Wolf is a former mechanical engineer and the editor-in-chief at Palladium mag. Show Notes: Zero to One by Peter Thiel Palladium Mag Transcript: Will Jarvis 0:04Hey folks, I’m William Jarvis, along with my dad, Dr. David Jarvis. I host...
In this episode, we talk with GMU Econ professor Pete Leeson about how groups can coordinate without governments, the pirate code, and a whole lot more. Some books we mentioned: The Invisible Hook by Pete Leeson Unarchy Unbound by Pete Leeson WTF...
In this episode of Narratives, we talk with Physics autodidact Lorenzo Evans. You can find Lorenzo on twitter at William Jarvis 0:04Hey folks, I’m William Jarvis, along with my dad, Dr. David Jarvis. I host the podcast narratives. narratives...
In this episode, we talk with Jacy Reese Anthis about expanding the moral circle. Jacy is an animal rights activist and founder of the Sentience Institute. Transcript/Show Notes: Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker. Will Jarvis 0:04Hey folks...
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Reid Barbour about Francis Bacon, the study of history, and the English Civil War. Reid is the Roy C. Moose Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Show notes: The Swerve by...
In this episode, we talk with Geoff Anders of Leverage Research about research, knowledge, decay, and a whole lot more. Show notes: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Kuhn Transcript: [00:00:00] Will Jarvis: [00:00:00] Hey folks I’m...
In this episode, we chat with Michael Gibson about problems with our governance, tech stagnation, and potential paths forward from here. Michael is a principal and co-founder at the Venture Capital firm 1517 Fund. Show Notes The Rise and Decline of...
This week on the podcast, we talk to Anton Troynikov about The Academy, Technology, and Building the Future. Anton blogs at
This week, we got to chat with Eli Dourado about stagnation, regulation and the Future. You can check out Eli’s work at www.elidourado.com Show Notes: NEPA, National Environmental Policy Act The last supersonic passenger jet, the Concorde. The...
In this wide-ranging conversation, we’re joined by Zak Slayback to talk about America, the Urban/Rural Divide, and Rene Girard. Zak is a venture capital professional at 1517 fund, career coach, and occasional writer. You can find Zak’s...
On this episode, I'm joined by Mike Green to discuss some potential downsides of index investing, the coming conflict with China, and more. Mike is a partner at Logica Capital Advisors.
Today on the podcast, I’m joined by Quinn Lewandowski to explore common ideas of how history is progressing. We also discuss cost disease, scientific freedom, and why there is a dearth of new, really good art. Show Notes:Scott’s cost disease...
This week, Will talks to Ben Landau-Taylor about why only America seems to be able to innovate, why state capacity has declined in the US, and how to think about industrial policy in the modern world. Ben is a Senior Analyst at Bismark Analytics...
In this episode, we talk with Kelly Starrett about health, mobility, and training. Dr. Kelly Starrett is a coach, physical therapist, two-time New York Times &Wall Street Journal bestselling author, speaker, and co-founder of The Ready State...
In this episode, we talk with José Luis Ricón about longevity, soviet economics, education research, metascience, and so much more. José blogs at nintil.com.
We talk with Freddie deBoer about America’s education system-what’s wrong with it, what’s right with it, and how to make it better. We also discuss his new book, The Cult of Smart.
In this episode, we talk with Jason Crawford about progress. What it is, what it isn’t, and how do we accelerate it? Jason is the author of The Roots of Progress, a website about the history of technology and industry, and the philosophy of...
In this episode, we discuss trade, war and China with Brendan Cooley. Brendan is a Senior Data Scientist at Big League Advance. He recently finished his Ph.D. in Politics at Princeton. In this wide-ranging discussion, we cover the different schools...
Jon Guze is the Director of Legal Studies at John Locke. Jon is an expert on Karl Popper, the law, and governance. In this episode, we talk about Popper’s theory of knowledge, civil asset forfeiture, and eugenics in North Carolina. Show notes:...
In this episode, we talk with Don Braben, PhD. Donald Braben is a scientist and author. From 1980 to 1990, he led British Petroleum’s Venture Research program, for which he developed a radical, low-cost approach to finding and funding researchers...