The Secret Nazi Past and Billionaire Future of U.S. Space Innovation with Jordan Bimm (Ep. 75)
Space historian examines our militaristic relationship to the stars, and how it still shapes our future
How a Genetic Breakthrough Could Address Global Hunger, with Chuan He (Ep. 74)
By tweaking RNA, scientists boost crop yields by 50%, increases drought tolerance
The Deadly Flaw in Our Judgment, with Cass Sunstein (Ep. 73)
Scholar examines persistent decision-making errors in ‘Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment,’ co-authored with Daniel Kahneman and Olivier Sibony
A scientist’s beef with the meat industry, with Impossible Foods’ Pat Brown (Ep. 72)
Founder and CEO ‘cracking the code’ of plant-based products to help save humanity
A Surprising Economic Solution To Climate Change, with Michael Greenstone (Ep. 71)
By outbidding polluters, Climate Vault nonprofit aims to make net-zero emissions a reality
Solving the biggest mysteries of our universe, with Dan Hooper (Ep. 70)
Cosmologist discusses what happened after the Big Bang, ‘breaking’ the Standard Model of Physics
Why You’re Likely Paying An Unfair Share of Property Taxes, with Christopher Berry (Ep. 69)
Scholar explains how tax burdens fall on nation’s lowest-income homeowners
Taking Aliens Seriously, with Avi Loeb (Ep. 68)
Scientist claims aliens have visited us—and we should invest in searching for extraterrestrials
Big Brains podcast: The ‘Five Horsemen of the Techpocalypse’ with Kara Swisher (Ep. 67)
Writer and podcast host shares lessons from decades of covering Big Tech
Fighting Poverty And Pandemics, with Nobel Economist Michael Kremer (Ep. 66)
Economist discusses how randomized control trials can improve poverty interventions