Episodes (Page 8)
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Sebastian Mallaby explores the drivers of venture capital.
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Stewart Brand discusses lifelong curiosity and starting new ventures.
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Russ Roberts shares insights on leading Shalem College in Israel.
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Ana Vidović explores the nature of prodigies and perseverance.
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Tyler and producer Jeff Holmes review the past year of the podcast.
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Ray Dalio shares lessons learned from historical economic events.
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Ruth Scurr explains the art and challenges of writing biographies.
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David Rubenstein discusses private equity, philanthropy, and institutional success.
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David Salle critiques the shift from art aesthetics to explanation.
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Stanley McChrystal reflects on military leadership and risk management.
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Claudia Goldin discusses the economics of inequality and the gender pay gap.
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Amia Srinivasan discusses societal shaping of sexual desires and consent.
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Economists David Cutler and Ed Glaeser analyze city survival in an age of remote work.
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Zeynep Tufekci challenged mask guidance, leading to CDC policy change.
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Andrew Sullivan reflects on writing about gay rights after learning he was HIV positive.
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Niall Ferguson advocates studying history in its own context, not through modern values.
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Alexander the Grate shares his 40-year experience living on Washington D.C. streets.
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Richard Prum discusses his lifelong passion for birds and avian biology.
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Elijah Millgram explores how studying philosophers' lives informs our own.
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David Deutsch, a theoretical physicist, champions the multiple-worlds interpretation.