Episodes
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131. To Think, or Not to Think - The Sad Trajectory of Liberal Arts in Universities and UTulsa's Honors College : Jennifer A. Frey (Former Dean of UTulsa's Honors College)
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130. The Consolation of Philosophy - Boethius on Suffering and Hope: Dr. Thomas M. Ward (Prof. of Philosophy @ University of Texas at Austin | Author of "After Stoicism: Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher")
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129. AI Needs You: Verity Harding (director of the AI & Geopolitics Project @ the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge | Founder of Formation Advisory)
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128. The Accursed Questions - Fyodor Dostoevsky on Suffering, Freedom, and Love: Prof. Gary S. Morson (Prof. of Russian literature @ Northwestern University | Author of "Wonder Confronts Certainty")
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127. Connective Labor - What Machines Can't Replace in Our Disconnected World: Prof. Allison Pugh (Author of "The Last Human Job" | Prof. of Sociology @ Johns Hopkins University)
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126. Pen, Page, and People - The History of the Book: Prof. Adam Smyth (Author of "The Book-Makers")
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125. How Cutting-edge Science Returns Us to Ancient Theology: Return of Dr. Spencer Klavan (Associate Editor @ the Claremont Review of Books | Classicist | Podcaster)
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124. The Road to Wisdom - On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust: Dr. Francis S. Collins (Physician, Geneticist, Former Director of NIH)
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123. In Search of Living Well: Eric Weiner (Bestselling author of "The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers")
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122. The Origins and Governance of the Internet: Prof. Jonathan Zittrain (Harvard Law and Computer Science Prof. | Director of Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society)
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121. When Civilizations Crumble - Lessons for Today: Dr. Victor Davis Hanson (Renowned Classicist and Military Historian)
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120. The Influencer Industry - The Quest for Authenticity on Social Media: Dr. Emily Hund (Author of "The Influencer Industry")
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119. The Rise of Institutional Mistrust: Prof. Ethan Zuckerman (Author of "Mistrust" and Associate Prof. @ University of Massachusetts at Amherst)
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118. Utility > Beauty - The Lost Wonder of Mathematics: Dr. Satyan Devadoss (Mathematician and Author of “Mage Merlin’s Unsolved Math Mysteries”)
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117. Quit - The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away: Dr. Annie Duke (National bestselling author of "Thinking in Bets" and "Quit" | former professional poker player)
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116. Anatomy of a Breakthrough: Return of Dr. Adam Alter (Prof. of Marketing @ New York University’s Stern School of Business and NYT Bestselling Author)
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115. Angels of the Resistance: Return of Noelle Salazar (USA Today and International Bestselling Author)
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114. Escaping the "Perfection Trap": Dr. Thomas Curran (Prof. of Psychology @ London School of Economics and author of "The Perfection Trap")
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113. Exploring the Scientific Truths in Ancient Myths: Dr. Adrienne Mayor (Renowned Historian and Folklorist)
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112. When National Politics and State Governments Collide: Dr. Jacob Grumbach (Author of "Laboratories Against Democracy")
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111. Exploring the Enigma of Knowing - How do we know what we know? : Dr. Esther Lightcap Meek (Philosopher and Author)
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110. Exploring Beauty Born from Brokenness with Artist Makoto Fujimura
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109. Rising to the Occasion #3 - Using AI to Fight Medical Monopolization: Tony Wang
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108. Rising to the Occasion #2 - Using Tech to Help Stroke Victims Speak Again: Rishi Ambavanekar
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107. Rising to the Occasion #1 - Creating Sustainable Farming in Kenya: Hawi 'Annette' Odhiambo
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106. The History and Future of the Library: Prof. Andrew Pettegree (Co-author of "The Library: A Fragile History")
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105. From Psychologist to Poker Champion - the Art of Decision-making: Dr. Maria Konnikova (NYT Bestselling Author of "The Biggest Bluff")
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104. Modern Problems, Ancient Solutions - Applying the Wisdom of the Classics to the Cultural Conflicts of Today: Dr. Spencer Klavan (Associate Editor @ the Claremont Review of Books | Classicist)
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103. A Teen Author Chronicles her Grandmother's Holocaust Experience: Suzette Sheft (Author of "Running for Shelter")
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102. The Rise of the Creative Class: Dr. Richard Florida (Author of “The Rise of the Creative Class,” “Who’s Your City?,” “The Urban Crisis,” and others)
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101. The Future of AI - Data Nutrition and Non-Sentience: Sarah Newman (Director of Art & Education at MetaLAB at Harvard)
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100th Episode Special- Taylor Bledsoe and Sarah Newman
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99. Human Nature and How to Escape from "The Mindset": Dr. Douglas Rushkoff (Bestselling author of "Survival of the Richest," "Team Human," and many others)
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98. The Disciplined Life: Ryan Holiday (NYT bestselling author of "Stillness is the Key", "The Daily Stoic," and many others)
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97. "Hacking" the Legal System: Dr. Bruce Schneier (World-renowned Security Expert and Blogger)
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96. The Religion of Work: Dr. Carolyn Chen (Author of "Work Pray Code" and Associate Professor of Ethics at University of California, Berkeley)
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Announcement: Bi-Weekly Schedule for School Year
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95. China's Great Firewall - Censorship in the Asian Superpower: Dr. Margaret E. Roberts (Professor in the Department of Political Science @ University of California, San Diego, and author of "Censored")
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94. Becoming a Free Thinker: Alex Kaschuta (Writer and Host of the "Subversive" Podcast)
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93. 21st Century Tyranny: Dr. Sergei Guriev (Prof. of Economics and Director of Graduate Programs in Economics @ Sciences Po, Paris)
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92. The Next Frontier of Social Science - Text as Data: Dr. Justin Grimmer (Co-author of "Text as Data" and Prof. in Stanford's Political Science Department)
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91. The New Breed - AI and the Rest of the World: Dr. Kate Darling (Research Specialist @ the MIT Media Lab and Author of "The New Breed")
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90. The Meaning of "Home": Solomon Burchfield (Program Director at New Beginnings NWA)
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89. A Twist of Tech and Tradition - Combining traditional Islamic Art with STEM: Zarah Hussain (Internationally Exhibited Artist)
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Aiming for the Moon Two-Year Birthday Newsletter Launch
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88. Reframing Productivity: Jenny Odell (NYT bestselling author of "How to Do Nothing")
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87. Documentaries and Political Corruption: Bryan Fogel (Oscar-winning Director of "Icarus" and "The Dissident")
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86. The Sound Mind: Dr. Nina Kraus (Biologist and Author of "Of Sound Mind")
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85. Creativity Under Pressure: Mason Currey (Author of "Daily Rituals" and "Daily Rituals: Women at Work")
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84. Curiosity - the Maker of Innovators: Kevin Bethune (Designer and Author of "Reimagining Design: Unlocking Strategic Innovation")