
58 episodes

The After On Podcast Rob Reid
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4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
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We dive deep into the science, tech, and social issues explored in the novel "After On." It's NOT necessary to be an "After On" reader to listen, learn & enjoy this podcast!
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Recipes for Future Plagues | Kevin Esvelt
USAID’s new “DEEP VZN” program aims to discover new pandemic-grade viruses, then broadcast their genomes to the world, according to MIT evolutionary engineer Kevin Esvelt. He estimates that 30,000 people in dozens of countries could then easily assemble them.
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Octopus Intelligence (and more!) | Roger Hanlon
A wide-ranging discussion of cognition in octopuses & cuttlefish, plus many, many other topics with globally renowned sensory ecologist Roger Hanlon.
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A Massive Future for an Old Vaccine? | Megan Murray
Harvard epidemiologist Megan Murray tells us all about the anti-tuberculosis vaccine “BCG,” and the astonishing protection it may provide against Covid -- as well as looming future pandemics.
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Detecting Disease Outbreaks from Internet Traffic | Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
This is closely tied to a 4-hour collaboration between Sam Harris and me, which Sam is posting to his podcast's feed. I strongly recommend that episode too! But it's not "required" for you to get everything out of this fascinating conversation with Seth.
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Announcing a New Season
This "episode" is just a quick new announcement of a new season of the podcast (finally)! And also of something very cool that I'm working on with fellow podcaster Sam Harris.
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The Case Against Reality | Don Hoffman (classic + updated)
Quantitative Psychologist Don Hoffman has a head-spinning take on the true nature of reality vs. what our senses report to us. This is a revisitation of our original interview, expanded with lots of new material recorded last week.
Customer Reviews
Phenomenal podcast
Very interesting topics with a great interviewer. Well researched and presented. Don’t miss this podcast.
A Fantastic Podcast!
Fantastic podcast! The podcast brings in a range of guests and topics that stretch across technology, science, and the nature and meaning of life. Rob Reid thoughtfully engages guests and topics; he is really effective at bringing the topics to life. The only downside of the show is Rob puts so much time into these episodes that they come in fits-and-starts.
If you’re new to the podcast, there’s plenty of content that has maintained its relevance. Because of their depth and engaging quality, the episodes lend themselves to re-listening.
Glad for the return
Great podcast and host. Keep it up