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In this week's episode, we sit down with Peter Cabauy, CEO and founder of City Labs, to explore how nuclear micropower could transform the future of space exploration. 
From surviving the harsh two-week lunar night to enabling long-duration missions to the Moon and beyond, Peter explains why reliable power may be the biggest challenge facing the next era of spaceflight. 
He also shares the remarkable story of how City Labs went from the brink of collapse to working with NASA, DARPA, and the U.S. Air Force, and why he believes we're entering the commercial nuclear space age.
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In this episode, we sit down with Rick Balzano, Vice President of Go-to-Market for AI Services, Safety and Robotics at TaskUs, to explore what it will take to move humanoid robots from impressive demonstrations into real-world workplaces. 
We discuss embodied AI, simulation, training data, human oversight, and why safety could ultimately determine whether humanoid robots achieve mass adoption. 
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In this episode, we sit down with Paleolithic archaeologist Dr. Ariel “Arik” Malinsky-Buller to reverse engineer the Stone Age. 
We explore how tiny fragments of obsidian and chert reveal the sophisticated toolmaking, long-distance travel, and shared knowledge that helped ancient hunter-gatherers survive the rugged Armenian Highlands tens of thousands of years ago.
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In this episode, we sit down with Salar al Khafaji, founder and CEO of Monumental, to explore how autonomous robots are moving beyond the lab and onto real construction sites. 
We discuss robot bricklayers, construction’s labor shortage, the challenge of building in unpredictable environments, and whether coordinated robot fleets could one day build a house in just 24 hours.
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In this episode, we are joined by Winnie Lai, founder and CEO of Auriga Space, to explore how electromagnetic launch technology could transform counter-drone defense. 
We discuss why using multimillion-dollar missiles against low-cost drones is becoming unsustainable, how Auriga’s frictionless magnetic-launch system works, and why the same core technology could one day help launch satellites, or even transport materials from the Moon. 
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