Podcast Episodes

265 - Jacob Barandes: A New Foundation for Quantum Mechanics

Episode 265

Jacob Barandes is Senior Preceptor in Physics at Harvard University, where he works widely across the philosophy of physics, with focuses on the foundations of quantum mechanics, the philosophy of sp…

Published on 13 hours ago

264 - Lee Cronin: The Chemistry of Life

Episode 264

Lee Cronin is Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow. Among his many pursuits are the digitization of chemistry, the discovery of alien life, and the creation of artificial life. In t…

Published on 2 weeks ago

263 - Sara Imari Walker: Astrobiology, Aliens, and the Origin of Life

Episode 263

Sara Imari Walker is Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, where she is Deputy Director of the Beyond Center. Sara is an astrobiologist and theoretical p…

Published on 4 weeks ago

262 - Slavoj Žižek: Marxism, Quantum Mechanics, and Artificial Intelligence

Episode 262

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Slavoj Žižek is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London, visiting professor at New Yor…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

261 - Tyler Cowen: The Economics of Artificial Intelligence

Episode 261

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Tyler Cowen is the Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason Uni…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

260 - Reid Hoffman: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity

Episode 260

Reid Hoffman is the co-founder of LinkedIn, Manas AI, and Inflection AI. As an investor at Greylock, he is one of the leading figures in the tech industry, working at the forefront of AI development.…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

259 - Kenneth Roth: Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, and How to Shame a Dictator

Episode 259

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Kenneth Roth is the Charles and …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

258 - Richard Wolff: Donald Trump’s Tariff War Dissected

Episode 258

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Richard Wolff is Professor Emeri…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

257 - Carl Hart: The Neuroscience of Drugs and Their Role in the Good Life

Episode 257

Carl Hart is Mamie Phipps Clark Professor of Psychology at Columbia University, where he researches the behavioral and neuropharmacological effects of psychoactive drugs in humans. In this wide-rangi…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

256 - Tim Maudlin: A Masterclass on the Philosophy of Time

Episode 256

Tim Maudlin is Professor of Philosophy at NYU and Founder and Director of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics. This is Tim’s eighth appearance on the show. His second to  last appe…

Published on 4 months ago