Big Ideas Lab

Genesis Mission

Episode Summary

AI, supercomputing, experiments, and the infrastructure of the national laboratories unite under one mission to accelerate discovery.

Episode Notes

The Genesis Mission is a national effort to accelerate discovery by uniting AI, supercomputing, experiments, and the infrastructure of the national laboratories. This episode explores the problem Genesis is trying to solve, the growing gap between the pace of scientific discovery and the scale of the challenges facing the nation. At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, this vision is turning into a reality through infrastructure, workforce training, and governance. 

Guests featured (in order of appearance):

• Dario Gil - Department of Energy Undersecretary for Science and the Director of the Genesis Mission
• Rob Neely - Associate Director for Weapon Simulation and Computing, LLNL
• Lori Diachin -  Principal Deputy for Computing, LLNL

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Big Ideas Lab is a Mission.org original series.

Executive Produced by Levi Hanusch.

Sound Design, Music Edit and Mix by Matthew Powell.

Script by Caroline Kidd

Story Editing by Levi Hanusch.

Audio Engineering and Editing by Matthew Powell.

Narrated by Matthew Powell.

Video Production by Levi Hanusch.

Brought to you in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.