Second Order Episode #1: “When Innovative Technology Has to Be Trusted”

For decades, microbiological testing relied on culture-based methods. Samples had to be incubated and grown, then manually analyzed. This process usually took an average of 5–20 days before a contamination signal could be confirmed and acted upon. This timeline is no longer acceptable for industrie…

Episode #3: Navigating Uncertainty with AI and Climate Intelligence In the summer of 2021, devastating floods swept through Germany’s Ahr Valley, killing over 180 people and destroying homes, roads, and lives. How could such a disaster catch communities and policymakers so off guard? In this episod…

Second Order Conversations, Episode 01: Jeff Liu, CEO & Co-founder of FinalDose A tumor analysis can list the mutations a cancer carries. FinalDose is asking whether a mutation can do more than describe the disease. The company wants to use it as an address: a DNA sequence that a therapy reads,…