Podcast Episodes
Back to Search129. Mona Sue Weissmark — The Science of Diversity
Episode 129
The Science of Diversity uses a multidisciplinary approach to excavate the theories, principles, and paradigms that illuminate our understanding of t…
5 years, 8 months ago
128. Michael Shellenberger — Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
Episode 128
Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world's last unprotected redwoods. He co-created the pre…
5 years, 8 months ago
127. William Perry and Tom Collina — The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump
Episode 127
From authors William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the C…
5 years, 9 months ago
126. Sarah Scoles — They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers
Episode 126
More than half a century since Roswell, UFOs have been making headlines once again. On December 17, 2017, the New York Times ran a front-page story a…
5 years, 9 months ago
125. Bjorn Lomborg — False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet
Episode 125
Hurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Artic. Politicians, activists, and the media espouse …
5 years, 9 months ago
124. David J. Halperin — Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO
Episode 124
UFOs are a myth, says David J. Halperin — but myths are real. The power and fascination of the UFO has nothing to do with space travel or life on oth…
5 years, 9 months ago
123. Gerald Posner — Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
Episode 123
Pharmaceutical breakthroughs such as antibiotics and vaccines rank among some of the greatest advancements in human history. Yet exorbitant prices fo…
5 years, 9 months ago
122. Walter Scheidel — Escape from Rome: The Failure of the Empire and the Road to Prosperity
Episode 122
What has the Roman Empire ever done for us? Fall and go away. That is the striking conclusion of historian Walter Scheidel as he recounts the grippin…
5 years, 10 months ago
121. Maria Konnikova — The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
Episode 121
It's true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn't even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of F…
5 years, 10 months ago
120. Andrew Rader — Beyond the Known: How Exploration Created the Modern World and Will Take Us to the Stars
Episode 120
For the first time in history, the human species has the technology to destroy itself. But having developed that power, humans are also able to leave…
5 years, 10 months ago