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Alina Chan is a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard, and a co-author of Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19. She was a member of the Pathogens Project, which the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists organized to generate new thinking on responsible, high-risk pathogen research.

Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Points, by Alina Chan for the New York Times

Jon Stewart on Vaccine Science and the Wuhan Lab Theory - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Ground News gathers news coverage from around the world, empowers free thinking, and makes media bias explicit. Subscribe through my link at https://check.ground.news/Next for 15% off your subscription.

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• 52: The Amazing and Optimistic Future of Augmented Reality, with David Rose
• 47: A New Philosophy of Progress and Why We Don’t Have Flying Cars, with Jason Crawford
• 31: Investigating the Origins of COVID-19, with Alina Chan

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Steve Fambro is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Aptera Motors, which is aiming to deliver the world’s first mass market solar-powered electric vehicle.

Aptera Motors

Ground News gathers news coverage from around the world, empowers free thinking, and makes media bias explicit. Subscribe through my link at https://check.ground.news/Next for 15% off your subscription.

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• 83: Building Autonomous Vehicles to Clean Up Outer Space, with Trevor Bennett
• 74: Going to Space, Reusing the Entire Rocket, and Flying Again in 24 Hours, with Andy Lapsa
• 70: Making Extinction a Thing of the Past, with Ben Lamm & George Church
• 64: An Electric Vehicle With 1,000 Miles of Range That You'll Never Need to Charge, with Steve Fambro
• 54: Growing Healthier and Tastier Seafood in a Lab, with Justin Kolbeck
• 13: Nuclear Energy Can Save the World, with Nick Touran 

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Nancy Rommelmann is an investigative journalist, columnist, and author. Her on-the-ground reporting includes covering the war in Ukraine, the fight over abortion rights in Kansas City, and Donald Trump’s New York trial. Her work appears in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reason Magazine, and elsewhere, and she posts on her Substack - titled “Make More Pie” about “Portland, New York, media, murder, culture, and pie - both literal and figurative.” She also co-hosts the Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em podcast with Sarah Hepola.

Make More Pie - Nancy's Substack

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast - cohosted with Sarah Hepola

Bubba: A Cancel-Culture Casualty

Destruction and Hope in Portland

The Last #MeToo: Part 1
The Last #MeToo: Part 2

The Slow Leave Taking: On Watching My Mother Slip Away

To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder

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• 101: Uncovering the Hidden Truths in Political Memoirs, with Carlos Lozada
• 95: The Government Is Seizing Innocent People’s Property, with Billy Binion 
• 91: Free Speech Isn't Just for People We Like, with Kat Rosenfield
• 81: Mining Universal Truths From Personal Stories, with Sarah Hepola 
• 65: Untangling Partisan Narratives and Fixing Political News, with Isaac Saul
• 58: Making Andrew Yang a Household Name, with Zach Graumann
• 45: Filming the News as It Happens, with Ford Fischer
• 40: Great Writers Must Be Vulnerable in Public, with Andrew Sullivan
• 6: Every News Story Is a Kind of Fiction, with Shaun Cammack

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Chloé Valdary is an American writer and entrepreneur whose company “Theory of Enchantment” teaches social and emotional learning in schools and diversity and inclusion in companies and government agencies.

Theory of Enchantment

Enchanted Dojo

TED: How Love Can Help Repair Social Inequality, with Chloé Valdary

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• 100: When Victimhood is Leveraged for Personal Gain, with Andrew Boryga
• 80: The Black British Experience Is Not an American One, with Tomiwa Owolade
• 48: The Classics Belong to Everyone, with Dr. Anika Prather
• 44: The Unresolvable Tension of Overlapping Identities, with Tomiwa Owolade
• 39: Black Culture Is Not a Monolith, with Bertrand Cooper
• 36: True Inclusivity Requires Moral Courage, with Irshad Manji
• 16: A Compassionate Approach to Anti-Racism Training, with Chloé Valdary
• 12: How Tragedy Can Lead to Growth, with Ayishat Akanbi
• 8: The Complexities and Contradictions Within Racial "Communities," with Brittany Talissa King
• 7: Challenging the Ethics of ”Cancel Culture,” with Angel Eduardo
• 3: A Challenge to Move Beyond Racialized Identities, with Inaya Folarin Iman
• 2: Expanding What It Means to Be American, with Zaid Jilani

Follow Chloé on X: @cvaldary 

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Gen Kimura is a YouTube creator and documentary filmmaker tackling controversial political topics via on-the-ground reporting with average citizens and inquisitive interviews with relevant experts.

Gen's YouTube Channel

Bridging the Bias newsletter

Squatters Invaded America. Here's How. - YouTube

If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:

• 105: Religious Cults, Fringe Science, and the Need for Belief, with Ross Blocher & Carrie Poppy 
• 101: Uncovering the Hidden Truths in Political Memoirs, with Carlos Lozada
• 69: Creating a Space for Empathy on YouTube, with Gen Kimura
• 65: Untangling Partisan Narratives and Fixing Political News, with Isaac Saul
• 45: Filming the News as It Happens, with Ford Fischer

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Carrie Poppy and Ross Blocher are the hosts of Oh No, Ross and Carrie!, an investigative podcast with over half a million downloads monthly. Whether it's joining secretive religious cults, searching for the paranormal, or experimenting with alternative medicine, they bring a skeptical yet open-minded approach to uncovering the truth.

Oh No, Ross and Carrie!

A Scientific Approach to the Paranormal - Carrie's TED Talk

Testing the Perimeter Fences - Ross's SkeptiCamp Talk

"I am, among humans, a very lucky god." A Eulogy for Ella.

We miss you, Darcy.

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• 69: Creating a Space for Empathy on YouTube, with Gen Kimura
• 59: Sketch Comedy, Spoofing Genres, and Sparking Creativity, with Chris Smith & Jack De Sena
• 45: Filming the News as It Happens, with Ford Fischer

Follow Oh No, Ross and Carrie! on X: @OhNoPodcast

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Ernest Scheyder is a senior correspondent for Reuters and the author of The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives.

The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives

Ernest Scheyder at Reuters

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• 101: Uncovering the Hidden Truths in Political Memoirs, with Carlos Lozada
• 97: Climate Change Comes for Small-Town America, with Jonathan Vigliotti
• 71: Rescuing Animals From the Brink of Extinction, with Forrest Galante
• 70: Making Extinction a Thing of the Past, with Ben Lamm & George Church
• 17: The Conservative Case for Solving Climate Change, with Quill Robinson
• 13: Nuclear Energy Can Save the World, with Nick Touran 

Follow Ernest on X: @ErnestScheyder

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Liz Manashil is a feature film writer and director, a distribution consultant for independent films, and the co-host of Making Movies is Hard, a podcast about the trials and tribulations of independent filmmaking.

Bread and Butter (2014)

Speed of Life (2019)

Making Movies is HARD!!! Podcast

lizmanashil.com

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• 59: Sketch Comedy, Spoofing Genres, and Sparking Creativity, with Chris Smith & Jack De Sena
• 35: Making Movies in an Era of Creative Gatekeeping, with Nadia Gill

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Judith Weston is a sought-after coach and teacher to first-class filmmakers and actors around the world, and has been supporting them with workshops, consultations and books for nearly 40 years. Her first book, Directing Actors, was originally published in 1996 and a 25th Anniversary Edition came out in 2021. Her second book, The Film Director’s Intuition, was published in 2003 and the audiobook version is out now.

Directing Actors - 25th Anniversary Edition: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television

The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques

The Director Whisperer: Judith Weston Teaches Filmmakers How to Talk to Actors - Vanity Fair

judithweston.com

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• 30: How to Resolve Intractable Conflicts, with Amanda Ripley

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