Today, opioids are the go-to treatment for people with severe pain, and alternatives are needed.

Hear how scientists are investigating a different kind of approach to meet pain where it starts.

On the latest episode of Targeting the Tephist Diseases, a new podcast by Bloomberg Media Studios and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.

What does it take to transform a company's mission into a movement?

I say it comes down to two things, math and magic.

I'm Bob Pittman, Chairman and CEO of I Heart Media.

On my podcast, Math and Magic, I sit down with the visionaries on the frontiers of marketing

to hear how they views data and creativity to bring big ideas to life.

We'll hear from business leaders like Susie Geary, CM-04 MotorCone.

We are at that moment when it all changes, and I think that a big part of the why we're at that

moment is because of the F-150 Lightning. It changed everything.

Listen to Math and Magic on our very own free I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast.

This is Master's in Business with Barry Redholz on Bloomberg Radio.

This weekend on the podcast, what can I say? I have yet another extra special guest,

Albert Vegner, managing partner, Union Square Ventures. He has a fascinating background in

technology and software and is interested in all sorts of interesting things ranging from

climate change to humanism to the huge transitions that humans have gone through as a species.

And what it means to society, investing, scarcity, and just the quality of life that we will enjoy

as a species. I found this conversation to be really intriguing. If you're interested in venture

capital and technology, in how to think about early stage investing, well, strap yourself in,

this is a great one. With no further ado, my conversation with Union Square Ventures, Albert Vegner.

You have quite a fascinating history. Let's delve into that starting with your background.

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