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The Jolly Swagman Podcast

Joe Walker hosts refreshingly in-depth conversations with founders, scientists, scholars, economists, and public intellectuals.

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#147: Forging the mRNA Revolution — Katalin Karikó

#147: Forging the mRNA Revolution — Katalin Karikó

Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian-American biochemist. She is one of the inventors of mRNA technology. Full transcript avail... Read more

1 Aug 2023

2hr 3mins

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#146: The Making of the Atomic Bomb — Richard Rhodes

#146: The Making of the Atomic Bomb — Richard Rhodes

Richard Rhodes is an American historian and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb. Full tra... Read more

25 Jul 2023

3hr 42mins

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#145: An Economic Odyssey — Ken Henry

#145: An Economic Odyssey — Ken Henry

Dr Ken Henry is an Australian economist who served as Secretary of Australia's Treasury from 2001 to 2011. He was instru... Read more

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#144: The Fine Line Between Science and Fiction — Palmer Luckey

#144: The Fine Line Between Science and Fiction — Palmer Luckey

Palmer Luckey is an American tech entrepreneur and billionaire. He has founded two companies: Oculus VR (acquired by Fac... Read more

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#143: Dyads, And Other Mysteries — Daniel Kahneman

#143: Dyads, And Other Mysteries — Daniel Kahneman

Daniel Kahneman is widely regarded as the most influential psychologist alive. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics (2002... Read more

13 Apr 2023

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#142: Talent Is That Which Is Scarce — Tyler Cowen

#142: Talent Is That Which Is Scarce — Tyler Cowen

In the long run, talent allocation is almost everything. But as a society, we're not actually very good at it. The quest... Read more

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#141: Intellectual Exoskeletons — Andy Matuschak

#141: Intellectual Exoskeletons — Andy Matuschak

From language and writing to the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, computers and Adobe Photoshop, our species has a history o... Read more

23 Dec 2022

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#140: Rationality And Its Opposite — Steven Pinker

#140: Rationality And Its Opposite — Steven Pinker

How rational are we? How can a species smart enough to set foot on the moon also be prone to conspiracy theories that th... Read more

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#139: Against Bayesianism — David Deutsch

#139: Against Bayesianism — David Deutsch

Bayesianism, the doctrine that it's always rational to represent our beliefs in terms of probabilities, dominates the in... Read more

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#138: The Lessons Of Afghanistan — William Dalrymple

#138: The Lessons Of Afghanistan — William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple is an acclaimed historian and writer. Show notes available at: josephnoelwalker.com/138-afghanistanSee... Read more

5 Sep 2021

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