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An Interview with Ben Krasnow, 8 years on

The Amp Hour · 17 Feb 2020 · 1h 14m · Episode 480

What this episode covers

Ben Krasnow, host of the Applied Science YouTube channel and a hardware engineer at Verily (Alphabet), discusses his career path from Valve to Google X and his approach to engineering. He details his work on an accommodating contact lens, the challenges of innovating in the distorted healthcare market, and his preference for 'just-in-time' learning over formal education. Krasnow also shares insights into his home lab setup, his transition to KiCad for PCB design, and specific experiments like replicating Vantablack and building an EDM machine.

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large enterprises and makers and hobbyists

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Companies
Valve, Google X, Verily, Formlabs, Proto Labs, Haas, Okuma, Screaming Circuits
Products
Applied Science
Tools
KiCad, Altium, Eagle, SolidWorks, Fusion 360
Materials
Vantablack

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