Manifold

Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Join him for wide-ranging conversations with leading writers, scientists, technologists, academics, entrepreneurs, investors, and more.

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124 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Glenn Luk

   Glenn Luk: China’s economic evolution, GDP, and high speed rail — #58 · Apr 2024

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   Greg Clark

   Greg Clark: Genetics and Social Mobility — #14 · Jun 2022

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   Han Feizi

   Letter from Beijing, with Han Feizi — #72 · Nov 2024

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   James Oakes

   James Oakes on What’s Wrong with The 1619 Project – #46 · May 2020

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   Jian Lian

   Jian Lian on China's Industrial Policy and Global Strategy – #99 · Nov 2025

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   Jim Haslam

   Jim Haslam: Covid Origins and Coronavirus Genetic Engineering — #77 · Jan 2025

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   Joe Cesario

   Joe Cesario on Political Bias and Problematic Research Methods in Social Psychology – #13 · 2 episodes

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   John Seo

   John Seo: Catastrophe Bonds and the Investor Choice Problem — Manifold #61 · Jun 2024

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   Joleen Liang

   Joleen Liang: 40M+ kids educated by adaptive AI — #93 · Aug 2025

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    Jon Y

    Jon Y (Asianometry) on Semiconductor Tech and U.S.-China Competition — #4 · Feb 2022

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    Kaja Perina

    Kaja Perina on the Dark Triad: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy – #36 · Mar 2020

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    Klaus Lackner

    Klaus Lackner on Carbon Capture, Climate Change, and Physics – #40 · Apr 2020

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    Lin Yang

    AIs Win Math Olympiad Gold: Prof. Lin Yang (UCLA) – #97 · Oct 2025

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    Lyle Goldstein

    Lyle Goldstein on U.S. Strategic Challenges: Russia, China, Ukraine, and Taiwan — #19 · Sep 2022

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    Marc Martinez

    Marc Martinez: "Dream Big" and the Golden Age of Bodybuilding — #32 · Mar 2023

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    Matt Southey

    China, Acceleration, and Nick Land - with Matt Southey – #108 · Mar 2026

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    Max Dama

    Max Dama on HFT: Millisecond Algos and Bid/Ask Dynamics — #92 · Aug 2025

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    Michael Kauffman

    Michael Kauffman on Cancer, Drug Development and Market Capitalism – #48 · May 2020

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    Pascal Lottaz

    Pascal Lottaz: Neutrality, Geopolitics, and International Conflict — #74 · Dec 2024

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    Paul Huang

    Paul Huang, the real situation in Taiwan: politics, military, China — #40 · Jul 2023

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    Peter Byrne

    Discovering the Multiverse: Quantum Mechanics and Hugh Everett III, with Peter Byrne — #22 · Oct 2022

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    Philippe Lemoine

    Philippe Lemoine: Bad Covid Science, Ukraine Analysis, and Philosophy — #62 · Jun 2024

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    Raghuveer Parthasarathy

    Raghuveer Parthasarathy: The Four Physical Principles — #11 · May 2022

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    Raman Sundrum

    Raman Sundrum: Physics and the Universe – #44 · Apr 2020

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    Ray McGovern

    Ray McGovern: CIA, JFK, Deep State, and Ukraine Crisis — #54 · Feb 2024

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    Rebecca Campbell

    Rebecca Campbell on Identifying Serial Perpetrators, Rape Investigations and Untested Rape Kits – #18 · Sep 2019

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    Richard Sander

    Richard Sander (UCLA Law) on the Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling — #38 · 3 episodes

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    Ron Unz

    Ron Unz on the Subprime Mortgage Crisis, The Unz Review, and the Harvard Admissions Scandal – Episode #10 · May 2019

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    Russell Clark

    Russell Clark: Japan, China, and USD reserve status — #56 · Mar 2024

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    Sam Kerstein

    Philosopher Sam Kerstein on the Morality of Genome Engineering, Inequality, and Star Trek – Episode #9 · May 2019

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    Sean Reyes

    Utah AG Sean Reyes: “Sound of Freedom” and Human Trafficking — #52 · Jan 2024

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    Shai Carmi

    Shai Carmi: Polygenic risk scores & embryo screening — #5 · Feb 2022

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    Steven Broglio

    Steven Broglio on Concussions, Football and Informed Choice – #31 · Jan 2020

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    TP Huang

    GODZILLA DOWN! India-Pakistan Clash and Chinese Military Technology with TP Huang — #87 · Jun 2025

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    Taylor Ogan

    Shenzhen is the Technology Capital of the World, with Taylor Ogan – #107 · 3 episodes

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    Ted Schultz

    Ted Schultz on Ants, Emergent Behavior, and the Molecular Revolution in Systematics – Episode #4 · Feb 2019

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    Theodore A. Postol

    Theodore A. Postol: Nuclear Weapons, Missile Technology, and U.S. Diplomacy — #12 · May 2022

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    Thomas Fink

    How to Build a Research Institute: Thomas Fink of the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences – #119 · Aug 2026

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    Tim Dettmers

    AI on your phone? Tim Dettmers on quantization of neural networks — #41 · Aug 2023

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    Timothy Searchinger

    Timothy Searchinger: Biofuels vs Foods and Major Climate Change Policy Errors – #23 · Nov 2019

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