Matt Ridley, Part 3: Trade, Tariffs, and the Case for Innovation Over Retreat
Biologist and author Matt Ridley explores whether moral progress has kept pace with material gains, traces the idea of trade from mercantilism to modern tariff debates, and weighs the risks of climate change against the promise of continued human progress
Matt Ridley, Part 2: Lab Leak, Longevity, and the Limits of Science
Biologist and author Matt Ridley lays out the case behind his book Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19, which argues the pandemic likely began in a Wuhan laboratory rather than a natural spillover.
Matt Ridley, Part 1: Freedom, Innovation, and Human Progress
Biologist and author Matt Ridley discusses the famous Simon-Ehrlich wager on resource scarcity and how Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations laid the groundwork for understanding freedom and exchange as engines of prosperity.
The Forgotten Inventors Who Shaped Modern Life
Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, shares the stories of overlooked American innovators and makes the case for why entrepreneurship flourishes in freer, less regulated environments.
Why Every Generation Has to Relearn Economic Freedom
Diogo Costa, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, shares how his childhood in Brazil's hyperinflation era shaped his path toward championing sound economic principles.
mRNA Vaccines, COVID Origins, and the Limits of Public Trust
A wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Robert Malone, newly appointed member of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, on vaccine safety, informed consent, and the science behind mRNA technology.
AI, Computers and Humans: The Social Implications (4015)
Technology continually blurs the lines between reality and artificiality. A compelling and thought-provoking question we need to consider is: Can computers make people think they are human?
Immortally: Is Death Really Necessary? Part Two (3014)
Our guests claim that death is a disease and can be cured. They discuss the implications of immortality such as ethics, finance, religion, retirement and even marriage, surrounding the possibility of immortality. We learn even more unique perspectives as to whether death, like taxes, is inevitable.
Immortally: Is Death Really Necessary? Part One (3013)
Our guests believe it is possible to live 200-300 years or forever! This is part one of a two-part program on whether we humans actually have to see death as part of life. We look at the scientific research that is being done all over the world and whether in fact you or your loved ones can avoid death as we know it.
RE-Air – ChatGPT: The Next AI “Tool”! (2911)
A more recent addition to AI, ChatGPT, has taken over the tech conversation about AI. It's being used to write, edit, research, inspire new ideas, the list goes on.