The R42 Podcast
The R42 Podcast explores what’s next at the intersection of AI, longevity science, and venture. Hosted by inventor, entrepreneur, investor, and Stanford professor Ronjon Nag, the show brings together scientists, founders, investors, and other experts to explore emerging ideas, challenge assumptions, and uncover what may matter next.
Sleep and Longevity: What a Stanford Sleep Doctor Says About Wearables & AI
Are you getting enough sleep? Can your Oura Ring, WHOOP, or Apple Watch really tell you how well you're sleeping? And what if going to bed at the same time every night matters more than getting eight hours?
In Episode 2 of the R42 Podcast, host Ronjon Nag sits down with Dr. Martin Kawalski, a physician and Stanford sleep researcher, to explore what science tells us about sleep, longevity, and the technologies that promise to help us sleep better.
From the surprising importance of sleep regularity to the limitations of wearable sleep scores, Martin challenges conventional...
Can You Make Your Brain Younger? Brain Age & the Younger Competition — Christin Glorioso
Christin Glorioso, founder and CEO of NeuroAge, joins Ronjon Nag to explore a provocative question: Can we measure, and potentially influence, how quickly our brains are aging?
Christin shares how her family experience with Alzheimer’s led her to focus on brain health, why cognitive decline can begin long before obvious symptoms appear, and how NeuroAge is working to estimate and track brain age.
They also discuss the Younger Competition, a six-month challenge that asks participants to see whether they can improve measures of biological and brain aging through personalized lifestyle and health strategies.
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Introducing The R42 Podcast with Ronjon Nag
Before we launch our first guest conversation, Executive Producer Steve Sprich, a longtime consumer technology leader with a current focus on AI, health and longevity, sits down with host Ronjon Nag to introduce The R42 Podcast and the ideas behind it.
Ronjon shares why R42 is focused on the intersection of artificial intelligence, longevity science and venture, what he hopes to explore through the podcast, and why this is such an interesting moment for emerging science and technology.
Join The R42 Podcast for conversations with scientists, entrepreneurs, investors and other experts exploring what may matter...
The R42 Podcast — Official Trailer
What happens when artificial intelligence, longevity science and venture collide?
The R42 Podcast, hosted by Ronjon Nag, brings together scientists, entrepreneurs, investors and other experts to explore emerging ideas, challenge assumptions and uncover what may matter next.
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Special thanks to Producer/Editor, Ally Koh!
