Podcast

Galaxy Balance

Author: Cory Smith
Feed episode count: 20
Official site: https://riverside.com
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Summary

Galaxy Balance explores the frontier where biology, technology and consciousness meet. Each episode brings together pioneers shaping our collective future, from genome engineers and AI builders to longevity researchers, space explorers, and mindfulness practitioners. Hosted by Cory Smith, the conversations dive deep into how these seemingly distant fields form an interconnected ecosystem, one that balance innovation with introspection, science with spirit, and ambition with awareness. At its core, Galaxy Balance is about integration; the idea that our greatest leaps forward happen when disciplines collide. The same algorithms that decode galaxies can help us understand genomes; the same principles that govern consciousness can illuminate AI. Through long-form, unscripted dialogue, the show invites listeners to zoom out from the silos of specialization and see the larger pattern: a living system of intelligence evolving across scales – molecular, planetary, and cosmic.

Episodes

Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

Charles Fracchia: Securing the Bioeconomy

Duration seconds: 3774
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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

Tyler Todt: Discipline Over Dopamine

Duration seconds: 3192
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May 11, 2026 · not_requested

TJ Cradick: Building the Future of Genome Editing

Duration seconds: 3572
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Apr 27, 2026 · not_requested

Nabiha Saklayen: From Physics to Scalable Cell Therapies

Duration seconds: 3702
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Apr 20, 2026 · not_requested

Noah Davidsohn: Engineering Longevity at the Genetic Level

Duration seconds: 3786
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Apr 6, 2026 · not_requested

Tae Seok Moon: Engineering Biology at Planetary Scale

Duration seconds: 4129
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Mar 30, 2026 · not_requested

Pranam Chatterjee: Programming Life with AI

Duration seconds: 3660
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Mar 23, 2026 · not_requested

Jonathan Scheiman: Microbes of Elite Performance

Duration seconds: 3709
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Mar 16, 2026 · not_requested

Yuanhao Qu: Programming Biology with AI

Duration seconds: 3671
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Mar 10, 2026 · not_requested

Marc Güell: AI, Synthetic Evolution, and the Future of Genome Engineering

Duration seconds: 3914
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Mar 3, 2026 · not_requested

Samira Kiani: Conscious Innovation at the Edge of Biotechnology

Duration seconds: 3730
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Feb 23, 2026 · not_requested

Christian Kramme: Rebuilding IVF with iPSC-Derived Support Cells

Duration seconds: 3955
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Feb 16, 2026 · not_requested

Kejun (Albert) Ying: Autonomous AI Agents, Decoding Aging

Duration seconds: 3687
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Feb 9, 2026 · not_requested

Merrick Smela: From Stem Cells to Eggs, Rewriting Fertility

Duration seconds: 4481
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Feb 2, 2026 · not_requested

Frank Li: From Images to Identity, Engineering Cell Fate with ML

Duration seconds: 3717
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Jan 27, 2026 · not_requested

Aubrey de Grey: Longevity Escape Velocity and the End of Aging

Duration seconds: 3991
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Jan 19, 2026 · not_requested

Devon Stork: Engineering microbes for a multi-planetary future

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Jan 12, 2026 · not_requested

Case Newsom: Psychedelics, Healing and the Future of Consciousness

Duration seconds: 3704
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Jan 6, 2026 · not_requested

Chris Bradley: Aging, Genome Instability, and the Information Theory of Aging

Duration seconds: 4132
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Dec 10, 2025 · not_requested

George Church: AI, De-Extinction, Space Biology & the Future of Humanity

Duration seconds: 3923
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