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Discovering the Multiverse: Quantum Mechanics and Hugh Everett III, with Peter Byrne — #22
Peter Byrne is an investigative reporter and science writer based in Northern California.
Jeffrey Sachs: Lessons from the COVID Commission, Lab Leak Questions, and Nord Stream — #21
Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development.
Rob Henderson: A Journey from Foster Care to the US Military to Elite Academia — #20
Rob Henderson grew up in foster homes in California, joined the Air Force at 17, attended Yale on the G.I. Bill, and is currently a Gates Fellow at Cambridge Universit...
Lyle Goldstein on U.S. Strategic Challenges: Russia, China, Ukraine, and Taiwan — #19
Lyle Goldstein is Director of Asia Engagement at the Washington think-tank Defense Priorities, which advocates for realism and restraint in U.S.defense policy.
Harvard Veritas: interview with a recent graduate (anonymous) — #18
The guest for this episode is a recent graduate of Harvard College, now pursuing a STEM PhD at another elite university.
Richard Lowery: The War for American Universities — #17
Richard Lowery is a professor of finance at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin.
Tim Palmer (Oxford): Status and Future of Climate Modeling — #16
Tim Palmer is Royal Society Research Professor in Climate Physics, and a Senior Fellow at the Oxford Martin Institute.
Kishore Mahbubani: A Nuanced View of Asia & China's Rise — #15
Kishore Mahbubani is Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.
Greg Clark: Genetics and Social Mobility — #14
Gregory Clark is Distinguished Professor of Economics at UC-Davis. His areas of research are long-term economic growth, the wealth of nations, economic history, and so...
John Mearsheimer: Great Powers, U.S. Hegemony, and the Rise of China — #13
John Mearsheimer is best known for developing the theory of offensive realism, which describes the interaction between great powers as being primarily driven by the ra...
Theodore A. Postol: Nuclear Weapons, Missile Technology, and U.S. Diplomacy — #12
Theodore A. Postol is professor emeritus of Science, Technology, and International Security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is widely known as an expe...
Raghuveer Parthasarathy: The Four Physical Principles — #11
Raghu Parthasarathy is the author of a recent popular science book: So Simple a Beginning: How Four Physical Principles Shape Our Living World.
Carl Zha: Xinjiang, Ukraine, and U.S.-China relations — #10
Carl Zha is the host of the Silk and Steel podcast, which focuses on China, history, culture, and politics.
Scott Aaronson: Quantum Computing, Unsolvable Problems, & Artificial Intelligence — #9
Scott Aaronson is the David J. Bruton Centennial Professor of Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin, and director of its Quantum Information Center.
Sebastian Mallaby: Venture capital as an engine of courage — #8
Steve Hsu and Sebastian Mallaby discuss venture capital, tech startups, business model and technology innovation, global adoption of the Silicon Valley model, and the ...
Vlatko Vedral: Oxford Theoretical Physicist on Quantum Superposition of Living Creatures — #7
Vlatko Vedral is Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford and Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at the National University of Singapore. ...
Richard Sander: Affirmative Action, Mismatch Theory, & Academic Freedom — #6
Richard Sander is Jesse Dukeminier Professor at UCLA Law School.
Shai Carmi: Polygenic risk scores & embryo screening — #5
Shai Carmi is Professor of Statistical and Medical Genetics at Hebrew University (Jerusalem).
Jon Y (Asianometry) on Semiconductor Tech and U.S.-China Competition — #4
Steve and Jon discuss the global semiconductor industry with an emphasis on U.S.-China technology competition.
Richard Hanania: Wokeness, Public Choice Theory, & Geostrategy — #3
Richard Hanania is President of the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology.