Our Distinguished Scientist John Jumper dropped out of his first PhD, but it led him to AI and biology – and a new doctorate along the way. 🧪 He shares his journey from helping develop #AlphaFold and being awarded the @NobelPrize to accelerating science with AI – all on our podcast ↓ Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 02:06 The Nobel Prize call 06:35 The "Grand Challenge" breakthrough 09:42 Reactions from the community 12:48 Unexpected use cases 16:04 AlphaFold 3 and diffusion models 26:54 Roman aqueducts 33:46 Designing new proteins 40:40 Does AI think? 46:51 Hannah's outro

To celebrate five years of #AlphaFold, we’re making The Thinking Game available on YouTube. 🧬 Get a candid look at the triumphs, the challenges and the pivotal moments that led to a breakthrough on a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology. Stream for free on @YouTube →