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#362 – Ginni Rometty: IBM CEO on Leadership, Power, and Adversity Mar 02, 2023

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Ginni Rometty is a former long-time CEO, president, and chairman of IBM. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(05:22) – IBM
(15:02) – Hiring
(20:19) – Leadership
(27:02) – Hard work
(32:43) – Adversity
(39:41) – Power
(53:07) – Sacrifice
(58:13) – Taking over as CEO
(1:16:27) – Negotiating
(1:21:34) – Deep Blue vs Garry Kasparov
(1:26:52) – IBM Watson
(1:46:45) – Work-life balance
(1:53:49) – Advice for young people

#361 – Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology Feb 25, 2023

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Aaron Smith-Levin is a former Scientologist, Vice President of the Aftermath Foundation, and host of the Growing Up In Scientology YouTube channel. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Aaron’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@GrowingUpInScientology
Aaron’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrowingupinSCN
The Aftermath Foundation: https://theaftermathfoundation.org
SP Shop: https://thespshop.com
Books mentioned:
1. A Billion Years: https://amzn.to/3EpLiMM
2. Blown for Good: https://amzn.to/3IqaZxN

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:00) – Thetans
(09:59) – Dianetics
(22:02) – God
(32:38) – Sea Org
(36:48) – Auditing
(57:01) – Control
(1:07:25) – David Miscavige
(1:16:32) – Xenu
(1:32:26) – Secrecy
(1:38:29) – Mike Rinder
(1:45:36) – Separation of families
(1:52:30) – Tom Cruise
(1:56:23) – Sin
(2:01:19) – Corruption

#360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics Feb 20, 2023

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Tim Urban is the author of the blog Wait But Why and a new book What’s Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Tim’s new book: https://waitbutwhy.com/whatsourproblem
Tim’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy
Tim’s Website: https://waitbutwhy.com
Tim’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/timurban
Tim’s TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk5C149J9C0

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(05:48) – Human history
(21:47) – Greatest people in history
(29:35) – Social media
(36:17) – Good times and bad times
(47:48) – Wisdom vs stupidity
(49:55) – Utopia
(1:04:05) – Conspiracy theories
(1:17:16) – Arguing on the Internet
(1:37:16) – Political division
(1:47:10) – Power games
(1:55:09) – Donald Trump and Republican Party
(2:12:17) – Social justice
(2:34:59) – Censorship gap
(2:42:30) – Free speech
(2:46:33) – Thinking and universities
(2:54:56) – Liv Boeree joins conversation
(3:07:15) – Hopes for the future

#359 – Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics Feb 15, 2023

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Andrew Strominger is a theoretical physicist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Andrew’s website: https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/strominger
Andrew’s papers:
Soft Hair on Black Holes: https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.00921
Photon Rings Around Warped Black Holes: https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.01674

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:34) – Black holes
(11:37) – Albert Einstein
(31:05) – Quantum gravity
(35:17) – String theory
(46:05) – Holographic principle
(54:02) – De Sitter space
(59:14) – Speed of light
(1:06:02) – Black hole information paradox
(1:13:41) – Soft particles
(1:22:48) – Physics vs mathematics
(1:31:58) – Theory of everything
(1:47:20) – Time
(1:49:45) – Photon rings
(2:05:26) – Thought experiments
(2:13:47) – Aliens
(2:19:25) – Nuclear weapons

#358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality Feb 10, 2023

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Aella is a sex researcher, writer, and sex worker. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Aella’s Website: https://knowingless.com/
Aella’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/aella_girl/
Aella’s OnlyFans: https://onlyfans.com/aella_girl/
Askhole card game: https://askhole.io/

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:14) – Uncertainty
(13:51) – Sex, power, and death
(26:21) – Free will
(27:46) – Consciousness
(37:41) – Childhood
(50:39) – Dancing
(1:03:56) – Casual sex
(1:06:10) – Camming
(1:21:05) – OnlyFans
(1:31:19) – Dating
(1:47:11) – Escorting
(2:05:12) – Emotion vs reason
(2:13:17) – Love
(2:20:50) – Polyamory
(2:29:44) – Monogamy
(2:36:14) – Sex fetishes
(2:53:42) – Dominance and submissiveness
(3:03:23) – Psychedelics
(3:22:35) – Romance
(3:30:05) – Body count
(3:39:51) – Porn
(3:43:10) – Mortality
(3:45:46) – AI
(3:56:26) – Rationalist discourse
(4:00:18) – Meaning of life

#357 – Paul Conti: Narcissism, Sociopathy, Envy, and the Nature of Good and Evil Feb 07, 2023

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Paul Conti is a psychiatrist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Paul’s Website: https://drpaulconti.com
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:28) – Human Mind
(24:08) – Evil
(30:22) – Envy
(53:25) – Narcissism
(1:21:59) – Pride
(1:39:12) – Death
(1:54:02) – Trauma
(2:19:06) – Therapy
(2:33:17) – Subconscious mind
(2:39:13) – Conversation
(2:51:59) – Emotion
(3:15:11) – Advice for young people

#356 – Tim Dodd: SpaceX, Starship, Rocket Engines, and Future of Space Travel Feb 02, 2023

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Tim Dodd is host of the Everyday Astronaut YouTube channel, where he teaches about rocket engines and all things space travel. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Tim’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@EverydayAstronaut
Tim’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Erdayastronaut
Tim’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/everydayastronaut
Tim’s Website: https://everydayastronaut.com

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:18) – SpaceX rockets
(26:56) – Falcon 9
(31:08) – Starship
(35:27) – SpaceX rocket engines
(43:05) – Elon Musk
(58:41) – Twitter
(1:04:46) – How rocket engines work
(1:09:37) – Rocket fuel
(1:13:03) – Rocket engine cycles
(1:25:27) – Rocket cooling
(1:40:24) – Multistage rockets
(1:43:57) – Single-stage-to-orbit
(1:49:33) – Aerospike engine
(1:57:18) – Greatest car engine of all time
(2:02:27) – Starship
(2:05:19) – Wet dress rehearsal
(2:11:29) – Landing
(2:25:47) – Seeing starship in person
(2:34:54) – Starship orbital test
(2:41:32) – Gwynne Shotwell
(2:46:43) – dearMoon project
(3:05:46) – Fear of death
(3:14:12) – Everyday Astronaut origin story
(3:40:04) – Soviet Rocket Engine History
(3:58:51) – Russia, China, USA
(4:13:20) – Starlink
(4:21:06) – First human on Mars
(4:24:04) – Moon landing
(4:30:11) – Nuclear propulsion
(4:37:51) – Bob Lazar
(4:44:54) – Aliens
(4:48:42) – Sci-fi books
(4:52:00) – Long-term space travel
(4:58:47) – SpaceX competitors
(5:10:07) – Kerbal Space Program
(5:16:33) – Advice for young people

#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds Jan 28, 2023

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David Kipping is an astronomer at Columbia University, director of the Cool Worlds Lab, and host of the Cool Worlds YouTube channel. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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David’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/david_kipping
David’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@CoolWorldsLab
Cool Worlds Lab: https://coolworldslab.com/

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(05:10) – Habitable exoplanets
(15:30) – Alien life in our Solar System
(27:20) – Starship
(31:28) – James Webb Space Telescope
(44:47) – Binary planets
(55:04) – Exomoons and Kepler-1625b
(1:08:34) – Discoveries of alien life
(1:22:15) – Aliens
(2:08:43) – Oort clouds
(2:19:30) – Future of astronomy
(2:32:45) – Alpha Centauri
(2:45:03) – Kardashev scale
(2:56:41) – AI and space exploration
(3:13:37) – Great Filter
(3:24:51) – Colonization of Mars
(3:31:35) – Simulation hypothesis
(3:43:48) – Advice for young people
(3:48:06) – Meaning of life

#354 – Jeremi Suri: American Civil War Jan 25, 2023

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Jeremi Suri is a historian at UT Austin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Jeremi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeremisuri
This is Democracy podcast: https://podcasts.la.utexas.edu/this-is-democracy
Jeremi’s Website: https://jeremisuri.net
Jeremi’s Books:
1. Civil War by Other Means: https://amzn.to/3hRa3cT
2. The Impossible Presidency: https://amzn.to/3hTn5X8
3. Henry Kissinger: https://amzn.to/3WqkBOY

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:45) – Revolutions and governments
(24:23) – American Civil War
(33:35) – Lincoln and election of 1860
(37:25) – Slavery
(50:35) – Freedom of speech
(1:02:17) – Death toll of the Civil War
(1:05:36) – Ulysses S. Grant
(1:07:45) – Ku Klux Klan
(1:19:27) – Robert E. Lee
(1:27:11) – Abraham Lincoln
(1:42:18) – If the south won
(1:50:54) – Hypocrisy of the Founders
(1:56:56) – John Wilkes Booth
(2:00:11) – White supremacy
(2:05:34) – Disputed elections
(2:15:56) – Politics
(2:24:20) – Donald Trump and Joe Biden
(2:37:06) – January 6th
(3:02:04) – Hope for the future

#353 – Dennis Whyte: Nuclear Fusion and the Future of Energy Jan 21, 2023

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Dennis Whyte is a nuclear scientist at MIT and the director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Dennis’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIT_Fusion
Dennis’s LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dennis-whyte-33474a54
Dennis’s Website: https://www.psfc.mit.edu/whyte
SPARC: https://www.psfc.mit.edu/sparc
MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center: https://www.psfc.mit.edu
MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@mitplasmascienceandfusionc6211
Commonwealth Fusion Systems: https://cfs.energy
Commonwealth Fusion Systems YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonwealthFusionSystems

OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(05:54) – Nuclear fusion
(23:53) – e=mc^2
(38:20) – Fission vs fusion
(43:32) – Nuclear weapons
(47:19) – Plasma
(54:29) – Nuclear fusion reactor
(1:09:50) – 2022 nuclear fusion breakthrough explained
(1:30:27) – Magnetic confinement
(1:49:36) – ITER
(1:54:23) – SPARC
(2:08:23) – Future of fusion power
(2:16:55) – Engineering challenges
(2:35:36) – Nuclear disasters
(2:40:21) – Cold fusion
(2:54:36) – Kardashev scale
(3:04:00) – Advice for young people

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