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Matthew Ball on the Metaverse and Gaming
Episode 154
Fighting fires meant a lot of downtime for Matthew Ball. Stationed at a forward operating base in the woods for two weeks at a time, he spent long ho…
3 years, 8 months ago
Barkha Dutt on the Nuances of Indian Life
Episode 153
Growing up, Barkha Dutt was totally rootless. She spoke English, not her parent's Punjabi. She devoured Enid Blyton and studied English literature du…
3 years, 8 months ago
Marc Andreessen on Learning to Love the Humanities
Episode 152
Like the frontier characters from Deadwood, his favorite TV show, Marc Andreessen has discovered that the real challenge to building in new territory…
3 years, 9 months ago
Jamal Greene on Reconceiving Rights
Episode 151
What does it mean to uphold disability rights, or the right to economic liberty? What framework should be used when rights appear to conflict? Consti…
3 years, 9 months ago
Tyler and Daniel Gross Talk Talent
Episode 150
If Tyler and Daniel's latest book can be boiled down into a single message, it would be that the world is currently failing at identifying talent, an…
3 years, 10 months ago
Chris Blattman on War and Centralized Power
Episode 149
What causes war? Many scholars have spent their careers attempting to study the psychology of leaders to understand what incentivizes them to underta…
3 years, 10 months ago
Thomas Piketty on the Politics of Equality
Episode 148
When it comes to the enormous reduction of income inequality during the 20th century, Thomas Piketty sees politics everywhere. In his new book, A Br…
3 years, 11 months ago
Roy Foster on Ireland's Many Unmade Futures
Episode 147
"The best history," says Roy Foster, "is written when we realize that people acted in expectation of a future that was never going to happen." While …
3 years, 11 months ago
Lydia Davis on Language and Literature
Episode 146
A prolific translator, author, and former professor of creative writing, Lydia Davis's motivation for her life's work is jarringly simple: she just l…
4 years ago
Sam Bankman-Fried on Arbitrage and Altruism
Episode 145
Whether it's scaling an arbitrage opportunity or launching an ambitious philanthropic project, Sam Bankman-Fried has set himself apart. In just a few…
4 years ago