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Author Chris Kutarna believes that the key to understanding -- and flourishing -- in our chaotic modern era is to look back at the Renaissance, a period of tremendous upheaval but also an age in which tremendous human potential was unlocked. We spoke with Chris for this week's podcast.
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Andrew Blum explains the internet; Gene Hackman explains the security state; and a 19th-century Scotsman explains the modern world.
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Two professors at the University of Maryland made a remarkable discovery about one of the oldest materials used by humans -- wood -- that has remarkable implications for the future.
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The theme of freedom is an enduring one.
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War. Art. Insanity. What more do you want?
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Two thinkers take on Thucydides and what he can -- or can't -- teach leaders today
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Fake news is not a new problem, argues the award-winning historian.
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Hollywood pioneer Lawrence Levy talks about how he and Steve Jobs transformed Pixar and what that can teach us about finding meaning in life.
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John Hannah on the Kurds; Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean; Darling; the real resistance.
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A leading historian takes on the October Revolution at 100.
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