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Samo Burja talks to Jim about his book, Great Founder Theory: theories & limits of history, institutions, design vs evolution, declining empires, and much more…
EP116 Doug Erwin on the Cambrian Explosion
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Doug Erwin talks to Jim about his book, The Cambrian Explosion: The Construction of Animal Biodiversity…
Currents 029: Vance Crowe on the “Well-Actually” Graph
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Jim talks to Vance Crowe about what led him to work at Monsanto, how he discovered & uses the “Well_Actually” Graph, GameB, VR & much more…
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EP115 Max Borders on America’s Collapse
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Max Borders with Jim on his new book, After Collapse: The End of America and the Rebirth of Her Ideals: GameB, complexity, climate, wokism…
EP114 John Bunzl on his Simpol Solution
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John Bunzl talks to Jim about the multi-faceted approach to global cooperation he created, Simpol – The Simultaneous Policy…
Currents 028: Simon DeDeo on Explaining Explanation
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Jim & Simon DeDeo on his recent paper, “From Probability to Consilience: How Explanatory Values Implement Bayesian Reasoning“…
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EP113 Zak Stein on Hierarchical Complexity
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Zak Stein & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about the history & dynamics of hierarchical complexity & human development…
Currents 027: Charles Hoskinson on Cardano Blockchain Project
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Charles Hoskinson & Jim on blockchain history, his history with the Ethereum project & what led him to found Cardano, a 3rd gen project, and much more…
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EP112 Annie Duke on Bets & Better Decisions
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Annie Duke & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about how key themes in her last two books lead to making better bets & decisions…
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EP111 Anatol Lieven on Climate & Nationalism
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Anatol Lieven & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about his latest book, Climate Change and the Nation State: The Realist Case…
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