Manifold

Discovering the Multiverse: Quantum Mechanics and Hugh Everett III, with Peter Byrne — #22

Jeffrey Sachs: Lessons from the COVID Commission, Lab Leak Questions, and Nord Stream — #21

Rob Henderson: A Journey from Foster Care to the US Military to Elite Academia — #20

Lyle Goldstein on U.S. Strategic Challenges: Russia, China, Ukraine, and Taiwan — #19

Harvard Veritas: interview with a recent graduate (anonymous) — #18

Richard Lowery: The War for American Universities — #17

Tim Palmer (Oxford): Status and Future of Climate Modeling — #16

Kishore Mahbubani: A Nuanced View of Asia & China's Rise — #15

Greg Clark: Genetics and Social Mobility — #14

John Mearsheimer: Great Powers, U.S. Hegemony, and the Rise of China — #13

Structural realism dictates that great powers, operating in an anarchic international system, are inherently driven to maximize their power to ensure security, ultimately seeking regional hegemony. John Mearsheimer, a leading proponent of this school, argues that the United States’ post-Cold War pursuit of liberal hege...

Theodore A. Postol: Nuclear Weapons, Missile Technology, and U.S. Diplomacy — #12

The podcast explores the complexities of nuclear strategy, missile defense systems, and geopolitical relations, featuring Theodore Postol, MIT Professor Emeritus and expert on nuclear weapons. Postol recounts his unexpected path into defense issues, his time at the Pentagon, and his skepticism towards missile defense p...

Raghuveer Parthasarathy: The Four Physical Principles — #11

Carl Zha: Xinjiang, Ukraine, and U.S.-China relations — #10

Scott Aaronson: Quantum Computing, Unsolvable Problems, & Artificial Intelligence — #9

Sebastian Mallaby: Venture capital as an engine of courage — #8

Vlatko Vedral: Oxford Theoretical Physicist on Quantum Superposition of Living Creatures — #7

Richard Sander: Affirmative Action, Mismatch Theory, & Academic Freedom — #6

Shai Carmi: Polygenic risk scores & embryo screening — #5

Jon Y (Asianometry) on Semiconductor Tech and U.S.-China Competition — #4

Richard Hanania: Wokeness, Public Choice Theory, & Geostrategy — #3