The Long Frontier

What if humanity could unlock an effectively limitless source of clean energy ? In this episode of The Long Frontier, hosts Brannon Jones and Abe Murray explore the science, engineering, and commercial realities of nuclear fusion with Dr. Ahmed Diallo, Head of Enabling Technologies for Energy & Science at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). Together, they break down how fusion works, w...

What if the next generation of computers isn’t built with silicon — but grown from living neurons ? In this episode of The Long Frontier, hosts Brannon Jones and Abe Murray explore one of the most unconventional frontiers in computing: biological intelligence . Joined by Dr. Hon Weng Chong, Founder & CEO of Cortical Labs, they unpack the emerging field of biological computers — systems that co...

Space isn’t just rockets anymore — it’s becoming the backbone of the global economy. In this debut episode of The Long Frontier , hosts Brannon Jones and Abe Murray dive deep into the rapidly evolving space industry — from falling launch costs to the rise of a true orbital economy . Joined by propulsion expert Jeff Thornburg , they explore what it will take to unlock the next era of space infrastr...