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Steve Brusatte is a paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh. A graduate of the University of Chicago, he completed his doctorate at Columbia University. He writes frequently for Scientific American, including the May 2015 cover story on the evolution of tyrannosaurs. His academic research has been published in Science and other leading journals, and he authored a leading paleontology textbook, Dinosaur Paleobiology.

Remember how interesting dinosaurs were when we were all younger? Why did that stop!? This podcast will take you back to the curiosity you had when you were younger. What really happened during the dinosaur extinction? What was life like back then? Exactly how big were T Rexs? Listen and learn.

Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School.

Prior to rejoining the Harvard faculty, Lessig was a professor at Stanford Law School, where he founded the school’s Center for Internet and Society, and at the University of Chicago.

Somehow I got him to talk to me.

It's no secret that money corrupts our government system. Candidates are swayed by billionaire donors and contributions from Super PACS. So how did we get to this point? And what can we do to turn it around? The answers are in this podcast.

This is the most important book I've ever read. That's all I need to say.

In this episode, we take a journey to the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. How did this battle change the course of America's history? What did the Confederates do wrong? What did the Union do right? I promise, there's more to this battle than you previously thought.

Why the hell do we like to watch people fight so much? Is it cultural? Is it in our DNA? Can bullying be prevented or is a natural occurrence in social hierarchy? I explore the answers to these questions and more!

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Is it possible to break a 2-hour marathon? No one has done it yet...but scientists and endurance athletes are obsessively searching for the answer. Alex Hutchinson breaks it down from every angle. From stories of amazing human feats to the science that brings it all together. I was fortunate enough to interview Alex in this episode. Enjoy!

Taking control of your life doesn't happen in one big stride. It happens step-by-step...OWNING the day, each day. This book gives you the tools to own each small part of the day. From waking up, to driving to work, to having sex. It's not your typical "self-help book". It gives you practical things to do to improve your life.

I believe Artificial Intelligence is the most important topic in the world today. It has the potential to destroy earth as we know it or improve it to an unimaginable paradise. Former chess World Champion Gary Kasparov's duel with Deep Blue has permanently linked him to AI. His perspective shed some new light on to this topic for me. In this podcast, I explore the relationship between machine and human...and how mastering chess can be the same as mastering every other challenge in the universe.