{"podcast":{"title":"Data Science With Sam","slug":"data-science-with-sam-4345646","podcast_index_feed_id":4345646,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/data-science-with-sam/feed.xml","website_url":"https://datasciencewithsam-hub.replit.app/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/data-science-with-sam/podcast_cover_20260727_001627_afba4f0b63c3e761e747d1e7aaa0930f.png","author":"Soumava Dey","episode_count":46,"summary":"This is an educational podcast focused on bringing academia and industry experts together in a common forum and initiate discussion geared towards data science, artificial intelligence, actuarial science and scientific research. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host(s) or guest(s) and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of any organization. The podcast is intended to provide general educational information and entertainment purposes only. RSSVERIFY","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T06:21:57.269474+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/data-science-with-sam-4345646"},"episode":{"title":"EP 37: Neurons: Future of AI Processing","slug":"ep-37-neurons-future-of-ai-processing","published_at":"2026-04-19T19:36:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/data-science-with-sam-4345646/ep-37-neurons-future-of-ai-processing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/data-science-with-sam-4345646","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/data-science-with-sam/3006412","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/395137/3006412/data-science-with-sam/2026_07_20_13_47_14_75431501-f3bf-42b3-85d5-cde6c39a22cc.mp3","summary":"What if the next generation of computers wasn't made of silicon — but of living human neurons? Not simulated neurons, not artificial neural networks inspired by biology, but actual brain cells grown in a lab, connected to electrodes, and used to process information. That's not science fiction anymore. It's happening right now at FinalSpark, a Swiss startup building the world's first remotely accessible biocomputing platform. In this episode, Sam talks with Dr. Ewelina Kurtys, a neuroscientist with a PhD in brain imaging and a postdoctoral researcher at King's College London, about how living neurons could revolutionise computing — and why they use one million times less energy than silicon-based AI hardware. ▸ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ▪ How FinalSpark was founded in 2014 by Fred Jordan and Martin Kutter — and why they pivoted from digital AI to biological computing when they realised the energy and cost problem was unsolvable with silicon ▪ Why 20 watts powers the human brain while silicon-based AI requires megawatts — and what that means for AI's sustainability crisis ▪ The difference between neurons as processors (not power sources) — a crucial distinction most people get wrong ▪ Why biological neural networks learn continuously while digital systems require full model updates — and what that means for energy efficiency ▪ The honest challenge: nobody yet knows exactly how neurons encode information — the biggest scientific hurdle in biocomputing right now ▪ How the I/O interface works: electrodes measuring neural spikes, analog-to-digital converters, researchers writing Python code to control neurons remotely ▪ The remote access breakthrough: researchers in Tokyo or Bristol can log in and control living neurons in Switzerland in real time via browser ▪ Why neurons won't out…","meta_description":"What if the next generation of computers wasn't made of silicon — but of living human neurons? Not simulated neurons, not artificial neural networks inspi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1777,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/data-science-with-sam-4345646/episodes/ep-37-neurons-future-of-ai-processing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/data-science-with-sam-4345646/ep-37-neurons-future-of-ai-processing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}