Walter Isaacson

56 Podcast Episodes

Episode 593: The Best of Newt's World - Walter Isaacson on The Code Breaker

Episode 593: The Best of Newt's World - Walter Isaacson on The Code Breaker

Jennifer Doudna developed a method of genome editing along with her partner Emmanuelle Charpentier and together they won... Read more

6 Aug 2023

39mins

The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson

The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson

An account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure... Read more

8 Jun 2023

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Meet the True Renaissance Man | Book Insights on Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

Meet the True Renaissance Man | Book Insights on Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

*Banned from elite schools due to the circumstances of his birth, Leonardo propelled his own education through endless r... Read more

10 May 2023

28mins

Walter Isaacson Is Writing the Book (Literally) on Elon Musk

Walter Isaacson Is Writing the Book (Literally) on Elon Musk

Does Kara ever get sick of talking about Elon Musk? That’s a question Nayeema asks today, and they both agree: as exhaus... Read more

13 Mar 2023

1hr 3mins

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Episode 73: Walter Isaacson

Episode 73: Walter Isaacson

Hank welcomes Walter Isaacson (Former Chair and CEO, CNN and Editor, Time Magazine) to Straight Talk to discuss lessons ... Read more

18 Oct 2022

36mins

#66 – Darren discusses Code Breaker (Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR)–What Walter Isaacson gets right/wrong on scientific research

#66 – Darren discusses Code Breaker (Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR)–What Walter Isaacson gets right/wrong on scientific research

This is a bit of an unusual book review for the book The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of ... Read more

5 Jul 2022

51mins

Walter Isaacson: The Future of the Human Race

Walter Isaacson: The Future of the Human Race

On this episode, Donny talks with bestselling author and former editor of Time Magazine, Walter Isaacson. Walter and Don... Read more

5 May 2022

51mins

Einstein by Walter Isaacson

Einstein by Walter Isaacson

Here at The Book Pile, we connect deeply with Einstein, since all 3 of us are creative and none of us graduated from an ... Read more

24 Jan 2022

27mins

A Conversation with Walter Isaacson

A Conversation with Walter Isaacson

Walter Isaacson discusses his career as a preeminent historian and biographer, how he chooses the people he writes about... Read more

20 Dec 2021

26mins

#121 Walter Isaacson: Curiosity Fuels Creativity

#121 Walter Isaacson: Curiosity Fuels Creativity

What do Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin and Jennifer Doudna all have in common? Celebrated journalist a... Read more

5 Oct 2021

1hr 8mins

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