The Orthogonal Bet

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman has the pleasure of speaking with Stephen Webb. Stephen is a physicist and the author of numerous books, including one entitled "If the Universe is Teeming with Aliens… Where is...

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman is excited to welcome David Edmonds back to the podcast. Dave is the cohost of the Philosophy Bites podcast as well as the bestselling author of numerous books about philosophy. Last...

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman welcomes back Edward Ashton. Edward is a science fiction writer and the author of numerous novels, including Mickey7 , which served as the basis for the film Mickey 17 . The two last...

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with Lori Emerson, a professor of Media Studies at University of Colorado Boulder and the founding director of the Media Archaeology Lab, where Arbesman serves as an advisor...

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with Brendan Schlagel , a builder obsessed with learning and community, and the cofounder of Hyperlink and Leaflet —projects devoted to helping people learn together and share...

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with Gordon Brander , a technologist and researcher currently building Deep Future , an AI tool designed to facilitate scenario planning. Gordon has worked in design and...

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with Florian Jehn , a researcher who studies the nature of societal collapse and the author of the blog Existential Crunch . Existential Crunch examines and summarizes scientific...

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with novelist Dexter Palmer , the author of three books that deliberately resist easy categorization. As they discuss, Palmer’s work can be thought of as literary fiction infused...

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with Stuart Buck , executive director of the Good Science Project —a think tank devoted to better understanding how science is done and funded. Stuart previously served as a vice...

Tinkered Thinking is the pseudonym of the author behind White Mirror , a collection of stories that explore the implications of artificial intelligence and advances in computing—while offering a more optimistic lens...

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks again with Alec Nevala-Lee . Arbesman previously hosted Nevala-Lee to discuss his biography of Buckminster Fuller; this time, Nevala-Lee returns to talk about his new book...

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with Nick Foster , a designer and futurist who has worked with numerous major companies imagining a variety of futures—from Nokia and Dyson to Google. Foster is also the author of...

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with David Edmonds , cohost of the Philosophy Bites podcast and bestselling author of numerous books on philosophy, including his most recent work, Death in a Shallow Pond : A...

n this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with Rohit Krishnan , one of the most playful and insightful thinkers in the world of ideas. Rohit writes Strange Loop Canon , a newsletter devoted to exploring delightfully...

In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with Linda Liukas , author of the beloved Hello Ruby children’s book series about computers, as well as a new Finnish-language book for adults on computing. Liukas also recently...