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Listen39:1120 Years in The Valley
Listen14.10.2024Our very first guest is Uber Freight CEO and proud Technion alum: Lior Ron.
With a career that took him to top positions in companies like Google and Motorola Mobility, plus several innovative startups, as well as a deal estimated at $680 million – Lior has never stopped praising his alma mater, and advocating for a stronger worldwide network of Technion alumni.
In this conversation, we hear from him about a self-driving trucking revolution, living and working as an Israeli in Silicon Valley, plus much more.14.10.2024Our very first guest is Uber Freight CEO and proud Technion alum: Lior Ron.
With a career that took him to top positions in companies like Google and Motorola Mobility, plus several innovative startups, as well as a deal estimated at $680 million – Lior has never stopped praising his alma mater, and advocating for a stronger worldwide network of Technion alumni.
In this conversation, we hear from him about a self-driving trucking revolution, living and working as an Israeli in Silicon Valley, plus much more. -
Listen36:32Starting-Up a Global Community
Listen14.10.2024Dotan Bar Noy is senior vice President of Technology at Delinea, and chairman of the Technion Alumni Association.
In this conversation, Dotan talks about the lessons he learned from founding – and selling – several startup companies… and why he really does not like the title of “serial entrepreneur”.
He also describes his vision for a worldwide network of Technion alumni, how he met his future wife on campus, and much much more.14.10.2024Dotan Bar Noy is senior vice President of Technology at Delinea, and chairman of the Technion Alumni Association.
In this conversation, Dotan talks about the lessons he learned from founding – and selling – several startup companies… and why he really does not like the title of “serial entrepreneur”.
He also describes his vision for a worldwide network of Technion alumni, how he met his future wife on campus, and much much more. -
Listen46:02Predicting the Unpredictable
Listen31.10.2024Dr. Kira Radinsky, CEO of Diagnostic Robotics, is one of the most interesting experts globally in the field of predictive algorithms… and a proud Technion alum.
She was named one of the MIT Technology Review’s 35 Young Innovators Under 35, Forbes 30 under 30 rising stars in enterprise technology, and "woman of the year" by Globes magazine in Israel.
Over the course of this conversation, she takes us on a journey that somehow connects the Chernobyl disaster to Miley Cyrus, Cholera and the Arab spring, Mark Twain to Chat GPT.
We also cover her time working for Microsoft, Ebay, and the Gates Foundation, and much much more.31.10.2024Dr. Kira Radinsky, CEO of Diagnostic Robotics, is one of the most interesting experts globally in the field of predictive algorithms… and a proud Technion alum.
She was named one of the MIT Technology Review’s 35 Young Innovators Under 35, Forbes 30 under 30 rising stars in enterprise technology, and "woman of the year" by Globes magazine in Israel.
Over the course of this conversation, she takes us on a journey that somehow connects the Chernobyl disaster to Miley Cyrus, Cholera and the Arab spring, Mark Twain to Chat GPT.
We also cover her time working for Microsoft, Ebay, and the Gates Foundation, and much much more. -
Listen45:53It's about Healthspan, not Lifespan
Listen12.12.2024Doctor Nir Barzilai is a professor of medicine and genetics at the Albert Einstein college of medicine; he’s the director of the biggest center in the world for the biology of aging; and the president of the academy of health and lifespan research.
Over the course of this conversation, Doctor Barzilai talks about the centenarian studies he’s been conducting for over two decades now, focusing on people well over a hundred years old… and the so-called longevity genes they have in common.
He also touches on the benefits of fasting; What he thinks about ‘immortalists’; four drugs that actually could delay aging, and much much more.12.12.2024Doctor Nir Barzilai is a professor of medicine and genetics at the Albert Einstein college of medicine; he’s the director of the biggest center in the world for the biology of aging; and the president of the academy of health and lifespan research.
Over the course of this conversation, Doctor Barzilai talks about the centenarian studies he’s been conducting for over two decades now, focusing on people well over a hundred years old… and the so-called longevity genes they have in common.
He also touches on the benefits of fasting; What he thinks about ‘immortalists’; four drugs that actually could delay aging, and much much more. -
Listen41:43On Lifelong Learning
Listen30.12.2024Hava Siegelmann is Provost Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and for her groundbreaking work at DARPA, the research and development agency of the U.S Department of Defense, she is a recipient of The Meritorious Public Service Medal – one of the highest honors that the U.S army can bestow upon a private citizen.
She truly is a world-renowned AI pioneer, and it all started at the Technion, where she studied computer science for her BA.
Throughout a career spanning decades and continents, she’s been on the front lines of innovation in AI, neural networks, and hypercomputation or super-Turing; and in a moment, you’ll hear her talk about things like so-called ‘catastrophic forgetting’ in very smart machines; how robots can help rehabilitate injured soldiers; and even a little bit about baseball.
Professor Siegelmann also tells us about her work in defending Israel and fighting antisemitism at the academic level, something she’s been very vocal about long before the current war, but has become an even bigger part of her professional life since October seventh.30.12.2024Hava Siegelmann is Provost Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and for her groundbreaking work at DARPA, the research and development agency of the U.S Department of Defense, she is a recipient of The Meritorious Public Service Medal – one of the highest honors that the U.S army can bestow upon a private citizen.
She truly is a world-renowned AI pioneer, and it all started at the Technion, where she studied computer science for her BA.
Throughout a career spanning decades and continents, she’s been on the front lines of innovation in AI, neural networks, and hypercomputation or super-Turing; and in a moment, you’ll hear her talk about things like so-called ‘catastrophic forgetting’ in very smart machines; how robots can help rehabilitate injured soldiers; and even a little bit about baseball.
Professor Siegelmann also tells us about her work in defending Israel and fighting antisemitism at the academic level, something she’s been very vocal about long before the current war, but has become an even bigger part of her professional life since October seventh.
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Listen53:34Machine Man
Listen08.06.2025Dr. Jonathan Spitz is the founder and CEO of Gauss Machine Learning, a Germany-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to optimize manufacturing systems.
In this episode, we talk about his early LEGO robots, growing up in Argentina; how he helped Coca-Cola increase productivity by 10% (!) after just a couple of hours, using only a tablet; the meaning of "Small Data" and how it can lead to big results; and of course, as in any conversation regarding robotics – "Terminator 2: Judgement Day".08.06.2025Dr. Jonathan Spitz is the founder and CEO of Gauss Machine Learning, a Germany-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to optimize manufacturing systems.
In this episode, we talk about his early LEGO robots, growing up in Argentina; how he helped Coca-Cola increase productivity by 10% (!) after just a couple of hours, using only a tablet; the meaning of "Small Data" and how it can lead to big results; and of course, as in any conversation regarding robotics – "Terminator 2: Judgement Day". -
Listen37:16Plenty of Problems in the Sea
Listen15.05.2025Maria Chudnovsky is a leading mathematician working in the field of graph theory.
She is a professor at the Department of Mathematics and The Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Princeton University.
She is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Faculty of Sciences at the Hebrew University Jerusalem, and a 2012 MacArthur Fellow – the so called “Genius Grant”.
And just recently, she was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship for 2025.In this episode, she talks about “what makes a problem hard”… and why she does much of her groundbreaking work on her couch.
She also attempts to explain some pretty advanced graph theory in terms we can all understand… and as a bonus, for any true math nerds out there: she shares a riddle that took her weeks to solve, so pay close attention!15.05.2025Maria Chudnovsky is a leading mathematician working in the field of graph theory.
She is a professor at the Department of Mathematics and The Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Princeton University.
She is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Faculty of Sciences at the Hebrew University Jerusalem, and a 2012 MacArthur Fellow – the so called “Genius Grant”.
And just recently, she was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship for 2025.In this episode, she talks about “what makes a problem hard”… and why she does much of her groundbreaking work on her couch.
She also attempts to explain some pretty advanced graph theory in terms we can all understand… and as a bonus, for any true math nerds out there: she shares a riddle that took her weeks to solve, so pay close attention! -
Listen39:48Matbucha Bolognese
Listen10.04.2025Alexey Tomsov is food technology lead at Redefine Meat, and a proud Technion alum.
He's our first guest from the exciting world of food-tech…If you don’t know about Redefine Meat, it’s an Israeli startup company that uses advanced technology, to develop and produce animal-free meat or “new meat” as they like to call it.
Alexey was the company’s very first employee, and in this episode, he’ll tell us about the innovations and advancements they’ve been making in his playground – that’s what he calls the food lab; we’ll hear a couple of recipes as well, and all about the burgers and steaks that are already changing the world.10.04.2025Alexey Tomsov is food technology lead at Redefine Meat, and a proud Technion alum.
He's our first guest from the exciting world of food-tech…If you don’t know about Redefine Meat, it’s an Israeli startup company that uses advanced technology, to develop and produce animal-free meat or “new meat” as they like to call it.
Alexey was the company’s very first employee, and in this episode, he’ll tell us about the innovations and advancements they’ve been making in his playground – that’s what he calls the food lab; we’ll hear a couple of recipes as well, and all about the burgers and steaks that are already changing the world. -
Listen41:43
On Lifelong Learning
Listen30.12.2024Hava Siegelmann is Provost Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and for her groundbreaking work at DARPA, the research and development agency of the U.S Department of Defense, she is a recipient of The Meritorious Public Service Medal – one of the highest honors that the U.S army can bestow upon a private citizen.
She truly is a world-renowned AI pioneer, and it all started at the Technion, where she studied computer science for her BA.
Throughout a career spanning decades and continents, she’s been on the front lines of innovation in AI, neural networks, and hypercomputation or super-Turing; and in a moment, you’ll hear her talk about things like so-called ‘catastrophic forgetting’ in very smart machines; how robots can help rehabilitate injured soldiers; and even a little bit about baseball.
Professor Siegelmann also tells us about her work in defending Israel and fighting antisemitism at the academic level, something she’s been very vocal about long before the current war, but has become an even bigger part of her professional life since October seventh.30.12.2024Hava Siegelmann is Provost Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and for her groundbreaking work at DARPA, the research and development agency of the U.S Department of Defense, she is a recipient of The Meritorious Public Service Medal – one of the highest honors that the U.S army can bestow upon a private citizen.
She truly is a world-renowned AI pioneer, and it all started at the Technion, where she studied computer science for her BA.
Throughout a career spanning decades and continents, she’s been on the front lines of innovation in AI, neural networks, and hypercomputation or super-Turing; and in a moment, you’ll hear her talk about things like so-called ‘catastrophic forgetting’ in very smart machines; how robots can help rehabilitate injured soldiers; and even a little bit about baseball.
Professor Siegelmann also tells us about her work in defending Israel and fighting antisemitism at the academic level, something she’s been very vocal about long before the current war, but has become an even bigger part of her professional life since October seventh. -
Listen45:53
It's about Healthspan, not Lifespan
Listen12.12.2024Doctor Nir Barzilai is a professor of medicine and genetics at the Albert Einstein college of medicine; he’s the director of the biggest center in the world for the biology of aging; and the president of the academy of health and lifespan research.
Over the course of this conversation, Doctor Barzilai talks about the centenarian studies he’s been conducting for over two decades now, focusing on people well over a hundred years old… and the so-called longevity genes they have in common.
He also touches on the benefits of fasting; What he thinks about ‘immortalists’; four drugs that actually could delay aging, and much much more.12.12.2024Doctor Nir Barzilai is a professor of medicine and genetics at the Albert Einstein college of medicine; he’s the director of the biggest center in the world for the biology of aging; and the president of the academy of health and lifespan research.
Over the course of this conversation, Doctor Barzilai talks about the centenarian studies he’s been conducting for over two decades now, focusing on people well over a hundred years old… and the so-called longevity genes they have in common.
He also touches on the benefits of fasting; What he thinks about ‘immortalists’; four drugs that actually could delay aging, and much much more. -
Listen46:02
Predicting the Unpredictable
Listen31.10.2024Dr. Kira Radinsky, CEO of Diagnostic Robotics, is one of the most interesting experts globally in the field of predictive algorithms… and a proud Technion alum.
She was named one of the MIT Technology Review’s 35 Young Innovators Under 35, Forbes 30 under 30 rising stars in enterprise technology, and "woman of the year" by Globes magazine in Israel.
Over the course of this conversation, she takes us on a journey that somehow connects the Chernobyl disaster to Miley Cyrus, Cholera and the Arab spring, Mark Twain to Chat GPT.
We also cover her time working for Microsoft, Ebay, and the Gates Foundation, and much much more.31.10.2024Dr. Kira Radinsky, CEO of Diagnostic Robotics, is one of the most interesting experts globally in the field of predictive algorithms… and a proud Technion alum.
She was named one of the MIT Technology Review’s 35 Young Innovators Under 35, Forbes 30 under 30 rising stars in enterprise technology, and "woman of the year" by Globes magazine in Israel.
Over the course of this conversation, she takes us on a journey that somehow connects the Chernobyl disaster to Miley Cyrus, Cholera and the Arab spring, Mark Twain to Chat GPT.
We also cover her time working for Microsoft, Ebay, and the Gates Foundation, and much much more.