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What Happens Minutes After a Nuclear Launch? (Annie Jacobsen)
1:14:03
What Happens Minutes After a Nuclear Launch? (Annie Jacobsen)
An AI... Utopia? (Nick Bostrom, Oxford)
1:45:02
An AI... Utopia? (Nick Bostrom, Oxford)
Life on Mars? (Robert Zubrin)
1:40:55
Life on Mars? (Robert Zubrin)
Robots and the People Who Love Them
1:12:48
Robots and the People Who Love Them
The Formation, Diversification, and Extinction of Religions
2:00:44
The Formation, Diversification, and Extinction of Religions
The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Uncertain
1:28:36
The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Uncertain
The End of Race Politics (Coleman Hughes)
1:33:54
The End of Race Politics (Coleman Hughes)
How to Repair America’s Broken Democracy
1:07:04
How to Repair America’s Broken Democracy
Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
1:08:11
Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
An Unfinished History of the Holocaust
1:35:56
An Unfinished History of the Holocaust
The Weirdness of the World
2:02:37
The Weirdness of the World
The Story of Female Empowerment & Getting Canceled: Leah Goldstein
1:27:23
The Story of Female Empowerment & Getting Canceled: Leah Goldstein
Who Wrote the Qur’an, Why, and What Does it Really Say?
1:35:13
Who Wrote the Qur’an, Why, and What Does it Really Say?
Purpose in the Eyes of a Psychiatrist.
1:38:32
Purpose in the Eyes of a Psychiatrist.
Does Humanity Function as a Single Superorganism?
1:34:39
Does Humanity Function as a Single Superorganism?
The Power of Noticing What Was Always There
1:34:08
The Power of Noticing What Was Always There
China's Grip on Rare-Earth Elements and the Future of Global Energy Security
1:05:13
China's Grip on Rare-Earth Elements and the Future of Global Energy Security
mRNA Vaccines, Mask Mandates, and the COVID-19 Response (Paul Offit)
1:12:51
mRNA Vaccines, Mask Mandates, and the COVID-19 Response (Paul Offit)
Rob Henderson on Growing up in Foster Care
2:07:46
Rob Henderson on Growing up in Foster Care
The Role of Free Speech in Public Health
1:23:22
The Role of Free Speech in Public Health
Against the New Politics of Identity
1:28:13
Against the New Politics of Identity
Big Data and Sport: What Can We Predict?
1:22:43
Big Data and Sport: What Can We Predict?
Transforming Mental Health With Small Interventions
1:06:26
Transforming Mental Health With Small Interventions
Overcoming Self-Censorship in the Age of Outrage
2:10:35
Overcoming Self-Censorship in the Age of Outrage
One Couple’s Vacation Caused 100,000 People to Die
1:53:50
One Couple’s Vacation Caused 100,000 People to Die
Are Altruism and Charity Viable Solutions to Social Problems?
1:17:37
Are Altruism and Charity Viable Solutions to Social Problems?
Are Parallel Universes and Extra Dimensions Real?
1:15:04
Are Parallel Universes and Extra Dimensions Real?
Shellenberger Explains Government Censorship of Social Media
1:26:29
Shellenberger Explains Government Censorship of Social Media
Multiculturalism and Lessons From the Rwandan Genocide
47:16
Multiculturalism and Lessons From the Rwandan Genocide
The Meaning of Life
2:08
The Meaning of Life