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Answering Questions About Innovation, Coronavirus, and More In a few minutes, I will be returning to The Yaron Brook Show for another interview. A lot has happened in the 2.5 months since my last visit, so I am sure we will have a lot to discuss. We will be discussing not just innovation and the […]

I went on The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg podcast to discuss innovation, the lockdowns, and more. How does technological innovation actually happen? We were able to speak to Matt Ridley, who has literally written the (upcoming) book on this subject, How Innovation Works. Matt brings up fascinating points, such as whether or not innovation really […]

A month or two ago, I went on a podcast called The Political Orphanage with Andrew Heaton to have what Andrew called a “literary tailgating party”, and discuss both The Rational Optimist and my upcoming book How Innovation Works. Listen on Apple Podcasts I thought it was a really good interview, and enjoyed it so […]

I went on The Glenn Beck Program on BlazeTV for 15 minutes to discuss the pandemic, lockdowns, the NHS, the economy, and more: Full Episode on BlazeTVFull Episode on iTunes (Interview begins at 45:30) To see more of my appearances as soon as they’re available, subscribe to my new YouTube channel. To stay updated, follow […]

“I thought you were the rational optimist. Why are you fear-mongering over Covid-19?” This is a real threat. But we will beat this. And we’ll go on to make an even better life for people in the years ahead. I took a deep dive into the Covid-19 epidemic, how to manage risk, solutions to past […]