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"Captain Kirk Forgot to put the Machine on Stun"
Season 6 Episode 28
Lying on the cold metal table, Voyne Ray Cox knew the drill. This was his ninth round of cancer treatment - which is why he was certain that what happened next couldn't be right. He heard a sizzling …
Published on 4 months ago
"I get in trouble when I say things like this" - Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried
Season 6 Episode 27
Acclaimed author Michael Lewis discusses his time with Sam Bankman-Fried and why he thinks both high finance and Effective Altruism shaped the 'Crypto King's' worldview, ultimately landing him in jai…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Grand Theft Automated: How to Save a Trillion Lives
Season 6 Episode 26
A radical thought experiment transforms the lives of a new breed of philanthropists, as they follow the logic of altruism to extraordinary lengths. The most famous convert to the Effective Altruism m…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Man who Solved Kindness
Season 6 Episode 25
George Price is on a mission to prove that human kindness is real. He's seen the latest research suggesting any altruism is ultimately selfish and finds it deeply depressing. George decides to learn …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Shark That Ate Hollywood: Jaws at 50
Season 6 Episode 24
Steven Spielberg thought his career was finished. He was behind schedule, his actors were fighting, the crew were mutinous and worst of all, his shark was broken. It looked like Jaws was destined for…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Le Mans 55: The Deadliest Race
Season 6 Episode 23
The annual Le Mans 24 Hour race brings in hundreds of thousands of spectators to watch the giants of motor racing put their endurance to the ultimate test. Every year, technology improves and the car…
Published on 5 months ago
The Nazis, the Bomb, and the Woman that Science Forgot
Season 6 Episode 22
Lise Meitner has fought for her entire life to be seen as a scientist, slowly building a career as a nuclear physicist in Berlin. When Adolf Hitler rises to power, the small gains she's made are snat…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Give Politicians a Raise, Smuggle Smartphones into School, and go Full Donk! Cautionary Questions with Risky Business
Season 6 Episode 21
Can game theory be used to win a world cup? Can you pay the way out of political corruption? And are there winning strategies in life we don't use because we're too embarrassed? Tim teams up with Nat…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Roosevelt and the Renegade (Panama Disaster 2)
Season 6 Episode 20
Sixteen years have passed since Ferdinand De Lesseps' catastrophic failure in Panama and the dramatic collapse of the French Panama Canal company. Now, President Theodore Roosevelt has picked up the …
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Great Frenchman's Folly (Panama Disaster 1)
Season 6 Episode 19
Ferdinand De Lesseps, "the Great Frenchman", is convinced that he is the man to build the Panama Canal. No, he isn't an engineer and, no, he's never actually been to Panama before. But he managed to …
Published on 6 months ago