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Galaxy Balance explores the frontier where biology, technology and consciousness meet. Each episode brings together pioneers shaping our collective future, from genome engineers and AI builders to longevity researchers, space explorers, and mindfulness practitioners. Hosted by Cory Smith, the conversations dive deep into how these seemingly distant fields form an interconnected ecosystem, one that balance innovation with introspection, science with spirit, and ambition with awareness. At its core, Galaxy Balance is about integration; the idea that our greatest leaps forward happen when disciplines collide. The same algorithms that decode galaxies can help us understand genomes; the same principles that govern consciousness can illuminate AI. Through long-form, unscripted dialogue, the show invites listeners to zoom out from the silos of specialization and see the larger pattern: a living system of intelligence evolving across scales – molecular, planetary, and cosmic.
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Charles Fracchia: Securing the Bioeconomy
In this episode of Galaxy Balance, I sit down with Charles Fracchia to explore the emerging infrastructure layer of synthetic biology. We discuss the future of secure and scalable bioengineering, the…
Tyler Todt: Discipline Over Dopamine
What if the most powerful form of human optimization has nothing to do with biotech?In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory sits down with Tyler Todt, who has built a platform around physical health,…
TJ Cradick: Building the Future of Genome Editing
Genome editing has moved from experimental concept to FDA approved medicine in less than a generation. Few people have been closer to that transformation than TJ Cradick.TJ was one of the earliest…
Nabiha Saklayen: From Physics to Scalable Cell Therapies
What does it actually take to manufacture biology at scale?In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith sits down with Nabiha Saklayen, CEO and co-founder of Cellino, to explore the future of cell…
Noah Davidsohn: Engineering Longevity at the Genetic Level
What if aging is not a collection of diseases, but a system-level failure we can intervene in?In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith sits down with Noah Davidsohn, co-founder and CSO of…
Tae Seok Moon: Engineering Biology at Planetary Scale
Synthetic biology is entering a new phase where biology can be treated as an engineering discipline. In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith speaks with Dr. Tae Seok Moon, professor at the J.…
Pranam Chatterjee: Programming Life with AI
What if biology could be engineered the way we engineer software?In this episode of Galaxy Balance, I'm joined by Pranam Chatterjee, Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and leader…
Jonathan Scheiman: Microbes of Elite Performance
In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith speaks with Dr. Jonathan Scheiman, co-founder and CEO of FitBiomics, about the science of elite performance, microbiome discovery, and the future of…
Yuanhao Qu: Programming Biology with AI
Biology is becoming programmable.In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith speaks with Yuanhao Qu, President and Co-Founder of PhyloBio, about the emergence of AI driven biological discovery.…
Marc Güell: AI, Synthetic Evolution, and the Future of Genome Engineering
In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith is joined by Marc Güell, a synthetic biologist working at the frontier of genome engineering, AI-driven biological design, and translational…
Samira Kiani: Conscious Innovation at the Edge of Biotechnology
In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Samira Kiani, a genetic engineer, entrepreneur, and science storyteller working at the intersection of genome engineering, regenerative biology, and human meaning.…
Christian Kramme: Rebuilding IVF with iPSC-Derived Support Cells
In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith is joined by Christian Kramme, Chief Scientific Officer of Gameto, a biotechnology company rethinking reproductive medicine through cell engineering,…
Kejun (Albert) Ying: Autonomous AI Agents, Decoding Aging
In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith sits down with Kejun (Albert) Ying, a computational biologist and aging researcher working at the intersection of AI, protein design, and longevity…
Merrick Smela: From Stem Cells to Eggs, Rewriting Fertility
What if human eggs could be made outside the body, safely, reliably, and at scale?00:00 - Introduction to Merrick Smela and IVG technology01:28 - Merrick’s scientific background and career path03:07…
Frank Li: From Images to Identity, Engineering Cell Fate with ML
How do cells decide what they are, and can we deliberately control that process?In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith is joined by Frank Li, co-founder of Stately Bio, to explore the emerging…
Aubrey de Grey: Longevity Escape Velocity and the End of Aging
Is aging inevitable, or is it an engineering problem waiting to be solved?In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith is joined by Aubrey de Grey, one of the most influential and provocative…
Devon Stork: Engineering microbes for a multi-planetary future
What will it really take for humans to live beyond Earth?In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith sits down with Devon Stork, synthetic biologist and founding member of Pioneer Labs, a nonprofit…
Case Newsom: Psychedelics, Healing and the Future of Consciousness
In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory Smith sits down with Dr. Case Newsom, an emergency physician and pioneer in psychedelic medicine who helped shape Colorado’s therapeutic psychedelics…
Chris Bradley: Aging, Genome Instability, and the Information Theory of Aging
Aging is often described as damage, wear and tear, or inevitable decline. But what if aging is better understood as a problem of lost biological information?In this episode of Galaxy Balance, Cory…
George Church: AI, De-Extinction, Space Biology & the Future of Humanity
In this debut episode of Galaxy Balance, host Cory Smith sits down with legendary geneticist and futurist George Church for a wide-ranging conversation on the edge of science and imagination.…
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Galaxy Balance has published 20 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Life Sciences, Science.
Galaxy Balance is currently active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 3m.
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