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Clear all filters- Milken Institute20 min
Unveiling Reality: Beyond the Matrix with Dr. Deepak Chopra | Global Conference 2025
This presentation argues that the fundamental nature of the universe and consciousness has been misunderstood, proposing instead that reality emerges from a formless, infinite consciousness rather than atomic matter. By reframing existence as the universe experiencing itself through human forms, the speaker challenges the consensus that consciousness is a biological byproduct of the brain. The session outlines a methodology to transcend intellectual concepts and access this "Akashic field" through direct, heart-centered awareness practices.
- Milken Institute21 min
Atul Butte | Driving Public Health: A Trillion Points of Data
Addressing the exponential growth of biomedical data, the presentation details UCSF's initiative to consolidate electronic records from 14.1 million patients into a unified warehouse that shifts disease tracking from code-based to molecular-based systems. This infrastructure enables low-cost computational predictions, such as the rapid repurposing of imipramine for lung cancer, which accelerated a clinical trial from concept to authorization within fifteen months. By creating dynamic maps of patient disease progression, the project aims to redefine accountable care through continuous, population-level monitoring rather than isolated clinical encounters.
- Milken Institute29 min
Charles Elachi on Curiosity rover's journey to Mars
The Curiosity rover successfully executed a fully autonomous landing on Mars by surviving a seven-minute descent that reduced its velocity from 13,000 mph while navigating the planet's thin atmosphere without real-time ground control. Engineers overcame the spacecraft's massive 10-fold weight increase compared to previous rovers by deploying a supersonic parachute followed by a novel "Sky Crane" maneuver that lowered the vehicle via cable 30 feet above the surface. This unprecedented feat, achieved by a young team of engineers using simulations based on actual telemetry, delivered the rover to within two kilometers of its target and marked a significant advancement in navigation technology.