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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 hap…
7 months, 2 weeks 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 'Crypt…
7 months, 3 weeks 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. T…
8 months 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 fi…
8 months, 1 week 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 shar…
8 months, 2 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…
8 months, 3 weeks 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 r…
9 months 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 be…
9 months, 1 week 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. No…
9 months, 1 week 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 …
9 months, 2 weeks ago