56 Podcast Episodes
Episode 593: The Best of Newt's World - Walter Isaacson on The Code Breaker
Episode 593: The Best of Newt's World - Walter Isaacson on The Code Breaker
Jennifer Doudna developed a method of genome editing along with her partner Emmanuelle Charpentier and together they won... Read more
6 Aug 2023
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39mins
The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson
An account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure... Read more
8 Jun 2023
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Meet the True Renaissance Man | Book Insights on Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
Meet the True Renaissance Man | Book Insights on Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
*Banned from elite schools due to the circumstances of his birth, Leonardo propelled his own education through endless r... Read more
10 May 2023
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28mins
Walter Isaacson Is Writing the Book (Literally) on Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson Is Writing the Book (Literally) on Elon Musk
Does Kara ever get sick of talking about Elon Musk? That’s a question Nayeema asks today, and they both agree: as exhaus... Read more
13 Mar 2023
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1hr 3mins
Episode 73: Walter Isaacson
Episode 73: Walter Isaacson
Hank welcomes Walter Isaacson (Former Chair and CEO, CNN and Editor, Time Magazine) to Straight Talk to discuss lessons ... Read more
18 Oct 2022
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36mins
#66 – Darren discusses Code Breaker (Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR)–What Walter Isaacson gets right/wrong on scientific research
#66 – Darren discusses Code Breaker (Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR)–What Walter Isaacson gets right/wrong on scientific research
This is a bit of an unusual book review for the book The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of ... Read more
5 Jul 2022
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51mins
Walter Isaacson: The Future of the Human Race
Walter Isaacson: The Future of the Human Race
On this episode, Donny talks with bestselling author and former editor of Time Magazine, Walter Isaacson. Walter and Don... Read more
5 May 2022
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51mins
Einstein by Walter Isaacson
Einstein by Walter Isaacson
Here at The Book Pile, we connect deeply with Einstein, since all 3 of us are creative and none of us graduated from an ... Read more
24 Jan 2022
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27mins
A Conversation with Walter Isaacson
A Conversation with Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson discusses his career as a preeminent historian and biographer, how he chooses the people he writes about... Read more
20 Dec 2021
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26mins
#121 Walter Isaacson: Curiosity Fuels Creativity
#121 Walter Isaacson: Curiosity Fuels Creativity
What do Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin and Jennifer Doudna all have in common? Celebrated journalist a... Read more
5 Oct 2021
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1hr 8mins