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Solutions with Henry Blodget

Solutions with Henry Blodget

By: Vox Media Podcast Network
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Summary

 We hear enough about our problems. Let’s solve them. Every Monday, journalist, analyst and entrepreneur Henry Blodget interviews leading thinkers across business, tech, politics and beyond about their big ideas for how to build a better future. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Economics
Episodes
  • Why AI Will Never Be Conscious, According to a Consciousness Expert

    Why AI Will Never Be Conscious, According to a Consciousness Expert
    May 4 2026
    Anil Seth is concerned about the “mythology of conscious AI” – the growing argument that LLMs and other AI systems might one day achieve consciousness. Seth is a Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex and a leading expert on consciousness. He’s skeptical that AI will ever achieve true consciousness, and argues there’s danger in perceiving these technical systems as feeling beings. Today, we discuss that danger, and what science even defines as "consciousness." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • An Extraordinary Gene Editing Treatment Could Mark a Turning Point in Medicine

    An Extraordinary Gene Editing Treatment Could Mark a Turning Point in Medicine
    Apr 27 2026
    In the summer of 2024, a baby named KJ was born with a rare disease with a 50% mortality rate. Six months later, he became the first patient to receive personalized gene editing therapy. He is now healthy and thriving. Dr. Jeff Coller, who directs the RNA Innovation Center at Johns Hopkins University, says KJ’s treatment could be the most important medical story of the decade. Today, Dr. Coller explains the ground-breaking science behind KJ’s treatment, and what it will take to bring it mainstream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    47 mins
  • Wildfires Are Only Getting Worse. What Can We Do?

    Wildfires Are Only Getting Worse. What Can We Do?
    Apr 20 2026
    Dr. Kira Hoffman once fought fires as a firefighter. Now she works on starting them - for the sake of wildfire prevention. Dr. Hoffman is a fire ecologist at the University of British Columbia and an expert in why wildfires are getting worse and the solutions that can mitigate their damage. We discuss why she forecasts a “dire” wildfire season this year, how fire policy has transformed over the past century, and what Americans can do across the country to protect their homes now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    34 mins
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