Walter Isaacson is an American author, journalist, and professor. Walter joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his work as a biographer, that it’s important to remember that all people are human, and how much more inspiring they are when you realize that. Walter explains the three great innovation revolutions of modern times, how transformative Jennifer Doudn ... Show More
Sep 2020
Cinematic Legend Walter Murch on Editing, Sound Design, and His Unique Methods
From his early days at USC making a little student film called THX 1138, to winning his third Oscar for The English Patient, Walter Murch has innovated the fields of sound design and film editing becoming one of the most respected and knowledgable figures in his profession. Murch ... Show More
1h 8m
Oct 2021
#121 Walter Isaacson: Curiosity Fuels Creativity
What do Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin and Jennifer Doudna all have in common? Celebrated journalist and author Walter Isaacson calls upon his years of research to explain how curiosity has always fueled creativity among history’s greatest innovators, and how ea ... Show More
1h 10m
Dec 2022
Osez miser sur vos talents pour réussir, comme Walter White dans Breaking Bad
Prof de chimie, malade et n'ayant plus rien à perdre, Walter White décide de mettre ses talents de chimiste au service du mal et de devenir le plus grand producteur de drogue... Un exemple de quelqu'un qui ose exploiter ses talents, nous dit Yaël Gabison, coach de grands dirigean ... Show More
8m 5s
Oct 2012
Jess Walter : Beautiful Ruins
Host David Naimon talks with Jess Walter about his sixth novel, Beautiful Ruins, a deeply human rollercoaster of a novel, spanning fifty years and nearly as many lives. Walter is also the author of the national bestseller The Financial Lives of the Poets, the National Book Award ... Show More
29m 34s
Sep 2022
The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson Book Summary and Review | Free Audiobook
Show notes / PDF & Infographic / Free Audiobook / Imagine slicing open the blueprint of life and pasting in a new future. Jennifer Doudna did— with CRISPR. In this episode, we’ll decode Walter Isaacson’s The Code Breaker—rivalries, revelations, and the race to rewrite humanity. R ... Show More
23m 11s
Apr 2021
The Code of Life and CRISPR with Jennifer Doudna and Walter Isaacson
Designer babies? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice sit down with biographer Walter Isaacson to explore Neil’s interview with Nobel Prize-winning biochemist, Jennifer Doudna, about her pioneering work with CRISPR technology.
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56m 53s