The Future of Everything

Russ Altman

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Booking Overview

An expert interview show focused on emerging science, engineering, technology, health, energy, and their societal implications, typically featuring university researchers and subject-matter experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch accomplished scientists, medical researchers, technology scholars, legal-AI experts, and climate or energy policy specialists with original research or practical expertise; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need strong academic or professional credentials and a clear connection to future-focused innovation.

Metrics

Episodes: 386

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 211.0k subscribers

Instagram: 102.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Russ Altman - Professor of bioengineering, genetics, and medicine at Stanford University.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
University professors, established researchers, scientists, engineers, and policy experts with specialized expertise and original research in emerging science, technology, health, energy, or environmental issues.
Required Achievements:  
Published original research, Academic or institutional subject-matter leadership

Recent Guest Discussions

Suzanne Pfeffer - Parkinson's Disease, Mutated Proteins, Disease Biomarkers, Precision Medicine, Early Detection, And Treatments Targeting Lrrk2 And GBA Mutations.

Julian Nyarko - Artificial Intelligence In Legal Education And Services, AI Tutoring, Legal Research Agents, Fairness, Bias, Disparate Impact, And Policy.

Michael Wara - Wildfire Prevention, Community Risk, Home Retrofits, Utility Safety, Insurance Markets, Climate Change, Regulation, And Wildfire Communication.

Recent Topics

Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Medicine, Energy, Science

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Future of Everything
:

The future of Parkinson’s disease

July 17, 2026

Biochemist Suzanne Pfeffer is an expert on the molecular roots of Parkinson’s disease. Her work focuses on mutated proteins linked to Parkinson’s risk. She’s discovered, for instance, that drugs inhibiting one of the proteins can help neurons regrow primary cilia and stave off cell death, reversing disease progression. Since similar drugs are in clinical trials, her findings bring great hope for people with a subtype of Parkinson’s and hopefully can be linked to earlier detection through warn...

The future of AI and the legal field

July 10, 2026

Law professor Julian Nyarko has drawn attention for his studies using large language models to investigate and improve legal education and explore AI’s biases. He hopes AI can become a reliable, always-on legal learning and assistance tool to lower costs and expand access to legal services. In one recent study, he asked a group of law professors to evaluate written answers to student questions. Three-quarters of the time, the professors preferred AI-generated answers to those of their human c...

Best of: The future of wildfire management

July 03, 2026

In the western United States and Canada, this time of year is the beginning of peak wildfire season, a reality that's become impossible to ignore. In light of this, we're re-releasing my conversation with energy and climate policy expert Michael Wara on the future of wildfire management. Michael walks us through how we got here, why fires are burning bigger and more frequently, and what a smarter, more proactive approach to managing our landscapes might look like. Whether you're in a fire-pro...

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