Future of Cars, AI, and DNA | FULL SHOW | #326




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Summary: Innovation is often born out of competition. Today, we find out about <a href="http://ai.xprize.org/" target="_blank">XPRIZE</a>, progress in the field of AI, 'biological barcoding,' and the revolution of 3D printing in the auto world. | <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PS_082016.mp3" target="_blank">Download Full Episode #326</a> <strong><a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/popular-science-radio/57/episodes/xprize-segment-1-326" target="_blank">Segment 1: XPRIZE</a> </strong>| <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PS_082016_IHEART_01.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 1</a> How do big innovations happen? Competitions like <a href="http://ai.xprize.org/" target="_blank">XPRIZE</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/xprize">@xprize</a>) help make progress possible by providing incentives to help creators want to create. Amir Banifatemi, Prize Leader for IBM Watson AI XPRIZE, joins to tell us more about the origins of <a href="http://ai.xprize.org/" target="_blank">XPRIZE</a>. <strong><a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/popular-science-radio/57/episodes/future-of-ai-segment-2-326" target="_blank">Segment 2: Future of AI</a> </strong>| <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PS_082016_IHEART_02.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 2</a> What makes <a href="http://ai.xprize.org/" target="_blank">XPRIZE</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/xprize">@xprize</a>) so important, especially to the field of AI? Amir Banifatemi explains how this challenge has helped AI progress and bring together multidisciplinary teams from around the world. <strong><a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/popular-science-radio/57/episodes/a-biological-code-segment-3-326" target="_blank">Segment 3: A Biological Code</a> </strong>| <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PS_082016_IHEART_03.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 3</a> The world needs a better way to track products and identify the ones that are genuine. This is the mission of MeiLin Wan, <a href="http://www.adnas.com/" target="_blank">Applied DNA Science</a>s (<a href="https://twitter.com/APDN">@APDN</a>) Executive Director of Textile Sales. MeiLin is here to shed some light on a new product that uses plant DNA to create a 'biological barcode' to track all kinds of goods. <strong><a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/popular-science-radio/57/episodes/the-future-of-the-car-segment-4-326" target="_blank">Segment 4: The Future of the Car</a> </strong>| <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PS_082016_IHEART_04.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 4</a> <a href="https://localmotors.com/" target="_blank">Local Motors</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/localmotors">@localmotors</a>) have been advancing the technology of building cars by leaps and bounds, but they have encountered the usual hurdle automotive companies come up against: the Federal Government. CEO Jay Rogers (<a href="https://twitter.com/johnbrogers" target="_blank">@JohnBRogers</a>) fills us in on their difficulties and progress. <strong><a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/popular-science-radio/57/episodes/neighborhood-electric-vehicle-segment-5-326" target="_blank">Segment 5: Neighborhood Electric Vehicle</a> </strong>| <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PS_082016_IHEART_05.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 5</a> With a belief in sustainability and local ingenuity, Jay Rogers (<a href="https://twitter.com/johnbrogers" target="_blank">@JohnBRogers</a>) and <a href="https://localmotors.com/" target="_blank">Local Motors</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/localmotors">@localmotors</a>) have made it their mission to enhance the life of local communities everywhere. We also learn about the NEV, or Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, which he plans to introduce to meet the needs of congested city transit. <strong><a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/popular-science-radio/57/episodes/car-recycling-segment-6-326" target="_blank">Segment 6: Car Recycling</a> </strong>| <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PS_082016_IHEART_06.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 6</a> What if you could trade your car in for the newest updated version every 18 months? Jay Rogers (<a href="https://twitter.com/johnbrogers" target="_blank">@JohnBRogers</a>) lets us know about his plan for the future: Trade in your 3D printed car, have it ground down and turned into materials for your new car!