Aiming for the Moon

About Aiming for the Moon

We interview interesting people from a teenage perspective. Join us as we have fascinating discussions with successful authors, entrepreneurs, scientists, etc. (Oh, and adventurers!)

Publisher

Aiming for the Moon

Category

education · leisure · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jun 2020

Latest episode

24 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

256 episodes in the feed.

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   24 Jul 2026

   132. AI Snake Oil and the Skills of the Future: Dr. Arvind Narayanan (Princeton Computer Scientist | Coauthor of "AI Snake Oil")

   Send us Fan Mail In the midst of the AI hype bubble, how do we spot real AI capabilities and snake oil marketing? Many AI companies promise that they will help us predict the future. Is this true? Can AI really predict the future? Turns out, in this capacity at least, it might be more snake oil than success. In this episode, I sit down with Arvind Narayanan, a Princeton Computer Scientist and co-author of AI Snake Oil. We discuss how to spot snake oil as well as how to prepare for a wor...

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   2 Feb 2026

   131. To Think, or Not to Think - The Sad Trajectory of Liberal Arts in Universities and UTulsa's Honors College : Jennifer A. Frey (Former Dean of UTulsa's Honors College)

   Send us a text This interview is a bit different from other episodes. I sit down with Dr. Jennifer A. Frey, the former dean of the University of Tulsa’s Honors College. If you’ve been following the Lessons for Interesting People podcast on Substack, you will know I wrote an article about Tulsa’s honors college recently. I committed to UTulsa because the university seemed to have accomplished the impossible: combine a computer science college filled with research opportunities with an Honors C...

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   29 Dec 2025

   130. The Consolation of Philosophy - Boethius on Suffering and Hope: Dr. Thomas M. Ward (Prof. of Philosophy @ University of Texas at Austin | Author of "After Stoicism: Last Words of the Last Roman Philosopher")

   Send us a text What happens when your world crumbles? When all the things you hold dear are snatched away from you? Most of us would give up and despair. And, yet, though he awaited an unjust execution, Roman senator and philosopher Boethius penned these hopeful words: “The world in constant change maintains a harmony. And elements keep peace whose nature is to war.” Faced with his coming death, Boethius reflected upon his life of contemplation and philosophy, writing one of the greatest work...

Who has been a guest on Aiming for the Moon

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Verity Harding
• Gary S Morson
• Prof Allison Pugh
• Prof Adam Smyth
• Dr Spencer Klavan

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

67 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

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Quality

94

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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