Zeynep Tufekci on the Sociology of The Moment (Live)
When Zeynep Tufekci penned a New York Times op-ed at the onset of the pandemic challenging the prevailing public health guidance that ordinary people should not wear masks, she thought it was the end...
25 Aug 20211h 5min
Andrew Sullivan on Braving New Intellectual Journeys
Upon learning he was HIV positive in 1993, Andrew Sullivan began writing more than he ever had before. Believing that he didn't have long to live, he wanted to leave behind a book detailing his best a...
11 Aug 202155min
Niall Ferguson on Why We Study History
While the modern historical ethos can be obsessed with condescending to the past based on our current value system, Scottish-born historian Niall Ferguson has aimed to set himself apart with his willi...
28 Juli 202154min
Alexander the Grate on Life as an NFA
Alexander the Grate has spent 40 years – more than half of his life – living on the streets (and heating grates) of Washington, DC. He prefers the label NFA (No Fixed Address) rather than "homeless," ...
14 Juli 202144min
Richard Prum on Birds, Beauty, and Finding Your Own Way
Richard Prum really cares about birds. Growing up in rural Vermont, he didn't know anyone else interested in birding his own age. The experience taught him to rely on his own sense of curiosity and im...
30 Juni 202150min
Elijah Millgram on the Philosophical Life
What can studying the lives of philosophers tell us about how to organize and interpret our own lives? Elijah Millgram is a professor of philosophy at the University of Utah whose research focuses on ...
16 Juni 20211h 8min
David Deutsch on Multiple Worlds and Our Place in Them
Tyler describes Oxford professor and theoretical physicist David Deutsch as a "maximum philosopher of freedom" with no rival. A pioneer in the field of quantum computing, Deutsch subscribes to the mul...
2 Juni 20211h 1min
Mark Carney on Central Banking and Shared Values
As a Canadian economist who once served as the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney has had many occasions to reflect on the importance of values. Whether it's ingratiating himself as a public...
26 Maj 202154min
