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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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Every guest on Manifold

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

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    Warren Hatch

    Warren Hatch on Seeing the Future in the Era of COVID-19 – #50 · Jun 2020

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    Yang Wang

    Yang Wang on Science and Technology in China, Hong Kong Protests, and Coronavirus – #34 · Feb 2020

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    Zach Hambrick

    Zach Hambrick on Psychometrics and the Science of Expertise – #28 · Jan 2020

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    Zihan Wang

    Robots, Small Models, and RL with DeepSeek Alumnus Zihan Wang — #86 · May 2025

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Recent episodes

174 episodes from the feed, newest first.

  1. AI and Mathematics, from Beijing – #123
    Oct 2026
  2. AI Boom or Bust? – #122
    Oct 2026
  3. Effort News and AI-Driven Journalism with Brian Chau – #121

    with Brian Chau

    Sep 2026
  4. Machine God: Hsu, Greer, Huang – #120
    Sep 2026
  5. How to Build a Research Institute: Thomas Fink of the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences – #119

    with Thomas Fink

    Aug 2026
  6. Venture Capital and Technology in China with Bohan Lou – #118

    with Bohan Lou

    Aug 2026
  7. Iran, AI, and the Third World War (Crossover with Seeking Truth From Facts Podcast) – #117
    Jul 2026
  8. State of AI, Summer 2026 – #116
    Jul 2026
  9. Beff Jezos and Effective Accelerationism: Machine God of Loving Grace – #115
    Jul 2026
  10. Razib Khan at Manifest 2026: Genetic Discoveries, AI, and Academia – #114

    with Razib Khan

    Jun 2026
  11. Letter from Beijing 2: Tsinghua University – #113
    Jun 2026
  12. AI Billionaire on Existential Risk: Jaan Tallinn – #112

    with Jaan Tallinn

    May 2026
  13. Embryo Selection and Frontier Genomics with Dr. Alex Young – #111

    with Alex Young

    May 2026
  14. Iran War is the First Missile War (crossover with Seeking Truth From Facts podcast) – #110
    Apr 2026
  15. Dreamers and Doomers: Our AI future, with Richard Ngo – #109

    with Richard Ngo

    Apr 2026
  16. China, Acceleration, and Nick Land - with Matt Southey – #108

    with Matt Southey

    Mar 2026
  17. Shenzhen is the Technology Capital of the World, with Taylor Ogan – #107

    with Taylor Ogan

    Mar 2026
  18. AI DOOM: Jesse Hoogland of Timaeus

    with Jesse Hoogland

    Feb 2026
  19. Dreamers and Doomers: Jeremy Nixon at AGI House – #105

    with Jeremy Nixon

    Feb 2026
  20. Industrial Maximalism and Its Discontents: Dan Wang on US-China Competition – # 104

    with Dan Wang

    Jan 2026
  21. Geopolitics 2026, crossover with Seeking Truth From Facts podcast – #103
    Jan 2026
  22. Polygenics and Machine SuperIntelligence; Billionaires, Philo-semitism, and Chosen Embryos – #102
    Jan 2026
  23. Theoretical Physics With Generative AI – #101
    Dec 2025
  24. Jeffrey Epstein, Israel, and Elite Power, with Murtaza Hussain – #100

    with Murtaza Hussain

    Dec 2025
  25. Jian Lian on China's Industrial Policy and Global Strategy – #99

    with Jian Lian

    Nov 2025