9 Podcast Episodes
Ananyo Bhattacharya — John von Neumann: The Man from the Future (EP.151)
Ananyo Bhattacharya — John von Neumann: The Man from the Future (EP.151)
Ananyo Bhattacharya is the author of The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann, a brilliant biogra... Read more
16 Mar 2023
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1hr 27mins
The Many Worlds of John von Neumann (Robert Wright & Ananyo Bhattacharya)
The Many Worlds of John von Neumann (Robert Wright & Ananyo Bhattacharya)
Ananyo’s book, The Man from the Future, about game theory inventor and polymath John von Neumann ... Early life as a ma... Read more
14 Mar 2023
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1hr
The Many Worlds of John von Neumann (Robert Wright & Ananyo Bhattacharya)
The Many Worlds of John von Neumann (Robert Wright & Ananyo Bhattacharya)
0:25 Ananyo’s book, The Man from the Future, about game theory inventor and polymath John von Neumann 6:38 Early life as... Read more
14 Mar 2023
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1hr 58mins
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann (Ananyo Bhattacharya)
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann (Ananyo Bhattacharya)
A disappointing book about a fascinating man, and also of much else, including Jewish success, the bogus exaltation of "... Read more
22 Jul 2022
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27mins
The Genius Scientist You've Never Heard Of with Ananyo Bhattacharya
The Genius Scientist You've Never Heard Of with Ananyo Bhattacharya
Episode Notes There's a scientist who was involved in the origins of quantum theory, the atomic bomb, game theory, moder... Read more
16 Jun 2022
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1hr 7mins
Ananyo Bhattacharya: The Life of John von Neumann
Ananyo Bhattacharya: The Life of John von Neumann
Who was the smartest human of the 20th century? Though intellectual celebrity probably dictates that the majority would ... Read more
13 Jun 2022
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1hr 25mins
Ananyo Bhattacharya - John von Neumann, Jewish Genius, and Nuclear War
Ananyo Bhattacharya - John von Neumann, Jewish Genius, and Nuclear War
Ananyo Bhattacharya is the author of The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann. He is a science wr... Read more
11 May 2022
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54mins
Ananyo Bhattacharya - John von Neumann
Ananyo Bhattacharya - John von Neumann
Ananyo Bhattacharya is a correspondent for The Economist, and the author of The Man From The Future: The Visionary Life ... Read more
26 Apr 2022
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50mins
Ananyo Bhattacharya
Ananyo Bhattacharya
Ananyo Bhattacharya discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Ananyo Bhattacharya is a scie... Read more
14 Nov 2021
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30mins