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In-depth conversations with the most creative thinkers, respected leaders, and preeminent authors in a wide variety of fields including sports, the arts, parenting, psychology, medicine & more -- conversations that take us to places where curiosity meets hope.
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AI & Cybersecurity: From the Situation Room to the Living Room feat. Laura Galante & Tal Feldman (opens the original)
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As AI reshapes power, two leading cybersecurity minds join me to map the terrain of national security, business and daily life. Laura Galante is the former Director of the U.S. government’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. Tal Feldman is an AI and National Security scholar with a keen focus on China. Galante and Feldman are two of the clearest communicators you will hear on this subject. This Wavemaker Conversation was recorded Live at the Dreamland Theatre in Nantucket on August 23
John Urschel’s Unreasonable Goals: From the NFL to MIT (opens the original)
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Former NFL offensive lineman John Urschel fell in love with math before he fell in love with football. He pursued both fields with equal intensity. How he has succeeded in both (his mother played an important role) is an inspiring story - and as good a reason as any to bring back this 2015 conversation from the Wavemaker archives. But I’m revisiting it now because of a major new study out this week that concluded at least one of every four former NFL players has been afflicted with the degenerat
Sebastian Junger: Escape from the tyranny of self-interest (opens the original)
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Sebastian Junger and I discuss his search for purpose as a young man; his 1997 best-seller, The Perfect Storm, that put him on the map; his high risk years as a war reporter; the aneurism that nearly killed him; becoming a father late in life; and what he calls the “escape from the tyranny of self-interest.” A riveting and thought-provoking introduction to a journalist you’ll be seeing more of in his new role as a Contributor to 60 Minutes. Our conversation was recorded live at the 2023 Nantucke
Spencer Glendon: Our Probable Futures - part 2 (opens the original)
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Find part 1 of this conversation HERE Spencer Glendon's work on climate change is driven by this question: How can we, together, "increase our chances that the future is good?" Glendon is answering that question through his nonprofit organization Probable Futures , which has created a suite of tools, including vivid interactive maps, that help us visualize climate change's evolving impacts - locally, regionally, and globally. Much of this episode requires watching the images as well as listening
Spencer Glendon: Our Probable Futures - part 1 (opens the original)
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Spencer Glendon, one of the most brilliant guys I've ever heard speak, is the creator of Probable Futures , an ambitious project focused on what he calls climate literacy. I've brought back this conversation of ours from 2022 in light of the extreme wildfires and heat waves in Europe and the broader, continual flow of evidence that our climate has been dangerously destabilized. There are plenty of great climate experts. Why spend time listening to Spencer Glendon? For me, the answer begins with
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