Podcast Episodes

Does Capitalism Destroy The Environment? | Jeffrey Sachs | Escaped Sapiens #64

Episode 69

On this episode of the Podcast I speak with economist and public policy analyst Jeffrey Sachs. Jeffrey is Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and President of th…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Avoiding The Threats From AI | David Shapiro | Escaped Sapiens #63

Episode 68

In this episode of the podcast I speak with David Shapiro about some of the threats associated with AI development. We discuss the impact that generative AI will have on truth, trust in evidence, and…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Narcissism And Success | Mitja Back | Escaped Sapiens #62

Episode 67

What is narcissism, and why do so many successful people seem to be narcissists? In this conversation I speak with Professor Mitja Back from the university of Muenster, who is one of the worlds leadi…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Creating Synthetic Life | Kerstin Goepfrich | Escaped Sapiens #61

Episode 66

In this conversation I speak with Professor Kerstin Göpfrich, who works at Heidelberg University at the Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH), and who is also leading the Max Planck Research Group for …

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Earth & Life. 3.77 Billion Years Under Construction | Olivia Judson | Escaped Sapiens #60

Episode 65

This conversation is about the history of life and earth. I speak with evolutionary biologist and author Olivia Judson, who is best known for her book 'Dr. Tatiana's sex advice to all creation''. Oli…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Scientific Literacy And Democracy | Johannes Vogel | Escaped Sapiens # 59

Episode 64

NOTE: From 0:01:07-0:02:36 the sound quality is lower than the rest of the episode as you are hearing the backup recording. 

This conversation is about democracy and scientific literacy. In 2023 Ge…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

The Ethics and Practice of Plastic Surgery | Gary Linkov | Escaped Sapiens #58

Episode 63

In this conversation I speak with Dr. Gary Linkov about the ethics and practice of plastic surgery. Gary is a double board certified facial plastic surgeon who specializes in lip lift surgeries and h…

Published on 2 years ago

Rise Of The Blockchain | JP Vergne | Escaped Sapiens #57

Episode 62

In this conversation I discuss distributed and decentralized organizations with Jean-Philippe Vergne, who is an associate professor of strategy at University College London. We focus on the developme…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Feeding The Future : The Ocean Farmers | Shawn Robinson | Escaped Sapiens #56

Episode 61

What is the future of our oceans? On this episode of the Podcast I speak with Dr. Shawn Robinson about marine ecology, aquaculture, and the politics and economics of what ends up on your plate. Shawn…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Genetic Biocontrol and De-Extinction | Stephen Frankenberg | Escaped Sapiens Podcast #55

Episode 60

In only 250 years since colonization, Australia has seen the extinction of 38 species of mammals. Much of the devastation to Australia's native wildlife has been caused or exacerbated by the introduc…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago