Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBruno Maçães: China, Russia and the Future of Eurasia – #26
Season 1
Originally from Portugal, Bruno Maçães earned a PhD in Political Science at Harvard under Harvey Mansfield, and served as Portugal’s Secretary of Sta…
6 years, 6 months ago
Ted Conover on Immigration, Prisons and 21st Century Homesteading – #25
Season 1
Steve and Corey talk to Ted about his article for the August issue of Harper’s Magazine, “The Last Frontier”. Ted describes how Trump’s election led …
6 years, 6 months ago
Jason Snyder on Neurogenesis – #24
Season 1
Steve and Corey talk to Jason about a fundamental question of neuroscience: Do humans grow new neurons as adults? The dogma that humans do not, gave …
6 years, 7 months ago
Timothy Searchinger: Biofuels vs Foods and Major Climate Change Policy Errors – #23
Season 1
Steve and Corey talk to Tim Searchinger about the unintended consequences of biofuels policies. Searchinger argues that these policies do not conside…
6 years, 7 months ago
Jamie Metzl on Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity – #22
Season 1
Jamie Metzl joins Corey and Steve to discuss his new book, Hacking Darwin. They discuss detailed predictions for the progress in genomic technology, …
6 years, 8 months ago
Tyler Cowen on Big Business, Socialism, Free Speech, and Stagnant Productivity Growth – #21
Season 1
Polymath and economist Tyler Cowen (Holbert L. Harris Professor at GMU) joins Steve and Corey for a wide-ranging discussion. Are books just for adver…
6 years, 8 months ago
Betsy McKay on Trends in Heart Disease and How to Avoid It – #20
Season 1
Steve and Corey talk to Betsy McKay, senior writer on U.S. and global public health at The Wall Street Journal, about her recent articles on heart di…
6 years, 8 months ago
Ted Chiang on Free Will, Time Travel, Many Worlds, Genetic Engineering, and Hard Science Fiction – #19
Season 1
Steve and Corey speak with Ted Chiang about his recent story collection “Exhalation” and his inaugural essay for the New York Times series, Op-Eds fr…
6 years, 9 months ago
Rebecca Campbell on Identifying Serial Perpetrators, Rape Investigations and Untested Rape Kits – #18
Season 1
Dr. Rebecca Campbell is a Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University, whose research focuses on violence against women and children with an…
6 years, 9 months ago
Mark Moffett on the Life and Death of Human Societies – #17
Season 1
Steve and Corey talk with Mark Moffett, Photographer and Research Fellow at the Smithsonian Institute, about his new book The Human Swarm: How our So…
6 years, 10 months ago