🎙️ We live in a world that talks endlessly about extending life - but rarely about understanding death. In this episode of @ProgressPotent1, I speak with Dr. Marianne Matzo, Ph.D. - @mmatzo - gerontologist, hospice nurse, educator, and founder of Everyone Dies - @Every1dies1 - about one of the most important - and least discussed - dimensions of healthcare. 🧠 We explore: • Why most families are unprepared for end-of-life decisions; • How palliative care is still widely misunderstood; • The emotional and ethical gaps in modern medicine; • What patients wish they had known earlier; • Why talking about death sooner doesn't make life darker - it often makes it richer; After decades at the bedside, in academia at @UofOklahoma, and in public education, Dr. Matzo has dedicated her career to helping people navigate serious illness, dying, grief, and loss with greater understanding and compassion. 💬 One of the most powerful ideas from our conversation: "We spend enormous effort trying to extend life, but very little effort learning how to prepare for its end." 🌱 Because the truth is simple: Everyone dies. But very few of us are taught how to talk about it. #EveryoneDies #PalliativeCare #DeathEducation #HospiceCare #Gerontology #Healthcare #MedicalEthics #EndOfLifeCare #AdvanceCarePlanning #ProgressPotentialPossibilities

🎙️ We live in a world that talks endlessly about extending life - but rarely about understanding death. In this episode of @ProgressPotent1, I speak with Dr. Marianne Matzo, Ph.D. - @mmatzo - gerontologist, hospice nurse, educator, and founder of Everyone Dies - @Every1dies1 - about one of the most important - and least discussed - dimensions of healthcare. 🧠 We explore: • Why most families are unprepared for end-of-life decisions; • How palliative care is still widely misunderstood; • The emotional and ethical gaps in modern medicine; • What patients wish they had known earlier; • Why talking about death sooner doesn't make life darker - it often makes it richer; After decades at the bedside, in academia at @UofOklahoma, and in public education, Dr. Matzo has dedicated her career to helping people navigate serious illness, dying, grief, and loss with greater understanding and compassion. 💬 One of the most powerful ideas from our conversation: "We spend enormous effort trying to extend life, but very little effort learning how to prepare for its end." 🌱 Because the truth is simple: Everyone dies. But very few of us are taught how to talk about it. Watch Now - youtube.com/watch?v=loc8EyOL… #EveryoneDies #PalliativeCare #DeathEducation #HospiceCare #Gerontology #Healthcare #MedicalEthics #EndOfLifeCare #AdvanceCarePlanning #ProgressPotentialPossibilities

⚡🌌 Fusion energy is no longer just science fiction - it’s becoming experimental reality. At the National Ignition Facility, scientists are using the world’s most powerful laser system to recreate conditions found inside stars. In 2022, a historic experiment achieved fusion ignition - a breakthrough decades in the making. ☀️⚛️ But the story goes even deeper. In this @ProgressPotent1 episode, Dr. Mario Manuel, Ph.D. of @GeneralAtomics takes us inside the extreme frontier of laser science - where researchers are recreating supernova shock waves, generating gamma rays with petawatt lasers, and studying the turbulent plasma physics that shapes the universe itself. 🚀💥🌠 We also explore how AI-driven experiments and high-repetition-rate laser systems could help transform fusion from a scientific milestone into a scalable energy technology for the future. 🤖🔬⚡ This is where fusion energy, astrophysics, advanced lasers, and the future of human discovery all collide. #FusionEnergy #NuclearFusion #PlasmaPhysics #Lasers #Astrophysics #GammaRays #FutureEnergy #DeepTech #GeneralAtomics #NIF #CleanEnergy #SciencePodcast #Physics #Innovation #FutureTech @lasers_llnl @Livermore_Lab @ENERGY @NNSAnews

⚡🌌 Fusion energy is no longer just science fiction - it’s becoming experimental reality. At the National Ignition Facility, scientists are using the world’s most powerful laser system to recreate conditions found inside stars. In 2022, a historic experiment achieved fusion ignition - a breakthrough decades in the making. ☀️⚛️ But the story goes even deeper. In this @ProgressPotent1 episode, Dr. Mario Manuel, Ph.D. of @GeneralAtomics takes us inside the extreme frontier of laser science - where researchers are recreating supernova shock waves, generating gamma rays with petawatt lasers, and studying the turbulent plasma physics that shapes the universe itself. 🚀💥🌠 We also explore how AI-driven experiments and high-repetition-rate laser systems could help transform fusion from a scientific milestone into a scalable energy technology for the future. 🤖🔬⚡ This is where fusion energy, astrophysics, advanced lasers, and the future of human discovery all collide. Watch now - youtube.com/watch?v=tbj_LpiJ… #FusionEnergy #NuclearFusion #PlasmaPhysics #Lasers #Astrophysics #GammaRays #FutureEnergy #DeepTech #GeneralAtomics #NIF #CleanEnergy #SciencePodcast #Physics #Innovation #FutureTech @lasers_llnl @Livermore_Lab @ENERGY @NNSAnews

🏥👶 What happens when children survive critical illness…but then spend MONTHS or YEARS in hospitals missing childhood itself? On the latest episode of @ProgressPotent1, we explore with Dr. Nicholas Holekamp, MD, the groundbreaking work happening at @RankenJordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital - a place reimagining what pediatric recovery can look like for children with medical complexity. 💙✨ Instead of keeping kids confined to beds and rooms, their revolutionary “Care Beyond the Bedside” model focuses on: 🛝 Play as medicine; 👨‍👩‍👧 Family integration; 🎨 Music, art & social interaction; 🦽 Mobility and developmental recovery; 🏫 Education and peer engagement; 🌳 Outdoor activities and real childhood experiences; We also dive into the complex ethical challenges facing pediatric post-acute care today: ⚖️ Discharge dilemmas; 🧠 Goals-of-care decisions; 🤝 Team-family communication conflicts; 🏠 Safe transitions home; 💔 Provider moral distress; This conversation is a powerful look at the future of pediatric medicine - where healing is about more than survival…it’s about helping children truly LIVE. 🌈🌟 #Pediatrics #ChildrensHospital #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalInnovation #ChildrenWithMedicalComplexity #PediatricCare #Medicine #Healthcare #FamilyCenteredCare #MedicalEthics #Neurodevelopment #VentilatorCare #Rehabilitation #PostAcuteCare #CareBeyondTheBedside #Innovation #Podcast #ProgressPotentialPossibilities @haleyadams25🚀🎙️💙

🧬🤖 Is AI really about to cure all disease…or has Silicon Valley underestimated the complexity of biology? In this fascinating new episode, I’m joined once again by @BillTaranto, President of the @Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, along with Managing Director & molecular biologist, Dr. David Rubin, for a deep dive into the rapidly evolving world of AI-driven healthcare, drug discovery, diagnostics, and precision medicine. We explore: 🔹 The @Roche @Path_AI deal and what it signals for AI healthcare; 🔹 Why biology is far harder than software engineering; 🔹 The limits of AI in drug discovery; 🔹 Real-world clinical validation and scalability; 🔹 AI organoids, multimodal biology & the future of experimental medicine; 🔹 What separates real biotech innovation from AI hype; This is not your typical “AI will solve everything” conversation. It’s a serious look at what happens when artificial intelligence meets the astonishing complexity of living systems. #AI #Biotech #DrugDiscovery #HealthcareAI #PrecisionMedicine #Pharma #PathAI #Roche #Oncology #DigitalHealth #MachineLearning #Biology #ArtificialIntelligence #MedicalInnovation #BiotechInvesting #FutureOfMedicine @jenniferjones

🏥👶 What happens when children survive critical illness…but then spend MONTHS or YEARS in hospitals missing childhood itself? On the latest episode of @ProgressPotent1, we explore with Dr. Nicholas Holekamp, MD, the groundbreaking work happening at @RankenJordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital - a place reimagining what pediatric recovery can look like for children with medical complexity. 💙✨ Instead of keeping kids confined to beds and rooms, their revolutionary “Care Beyond the Bedside” model focuses on: 🛝 Play as medicine; 👨‍👩‍👧 Family integration; 🎨 Music, art & social interaction; 🦽 Mobility and developmental recovery; 🏫 Education and peer engagement; 🌳 Outdoor activities and real childhood experiences; We also dive into the complex ethical challenges facing pediatric post-acute care today: ⚖️ Discharge dilemmas; 🧠 Goals-of-care decisions; 🤝 Team-family communication conflicts; 🏠 Safe transitions home; 💔 Provider moral distress; This conversation is a powerful look at the future of pediatric medicine - where healing is about more than survival…it’s about helping children truly LIVE. 🌈🌟 Watch now - youtube.com/watch?v=XKfqswgX… #Pediatrics #ChildrensHospital #HealthcareInnovation #MedicalInnovation #ChildrenWithMedicalComplexity #PediatricCare #Medicine #Healthcare #FamilyCenteredCare #MedicalEthics #Neurodevelopment #VentilatorCare #Rehabilitation #PostAcuteCare #CareBeyondTheBedside #Innovation #Podcast #ProgressPotentialPossibilities @haleyadams25🚀🎙️💙

🧬🤖 Is AI really about to cure all disease…or has Silicon Valley underestimated the complexity of biology? In this fascinating new episode, I’m joined once again by @BillTaranto, President of the @Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, along with Managing Director & molecular biologist, Dr. David Rubin, for a deep dive into the rapidly evolving world of AI-driven healthcare, drug discovery, diagnostics, and precision medicine. We explore: 🔹 The @Roche @Path_AI deal and what it signals for AI healthcare; 🔹 Why biology is far harder than software engineering; 🔹 The limits of AI in drug discovery; 🔹 Real-world clinical validation and scalability; 🔹 AI organoids, multimodal biology & the future of experimental medicine; 🔹 What separates real biotech innovation from AI hype; This is not your typical “AI will solve everything” conversation. It’s a serious look at what happens when artificial intelligence meets the astonishing complexity of living systems. Watch now - youtube.com/watch?v=JbEwfnWc… #AI #Biotech #DrugDiscovery #HealthcareAI #PrecisionMedicine #Pharma #PathAI #Roche #Oncology #DigitalHealth #MachineLearning #Biology #ArtificialIntelligence #MedicalInnovation #BiotechInvesting #FutureOfMedicine @jenniferjones

#ICYMI Ryan Marthaler, VP of Product Marketing & Business Development recently spoke with @irat1onal on @ProgressPotent1 about the innovative fluid management solutions $NUWE has to offer. Tune in today: youtube.com/watch?v=7aiKByKZ…

✈️🌱 Could the future of aviation fuel come from plants instead of petroleum? In this fascinating @ProgressPotent1 conversation, I sit down with Ofer Haviv - CEO of Casterra and longtime CEO of Evogene - to explore how AI, computational biology, and advanced agriculture are converging to power the future bioeconomy. We discuss: 🧬 AI-driven crop development; 🌍 Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); 🚜 The industrial future of castor farming; ⚡ Agriculture as energy infrastructure; 🌱 Climate resilience & bio-based industries; 🛢️ Replacing petroleum with biology; Casterra is working to transform castor into a scalable industrial feedstock for biofuels, renewable chemicals, aviation, and next-generation manufacturing - a story that sits at the intersection of climate tech, biotech, agriculture, and energy innovation. This is a fascinating look at how the future of energy may literally be grown in the field. #OferHaviv #Casterra #Evogene #Biofuels #SustainableAviationFuel #SAF #ClimateTech #AgTech #Biotech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #RenewableEnergy #GreenEnergy #FutureOfEnergy #IndustrialBiotech #Castor #SustainableFarming #Bioeconomy #EnergyTransition #ClimateInnovation 🚀

✈️🌱 Could the future of aviation fuel come from plants instead of petroleum? In this fascinating @ProgressPotent1 conversation, I sit down with Ofer Haviv - CEO of Casterra and longtime CEO of Evogene - to explore how AI, computational biology, and advanced agriculture are converging to power the future bioeconomy. We discuss: 🧬 AI-driven crop development; 🌍 Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); 🚜 The industrial future of castor farming; ⚡ Agriculture as energy infrastructure; 🌱 Climate resilience & bio-based industries; 🛢️ Replacing petroleum with biology; Casterra is working to transform castor into a scalable industrial feedstock for biofuels, renewable chemicals, aviation, and next-generation manufacturing - a story that sits at the intersection of climate tech, biotech, agriculture, and energy innovation. This is a fascinating look at how the future of energy may literally be grown in the field. Watch now - youtube.com/watch?v=WVQjnrC3… #OferHaviv #Casterra #Evogene #Biofuels #SustainableAviationFuel #SAF #ClimateTech #AgTech #Biotech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #RenewableEnergy #GreenEnergy #FutureOfEnergy #IndustrialBiotech #Castor #SustainableFarming #Bioeconomy #EnergyTransition #ClimateInnovation 🚀

🧬 Could the future of cancer immunotherapy be multi-target instead of single-target? In this fascinating @ProgressPotent1 conversation, I sit down with Dr. Jack Silberstein - @Jack_Silb - Founder and CEO of Deck Bio, to explore a next-generation approach to T cell engager therapies designed specifically for solid tumors. We discuss: 🔹 Why traditional T cell engagers succeeded in blood cancers but struggled in solid tumors; 🔹 The biology of peptide-MHC (pMHC) targeting; 🔹 Tumor heterogeneity and antigen escape; 🔹 Multi-target immune recognition; 🔹 Deck Bio’s AACR 2026 preclinical data; 🔹 The future of engineered TCR therapies and combinatorial cancer targeting; Deck Bio’s core thesis is fascinating: 👉 Cancer may not be a “single antigen” disease - and next-generation immunotherapies may need to recognize patterns of tumor identity instead of one marker at a time. A deep dive into one of the most technically ambitious areas in modern oncology and immune engineering. #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #DeckBio #TCellEngagers #Biotech #AACR2026 #Oncology #TCRTherapy #PrecisionMedicine #CancerInnovation @russopartners

What if healing isn’t just chemistry…but physics too? In this fascinating @ProgressPotent1 episode, I sit down with Dr. Michael Morykwas - bioengineer, inventor, and co-creator of V.A.C.® Therapy - the breakthrough wound healing technology that has helped more than 20 MILLION patients worldwide. We explore: 🩹 The incredible origin story behind Vacuum Assisted Closure (V.A.C.) Therapy; ⚙️ How mechanical force can actually stimulate tissue growth; 🧬 The rise of mechanobiology & regenerative medicine; 🏥 Battlefield medicine, diabetic wounds & trauma care; 🔬 The future of smart wound healing systems; 🚀 Why the next generation of medicine may be as much about physics as pharmaceuticals; From a late-night idea at @wakeforestmed to one of the most important medical innovations of the last half century, this is an amazing conversation about invention, engineering, and the hidden science of how the body heals itself. #MichaelMorykwas #VACtherapy #WoundHealing #RegenerativeMedicine #Mechanobiology #BiomedicalEngineering #MedicalInnovation #FutureOfMedicine @FINNPartners @WakeForestNews @WakeForest @RenovoConcepts @solventum @SolventumMed

What if healing isn’t just chemistry…but physics too? In this fascinating @ProgressPotent1 episode, I sit down with Dr. Michael Morykwas - bioengineer, inventor, and co-creator of V.A.C.® Therapy - the breakthrough wound healing technology that has helped more than 20 MILLION patients worldwide. We explore: 🩹 The incredible origin story behind Vacuum Assisted Closure (V.A.C.) Therapy; ⚙️ How mechanical force can actually stimulate tissue growth; 🧬 The rise of mechanobiology & regenerative medicine; 🏥 Battlefield medicine, diabetic wounds & trauma care; 🔬 The future of smart wound healing systems; 🚀 Why the next generation of medicine may be as much about physics as pharmaceuticals; From a late-night idea at @wakeforestmed to one of the most important medical innovations of the last half century, this is an amazing conversation about invention, engineering, and the hidden science of how the body heals itself. Watch now - youtube.com/watch?v=4XQzJ6VI… #MichaelMorykwas #VACtherapy #WoundHealing #RegenerativeMedicine #Mechanobiology #BiomedicalEngineering #MedicalInnovation #FutureOfMedicine @FINNPartners @WakeForestNews @WakeForest @RenovoConcepts @solventum @SolventumMed

Our CEO, Jared Bauer, joined @irat1onal on the @ProgressPotent1 podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of biotech and what it will take to get there. #AI #TechBio #Innovation

🧬 Could the future of cancer immunotherapy be multi-target instead of single-target? In this fascinating @ProgressPotent1 conversation, I sit down with Dr. Jack Silberstein - @Jack_Silb - Founder and CEO of Deck Bio, to explore a next-generation approach to T cell engager therapies designed specifically for solid tumors. We discuss: 🔹 Why traditional T cell engagers succeeded in blood cancers but struggled in solid tumors; 🔹 The biology of peptide-MHC (pMHC) targeting; 🔹 Tumor heterogeneity and antigen escape; 🔹 Multi-target immune recognition; 🔹 Deck Bio’s AACR 2026 preclinical data; 🔹 The future of engineered TCR therapies and combinatorial cancer targeting; Deck Bio’s core thesis is fascinating: 👉 Cancer may not be a “single antigen” disease - and next-generation immunotherapies may need to recognize patterns of tumor identity instead of one marker at a time. A deep dive into one of the most technically ambitious areas in modern oncology and immune engineering. Watch now - youtube.com/watch?v=4VE2AS-A… #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #DeckBio #TCellEngagers #Biotech #AACR2026 #Oncology #TCRTherapy #PrecisionMedicine #CancerInnovation @russopartners

AI. CRISPR. Pandemic preparedness. Programmable medicine. In this fascinating @ProgressPotent1 conversation, I sit down with Jared Bauer, CEO of @seek_labs, to explore a bold vision for the future of infectious disease response. Seek Labs is building an integrated platform that combines: 🧬 AI-driven genomic intelligence; ⚡ Rapid field diagnostics; 🎯 CRISPR-based “seek-and-destroy” therapeutics; The goal? Compress the timeline between outbreak detection and intervention from weeks….to potentially days or even hours. We discuss: 🔹 The dangerous “21-day gap” in outbreak detection; 🔹 How programmable therapeutics could work; 🔹 AI-powered pathogen targeting; 🔹 CRISPR antivirals; 🔹 Biodefense & pandemic preparedness; 🔹 The future of rapid-response biotech; 🔹 Why the next generation of medicine may become continuously adaptive; This is one of the most forward-looking biotech conversations I’ve had in a long time. #SeekLabs #CRISPR #AI #Biotech #PandemicPreparedness #BioDefense #SyntheticBiology #FutureOfMedicine #HealthcareInnovation #GeneEditing @BioHiveUtah @RealChemistry_

🚨 The biggest bottleneck in national security today isn’t AI capability. It’s authorization. 🔐 In defense environments, even if software is mission-critical and already built, it can still take 🕒 12–24 months just to get approval to deploy. That’s the problem Kovr.ai is attacking - using AI to transform cyber compliance from a slow, manual, documentation-heavy process into a real-time, automated system. ⚡ Instead of engineers spending months producing audit artifacts, AI systems can now: ✅ Continuously map infrastructure to federal controls; ✅ Automatically generate compliance evidence; ✅ Detect configuration drift in real time; ✅ Accelerate ATO readiness from months to minutes; This isn’t just a software improvement. It’s a fundamental shift in how trust is established in national security systems. 🌎🛡️ The question is no longer: “Can we build the technology?” It’s: “Can we authorize it fast enough to matter?” 🚀 Watch now on @ProgressPotent1 #AI #Cybersecurity #NationalSecurity #DefenseTech #GovTech #FedRAMP #CMMC #ATO #ArtificialIntelligence #CloudSecurity #CyberDefense #ZeroTrust #EmergingTech #Innovation #Defense #ComplianceAutomation #MachineLearning #FutureOfAI #KovrAI @BosparPR @fortreum

AI. CRISPR. Pandemic preparedness. Programmable medicine. In this fascinating @ProgressPotent1 conversation, I sit down with Jared Bauer, CEO of @seek_labs , to explore a bold vision for the future of infectious disease response. Seek Labs is building an integrated platform that combines: 🧬 AI-driven genomic intelligence; ⚡ Rapid field diagnostics; 🎯 CRISPR-based “seek-and-destroy” therapeutics; The goal? Compress the timeline between outbreak detection and intervention from weeks….to potentially days or even hours. We discuss: 🔹 The dangerous “21-day gap” in outbreak detection; 🔹 How programmable therapeutics could work; 🔹 AI-powered pathogen targeting; 🔹 CRISPR antivirals; 🔹 Biodefense & pandemic preparedness; 🔹 The future of rapid-response biotech; 🔹 Why the next generation of medicine may become continuously adaptive; This is one of the most forward-looking biotech conversations I’ve had in a long time. Watch now - youtube.com/watch?v=IpDchcqY… #SeekLabs #CRISPR #AI #Biotech #PandemicPreparedness #BioDefense #SyntheticBiology #FutureOfMedicine #HealthcareInnovation #GeneEditing @BioHiveUtah @RealChemistry_

🚨 The biggest bottleneck in national security today isn’t AI capability. It’s authorization. 🔐 In defense environments, even if software is mission-critical and already built, it can still take 🕒 12–24 months just to get approval to deploy. That’s the problem Kovr.ai is attacking - using AI to transform cyber compliance from a slow, manual, documentation-heavy process into a real-time, automated system. ⚡ Instead of engineers spending months producing audit artifacts, AI systems can now: ✅ Continuously map infrastructure to federal controls; ✅ Automatically generate compliance evidence; ✅ Detect configuration drift in real time; ✅ Accelerate ATO readiness from months to minutes; This isn’t just a software improvement. It’s a fundamental shift in how trust is established in national security systems. 🌎🛡️ The question is no longer: “Can we build the technology?” It’s: “Can we authorize it fast enough to matter?” 🚀 Watch now on @ProgressPotent1 - youtube.com/watch?v=Oc0g39Gy… #AI #Cybersecurity #NationalSecurity #DefenseTech #GovTech #FedRAMP #CMMC #ATO #ArtificialIntelligence #CloudSecurity #CyberDefense #ZeroTrust #EmergingTech #Innovation #Defense #ComplianceAutomation #MachineLearning #FutureOfAI #KovrAI @BosparPR @fortreum