Geoffrey West: Longevity, Mortality, and Care S2 E12
This week, Zohar is joined by Geoffrey West, theoretical physicist, Distinguished Professor and Past President of the Santa Fe Institute, and author of Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and D...
12 Juli 20231h 12min
David Epstein: Curiosity as a Calling S2 E11
This week, Zohar is joined by scientist turned journalist turned public intellectual, David Epstein, to discuss his book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, who should generalize wh...
21 Juni 20231h 6min
Roosevelt Montás: Education as Self-Formation S2 E10
This week, Zohar sits down with Roosevelt Montás, Senior Lecturer in American Studies and English at Columbia University, and former Director of the Center for the Core Curriculum at Columbia College ...
7 Juni 20231h 24min
Samuel Arbesman: Between Knowledge and Wonder S2 E9
This week, Zohar is joined by Sam Arbesman, Scientist in Residence of Lux Capital, and author of the Half-Life of Facts, to talk about the pursuit of knowledge, the sociology and business of science, ...
24 Maj 20231h 12min
Christian Bök: Orpheus and Eurydice S2 E8
This week, Zohar is joined by Christian Bök, acclaimed experimental poet, to discuss ambition, ephemerality, affordances, technology, games, romanticism, mentorship, poetic history, the egotistical su...
10 Maj 20231h 19min
Ben Purkert: The Men Can't Be Saved S2 E7
This week, Zohar is joined by poet and novelist Ben Purkert to discuss his debut novel The Men Can't Be Saved, taglines, Ben Lerner, Being John Malkovich, copywriting, the relationship between art and...
26 Apr 20231h 15min
Nicholas Lyons: What's Better Than Free? S2 E6
This week, Zohar sits down with Nicholas Lyons, investor, autodidact, ex-banker, numerologist, and champion of Verus (a blockchain technology), to talk about consilience, reflexivity, network effects,...
10 Apr 20231h 15min
Michael Gibson: Charisma and Its Discontents S2 E5
This week, Zohar is joined by Michael Gibson, venture capitalist, founder of the Thiel Fellowship, and author of Paper Belt on Fire, to talk about why philosophers aren't saints, his pivot from studyi...
29 Mars 20231h 26min
