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CoFounder and formerHead Of Research at Turn Biotechnologies. Now working on his own thing.
Passionate about developing unique and groundbreaking solutions to combat aging and degenerative disease. We dig into the mindset of innovation in this episode of the learning with lowell show.
Jay links
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-sarkar-979033211/
PODCAST INFO:
The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson- is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups.
LINKS
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzri06unR-lMXbl6sqWP_-Q
Youtube clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-B5x371AzTGgK-_q3U_KfA
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lowell-thompson-2227b074
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LWThompson5
Website: https://www.learningwithlowell.com/
timestamps/show notes
00:00 Intro Jay Sarkar
00:45 Turn off/on
03:40 Dealing with stress
07:04 Failure
08:00 Faith / science / principle thinking
11:50 Michael Levin, conditions for specific outcomes
16:20 Two door question
18:00 Mindset, problem solving
21:50 Machine learning, learning new things
28:25 Bob langer, picking problems
30:50 Biotech / elon musk/ following interest
32:45 Validating ideas
41:10 David sinclair work – listener question
44:20 Age thesis changing over time
48:00 CRISPR single target, system to regulate problems
50:07 Confrontation / focus
54:00 mRNA, next step in innovation
59:00 non technical hurdles
1:03:18 Asking why
1:05:07 DIY innovation / learning
1:11:26 Books/movies
1:17:18 Jay outside of work
1:19:25 Volunteering
1:21:27 Listener question: ERA applied to hearing loss
1:24:25 Staying up to date
1:25:30 Hiring
1:26:41 Jays question for others