The Escaped Sapiens Podcast

The Escaped Sapiens Podcast


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Rise Of The Blockchain | JP Vergne | Escaped Sapiens #57
July 25, 2023

In this conversation I discuss distributed and decentralized organizations with Jean-Philippe Vergne, who is an associate professor of strategy at University College London. We focus on the developmen

Feeding The Future : The Ocean Farmers | Shawn Robinson | Escaped Sapiens #56
July 19, 2023

What is the future of our oceans? On this episode of the Podcast I speak with Dr. Shawn Robinson about marine ecology, aquaculture, and the politics and economics of what ends up on your plate. Shawn

Genetic Biocontrol and De-Extinction | Stephen Frankenberg | Escaped Sapiens Podcast #55
June 26, 2023

In only 250 years since colonization, Australia has seen the extinction of 38 species of mammals. Much of the devastation to Australia's native wildlife has been caused or exacerbated by the introduct

The Birth Of Synthetic Intelligence | David Shapiro | Escaped Sapiens #54
May 30, 2023

Progress in AI development seems to be accelerating, and we might be living through a period in human history that is every bit as significant as the agricultural and industrial revolutions. We might

What Science Learned From The Pandemic | Peter Doherty | Escaped Sapiens Podcast #53
May 15, 2023

Now that the dust has settled to a certain extent, how did we do with the pandemic? Which countries handled the situation best? Did we learn anything? How well did scientists do, and how well did the

Behind Closed Doors: The High Stakes Game Of Diplomacy | John Kornblum | Escaped Sapiens Podcast #52
April 23, 2023

It is easy to take peace for granted. In this episode of the podcast I speak with John Kornblum about the hard work that diplomats do in the background to maintain peace between nations. John speciali

Vertical Farming: A New Food System | Viviana Correa Galvis | Escaped Sapeins Podcast #51
March 31, 2023

Most of us live nowhere near where our food comes from. which means that the food that we have access to is dictated by conderations like does it travel well, and does it have a long shelf life. Our s

Reconstructing Limbs With Advanced Prosthetics | Munjed Al Muderis | Escaped Sapiens #50.b
March 19, 2023

In this episode of the Podcast I speak with Professor Munjed Al Muderis about a new technology that is allowing amputees to walk again. Osseointegration is the direct structural and functional connect

A Refugee’s Story | Munjed Al Muderis | Escaped Sapiens #50.a
March 11, 2023

In this episode of the Podcast I speak with Professor Munjed Al Muderis about his escape from Iraq as a refugee. In 1999 Munjed was forced to flee Iraq after a busload of army draft evaders were broug

Good, Evil, and Social Engineering | Hans-Georg Moeller | Escaped Sapiens #49
February 20, 2023

On this episode of the podcast I speak with Professor Hans-Georg Moeller from the University of Macau. Georg's work focusses on Chinese and Comparative Philosophy (specifically Daoism) and on Social a