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Steve Brusatte is a paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh. A graduate of the University of Chicago, he completed his doctorate at Columbia University. He writes frequently for Scientific American, including the May 2015 cover story on t
Remember how interesting dinosaurs were when we were all younger? Why did that stop!? This podcast will take you back to the curiosity you had when you were younger. What really happened during the dinosaur extinction? What was life like back t
Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School.Prior to rejoining the Harvard faculty, Lessig was a professor at Stanford Law School, where he founded the school’s Center for Internet and Society, a
It's no secret that money corrupts our government system. Candidates are swayed by billionaire donors and contributions from Super PACS. So how did we get to this point? And what can we do to turn it around? The answers are in this podcast.
This is the most important book I've ever read. That's all I need to say.
In this episode, we take a journey to the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. How did this battle change the course of America's history? What did the Confederates do wrong? What did the Union do right? I promise, there's more to this ba
Why the hell do we like to watch people fight so much? Is it cultural? Is it in our DNA? Can bullying be prevented or is a natural occurrence in social hierarchy? I explore the answers to these questions and more!Follow me on Twitter and Inst
Is it possible to break a 2-hour marathon? No one has done it yet...but scientists and endurance athletes are obsessively searching for the answer. Alex Hutchinson breaks it down from every angle. From stories of amazing human feats to the scie
Taking control of your life doesn't happen in one big stride. It happens step-by-step...OWNING the day, each day. This book gives you the tools to own each small part of the day. From waking up, to driving to work, to having sex. It's not your
I believe Artificial Intelligence is the most important topic in the world today. It has the potential to destroy earth as we know it or improve it to an unimaginable paradise. Former chess World Champion Gary Kasparov's duel with Deep Blue has
This is a new idea I'm trying out. Basically, I look at the 5 biggest news stories of the day and I give my raw thoughts on it. More relaxed, lighthearted, and less produced. Today we talk Trump, Thailand Cave rescue, and the World's Ugliest Do
This is PART 2 of the Killing Pablo podcast. A lot of times, famous villains don't "go out with a bang". They go to jail because of tax evasion (Al Capone)or throat cancer (John Gotti). But that isn't the case for Don Pablo. Pablo Escobar's s
ESPN host and announcer, Matt Schick, joins me for the second iteration of 3 Books! Of course, Schick came to the table with a couple children books (He has 4 kids under the age of 7). We start off by cracking jokes and talking about bedtime st
In the early 90s, law enforcement from all over the world had 1 mission. Capture Pablo Escobar....dead or alive. The story of Pablo Escobar has been portrayed on Netflix's "Narcos", but that only digs about an inch deep. This podcast will take
Today I debut a new segment! It's called "3 books with ___". The idea is I talk with someone who I think you all will find interesting to listen to. I ask them to bring 3 books to the table that they would like to talk about. It could be books
Last week, I adventured to Medellín, Colombia for an experience of a lifetime. I witnessed the self-proclaimed "Greatest View in the World" (It was pretty amazing) and I met people from all over the world. This experience changed my life.
Sam Harris argues that free will is an illusion. We are not in control of the decisions that we make. Every choice is based on a cumulation of a lifetime of events. Let's explore consciousness.
For 150 years, we have looked at baseball through the wrong pair of glasses. We've measured success in ways that didn't exactly make sense. Stats like batting average, RBI, and pitching wins are extremely flawed. Yet we keep going back to them
During World War II, The Allies pulled off one of the most ambitious deception operations in history. The risk was monumental but the operation worked...and a man who was involved with every step in the process tells us how it happened.
Jocko Willink is the most motivational person you'll ever witness. He's the former commander of the most successful Navy Seal Team in the Iraq war. That experience has lead him down the road of simple truths. Success is about consistency. Consi
Time is the most precious thing we know of. It determines nearly everything we do. Fortunately, scientists have dug their heels in to figure out the nuances of it. Listen to this podcast...even if it's just for the amazing story about the "Da
Our medical system is a blessing and a curse. In 2018, you can walk into the hospital with nearly any ailment and have a good chance of getting some help. But that also means our elderly are looking for the same kind of miracle...yet what they
For the first time in human history, psychologists have an unobstructed view into the human mind. The massive amounts of data that is collected by Google, Apple, and social media websites tell us who we really are. Some of these truths are unco
Alex Honnold is as unique as a human gets. He scales thousand foot mountains with no assistance. It's a type of climbing called free soloing...and he's the best at it. Even when he is just foot slip away from his death, he stays perfectly calm.
Do you believe you are single-handedly making your own decisions? The answer is no...in most situations. That's because every single day our decisions are made based on social influence. Even huge decisions, like how your personality will be is
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