MIT Technology Review's 2024 Innovators Under 35 | Episode #5

Each year, MIT Technology Review highlights 35 global innovators leading breakthroughs in research, technology, and entrepreneurship. This year’s group is making significant strides in improving health, fostering climate stability, and advancing equality.

In a conversation with Amy Nordrum, Executive Editor of Operations at MIT Technology Review, we explored how these innovators are selected, the impact they’re driving, and the future of technology that MIT Technology Review is most excited about. We also had the chance to speak with two of the honorees: Claudia Cea from MIT, who is soon to start a lab at Yale University, developed the world’s first flexible neural recording device, and Ang Cui, Assistant Professor at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School, who created the Immune Dictionary, a pioneering large-scale mapping of immune responses. This effort has already led to multiple discoveries in biomedical science.Both innovators shared their excitement about the future of technology, particularly in AI/ML and human-interface advancements.

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Time Stamps:
00:00 - 01:59
02:00 - 03:44 What is MIT Technology Review and more about 35 Innovators Under 35 and who Made it in the past
03:45 - 05:57 How are the 35 Innovators Under 35 selected globally?
05:58 - 07:30 2024 list focused on innovators driving better health, stable climate and greater equality. What was the thinking behind that theme?
07:31 - 11:26 How did Ang Cui and Claudia Cea transition from electrical/computer engineering to inventing breakthroughs in biology?
11:27 - 14:45 What is the Immune Dictionary Ang Cui developed and why is the world going crazy about it? Big Data is now in the driver seat for immunology discovery.
14:47 - 17:09 What is the flexible neural recording device Claudia Cea developed and why it’s a game-changer. Fully flexible neural device using polymers for body.
17:10 - 19:47 How have people been using the Immune Dictionary, especially in developing cytokine-based therapeutics and immunotherapies?
19:48 - 20:52 Why was Big Data important in building the Immune Dictionary?
20:53 - 22:05 What are some other questions that Ang Cui is interested in exploring in immunology?
22:06 - 23:51 Why making neural devices work at necessary speed was important and neural signal recording
23:52 - 25:21 When will we see real-world application of neural recording device and what does that look like?
25:22 -26:30 Where is Ang Cui taking the Immune Dictionary next with Big Data?
26:31 - 28:42 What are some big advances that Ang and Claudia are eyeing?
28:43 - 30:29 What excites Amy from MIT Technology Review the most about the future of technology?