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Jaan Tallinn: Coronavirus, Existential Risk, and AI – #42
Steve talks with Skype founder and global tech investor Jaan Tallinn.
Dan Gable: Legendary NCAA and Olympic Wrestler & Coach – #41
Steve and Corey talk to legendary NCAA and Olympic wrestler and coach Dan Gable.
Klaus Lackner on Carbon Capture, Climate Change, and Physics – #40
Steve and Corey talk to Klaus Lackner, director of the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions (CNCE) at Arizona State University and the first person to suggest removing...
COVID-19, Blockchain, and the Global Startup Scene – #39
Steve and Corey talk to Kieren James-Lubin and Victor Wong of the blockchain technology startup, BlockApps.
Claude Steele on the Challenges of Multi-Cultural Societies – #38
Corey and Steve talk to Claude Steele of Stanford about his article “Why Campuses are So Tense?”.
A.J. Robison on the Neural Basis of Sex Differences in Depression – #37
Corey and Steve talk with MSU Neuroscientist A.J. Robison about why females may be more likely to suffer from depression than males.
Kaja Perina on the Dark Triad: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy – #36
Kaja Perina is the Editor in Chief of Psychology Today.
Adam Dynes on Noisy Retrospection: The Effect of Party Control on Policy Outcomes – #35
Steve and Corey talk to Adam Dynes of Brigham Young University about whether voting has an effect on policy outcomes.
Yang Wang on Science and Technology in China, Hong Kong Protests, and Coronavirus – #34
Yang Wang is Dean of Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Elizabeth Kolbert on Climate Change: Impacts and Mitigation Technologies – #33
Steve and Corey talk to Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the Sixth Extinction, about the current state of the climate debate. All three are pessimistic about the possibili...
Meghan Daum on the New Culture Wars – #32
Corey and Steve talk to Meghan Daum about her new book “The Problem With Everything: My Journey Through The New Culture Wars”.
Steven Broglio on Concussions, Football and Informed Choice – #31
Steve and Corey talk with Steven Broglio, Director of the Michigan Concussion Center, about concussion risk, prevention and treatment.
Barbara O’Brien on Race, Reform and Wrongful Conviction Rate Estimates- #30
Our guest, Barbara O’Brien, explains why we don’t know much about conviction error outside of murder cases, making error rates for the vast majority of crimes: misdeme...
Sebastian Junger: Meaning from War and Technological Isolation in America – #29
This conversation occurred just after President Trump withdrew US forces from Northern Syria.
Zach Hambrick on Psychometrics and the Science of Expertise – #28
MSU Psychology Professor Zach Hambrick joins Corey and Steve to discuss general cognitive ability, the science of personnel selection, and research on the development ...
Andrew Hartman: The Culture Wars Then and Now – #27
Steve and Corey talk to Andrew about his new introduction to his book “The War for the Soul of America.”
Bruno Maçães: China, Russia and the Future of Eurasia – #26
Originally from Portugal, Bruno Maçães earned a PhD in Political Science at Harvard under Harvey Mansfield, and served as Portugal’s Secretary of State for European Af...
Ted Conover on Immigration, Prisons and 21st Century Homesteading – #25
Steve and Corey talk to Ted about his article for the August issue of Harper’s Magazine, “The Last Frontier”.
Jason Snyder on Neurogenesis – #24
Steve and Corey talk to Jason about a fundamental question of neuroscience: Do humans grow new neurons as adults?
Timothy Searchinger: Biofuels vs Foods and Major Climate Change Policy Errors – #23
Steve and Corey talk to Tim Searchinger about the unintended consequences of biofuels policies.