{"podcast":{"title":"Galaxy Balance","slug":"galaxy-balance-7619530","podcast_index_feed_id":7619530,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/TsNBRv3G.rss","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/@GalaxyBalance","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/c0a4b47b-b2c9-4c68-88b5-1baa3a352c83/logos/0081482a-5241-4cdc-aa4f-c89d3aca95e7.png","author":"Cory Smith","episode_count":28,"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-24T00:19:02.360701+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galaxy-balance-7619530"},"episode":{"title":"Clarice Aiello: The Hidden Quantum Physics of Biology","slug":"clarice-aiello-the-hidden-quantum-physics-of-biology","published_at":"2026-08-10T20:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galaxy-balance-7619530/clarice-aiello-the-hidden-quantum-physics-of-biology","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galaxy-balance-7619530","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/0a3fccc51b633403141fab212c65579400cb8dbf186ef5926128fa1e2ff17b45/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI0MmYyOWZkNS03NzA3LTQ1OGItYTRiYi1iMDA3Nzg1MGUwZDMiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJjMGE0YjQ3Yi1iMmM5LTRjNjgtODhiNS0xYmFhM2EzNTJjODMiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTBiYjRiMzM2NjY3MWFlZGQwZTZhMTEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE3NjdlNDRhMGIzYTQ1NDk3ZWEyZWQwL2Nvcnktc21pdGhzLXN0dWRpby1sTktuWC1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTgtOF9fMi01NC0yOC5tcDMifQ==.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/0a3fccc51b633403141fab212c65579400cb8dbf186ef5926128fa1e2ff17b45/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI0MmYyOWZkNS03NzA3LTQ1OGItYTRiYi1iMDA3Nzg1MGUwZDMiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJjMGE0YjQ3Yi1iMmM5LTRjNjgtODhiNS0xYmFhM2EzNTJjODMiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTBiYjRiMzM2NjY3MWFlZGQwZTZhMTEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmE3NjdlNDRhMGIzYTQ1NDk3ZWEyZWQwL2Nvcnktc21pdGhzLXN0dWRpby1sTktuWC1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTgtOF9fMi01NC0yOC5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"Could life be using quantum physics to sense the world, regulate cellular processes, and respond to magnetic fields? 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