The unputdownable first Western biography of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, financial disruptor and personification of the 21st century’s addiction to instant wealth, from the former editor of the Financial Times. As Wa...

My conversation with investigative journalist Charles Piller about his recent book, Doctored. The description below is from Amazon:Nearly seven million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease, a tragedy that is already projec...

This conversation was recorded on February 14, 2025. One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Science Books of 2024, How to Kill an Asteroid is a gripping account of the "city-killer" asteroids that could threaten Ea...

For decades the most valuable technology company in Europe operated in the shadows. The chips manufactured by its machines, power our smartphones and AI assistants, make our coffee and drive our cars and even guide cruise missiles. In fact, rou...

A conversation with Mike Maples Jr. about the book he co-authored, Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future. Based on extensive research and real-world examples, this book upends accepted wisdom about how to a...