Perpetual Motion® Podcast

Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler chat with fellow Perkins Coie patent attorney Vikram Iyengar about the pathway from inventor-engineer to intellectual property attorney, interwoven with an immigrant origin and the cultural expectations of Generation X in India. Vikram further contemplates the meaning of the word “inventor,” the environment of inventing in teams, and reflects on his early experiences...

Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler, joined by guest host Sumedha Ahuja, speak with Monica Plath, the founder and CEO of Littlebird Connected Care. Monica shares her journey of being an inventor and entrepreneur, and she reveals the driving forces behind Littlebird—her own two little ones.

In this episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler talk with Ray Kampmeier, an electrical engineering consultant and product developer, about the challenges and rewards of designing and developing electronics products from proof-of-concept prototyping to mass-production and overseas manufacturing strategy. www.thehumbletransistor.com

Description: In this episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler talk with Torrey Smith and James Erd, creators of the Endiatx PillBot, a remote-operated multivitamin-sized diagnostic robot that, once ingested, navigates around within the patient’s GI tract to capture medical data. Torrey and James discuss their passion for invention, failure as a source of inspiration, and turning problems into oppor...

In this episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler speak with Terance Robson to discuss the exacting standards, endless experimentation, creativity, invention, science, art, passion, and occasional serendipity that goes into blending the perfect cocktail.

In this episode, Michael and Colin talk with Art Simon, a retail product developer. Art shares his insights on developing and inventing consumer products. Specifically, Art discusses the invention of the Molly Mutt dog bed which makes use of an owner’s scent to appeal to our canine friends.

In this episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler speak with Estelle Giraud, CEO & Co-Founder of Navnetics, Inc., a bioinformatics startup. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field combining computer science with genomics/molecular biology. We discuss Estelle’s path toward that interdisciplinary background, along with her thoughts and inventions on both privacy and ethics in a world where genomi...

In this episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler speak with Tyler Peppel, a serial entrepreneur, about his perspective on invention and how it is only a first step in the creative process. Other discussion topics include how to time innovation to coincide with market potential and new approaches to education.

In this episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler speak with Bob Cousins, a recent recipient of the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association’s Inventor of the Year Award. Bob is an interdisciplinary inventor who applies history to problems in order to invent new solutions.

Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler speak with Lisa Wallace, co-founder of software company Assemble. A serial entrepreneur, Lisa got her start in web security and cryptography focusing on network analysis from an external point of view and machine learning email analysis. We will discuss navigating career transitions, life as a woman in the tech world, and more.

In this episode, Michael and Colin talk to Sam Thapaliya, a Nepalese immigrant inventor and startup founder. Sam had not seen a computer until he was 13 but he now develops innovative computer vision techniques. He will discuss the process involved in developing connections, hiring, and funding to support a startup and, of course, the workings of his technology, which focuses on integration of ad...

Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler speak with Joseph Emmanuel of Netgear about the difficulties of inventing within the constraints of restrictive protocols, such as those associated with Wi-Fi, and making use of highly limited input streams to develop rich functionality.

Colin Fowler and Michael Glenn speak with Aaron Davis and Scott Stegman of MARS, who have invented a fundamentally new style of rocket engine using an air-breathing toroidal combustion chamber that has no moving parts. The rocket uses ambient fluids (air or otherwise) to achieve unprecedented efficiency in power-to-weight ratios.

In this episode, Colin Fowler and Michael Glenn sit down with Gilly Roswell, an entrepreneur and music supervisor who produces film scores. Gilly’s long hours spent researching cultural context for music to fit the settings of films led him to invent Tunesmap, a program that provides cultural context for any searched song. Tunesmap places period-relevant photographs, print media, merchandise, etc....

Colin and Michael talk with Danny Hillis, an early pioneer in parallel computing, knowledge graph based search engines, and cancer diagnosis, among many other achievements. Danny discusses how his curiosity spurred him to tackle and elegantly solve technical problems across often unrelated disciplines.

Colin Fowler and Michael Glenn sit down with Dr. Odelia Braun, founder of Emergency University, to discuss innovations that improved EMS response time and modern pandemic tracing.

Colin Fowler and Michael Glenn interview Dr. Stephen Thaler, a pioneer in the field of AI. Thaler has invented “DABUS,” an AI that he credits with inventorship on two patent applications filed in each of the U.S. and European patent offices. Thaler discusses the joys and difficulties of living with a creative AI.