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Rational Optimist Podcast — 54 episodes
The Startup Lifting Cities out of Flood Zones | Laurence Allen of Terraform
Why the AI Panic is a Lie (And It's a Good Thing) | ROP #60
How $500 Drones Are Forcing America to Reinvent Its Military | ROP #59
America's Drone Market is About to Collapse (And It's a Good Thing) | ROP #58
Founder's Guide to Winning the New Space Race | ROP #57
His "Factory in a Box" Builds a House in 30 Days | ROP #56
America's Nuclear Waste "Problem" is a Lie (And It's a Good Thing) | ROP #55
This New American Battery Gives an EV a 1,500 Mile Range | ROP #54
The AI Tutor Built for Elon's Kids is Now Available to Everyone | ROP #53
His Nuclear Reactor Will Make Energy CHEAP Faster Than You Think | ROP #52
The End of "Made in China" is Arriving Faster Than You Think | ROP #51
Why The Ruling Class Fears AI (And It's a Good Thing) | ROP # 50
China's Drone Monopoly is Ending (And This American AI is Why) | ROP #49
He Sold His Startup to DoorDash. Now He Builds AI Guns. | ROP #48
Ex-SpaceX Engineer: His WATER Engine Will Conquer Space Faster Than You Think | ROP #47
His AI Laser Destroys Drone Swarms for Pennies | ROP #46
This School Teaches a FULL DAY in 2 HOURS (And Kids Excel & Love Learning) | ROP #45
Why He Quit NASA to End The Oil Industry | ROP #44
Pranking Feynman: Hsu's Humorous Encounter with a Quantum Pioneer | ROP #43
"Designer Babies" Are Here (And It's a Good Thing) | ROP #42
Why We're Now Building Satellites Like Toyota Cars | ROP #41
Palantir's Madeline Hart
New Podcast Episode: Solving the Hidden Crisis in American Manufacturing
New Podcast Episode: Flying Boats and Underwater Drones
Neuralink's FIRST Patient: Paralyzed to MIND CONTROL (And It's Actual Sci-Fi) | ROP #37
This NEW AI Chip Will Conquer Disease Faster Than You Think | ROP #36
Matt Ridley: How Your 14X Richer Future Arrives Faster Than You Think | ROP #35
Ex-Anduril Green Beret: His ROBOT GUN Kills Drones in 2 SHOTS | ROP #34
He Could ONLY MOVE HIS EYES. Then Neuralink Let Him DO THIS | ROP #33
These Drones Were Banned (Now They're Saving Lives Faster Than You Think) | ROP #32
How CRISPR Is Defeating Genetic Disease Faster Than You Think | Rational Optimist #31
The Lawsuit That Could Unleash Limitless Energy | Rational Optimist #30
Why El Segundo Is Building America's Future Faster Than You Think | Rational Optimist #29
AI Tutors, 2-Hour Learning & The Future of Education | Rational Optimist #28
SPACEX RESCUES NASA Astronauts | Phones DAMAGE Teen Brains | 200K Self-Driving Cars NOW | Ep. 27
AI Will Create Jobs Faster Than You Think | Ep. 26
Is This the End of NASA? Private Companies Are Taking Over Space? | Ep. 25
This Robot Learns By Watching (The Other One Will Give You Nightmares) | Ep.24
SUPERSONIC IS BACK! (No Boom Required) | Ep.23
They Tried to Stop Innovation (It Backfired Spectacularly) | Ep. 22
Why Big Tech is Betting $300B on AI (And It's Moving Faster Than You Think) | Ep. 21
Why AI Just Got 93% Cheaper (And It Changes EVERYTHING) | Ep. 20
$500B Project Stargate Will Change Everything Faster Than You Think | Ep. 19
Blue Origin Takes On SpaceX (The $10B Race for Space) | Ep. 18
Zuck Won't Censor Your FB Posts Anymore (And He's Happy About It) | Ep. 17
WTF Happened in 2024: How AI Got 50X More Powerful | Ep. 16
America Has 5,000 Mystery Drones (And It's Actually Good News) | Ep.15
Why Quantum Computing Will Change Everything Faster Than You Think | Ep.14
4 Ways American Innovation is Winning (Despite the Red Tape) | Ep.13
Free Speech Universities Are Winning (And It's Happening Fast) | Ep.12
Why America's Energy Revolution Is Happening Faster Than You Think | Ep.11
Why Bureaucracy Will Die Faster Than You Think | Ep.10
Dose of Optimism: 5 Game-Changing Innovations You Missed | Ep.09
Mississippi Is Richer than Britain (the Data Is Clear) | Ep.08