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Scott Aaronson — Quantumania (EP.240)
Episode 240
My guest today is Scott Aaronson, a theoretical computer scientist, OG blogger, and quantum computing maestro.
Scott has so many achievements and cre…
1 year, 4 months ago
Danny Crichton — Player of Games (EP.239)
Episode 239
Danny Crichton is a man of many talents. He's got a background in computer science, has worked in the worlds of foreign policy, was a managing editor…
1 year, 4 months ago
Yuk Chi Chan — On Rockets, Dog Years & Robotic Space-Snakes (EP.238)
Episode 238
My guest today is the human Swiss Army Knife, Yuk Chi Chan, who has packed more into the last decade than many people do in a lifetime.
Yuk Chi is th…
1 year, 4 months ago
Dan Shipper — I, Writer (EP.237)
Episode 237
"Ignoring what is obvious incurs a huge cost.
It requires you to go about your day numbing yourself to the reality of who you are and what you want—w…
1 year, 4 months ago
Dr. Gena Gorlin — How to Build a Builder (EP.236)
Episode 236
My guest today is Dr. Gena Gorlin, a psychologist specializing in the unique needs of the ultra-ambitious.
Unlike many in her field. Gena doesn't aim…
1 year, 5 months ago
Nir Eyal — How To Become An Indistractable Force (EP.235)
Episode 235
"Most people don't want to acknowledge the uncomfortable truth that distraction is always an unhealthy escape from reality."
My latest guest, Nir Eya…
1 year, 5 months ago
Alex Danco — Finding Mystery in the Margin (EP.234)
Episode 234
As the saying goes, only three things in life are certain: death, taxes & Alex Danco.
Armed with sizzling hot takes on the sad death of Twitter likes…
1 year, 5 months ago
Mike Maples, Jr. — How To Become a Pattern-Breaking Founder (EP.233)
Episode 233
Mike Maples, Jr., co-founding partner of the VC firm Floodgate, is the veteran seed investor behind some of the 21st-century's great success stories,…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ben Orlin — Math As Universal Language (EP.232)
Episode 232
As a former quant with six grandkids, my spidey-senses started tingling as soon as I heard about Ben Orlin's mission to make math fun.
A native of St…
1 year, 6 months ago
Gurwinder Bhogal's Guide to Modern Survival (EP.231)
Episode 231
"We have created for ourselves a world that we didn't evolve for."
Gurwinder Bhogal is, for my money, one of the most independent, original and insig…
1 year, 6 months ago