Is AI Really Inevitable? with Glen Weyl
Everywhere you look, some pundit is claiming that AI is soon to replace humanity. But is that really inevitable - or are we choosing to make it happen? Technologist Glen Weyl joins Adam to discuss why...
28 Juli 202157min
How The Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax with Jesse Eisinger
Journalist Jesse Eisinger joins Adam to explain how he and his colleagues at ProPublica exposed how little billionaires pay in taxes – often, nothing at all – and the underhanded techniques they use t...
21 Juli 20211h 5min
Your Ring Doorbell is Working with the Cops with Johana Bhuiyan
LA Times reporter Johana Bhuiyan joins Adam to explain how Ring built a private surveillance empire by promising kickbacks to an unlikely accomplice: the cops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
14 Juli 20211h 1min
Seashells Contain an Ocean with Cynthia Barnett
Seashells may seem like a small topic for a book, or a podcast. But when we look into them deeply, we find that they reveal startling truths about our oceans, our planet, and ourselves. This week Cynt...
7 Juli 202151min
What Do We Owe Wild Animals? with Emma Marris
What are our moral obligations to nature, and the wild animals that live in it? Should we vaccinate them? Should we feed them when they're starving? Should we kill so called "invasive" species? Emma M...
30 Juni 20211h 7min
Why Self-Driving Cars Aren’t Coming Any Time Soon with Dr. Missy Cummings
Tesla and other automakers have convinced the public that fully automated vehicles are just around the corner. But what if … they aren’t? Dr. Missy Cummings, AI researcher and director of the Humans a...
23 Juni 20211h 9min
12,000 Years of Humans Altering Earth with Dr. Jacquelyn Gill
As nature lovers, we prize the idea of places untouched by human influence. But new research shows that such places were few and far between as long as 12,000 years ago. This week paleo-ecologist Dr. ...
16 Juni 20211h 2min
The Unheralded Story of Native Americans in Comedy with Kliph Nesteroff and Adrianne Chalepah
Despite their limited representation in the media, Native Americans have had a profound influence on American comedy. So why isn't Charlie Hill a household name? This week historian Kliph Nesteroff an...
9 Juni 20211h 13min
