Podcast Episodes

Causal Fermion Systems: A Radical New Vision Of Reality | Felix Finster | Escaped Sapiens #84

Episode 90

For over three decades, Felix Finster has been developing a unique and ambitious reformulation of physics known as Causal Fermion Systems (CFS). Physicists usually describe the world in terms of fiel…

Published on 9 hours ago

Is Aging Treatable? Radical Mouse Experiments Begin | Aubrey de Grey | Escaped Sapiens #83

Episode 88

Aging has long been treated as inevitable. But what if it’s not? What if aging is, at its core, a problem to be solved? In this episode, I speak with biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey about the…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

`Last Unsolved Problem of Classical Physics' | Sasha Migdal | Escaped Sapiens #82

Episode 87

Richard Feynman once dubbed turbulence “the last unsolved problem of classical physics.” Beyond the Navier–Stokes equations, no comprehensive statistical framework exists to predict how fluids spin, …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Are We More Divided Now Than Ever? | Sam Richards & Laurie Mulvey | Escaped Sapiens #81

Episode 86

In this conversation I ask Professors Sam Richards & Laurey Mulvey about some of the most controversial topics concerning race and ethnicity in the US today.

Is White Privilege a useful term that hel…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Solving Quantum Gravity | Pedro Vieira | Escaped Sapiens #80

Episode 85

What is Holography and how does it help us Quantize gravity? In this conversation I speak with Pedro Vieira, one of the worlds leading experts on holographic dualities and their application in quantu…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Drone Warfare in Ukraine and the Future Of Combat | Sam Bendett | Escaped Sapiens #79

Episode 84

In this conversation I speak with Sam Bendett, one of the worlds leading experts on Russian weapons development and capabilities, drones, AI, and the war in Ukraine. Sam is an advisor for the Center …

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

AI, Control, and the path to Dystopia | Pedro Domingos | Escaped Sapiens #78

Episode 83

Will we ever have an AI for president? In this episode of the podcast I speak with Pedro Domingos about the impact of AI on society, industry, and politics. Pedro is professor emeritus of computer sc…

Published on 8 months ago

From Destruction to Regeneration: The Future of Economics | Kate Raworth | Escaped Sapiens #77

Episode 82

In this conversation I speak with renegade economist and creator of doughnut economics Kate Raworth. Kate is a Senior Associate at Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute, where she teache…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Surprising Impact of Regenerative Farming | Joel Salatin | Escaped Sapiens #76

Episode 81

This conversation is the second part of a two part mini-series on Regenerative cattle farming. The question is: Does raising cattle really have to be so damaging to the environment? Can cattle be int…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Regenerative Farming And Carbon Negative Beef | Will Harris | Escaped Sapiens #75

Episode 80

In this conversation I speak with Will Harris, who is a fourth generation cattle farmer. Will originally ran a standard industrial farm, but increasingly became dissatisfied by the welfare of his ani…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago