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Kitchen table-style conversations with some of the world’s brightest minds, exploring boundaries of human knowledge. Join us on a pursuit to discover the ideas, intuition, theories and thoughts behind these luminaries.

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    • Dec 11, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 31 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Luminary

    Tim O’Reilly on Open Source Alchemy: Shaping the Tech Landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 58:46


    Tim O'Reilly is the founder, CEO, and Chairman of O'Reilly Media, a company that has profoundly impacted how generations of […] The post Tim O’Reilly on Open Source Alchemy: Shaping the Tech Landscape appeared first on Luminary.fm.

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    Yochai Benkler on Tech’s True Forces: Capitalism, Institutions, and Ideological Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 68:34


    Yochai Benkler is a professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School and co-director of the Berkman Klein Center […] The post Yochai Benkler on Tech’s True Forces: Capitalism, Institutions, and Ideological Impact appeared first on Luminary.fm.

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    Jason Crawford on progress and the history of technology 

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 62:25


    Jason Crawford is the founder of Roots of Progress and a prolific writer on all things technology and progress. Jason […] The post Jason Crawford on progress and the history of technology  appeared first on Luminary.fm.

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    Noah Smith on digital technology adoption, energy, and economic progress

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 69:03


    Noah Smith is a renaissance man, blogger, and commentator. Noah's popular blog, Noahpinion, focuses on economics, technology, and current events. […] The post Noah Smith on digital technology adoption, energy, and economic progress appeared first on Luminary.fm.

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    Carlota Perez on technological revolutions and capitalism 

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 83:06


    Carlota Perez is a pre-eminent multi-disciplinarian, scholar, and author. Carlota studies the nature of technological change and economic systems, and […] The post Carlota Perez on technological revolutions and capitalism  appeared first on Luminary.fm.

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    Clay Shirky on value generation, ChatGpt, and education

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 71:47


    Clay Shirky is the Vice Provost of Educational Technologies at New York University and an associate professor at the New […] The post Clay Shirky on value generation, ChatGpt, and education appeared first on Luminary.fm.

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    Matt Clancy on innovation, policy, and Progress Studies 

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 63:08


    Matt Clancy is a research fellow at Open Philanthropy and a senior fellow at The Institute for Progress, a think […] The post Matt Clancy on innovation, policy, and Progress Studies  appeared first on Luminary.fm.

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    Martin Gurri on the fifth wave, democracy, and technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 76:22


    Martin Gurri is the visiting research fellow at Mercatus Center and a former CIA analyst. Martin's core interests center around […]

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    Brian Arthur on technology, software, and economic systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 89:26


    Brian Arthur is a storied economist and complexity thinker. He is a pioneer in a number of disciplines including increasing […]

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    Alissa Cooper on building the internet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 57:55


    Alissa Cooper is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Technology Policy and a Fellow at Cisco Systems. She […]

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    Eric Peters on change and human psychology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 62:36


    Eric Peters is the founder, CEO, and CIO of One River Asset Management. He is a macro-thinker with a rare […]

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    Andrew Sullivan on operating the internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 68:06


    Andrew Sullivan is the president and CEO of the Internet Society, a leading advocacy organization for an open and free […]

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    Vint Cerf on the internet and its building blocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 70:31


    Dr. Vint Cerf is an internet pioneer commonly known as one of the “father's of the internet.” He co-designed the […]

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    Albert Borgmann on the philosophy of technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 68:34


    Albert Borgmann is a philosopher and writer whose research interests intersect technology, society, and culture. Albert's theory, the device paradigm, […]

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    Kevin Kelly on technology and software

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 52:06


    Kevin Kelly is one of the leading and deepest thinkers on the technology of our time. A startling percentage of […]

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    Mitch Waldrop on The Dream Machine: Part 3 – JCR Licklider, Xerox PARC, and TCP/IP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 62:10


    Our second season launches with a three-part series featuring the preeminent Mitch Waldrop. We discuss the history, ideas, and origins […]

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    Mitch Waldrop on The Dream Machine: Part 2 – 1980s to present

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 77:31


    Our second season launches with a three-part series featuring the preeminent Mitch Waldrop. We discuss the history, ideas, and origins […]

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    Mitch Waldrop on The Dream Machine: Part 1 – 1940s to 1970s

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 75:28


    Our second season launches with a three-part series featuring the preeminent Mitch Waldrop. We discuss the history, ideas, and origins […]

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    Jeff Behrends on ethics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 50:41


    Jeff Behrends is a director of ethics and technology initiatives at the Edmond J Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard […]

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    Micael Dahlen on happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 67:34


    Micael Dahlen is a wonderfully brilliant, thought-provoking, and multi-facetted professor in the Department of Marketing and Strategy at Stockholm School […]

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    Rebecca Katz on the past, present, and future of covid-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 59:40


    Today’s guest is Rebecca Katz, a professor and director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown […]

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    David Danks on causality, human-technology interaction, and ethics of autonomous systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 82:08


    David Danks is a professor of philosophy and psychology and head of the department of philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University. […]

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    Mahzarin Banaji on the human mind and subconscious biases

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 57:04


    Mahzarin Banaji is an award-winning experimental psychologist and professor at the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Her research explores […]

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    Jonathan Aldrich on the design and evolution of programming languages

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 67:56


    Jonathan Aldrich is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and director of the software engineering Ph.D. program at Carnegie Mellon’s […]

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    Amy Lippert on visual culture, images, and the celebrity phenomenon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 76:06


    Amy Lippert is a former assistant professor of urban and social history at the University of Chicago, with a particular […]

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    Manu Prakash on the power of observation, curiosity-driven science, and physical biology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 71:01


    Manu Prakash is a physical biologist, inventor, and associate professor of BioEngineering at Stanford University. Manu was awarded the McArthur […]

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    Kimberlé Crenshaw on the state of civil rights in America, intersectionality, and the critical race theory

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2019 70:15


    Kimberlé Crenshaw is an American civil rights advocate and legal scholar, well-known for her work around intersectionality and critical race […]

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    Gerta Keller, the forensic detective, on mass extinctions, dinosaurs, and geo sciences

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2019 70:50


    Gerta Keller is a professor of paleontology and geology in the geo sciences department at Princeton University with a wonderful […]

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    Chika Okeke-Agulu on the call for artistic expression and rise of African diaspora art

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 62:48


    Chika Okeke-Agulu is an Igbo-Nigerian artist, art historian, art curator, and a blogger specializing in African and African Diaspora art […]

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    Kevin Leyton-Brown on the kitten algorithm, computer science, and economics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 70:36


    Kevin Leyton-Brown is an award-winning computer scientist focusing on predominantly two streams of research: 1) algorithmic game theory and 2) […]

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    Mihir Desai on the muddle of life and finance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 59:12


    Mihir Desai is a Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. […]

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