{"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://riverside.com","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":20,"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":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galaxy-balance-7619530"},"episode":{"title":"Kejun (Albert) Ying: Autonomous AI Agents, Decoding Aging","slug":"kejun-albert-ying-autonomous-ai-agents-decoding-aging","published_at":"2026-02-16T21:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galaxy-balance-7619530/kejun-albert-ying-autonomous-ai-agents-decoding-aging","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galaxy-balance-7619530","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/8ccfc9bb99a4cae9f60a8c2bcfa39aedde77535c797f665f0292227c1b816a1b/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI4NzgzYmZiZC03MGU1LTRlYTMtOTlkNi04NjRlZmQxNTg1MzgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJjMGE0YjQ3Yi1iMmM5LTRjNjgtODhiNS0xYmFhM2EzNTJjODMiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTBiYjRiMzM2NjY3MWFlZGQwZTZhMTEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjk4MTJiZjAzY2I0MTc3NjVkMWQ4OTAxL2Nvcnktc21pdGhzLXN0dWRpby1sTktuWC1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTItMl9fMjMtNTctNTIubXAzIn0=.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/8ccfc9bb99a4cae9f60a8c2bcfa39aedde77535c797f665f0292227c1b816a1b/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI4NzgzYmZiZC03MGU1LTRlYTMtOTlkNi04NjRlZmQxNTg1MzgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJjMGE0YjQ3Yi1iMmM5LTRjNjgtODhiNS0xYmFhM2EzNTJjODMiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTBiYjRiMzM2NjY3MWFlZGQwZTZhMTEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjk4MTJiZjAzY2I0MTc3NjVkMWQ4OTAxL2Nvcnktc21pdGhzLXN0dWRpby1sTktuWC1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTItMl9fMjMtNTctNTIubXAzIn0=.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith sits down with Kejun (Albert) Ying, a computational biologist and aging researcher working at the intersection of AI, protein design, and longevity science. Albert's work spans designing novel proteins never seen in nature, applying large-scale AI models to millions of RNA-seq samples, and uncovering potential anti-aging effects hidden in existing drugs. Splitting his time between the Baker Lab at the University of Washington and the Vies-Carre Lab at Stanford, Albert brings a rare systems-level perspective on how computation, biology, and experimentation can converge to tackle aging as an engineering problem. The conversation explores why aging became his central focus, how AI is reshaping biological discovery, and what it might take to meaningfully extend human healthspan. 00:00 - The integrated future of AI in daily life and science 02:19 - Introduction to Albert Ying’s background and research 04:17 - Inspiration from Aubrey de Grey and shifts toward computational biology 07:37 - Challenges with longitudinal aging data 11:16 - Large-scale analysis with AI for aging interventions 14:23 - Validation and regulatory pathways for aging biomarkers 14:43 - The concept of autonomous AI agents in scientific discovery 16:23 - How foundation models learn biology and their limitations 18:07 - The impact of protein structure prediction tools like AlphaFold 22:51 - Next steps after identifying promising aging interventions 27:21 - The vision of AI operating seamlessly in background science infrastructure 31:25 - The vision and mechanics of decentralized science with Avanasi Labs 36:39 - Data privacy, security, and ethical considerations for decentralized platforms 40:03 - Rethinking aging for better data collection and understanding 4…","meta_description":"In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith sits down with Kejun (Albert) Ying, a computational biologist and aging researcher working at the intersecti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3687,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/galaxy-balance-7619530/episodes/kejun-albert-ying-autonomous-ai-agents-decoding-aging/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/galaxy-balance-7619530/kejun-albert-ying-autonomous-ai-agents-decoding-aging.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}