Perpetual Motion® Podcast

Michael and Colin welcome Dr. Sara Marquart, co-founder and CTO of Planet A Foods, to discuss her work futureproofing chocolate by developing cocoa and chocolate alternatives from sunflower seeds.

Michael and Colin discuss seawater, hospital beds, and the drive to creativity with serial inventor and entrepreneur Dale Basgall.

Colin and Michael welcome Julia Miller, founder of RAVN Networks, Inc. to discuss her work building an all-in-one remote production platform that captures content in the field and safeguards it through blockchain-verified data integrity.

Michael and Colin welcome Dr. Daniel Donoho, founder of the Surgical Data Science Collective (SDSC) and neurosurgeon at Children's National Hospital, to discuss his work advancing surgical training through data science.

Michael and Colin welcome Jason Langer, Vice President at Thornton Tomasetti and golf enthusiast, to discuss his work in structural engineering and architecture in volumetric construction and other fields, as well as his experience designing digital golf courses.

Michael and Colin welcome Mitch Braff, founder and CEO of Liquid View and discuss the health benefits of virtual windows, as well as a stint on Sharp Tank.

Michael and Colin discuss the space economy, asteroid mining, and building an off-world infrastructure for refueling satellites with Danial Faber, founder and CEO of Orbit Fab.

Join Perkins Coie partners Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler for a forward-looking conversation with Genies CEO, Akash Nigam, on how avatars are reshaping digital identity, creativity, and community. From the company’s vision and platform to practical use cases, they explore the intersection of avatars and generative AI, what’s possible today, and where the technology is headed next.

In this episode, Michael and Colin are joined by their Perkins Coie partner, Janice Ta, as they speak with Ben Burrus and Kevin Turpin of Weavix. Weavix is a company that combines real-time communication with AI-powered analysis of worker-interaction data to transform everyday conversations into actionable insights.

Problems looking for solutions will always find them. In this special holiday episode, Michael and Colin discuss wacky patents. Timestamps:0:46 – Gravity Wheel Apparatus, Patent No. 3,625,0893:34 – Fresh-Air Breathing Device and Method, Patent No. 4,320,7566:31 – Aircraft Landing System, Patent No. 3,380,6909:37 – Device for Waking Persons from Sleep, Patent No. 256,26511:50 – Combination Toy Dog and Vacuum Cleaner, Patent No. 3,771,19213:42 – Internet Canine Communication Device and Method, Patent No. 9,723,81316:32 – Banana Protective Device, Patent No. 6,612,44018:59 – Walking Through Walls Training System, Patent Appl. No. 10,890,635