Tech Optimist Episode #70: How AlphaFold Is Revolutionizing Biology
We spotlight three pioneering advances that are shaping the future of healthcare, robotics, and space
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In our latest Three Breakthroughs segment, Alumni Ventures Founder and CEO Mike Collins and Senior Principal Naren Ramaswamy spotlight three pioneering advances that are shaping the future, including:
- AlphaFold 3 from Google DeepMind, which has revolutionized biology by predicting complex protein interactions, vastly accelerating research in drug discovery and genomics.
- Tesla’s Optimus, a humanoid robot set to bring automation into daily life with capabilities from household chores to industrial tasks, showcasing the rapid progress in robotics.
- SpaceX’s latest Starship feat: launching and successfully catching a skyscraper-sized rocket mid-air, a breakthrough that lays the groundwork for an expanding space economy.
Tune in to discover how these advances are transforming tech’s role in healthcare, robotics, and space.
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