Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Imagine a future in which Band-Aids talk to your cells, pacemakers are powered by light and your gut microbiome gets a tune-up—all thanks to tiny bioelectric devices. Sounds like sci-fi, right? Think again.


Prof. Bozhi Tian of the University of Chicago is on the frontier of bioelectronics, building living machines that can heal, enhance and maybe even transform what it means to be human. In this episode, he explains his research lab’s work and explores the thrilling, strange and sometimes unsettling world in which biology meets technology.

Chapters:

00:00 The Future of Bioelectronics
00:40 Pioneering Cyborg Technology
01:55 Revolutionary Bioelectronic Devices
04:08 Understanding Bioelectronics
07:17 Challenges and Innovations in Bioelectronics
08:51 Bioelectronics vs. Antibiotic Resistance
14:14 Living Bioelectronics: The Next Frontier
25:38 Ethical Considerations and Future Visions
29:17 Conclusion and Credits