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New Podcast Episode: Flying Boats and Underwater Drones
Building for the next great frontier.
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Stephen McBride
42:24
Sky wars: the race for drone dominance
Innovators sprint to build next-gen drone tech
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Dan Steinhart
17
Neuralink's FIRST Patient: Paralyzed to MIND CONTROL (And It's Actual Sci-Fi) | ROP #37
One of the biggest breakthroughs in human history.
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Dan Steinhart
1
45:53
This NEW AI Chip Will Conquer Disease Faster Than You Think | ROP #36
The future of AI runs on randomness.
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Stephen McBride
2
51:33
AI: Age (of the) Individual
Use AI or get left behind
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Stephen McBride
16
New Podcast Episode: Stephen with Matt Ridley
Could we be 14X richer by 2100?
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Stephen McBride
Matt Ridley: How Your 14X Richer Future Arrives Faster Than You Think | ROP #35
Matt Ridley, the original Rational Optimist, reveals exactly how a future 14 TIMES richer than today is not just possible, but could arrive faster than…
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Stephen McBride
 and 
Matt Ridley
1
50:50
The new nuclear capital of America
Are you ready for $10 energy bills?
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Stephen McBride
37

May 2025

Additive Manufacturing: A Quiet Revolution
The cork is only just out of the bottle
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Rational Optimist Society
3
Matt Ridley Interviews Richard Dawkins
Arguably the world's foremost public intellectual
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Matt Ridley
1
The Neuralink mafia fixing brains
Building tech that alleviates human suffering
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Stephen McBride
 and 
Dan Steinhart
10
New Podcast Episode: Peter from Allen Control Systems
Drone innovation is moving at light speed.
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Dan Steinhart
1
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