated Meat Can Work Together
Nipun Kaushik
Electromechanical engineer at Capgemini Engineering
Capgemini Engineering
Episode: All The Colors of the Rainbow: Why Hydrogen is More Complicated Than You Think

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Chai Nussbaumer
New host of Balancing The Future; co-host/host across episodes with frequent collaboration
Micah Schweizer
Co-hosts and hosts; engages guests across a range of topics from biotech to energy and sustainability

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The Bioreactor Breakthrough: Crafting Coffee and Cocoa in the Lab
Q: What are the main social and environmental benefits and challenges of shifting some production from farms to labs?
Potential benefits include reduced water use and deforestation pressures, while challenges involve farm livelihoods and gradual adoption; initial impacts will be limited, with farmers potentially transitioning to other crops over time.
The Bioreactor Breakthrough: Crafting Coffee and Cocoa in the Lab
Q: Why focus on coffee and cocoa for this technology?
Because two billion people consume these products daily and the market is large; also, these products can potentially be produced with lower environmental impact and new health-oriented attributes like higher flavanol content.
The Bioreactor Breakthrough: Crafting Coffee and Cocoa in the Lab
Q: What is plant cell culture and how does it differ from cultivated meat and precision fermentation?
Plant cell culture uses plant tissue to grow cells in bioreactors, offering a middle ground between cultivated meat and precision fermentation by producing whole plant-derived ingredients with controlled inputs and scalable processing.
Democratizing Global Science: The Power of Redistributing Lab Equipment
Q: So can you give us a sense of how the process actually looks?
The process starts with selecting institutions or departments with the capacity to use equipment, ensuring they have the infrastructure and administrative support, and then coordinating with US partners to donate surplus equipment, manage import regulations, and provide ongoing support to ensure the equipment is used effectively.
Where AI Meets Neuroscience: Unlocking the Mysteries of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Q: Is there something specific about Alzheimer's and Parkinson's that makes it a good candidate for this research?
Both diseases are prevalent and have potential mechanisms that can be modeled in vitro, which means they present good statistical power for research.

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This show centers on how science and technology tackle real-world problems, from healthcare and neuroscience to sustainability and energy. Episodes routinely explore how emerging tools—like artificial intelligence in drug discovery, mRNA therapeutics, and advanced materials—are moving from theory to impactful applications. Guests span researchers, engineers, and founders who illuminate practical innovations, such as carbon-reducing lab practices, sustainable distilling, microbiome therapies, cultivated meat, and hydrogen energy, while also unpacking regulatory, ethical, and community considerations. A notable through-line is translating complex science into scalable, responsible solutions that balance progress with environmental and societa... more

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2. Alejo Nevado-Holgado
3. Raj Patey
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5. Dr. Jagannath Biswakarma
6. Jake Entwistle
7. Dr. Moira Monika Schuler
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