All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg Science Corner Special: David Friedberg, Cleo Abram, Alex Filippenko, and Keller Rinaudo Cliffton
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Sep 30, 2025 
Cleo Abram, an independent journalist and creator of the Huge If True channel, discusses her shift to optimistic storytelling in tech media. Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko shares insights on the James Webb Space Telescope and its potential to detect life on exoplanets, along with the implications of current funding cuts in science. Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, CEO of Zipline, reveals how the company revolutionizes healthcare delivery with drones, showing significant impacts on health outcomes and discussing future logistics innovations.
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Going Independent And Winning On YouTube
- Cleo Abram left Vox to build Huge If True and found millions who wanted optimistic, explainable science and tech stories.
- She used YouTube to reach a global audience quickly and fund growth via ads and sponsors.
YouTube As An Incubator For Creative IP
- YouTube now enables creators to grow global audiences rapidly and monetize via ads and sponsors.
- That visibility can turn creators into IP that streaming services may later fund upfront.
Webb Expands Both Knowledge And Technology
- The James Webb Telescope reveals earlier galaxy formation and lets us probe stellar nurseries and exoplanet atmospheres.
- Webb's tech also yields spin-offs in detectors, cryogenics, optics, and quantum technologies.