Michael Levin knows what’s it takes to succeed—more than once—in the crowded book publishing market. He’s a 9-time bestselling author of both fiction and non-fiction. We discuss the evolution of books and book publishing from his latest book titled Gutenberg to Google.
Jeff Benedict examines the deadly E Coli outbreak at Jack-in-the-Box restaurants and the impact it had on the families. He’s written the story of the permanent transformation of our food supply chain in his book Poisoned.
Tim Harford is an economist by trade, and we try not to hold that against him. He presents a compelling look at problem solving in the 21st century and concludes we need to try more different things and fail more often as described in his book, Adapt.
Hannah Nordhaus is a journalist and author who tackled the mystery of why in the past half decade, one third of the national bee herd—about a million colonies—has died each year. We look at the role of bees in agriculture and the unsung beekeepers that tend the colonies from her book The Beekeeper’s Lament.
Eldon Taylor has researched the power of the mind for 25 years. He guides us through some thought experiments to reveal the dissonance in our thinking, our beliefs, our desires, and our choices from his latest book What If.
David Bickel finds the creepiness in things that were never intended to be creepy. We examine unintentional creepiness from his book Creeposity.