For the Sake of Argument

Jake Newfield
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Dec 15, 2023 • 32min

#26: David Kipping: Is there other life in the universe? | Cool Worlds, Exomoons, Habitable Exoplanets

David Kipping and I discuss whether there is other life in the universe, Cool Worlds Exomoons, andHabitable Exoplanets. David Kipping is the host of "Cool Worlds," and is a Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield Timeline: 00:00 - Is there life in the universe? 09:39 - The Great Filter 20:00 - Scientific Process: How to Interpret Data
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Dec 13, 2023 • 10min

#25: Jay Michaelson: Markwayne Mullin vs Sean O'Brien FIGHT on Senate Floor

Markwayne Mullin vs Sean O'Brien fight on Senate Floor - CNN Moderator Jay Michaelson. Jay Michaelson is a writer, journalist, professor, CNN commentator, and Rolling Stone columnist. Jay's new book, The Secret That is Not a Secret, can be purchased today: amazon.com/Secret-That-Not-Heretical-Tales/dp/B0C9VWXHK7  Jay Michaelson is a writer, journalist, professor, CNN commentator, and Rolling Stone columnist. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield Timeline: 00:00 - Introductions 01:00 - Markwayne Mullin vs Sean O'Brien fight on US Senate floor 05:00 - The role of Bernie Sanders
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Nov 1, 2023 • 37min

#24: Andy Norman: How to Consume Media Without Forming Bias

Andy Norman is the Founder of Mental Immunity Project (mentalimmunityproject.org), is the author of "Mental Immunity," and directs the Humanism Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield
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Oct 23, 2023 • 30min

#23: Lawrence Krauss: Free Will & Consciousness

Lawrence Krauss is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist, founder of ASU's Origins Project, and author of "The Known Unknowns" and "The Edge of Knowledge." YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield
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Oct 19, 2023 • 58min

#22: James Sexton: Marriage, Relationships, Fame

James Sexton is a prolific Divorce Attorney and Author of "How to Stay in Love," and "If You're In My Office, It's Already Too Late." YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield
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Oct 4, 2023 • 33min

#21: Adam Frank: Exploring Life Beyond Earth

Adam Frank is a professor of Astrophysics at the University of Rochester, and a Scientific Writer. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield
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Sep 30, 2023 • 55min

#20: Donald Hoffman: Reality and Consciousness

Donald Hoffman is a Professor of Cognitive Sciences at UC Irvine and a popular science author who authored "The Case Against Reality." Hoffman popularized the idea that consciousness causes brain activity and that consciousness "creates" the properties of the physical world. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield
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Nov 9, 2022 • 36min

#19: Nicholas Christakis: Social Networks, COVID, Twitter

Professor Nicholas Christakis is the Sterling professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University. Professor Christakis is the author of Apollo's Arrow and was named in Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2009. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield
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Oct 15, 2022 • 49min

#18: Ben Taylor: Religion, Ego, Ultra Running

Ben Taylor is a leader in AI who was formerly the Chief AI Strategist at DataRobot and Chief Data Scientist at HireVue. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jakenewfield Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4k9DDGJz02ibpUpervM5EY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-the-sake-of-argument/id1567749546 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JakeNewfield
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Sep 24, 2021 • 34min

#17: Garrett Reisman: Senior Advisor to SpaceX and NASA Astronaut

Garrett Reisman is a Senior Advisor to SpaceX, a Professor of Astronautical Engineering at USC, and a former NASA astronaut. 

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