The Origins Podcast features in-depth conversations with some of the most interesting people in the world about the issues that impact all... more
Helen Pluckrose has been a formidable voice in the cultural and intellectual debates surrounding critical social justice, liberalism, and free... more
Wendy Freedman, the former director of the Carnegie Observatories and now distinguished professor at University of Chicago, has been a... more
I was very happy to finally have the opportunity to have an extended conversation for our podcast with renowned theoretical... more
This is my second dialogue with filmmaker extraordinaire and force of nature, Werner Herzog. But after I read his amazing... more
Many of you will have been waiting for this podcast after my brief review of Annie Jacobsen’s new book Nuclear... more
Michael Turner has been one of the leading pioneers in the emerging field of particle-astrophysics: the effort to understand the... more
Jeffrey Sachs was the youngest tenured professor in Harvard’s history when he was promoted only a few years after receiving... more
You’ve probably heard of Serotonin, or Dopamine. Those are the sexy neurotransmitters that get all the press. However,... more
I admit I was somewhat intimidated when the prospect of hosting Pulitzer-prizewinning journalist Charles Duhigg on the podcast was raised.... more
I have had the privilege of working closely with Frank Wilczek for over 40 years, on and off, and we... more