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#272 – Brett Johnson: US Most Wanted Cybercriminal Mar 27, 2022

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Brett Johnson was a US Most Wanted cybercriminal, called the Original Internet Godfather by US Secret Service for building the the first organized cybercrime community called ShadowCrew, which was the precursor to today’s darknet and darknet markets. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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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
(08:47) – Early years
(43:05) – Phishing and social engineering
(1:01:09) – SolarWinds cyberattack
(1:06:56) – Future social engineering fears
(1:09:37) – Early cybercrimes
(1:22:10) – Cybercrime entrepreneurship
(1:25:39) – ShadowCrew
(1:56:42) – Dark web
(2:05:29) – ShadowCrew arrested
(2:17:28) – Cybercrime
(2:22:34) – Love
(2:54:39) – Prison
(3:22:50) – Life after prison
(3:44:39) – Advice for young people
(3:46:03) – Hope for the future
(3:49:32) – Meaning of life

#271 – Ariel Ekblaw: Space Colonization and Self-Assembling Space Megastructures Mar 23, 2022

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Ariel Ekblaw is the director of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Ariel’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ariel_ekblaw
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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
(06:51) – Space exploration
(15:58) – Swarm robotics and self-assembling space habitats
(33:39) – Microgravity
(37:56) – Deep duration space missions
(43:06) – Extraterrestrial life
(49:29) – Music and sports in space
(56:08) – Colonizing space
(1:03:28) – War in space
(1:08:02) – Robots in space
(1:22:43) – Commercial space exploration
(1:26:21) – Future of space exploration
(1:34:07) – Beauty of the universe
(1:39:03) – Space cities
(1:44:44) – Advice for young people
(1:48:04) – Consciousness
(1:49:50) – Meaning of life

#270 – David Wolpe: Judaism Mar 16, 2022

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David Wolpe is a Rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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David’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/RabbiWolpe
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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
(14:57) – Who is God?
(21:13) – Atheism
(33:11) – Holocaust
(38:45) – Evil
(43:57) – Nihilism
(47:42) – Judaism
(56:36) – Marriage
(1:00:27) – The Torah
(1:04:33) – Gay marriage
(1:13:40) – Super Bowl
(1:21:34) – Religious texts
(1:27:20) – Exodus
(1:31:15) – Free will
(1:35:23) – Consciousness
(1:44:06) – Suffering
(1:48:04) – Mortality
(1:52:42) – Finding faith
(2:00:26) – Israel and Palestine
(2:07:44) – Advice for young people
(2:11:04) – Books
(2:14:45) – Meaning of life

#269 – Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness Mar 11, 2022

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Lee Cronin is a chemist at the University of Glasgow. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Lee’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/leecronin
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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
(08:31) – Life and chemistry
(21:56) – Self-replicating molecules
(32:19) – Origin of life
(48:45) – Life on Mars
(53:49) – Aliens
(1:00:30) – Origin of life continued
(1:07:24) – Fermi Paradox
(1:17:04) – UFOs
(1:25:25) – Science and authority
(1:31:28) – Pickle experiment
(1:34:23) – Assembly theory
(2:17:22) – Free will
(2:28:37) – Cellular automata
(2:52:08) – Chemputation
(3:09:23) – Universal programming language for chemistry
(3:22:34) – Chemputer safety
(3:35:15) – Automated engineering of nanomaterials
(3:44:15) – Consciousness
(3:53:48) – Joscha Bach
(4:05:04) – Meaning of life

#268 – Robert Proctor: Nazi Science and Ideology Mar 05, 2022

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Robert Proctor is a historian of science at Stanford University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Robert’s Website: https://history.stanford.edu/people/robert-n-proctor
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Agnotology (book): https://amzn.to/3viS8A1

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
(09:40) – Ideology and science
(21:14) – Wernher von Braun
(28:21) – The scientific process
(38:23) – Censorship
(47:37) – Anthony Fauci
(52:47) – Courage in science
(1:00:07) – Tobacco industry
(1:23:52) – Nazi medicine
(1:34:02) – The Nazi War on Cancer
(1:39:14) – Science funding
(1:50:08) – Ignorance
(1:57:49) – Ideology in academia
(2:04:09) – Human origins
(2:14:02) – Hobbies
(2:21:19) – Diversity in the universe
(2:24:54) – Stones
(2:33:49) – Conspiracy theories
(2:37:59) – Nazi impact on Soviet science
(2:43:14) – Nazi tobacco industry’s denial campaign
(2:47:30) – Hope for the future
(2:50:04) – Meaning of life

#267 – Mark Zuckerberg: Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and the Metaverse Feb 26, 2022

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Mark Zuckerberg is CEO of Meta, formerly Facebook.

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Mark’s Facebook: https://facebook.com/zuck
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(11:29) – Metaverse
(31:06) – Identity in Metaverse
(43:15) – Security
(47:40) – Social Dilemma
(1:09:46) – Instagram whistleblower
(1:14:31) – Social media and mental health
(1:19:56) – Censorship
(1:37:05) – Translation
(1:44:40) – Advice for young people
(1:50:28) – Daughters
(1:53:16) – Mortality
(1:57:49) – Question for God
(2:00:55) – Meaning of life

#266 – Nicole Perlroth: Cybersecurity and the Weapons of Cyberwar Feb 20, 2022

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Nicole Perlroth is a cybersecurity journalist and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicoleperlroth
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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
(06:54) – Zero-day vulnerability
(12:55) – History of hackers
(27:47) – Interviewing hackers
(31:49) – Ransomware attack
(44:33) – Cyberwar
(57:41) – Cybersecurity
(1:06:48) – Social engineering
(1:23:41) – Snowden and whistleblowers
(1:33:11) – NSA
(1:42:58) – Fear for cyberattacks
(1:50:29) – Self-censorship
(1:54:50) – Advice for young people
(2:00:07) – Hope for the future

#265 – Devon Larratt: Arm Wrestling Feb 16, 2022

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Devon Larratt is a professional arm wrestler, widely considered to be one of the best of all time. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Devon’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/devlarratt
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Devon’s Website: https://nolimitsarmwrestling.com/

OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:42) – Over the Top and John Brzenk
(18:15) – Strength vs skill vs strategy
(42:38) – Denis Cyplenkov
(1:11:44) – Jodi Larratt
(1:15:45) – Canadian Special Forces
(1:20:19) – Arm wrestling
(1:27:03) – Freedom arm wrestling
(1:38:36) – Diet
(1:46:00) – Devon vs The Mountain
(1:57:30) – Mortality
(2:03:03) – Aliens and robots

#264 – Tim Urban: Elon Musk, Neuralink, AI, Aliens, and the Future of Humanity Feb 13, 2022

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Tim Urban is the author and illustrator of the popular blog ‘Wait But Why’. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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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
(14:54) – Aliens
(23:08) – The pencil problem
(29:53) – Food abundance
(31:57) – Extinction of human civilization
(37:15) – Future politics of Mars
(44:15) – SpaceX
(50:15) – Elon Musk
(1:15:43) – Nuclear power
(1:20:09) – The higher mind
(1:24:53) – Echo chambers and idea labs
(1:28:05) – How our brain processes film and music
(1:31:19) – Neuralink
(1:39:33) – Future of physical interactions
(1:43:44) – AI
(1:51:04) – Free speech
(1:55:07) – How to read more
(2:01:49) – Spaced repetition
(2:05:52) – Procrastination
(2:32:44) – Goals for the future
(2:38:02) – Meaning of life

#263 – John Abramson: Big Pharma Feb 11, 2022

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John Abramson is faculty at Harvard Medical School and a family physician for over two decades. He’s the author of the new book Sickening about how big pharma broke American healthcare and how we can fix it. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
John’s Website: https://hcp.hms.harvard.edu/people/john-david-abramson
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Overdosed America (book): https://amzn.to/3LmrWKn

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
(14:29) – Biggest problem with big pharma
(23:30) – Advertising
(43:22) – Corruption
(59:38) – Pfizer vaccine data
(1:08:30) – Vaccine profits
(1:19:25) – Censorship
(1:40:11) – FDA
(1:48:45) – NIH
(1:57:42) – Live longer
(2:01:13) – Medications
(2:09:37) – Doctors
(2:13:44) – Advice for young people
(2:14:40) – Big pharma’s influence
(2:19:24) – Mortality
(2:21:15) – Meaning of life

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