Ep. #11 - Genetic Technologies vs. The Corona Virus with Jamie Metzl

04/12/20 • 67 min

In this special edition of thinkspot Presents, author and futurologist Jamie Metzl presents the virtual launch of his recently revised book Hacking Darwin. He is joined in discussion by famed geneticist Dr. George Church, physician-scientist Dr. Daniel Kraft, and Harvard Business School professor Debora Spar, as the group unpacks the current COVID-19 situation and its implications for health innovation in a post pandemic world.

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Ep. #10 - Down Under with Dr. Stephen Hicks and Dr. John Quiggin

The latest edition of thinkspot Presents brings us to Brisbane, Australia, where professors Stephen Hicks and John Quiggin engage in debate on the subject of postmodernism. Dr. Quiggin, an economist and democratic socialist, suggests postmodernism is a contemporary right wing phenomenon, while Dr. Hicks, a free market libertarian, challenges that claim.

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Ep. #12 - Life of the Mind with Jonathan Pageau

This week’s episode finds Ralston College president Stephen Blackwood interviewing artist and symbologist Jonathan Pageau. The two discuss the philosophical power of imagery in art, society, and politics, touching on cultural cornerstones from the archetype of the Joker to the spiritual evocations of Kanye West. The conversation concludes with the pair addressing a series of questions submitted from the thinkspot community.