Ashutosh Jogalekar is a scientist, science writer, and historian of science based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He develops agentic AI frameworks for science at Microsoft and is a Scientist in Residence at the Oppenheimer Project, where he studies emerging technology risks. Trained as a chemist, his interests span artificial intelligence, biotechnology, drug discovery, the history and philosophy of science, and U.S. history. He is also the author of the long-running Curious Wavefunction blog and has written for Nature, Scientific American, Fast Company, and the Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates.
In this episode, we discuss his work, writings, various interests and his friendship and interaction with Freeman Dyson and many others.
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