Smart Talks with IBM: The Quantum Shift in Biomedical Discovery
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🗓️ 1 July 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
When Dr. Lara Jehi began treating epilepsy patients in the 2000s, critical surgical decisions were driven more by clinician intuition and expertise than data. Today, she is a leader of IBM and Cleveland Clinic’s Discovery Accelerator, using advanced AI and quantum computing to transform how researchers analyze data, simulate molecules, accelerate drug discovery, and develop more precise treatments. Malcolm Gladwell talks with Dr. Jehi about how quantum computing is changing biomedical research, and what these breakthroughs could mean for the future of healthcare and life sciences.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.2 | Hey, everyone. It's Robert and Joe here. |
| 0:06.5 | Today, we've got something a little bit different to share with you. |
| 0:09.4 | It's a new season of the Smart Talks with IBM podcast series. |
| 0:14.1 | This season on Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell is back, and this time he's taking the show on the road. |
| 0:20.3 | Malcolm is stepping outside the studio to explore how IBM clients are using artificial intelligence |
| 0:25.4 | to solve real-world challenges and transform the way they do business. |
| 0:29.8 | From accelerating scientific breakthroughs to reimagining education, |
| 0:33.3 | it's a fresh look at innovation in action, where big ideas meet cutting-edge solutions. |
| 0:38.7 | You'll hear from industry leaders, creative thinkers, and of course Malcolm Gladwell himself, |
| 0:43.1 | as he guides you through each story. |
| 0:45.8 | New episodes of Smart Talks with IBM drop every month on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, |
| 0:51.5 | or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:53.6 | Learn more at IBM.com slash smart |
| 0:56.1 | talks. This is a paid advertisement from IBM. |
| 1:01.1 | I'm Malcolm Globwell, and you're listening to Smart Talks with IBM. |
| 1:06.8 | When Dr. Laura J. High began treating epilepsy patients in the early 2000s, she noticed something |
| 1:13.0 | unsettling. Different surgeons could look at the exact same case and recommend completely different |
| 1:19.6 | treatments. One surgeon might remove one part of the brain, another a different part, and a third |
| 1:25.7 | might not operate at all. |
| 1:32.4 | Dr. Jai believed there had to be a better way, one grounded in data. |
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