140 - John Burgess: Realism in the Philosophy of Mathematics
John Burgess is John N. Woodhull Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, where he works in mathematical and philosophical logic and the philosophy of mathematics. In this episode, Robinson an...
13 Sep 20231h 34min
139 - Lawrence Summers: Economic Policy, Free Speech, and The Pursuit of Truth
Lawrence Summers is the President Emeritus and Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University. He also served as the 71st Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration, as Direc...
10 Sep 202358min
138 - Konstantin Batygin: Planet Nine, Oumuamua, and the Death of Pluto
Konstantin Batygin is Professor of Planetary Science in the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute of Technology, where he works on a wide variety of problems relate...
8 Sep 20232h
137 - Joyce Carol Oates: Craft in Fiction and Poetry
Joyce Carol Oates is the Rogers S. Berlind ’52 Professor Emerita in the Humanities at Princeton University with the Program in Creative Writing. She is among the most widely-recognized and respected w...
6 Sep 20231h 33min
136 - Andrew Strominger: String Theory, Black Holes, and Extra Dimensions
Andrew Strominger is Gwill E. York Professor of Physics and Director of the Center for the Fundamental Laws of Nature at Harvard University, where he works on some of the deepest questions in physics,...
3 Sep 20232h 16min
135 - Thomas Hertog: Stephen Hawking, Cosmology, and the Origin of Time
Thomas Hertog is Professor and Head of Theoretical Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at KU Leuven in Belgium. He was a doctoral student and close collaborator of Stephen Hawking. In t...
1 Sep 20231h 24min
134 - Christopher Capozzola: Uncle Sam, the Draft, and Vigilantes in World War I
Christopher Capozzola is Professor of History and MacVicar Faculty Fellow at MIT, where he works on the history of citizenship, war, and the military in modern American history. In this episode, Robin...
30 Aug 20231h 29min
133 - Ian Hutchinson: Plasma Physics & The Compatibility of Science and Religion
Ian Hutchinson is Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering in he Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering and the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT. He works in both plasma physics and ...
27 Aug 20232h 12min
