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Fin Moorhouse - Longtermism, Space, & Entrepreneurship
Jul 27, 2022Fin Moorhouse is a Research Scholar and assistant to Toby Ord at Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute. He co-hosts the Hear This Idea podcast, which showcases new thinking in philosophy, t...
Alexander Mikaberidze - Napoleon, War, Progress, and Global Order
Jul 13, 2022Alexander Mikaberidze is Professor of History at Louisiana State University and the author of The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History. He explains the global ramifications of the Napoleonic Wars - from ...
Sam Bankman-Fried - Crypto, Altruism, and Leadership
Jul 05, 2022I flew to the Bahamas to interview Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of FTX! He talks about FTX’s plan to infiltrate traditional finance, giving $100m this year to AI + pandemic risk, scaling slowly + hiring...
Agustin Lebron - Trading, Crypto, and Adverse Selection
Jun 23, 2022Agustin Lebron began his career as a trader and researcher at Jane Street Capital, one of the largest market-making firms in the world. He currently runs the consulting firm Essilen Research, where he...
Ananyo Bhattacharya - John von Neumann, Jewish Genius, and Nuclear War
May 11, 2022Ananyo Bhattacharya is the author of The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann. He is a science writer who has worked at the Economist and Nature. Before journalism, he was a med...
Stephen Grugett (Manifold Markets Founder) - Predictions Markets & Revolutionizing Governance
May 05, 2022Stephen Grugett is a cofounder of Manifold Markets, where anyone can create a prediction market. We discuss how prediction markets can change how countries and companies make important decisions. Mani...
Pradyu Prasad - Imperial Japan, the God Emperor, and Militarization in the Modern World
Apr 27, 2022Today I talk to Pradyu Prasad (blogger and podcaster) about the book "Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan" by Herbert P. Bix. We also discuss militarization, industrial capacity, current events, a...
Razib Khan - Genomics, Intelligence, and The Church of Science
Apr 20, 2022Razib Khan is a writer, geneticist, and blogger with an interest in history, genetics, culture, and evolutionary psychology. Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast p...
Jimmy Soni - Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and the Paypal Mafia
Apr 16, 2022Jimmy Soni is the author of The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley. Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Episo...
Bryan Caplan - Discrimination, Poverty, & Mental Illness
Apr 12, 2022I interview the economist Bryan Caplan about his new book, Labor Econ Versus the World, and many other related topics. Bryan Caplan is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and a New Yor...