Welcome to Episode 5 of the BioHackers Podcast! In this episode, David and Alex welcome famous inventor and systems theorist Ken Matusow to the show. Together, they discuss the emergence of quantum mechanics as a tool for curing cancer, the power of imaginary numbers, the New Renaissance, quantum weirdness, and valuable life lessons learned from Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy. (06:21) Welcome Ken to the Show (09:50) Ken’s Story: Serendipity and Silicon Valley (11:50) The New Renaissance and Deeper Truth (18:05) Quantum Mechanics as a Tool for Curing Cancer (25:14) Tricorder: 4-Dimensional Tools to Understand Complexity (35:10) Foundation 2022: Paper 1 – Uncertainty (39:25) Quantum Weirdness: Nature Isn’t Weird (44:29) The New Renaissance: Education Transformation (47:26) Foundation 2022: Paper 2 – Nentropy (54:47) How To Roll 20,000 Dice (01:00:47) Foundation 2022: Paper 3 – Predicate (01:07:01) Psychohistory: Ability to Understand our New Reality (01:12:45) Supercomputer-powered Systems Biology (01:14:40) What is a BioHacker to You? (01:19:20) Closing Thoughts (01:24:00) Enjoy the Show! Link to Alex’s Paper on Quantum Mechanics in Cancer: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29802335/