We Have No Idea Adrian Walker

Guest:Jacob Ward is a science and technology journalist, national correspondent for NBC News, and author of The Loop: How Technology is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back. Jacob was a fellow at Stanford University's Center of Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, from 2018-2019. And he has worked for a variety of news outlets, including Popular Science, Al Jazeera, The New Yorker, Wired and more. Topic:Adrian and Jacob examine the evolution of artificial intelli...

Guest:Frederika McClary Easley is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at The People's Ecosystem, an organization which seeks to empower and transform communities historically harmed by the criminalization of cannabis. Frederika is responsible for analyzing federal and state policies, and advises on equitable and inclusive language for cannabis regulations. She's also the host of The People Are Blunt podcast. Topic:Adrian and Frederika discuss the budding legal cannabis industry through the ...

Guest:Bernardo Ruiz is a documentary filmmaker and director of The Infinite Race, part of ESPN's 30 for 30 film series. In his film, Ruiz takes viewers to a remote, mountainous area in northern Mexico, where he examines the unintended consequences caused by a rise in popularity of one of the most grueling and remote ultramarathons in the world.Topic:Adrian and Bernardo discuss the motivation and creation of the film, contrasting ideas of competition, how social class impacts story...

Guest:Karin Vardaman is the founder of Working Circle, a nonprofit group that engages directly with ranchers to help reduce conflict between wolves, humans, and livestock.Topic:Adrian and Karin discuss how sustainable ranching creates a safer environment for growing wolf populations, and ranch families, in the American West.

Guest:Matthew Gianni is the co-founder, political and policy advisor for the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition. Topic:Adrian and Matthew discuss the ethical concerns and environmental risks of deep sea mining, from the perspective of the DSCC, an alliance of more than 90 environmental groups.

Guest:Michael Lodge is the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority,  a United Nations-affiliated organization.Topic:Adrian and Michael look at the future of deep sea mining, and discuss the ISA's plans to regulate which countries and companies will be able to mine the ocean floor on an industrial scale.