29. Bruce Friedrich Thinks There’s a Better Way to Eat Meat
29 May 2021
45m
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Episodes
28. Professor Carl Hart Argues All Drugs Should Be Legal — Can He Convince Steve?
22 May 2021
44m
27. Daniel Kahneman on Why Our Judgment is Flawed — and What to Do About It
15 May 2021
44m
26. Memory Champion Nelson Dellis Helps Steve Train His Brain
08 May 2021
35m
25. Sam Harris: “Spirituality Is a Loaded Term.”
01 May 2021
43m
Nathan Myhrvold: “I Am Interested in Lots of Things, and That's Actually a Bad Strategy.” (Episode 6 Rebroadcast)
24 Apr 2021
49m
24. Amaryllis Fox: “What Does This New Version of Mutually Assured Destruction Look Like?”
17 Apr 2021
58m
23. Greg Norman & Mark Broadie: Why Golf Beats an Orgasm and Why Data Beats Everything
10 Apr 2021
42m
22. Sal Khan: “If It Works for 15 Cousins, It Could Work for a Billion People.”
03 Apr 2021
44m
21. Pete Docter: “What If Monsters Really Do Exist?”
27 Mar 2021
43m
20. John Donohue: “I'm Frequently Called a Treasonous Enemy of the Constitution.”
20 Mar 2021
37m
19. Marina Nitze: “If You Googled ‘Business Efficiency Consultant,’ I Was the Only Result.”
13 Mar 2021
38m
18. Robert Sapolsky: “I Don’t Think We Have Any Free Will Whatsoever.”
06 Mar 2021
41m
17. Emily Oster: “I Am a Woman Who Is Prominently Discussing Vaginas.”
27 Feb 2021
42m
16. Joshua Jay: “Humans Are So, So Easy to Fool.”
20 Feb 2021
42m
15. Tim Harford: “If You Can Make Sure You're Not An Idiot, You've Done Well.”
13 Feb 2021
42m
14. Yul Kwon (Part 2): “Hey, Do You Have Any Bright Ideas?”
06 Feb 2021
29m
13. Yul Kwon: “Don't Try to Change Yourself All at Once.”
30 Jan 2021
35m
12. Sue Bird: “You Have to Pay the Superstars.”
23 Jan 2021
40m
11. Paul Romer: “I Figured Out How to Get Myself Fired From the World Bank.”
09 Jan 2021
34m
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