#257 – Brian Keating: Cosmology, Astrophysics, Aliens & Losing the Nobel Prize
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Keating is an experimental physicist at the UCSD, author of Losing the Nobel Prize, and host o...
#256 – Nationalism Debate: Yaron Brook and Yoram Hazony
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yaron Brook is an objectivist. Yoram Hazony is a national conservative. This is a conversation and d...
#255 – Mark Normand: Comedy!
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Normand is a stand-up comedian. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Ca...
#254 – Jay Bhattacharya: The Case Against Lockdowns
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Bhattacharya is a professor of medicine at Stanford University and co-author of the Great Barrin...
#253 – Michael Malice: New Year’s Special
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, author, and anarchist. Please support this podcast...
#252 – Elon Musk: SpaceX, Mars, Tesla Autopilot, Self-Driving, Robotics, and AI
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk is CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and Boring Company. Please support this podcast by che...
#251 – Ray Dalio: Money, Power, and the Collapse of Empires
25 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Dalio is an investor, author, and founder of Bridgewater Associates. Please support this podcast...
#250 – Peter Wang: Python and the Source Code of Humans, Computers, and Reality
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Wang is the co-founder & CEO of Anaconda and one of the most impactful leaders and developers ...
#249 – Albert Bourla: Pfizer CEO
18 Dec 2021
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Albert Bourla is the Chairman and CEO of Pfizer. Please support this podcast by checking out our spo...
#248 – Norman Naimark: Genocide, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Absolute Power
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Norman Naimark is a historian at Stanford, specializing in the history of genocide. Please support t...
#247 – Jamie Metzl: Lab Leak Theory
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Metzl is an author specializing in topics of genetic engineering, biotechnology, and geopoliti...
#246 – Peter Woit: Theories of Everything and Why String Theory is Not Even Wrong
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Woit is a theoretical physicist, mathematician, critic of string theory, and author of the pop...
#245 – Tom Brands: Iowa Wrestling
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Brands is an Olympic and World Champion in freestyle wrestling and the head wrestling coach at t...
#244 – Robert Crews: Afghanistan, Taliban, Bin Laden, and War in the Middle East
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Crews is a historian at Stanford, specializing in Afghanistan, Russia, Islam, Central Asia, a...
#243 – Kevin Systrom: Instagram
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Systrom is the co-founder and former CEO of Instagram. Please support this podcast by checking...
#242 – Ben Askren: Wrestling and MMA
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Askren is a wrestler and MMA fighter, former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight champion...
#241 – Boris Sofman: Waymo, Cozmo, Self-Driving Cars, and the Future of Robotics
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Boris Sofman is the Senior Director Of Engineering and Head of Trucking at Waymo, formerly the Googl...
#240 – Neal Stephenson: Sci-Fi, Space, Aliens, AI, VR & the Future of Humanity
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neal Stephenson is a sci-fi writer (Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, and new book Termination Shock), form...
#239 – Niall Ferguson: History of Money, Power, War, and Truth
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Niall Ferguson is a historian at Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of 16 boo...
#238 – Francis Collins: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
05 Nov 2021
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Francis Collins is the director of the NIH and former head of the Human Genome Project. Please suppo...
#237 – Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Viscelli is a former truck driver and now an economic sociologist at University of Pennsylvani...
#236 – Jimmy Pedro: Judo and the Forging of Champions
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy Pedro is a judo competitor and coach, world champion, 3x world medalist, 2x Olympic medalist. ...
#235 – Michael Mina: Rapid COVID Testing
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Mina is an immunologist, epidemiologist, and physician at Harvard. Please support this podca...
#234 – Stephen Wolfram: Complexity and the Fabric of Reality
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Wolfram is a computer scientist, mathematician, and theoretical physicist. Please support th...
#233 – Carl Hart: Heroin, Cocaine, MDMA, Alcohol & the Role of Drugs in Society
23 Oct 2021
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Carl Hart is a psychologist at Columbia University. Please support this podcast by checking out our ...
#232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning
20 Oct 2021
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Brian Greene is a theoretical physicist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: ...
#231 – Alex Gladstein: Bitcoin, Authoritarianism, and Human Rights
16 Oct 2021
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Alex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation and the Oslo Freedom For...
#230 – Kelsi Sheren: War, Artillery, PTSD, and Love
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsi Sheren is a veteran, artillery gunner, and founder of Brass and Unity. Please support this pod...
#229 – Richard Wrangham: Role of Violence, Sex, and Fire in Human Evolution
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Wrangham is a biological anthropologist at Harvard, specializing in the study of primates an...
#228 – RZA: Wu-Tang Clan, Kung Fu, Chess, God, Life, and Death
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
RZA is a rapper, record producer, filmmaker, actor, writer, philosopher, and the mastermind of the l...
#227 – Sean Kelly: Existentialism, Nihilism, and the Search for Meaning
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Kelly is a philosopher at Harvard specializing in existentialism and the philosophy of mind. Pl...
#226 – Jo Boaler: How to Learn Math
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jo Boaler is a professor of mathematics education at Stanford and the co-founder of youcubed. Please...
#225 – Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Shainline is a physicist at NIST working on. Note: Opinions expressed by Jeff do not represe...
#224 – Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Oliphant is a data scientist, entrepreneur, and creator of NumPy, SciPy, and Anaconda. Please...
#223 – Travis Stevens: Judo, Olympics, and Mental Toughness
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Stevens is the 2016 Olympic Judo silver medalist and BJJ black belt. Please support this podc...
#222 – Jay McClelland: Neural Networks and the Emergence of Cognition
20 Sep 2021
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Jay McClelland is a cognitive scientist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our...
#221 – Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Douglas Lenat is the founder of Cyc, a 37 year project aiming to solve common-sense knowledge and re...
#220 – Niels Jorgensen: New York Firefighters and the Heroes of 9/11
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Niels Jorgensen is a former New York firefighter for over 21 years, who was there at Ground Zero on ...
#219 – Donald Knuth: Programming, Algorithms, Hard Problems & the Game of Life
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Knuth is a computer scientist, Turing Award winner, father of algorithm analysis, author of T...
#218 – Jaron Lanier: Virtual Reality, Social Media & the Future of Humans and AI
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist, composer, artist, author, and founder of the field of virtual ...
#217 – Rodney Brooks: Robotics
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rodney Brooks is a roboticist, former head of CSAIL at MIT, and co-founder of iRobot, Rethink Roboti...
#216 – Vincent Racaniello: Viruses and Vaccines
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vincent Racaniello is a virologist, immunologist, and microbiologist at Columbia. He is a co-author ...
#215 – Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wojciech Zaremba is a co-founder of OpenAI. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors...
#214 – Jed Buchwald: Isaac Newton and the Philosophy of Science
27 Aug 2021
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Jed Buchwald is a historian and philosopher of science at Caltech. Please support this podcast by ch...
#213 – Barry Barish: Gravitational Waves and the Most Precise Device Ever Built
23 Aug 2021
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Barry Barish is a theoretical physicist at Caltech and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics. Ple...
#212 – Joscha Bach: Nature of Reality, Dreams, and Consciousness
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joscha Bach is a cognitive scientist, AI researcher, and philosopher. Please support this podcast by...
#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics
15 Aug 2021
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Brian Muraresku is the author of The Immortality Key. Please support this podcast by checking out ou...
#210 – Matt Walker: Sleep
11 Aug 2021
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Matt Walker is a sleep scientist at Berkeley, author of Why We Sleep, and the host of a new podcast ...
#209 – Luís and João Batalha: Fermat’s Library and the Art of Studying Papers
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Luis and Joao Batalha are co-founders of Fermat's Library. Please support this podcast by checking o...
#208 – Jeff Hawkins: The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Hawkins is a neuroscientist and cofounder of Numenta, a neuroscience research company. Please s...
#207 – Chris Duffin: The Mad Scientist of Strength
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Duffin is a strength athlete, coach, and engineer, setting multiple strength world records inc...
#206 – Ishan Misra: Self-Supervised Deep Learning in Computer Vision
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ishan Misra is a research scientist at FAIR working on self-supervised visual learning. Please suppo...
#205 – Zach Bitter: Ultramarathon Running
29 Jul 2021
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Zach Bitter is an ultramarathon runner and coach. Please support this podcast by checking out our sp...
#204 – Cumrun Vafa: String Theory
26 Jul 2021
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Cumrun Vafa is a theoretical physicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our s...
#203 – Anya Fernald: Regenerative Farming and the Art of Cooking Meat
23 Jul 2021
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Anya Fernald is the co-founder of Belcampo farms, chef, and regenerative agriculture expert. Please ...
#202 – Rick Doblin: Psychedelics
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Doblin is a psychedelics researcher and the founder and executive director of the Multidiscipli...
#201 – Konstantin Batygin: Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System
19 Jul 2021
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Konstantin Batygin is a planetary astrophysicist at Caltech. Please support this podcast by checking...
#200 – Michael Malice: Totalitarianism and Anarchy
15 Jul 2021
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Michael Malice is a political thinker, podcaster, and author. Please support this podcast by checkin...
#199 – Roger Reaves: Smuggling Drugs for Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel
11 Jul 2021
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Roger Reaves is one of the most prolific drug smugglers in history. Please support this podcast by c...
#198 – Sara Walker: The Origin of Life on Earth and Alien Worlds
09 Jul 2021
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Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist interested in the origin of life. Please ...
#197 – Jocko Willink: War, Leadership, and Discipline
05 Jul 2021
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Jocko Willink is a retired Navy SEAL, co-author of Extreme Ownership, and host of Jocko Podcast. Ple...
#196 – Yeonmi Park: North Korea
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yeonmi Park is a North Korean defector, human rights activist, and author of the book In Order to Li...
#195 – Clara Sousa-Silva: Searching for Signs of Life on Venus and Other Planets
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clara Sousa-Silva is a quantum astrochemist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out ...
#194 – Bret Weinstein: Truth, Science, and Censorship in the Time of a Pandemic
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bret Weinstein is and evolutionary biologist, author, and co-host of the DarkHorse Podcast. Please s...
#193 – Rob Reid: The Existential Threat of Engineered Viruses and Lab Leaks
21 Jun 2021
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Rob Reid is an author and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - At...
#192 – Charles Hoskinson: Cardano
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Hoskinson is the founder of Cardano, co-founder of Ethereum, a mathematician, and a farmer. ...
#191 – Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Schmachtenberger is a philosopher interested understanding the rise and fall of societies and...
#190 – Jordan Ellenberg: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Shapes and Geometries
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Ellenberg is a mathematician and author of Shape and How Not to Be Wrong. Please support this...
#189 – David Sinclair: Extending the Human Lifespan Beyond 100 Years
07 Jun 2021
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David Sinclair is a geneticist at Harvard and author of Lifespan. Please support this podcast by che...
#188 – Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum 2.0
03 Jun 2021
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Vitalik Buterin is the co-founder of Ethereum. Please support this podcast by checking out our spons...
#187 – Frank Wilczek: Physics of Quarks, Dark Matter, Complexity, Life & Aliens
29 May 2021
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Frank Wilczek is a Nobel Prize winning physicist at MIT. Please support this podcast by checking out...
#186 – Bryan Johnson: Kernel Brain-Computer Interfaces
24 May 2021
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Bryan Johnson is the founder and CEO of Kernel, OS Fund, and previously Braintree. Please support th...
#185 – Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Harris is an author, podcaster, and philosopher. Please support this podcast by checking out our...
#184 – Katherine de Kleer: Planets, Moons, and Asteroids in Our Solar System
17 May 2021
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Katherine de Kleer is a professor of Planetary Science and Astronomy at Caltech. Please support this...
#183 – Po-Shen Loh: Mathematics, Math Olympiad, Combinatorics & Contact Tracing
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Po-Shen Loh is a mathematician at CMU and coach of the USA International Math Olympiad team. Please ...
#182 – John Danaher: The Path to Mastery in Jiu Jitsu, Grappling, Judo, and MMA
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Danaher is a coach, scholar, and educator of jiu jitsu, submission grappling, judo, MMA, and th...
#181 – Sergey Nazarov: Chainlink, Smart Contracts, and Oracle Networks
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sergey Nazarov is the Co-Founder of Chainlink, a decentralized oracle network that provides data to ...
#180 – Jeremi Suri: History of American Power
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremi Suri is a historian at UT Austin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: ...
#179 – Georges St-Pierre: The Science of Fighting
26 Apr 2021
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Georges St-Pierre is a martial artist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - ...
#178 – Michael Malice and Yaron Brook: Ayn Rand, Human Nature, and Anarchy
24 Apr 2021
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Michael Malice is an anarchist. Yaron Brook is an objectivist. Both are podcasters and authors. Plea...
#177 – Risto Miikkulainen: Neuroevolution and Evolutionary Computation
19 Apr 2021
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Risto Miikkulainen is a computer scientist at UT Austin. Please support this podcast by checking out...
#176 – Robert Breedlove: Philosophy of Bitcoin from First Principles
17 Apr 2021
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Robert Breedlove is a decentralized finance entrepreneur, philosopher, and podcaster. Please support...
#175 – Yannis Pappas: History and Comedy
12 Apr 2021
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Yannis Pappas is a comedian and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:...
#174 – Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth and the Fight Against Conformity and Mediocrity
10 Apr 2021
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Tyler Cowen is an economist, writer, and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking out our ...
#173 – Nic Carter: Bitcoin Core Values, Layered Scaling, and Blocksize Debates
01 Apr 2021
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Nic Carter is a financial researcher, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized fin...
#172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Schiller is the creator of Librex, an anonymous discussion feed for college communities. Please...
#171 – Anthony Pompliano: Bitcoin
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and podcaster on topics of decentralized fin...
#170 – Ronald Sullivan: The Ideal of Justice in the Face of Controversy and Evil
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ronald Sullivan is a law professor at Harvard and previously a lawyer for Harvey Weinstein and Aaron...
#169 – Ryan Hall: Solving Martial Arts from First Principles
20 Mar 2021
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Ryan Hall is a martial artist, BJJ black belt, and MMA fighter undefeated in the UFC. Please support...
#168 – Silvio Micali: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algorand, Bitcoin, and Ethereum
15 Mar 2021
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Silvio Micali is a computer scientist at MIT, Turing award winner, and founder of Algorand. Please s...
#167 – Saagar Enjeti: Politics, History, and Power
14 Mar 2021
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Saagar Enjeti is a DC-based political correspondent and podcaster. Please support this podcast by ch...
#166 – Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email, and Social Media
05 Mar 2021
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Cal Newport is a computer scientist who also writes about productivity. Please support this podcast ...
#165 – Josh Barnett: Philosophy of Violence, Power, and the Martial Arts
01 Mar 2021
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Josh Barnett is an MMA fighter, catch wrestler, and a scholar of violence. Please support this podca...
#164 – Andrew Huberman: Sleep, Dreams, Creativity & the Limits of the Human Mind
28 Feb 2021
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Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our spo...
#163 – Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of Speech, and Physics
23 Feb 2021
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Eric Weinstein is a mathematical physicist and podcaster. Please support this podcast by checking ou...
#162 – Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Keller is a legendary microprocessor engineer, previously at AMD, Apple, Tesla, Intel, and now T...
#161 – Jason Calacanis: Startups, Angel Investing, Capitalism, and Friendship
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Calacanis is an angel investor, entrepreneur, and co-host of All-In Podcast and This Week in S...
#160 – Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave
12 Feb 2021
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Brendan Eich is the creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla and Brave. Please support this p...
#159 – Richard Craib: WallStreetBets, Numerai, and the Future of Stock Trading
07 Feb 2021
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Richard Craib is the founder of Numerai, a crowd-sourced, AI-run stock trading system. Please suppor...
#158 – Zev Weinstein: The Next Generation of Big Ideas and Brave Minds
05 Feb 2021
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Zev Weinstein is a young man who thinks deeply about the world. Please support this podcast by check...