Best Ridd Podcasts (2024)

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July 2024 on EHFM: KINDS of KINDNESS, HUNDREDS of BEAVERS and THE BIKERIDERS reviews plus an interview with Edinburgh International Film Festival's Director, Paul Ridd, and Festival Producer, Emma Boa 1:23:20

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For our July Cinetopia show, Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers and show regular Garry Arnot from Cinema Perspecive reviews of KINDS OF KINDNESS, HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS, and THE BIKERIDERS. The team also discuss the programme launch of the 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival, plus an interview with Festival CEO & Director, Paul Ridd, and Festival Produc…

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Paul Burgess: Fighting for climate/energy rationality | Tom Nelson Pod #238 1:12:47

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Paul Burgess B.Sc, MS.C, a retired Chartered Water Resources Engineer was in charge of water resource planning for large sections of the UK and sat on national UK committees. Before he retired he represented the whole of the country of Wales where he was responsible for planning water supply, flood protection, reservoirs, hydrological and weather m…

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Suresh Bansal: “Biogenic and abiotic hydrocarbons“ | Tom Nelson Pod #237 1:34:32

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Suresh Bansal has spent ~40 years investigating the topic of biogenic vs abiotic oil. Some of his conclusions: 1. ~80% of current fossil fuel theory and ~80% of current abiotic oil theory is correct. 2. Both sides are ignoring the scientific evidence of the opposite side for the SAME oil deposits—the SAME oil deposit often contains a mixture of bio…

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S7 | E3: Colin Dunn - What it takes to design a breakthrough AI product 51:09

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Visual Electric has quickly become my go-to product for image generation and in this week’s episode we get to learn from the founder and designer, Colin Dunn. The whole discussion is an excellent look at the design founder journey as well as a deep dive into AI-native creative tools. We get into the weeds about: Visual Electric’s big bet to take on…

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Javier Vinós: Tonga Volcano Caused Record Warming | Tom Nelson Pod #236 35:50

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- Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. School of Medicine. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) - Postdoctoral researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego (USA) - Associate Researcher at the Medical Research Center, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge (UK) …

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S7 | E2: Nate Parrott - Going from engineer to founding designer of Arc 52:25

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The Arc browser is one of the best products I’ve downloaded in the last few years which is why I’m so excited about this interview with their founding designer, Nate Parrott. This conversation, we get an inside look at what makes design at the Browser Company so unique. We discuss: How Nate went from engineer at Snap to the Browser Co. Why design a…

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George Woolridge: Ethical stewardship and Gravitational Waves | Tom Nelson Pod #235 1:13:36

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About George Woolridge: B.S. in Music Education from Messiah University 24 years in project definition, development, and electrical design, primarily supporting research groups including: NASA, US DOD, other research and government entities worldwide. Insufferably curious, I've spent the last decade or so looking for solutions to questions I have w…

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Joachim Dengler: “Deconstructing the Climate Narrative” | Tom Nelson Pod #234 1:15:03

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I have a PhD and a Habilitation (the qualification in Germany which used to be the precondition for becoming a professor) in Physics. 00:00 Introduction and Background 02:02 Diving into the Climate Narrative 03:04 Questioning the Climate Narrative 06:53 Analyzing Emission Trends 12:11 Debunking Emission Scenarios 18:01 CO2 Concentration and Emissio…

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S7 | E1: Dan LaCivita - A glimpse of the future of design tooling 41:48

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This week’s episode is with Dan LaCivita who is a co-founder of Play—a new way to design mobile apps using native iOS materials. As soon as I saw this app clip I knew it was a big deal and that I had to interview him to learn more. So in this conversation we go deep into: How to unlock the skill of interaction design What Apple’s sandbox unlocks fo…

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Andy May: “IPCC AR6 WGI Bias” | Tom Nelson Pod #233 44:22

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Andy May is a writer. He is a retired petrophysicist and has published four books. He worked on oil, gas and CO2 fields in the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand, China, UK North Sea, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and Russia. He specialized in shale petrophysics, fractured reservoirs, wireline and core image interpretation and capillary pressu…

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Tom Shula and Markus Ott : The “Missing Link” in the Greenhouse Effect | Tom Nelson Pod #232 1:53:13

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About Tom Shula: • Academic training in theoretical physics. Disillusioned with the community and left with a M.S. to work in tech industry. • Primary work in semiconductor and disk drive component and system development and manufacturing. • Brief diversions into other industries including steel mills, refining, food processing, and waste treatment…

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S6 | E12: Gavin Nelson - Prototyping, interaction design, and learning SwiftUI 56:42

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Gavin Nelson is currently designing the Linear mobile app in addition to the best app icons on the internet. So this episode is a deep dive into prototyping and interaction design: Gavin’s journey learning SwiftUI How Gavin got into designing app icons How to design physics-based interactions What it’s like designing for power users at Linear Why i…

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Vladislav Bogorov: When History Had Other Plans | Tom Nelson Pod #231 1:01:34

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Vladislav Bogorov was drafted in the Bulgarian Army and had to serve as a tankman on a Soviet T-55, upon his discharge being promoted to a Junior lieutenant. Having practiced as a lawyer for 17 years, he is probably the only certified welder who has won four cases before the European Court of Human Rights. (The cases are published on the website of…

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Severin Vetter: Globalist road to green poverty | Tom Nelson Pod #230 57:24

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Lawyer | Austrian | Interested in Politics, Environment, Energy, Agriculture 00:00 Introduction and Speaker Background 00:21 Understanding Human Rights and Environmental Law 01:45 The Implications of Recognizing a Right to a Clean Environment 03:50 Comparative Analysis: Europe vs. China 06:07 Historical Context of International Environmental Law 08…

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S6 | E11: Vincent van der Meuelen - The story of Figma’s big AI pivot 43:16

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If you watched last week’s episode, then you heard Jordan Singer say how visual search was actually the “killer feature” (not generative AI). What’s interesting is that this feature was actually a mid-project pivot. So in this episode we get the full behind-the-scenes of visual search from design engineer Vincent van der Meulen: Why they decided to…

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Alexander Pohl: The Green Industrial Complex | Tom Nelson Pod #229 1:07:34

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Former London banker Alexander Pohl worked for years for one of the world’s greenest banks. Idealistically driven, he financed big wind and solar farms, genuinely convinced he was making the world a better place. Gradually, he woke up to the fact that today’s green is a broken system. He gave up banking and emigrated with his family to his little f…

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S6 | E10: Jordan Singer - The future of AI in Figma 49:12

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Live from Config, this episode with Jordan Singer follows his journey from the Diagram acquisition all the way to Figma’s 2024 AI release. We go deep into: What didn’t ship at Config and why How they navigated the early idea maze How the role of designer will be impacted by AI What it will be like designing dynamic interfaces What makes Jordan’s ne…

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Bobby Shackouls: A 52-Year Energy Industry Veteran Reflects | Tom Nelson Pod #228 44:30

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Mr. Shackouls is a past Chairman and current member of the National Petroleum Council and a member of the Executive Committee of the US Oil and Gas Association. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas and a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. 00:00 Introduction to Bobby Shackouls 00:06 Bobby's Background and Career …

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Maxime Bernier: “Climate alarmism is an irrational cult” | Tom Nelson Pod #227 43:06

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Maxime Bernier PC (born January 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician who is the founder and leader of the People's Party of Canada (PPC). 00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction 00:44 Maxime Bernier on Climate Policy 04:50 Media Strategy and Public Perception 07:24 Debate Participation and Political Strategy 10:19 Consistent Messaging and Social Me…

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S6 | E9: Kathy Zheng - How to make the jump to staff designer 49:22

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This week’s episode is with Kathy Zheng who is currently the Head of design at a Web3 protocol called Optimism. But before that she was the first designer at Patreon and went on to spend over 6 years at Github. So the goal of this conversation is to look at how Kathy grew as a designer while at Github and identify the specific milestones on her jou…

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Javier Vinós: The Sun and Climate: An Intimate Relationship | Tom Nelson Pod #226 1:02:27

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- Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. School of Medicine. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) - Postdoctoral researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego (USA) - Associate Researcher at the Medical Research Center, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge (UK) …

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June 2024 on EHFM: Sheffield Doc/Fest Coverage plus interviews with Inma De Reyes and Duncan Cowles 1:56:28

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On our June edition 2024 of the Cinetopia Radio show, Amanda from Cinetopia and show regular, Clara Strachan,cover this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest, reviewing the documentary films DEVO and ETERNAL YOU, and many more from the UK’s leading documentary festival. Plus Clara sits down with Inma de Reyes, director of The Boyand the Suit of Lights and Aman…

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Latimer Alder: Decoding the Language of Alarm | Tom Nelson Pod #225 36:30

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Latimer Alder is an Independent Commentator on Twitter and elsewhere. He's a Chemist by training, was a business-oriented IT guy by profession and spent a few years as The Man on the Clapham Omnibus. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:11 Decoding the Language of Alarm 00:43 Previous Podcasts Overview 02:31 Climate Data Insights 04:09 Understan…

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S6 | E8: Alex Cornell - Mastering the art of influence 54:32

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When you think about storytelling in design... Alex Cornell is often the person that comes to mind. And that's a big reason why he's one of the most requested guests on the show. So this episode is a deep dive into the finer details of communication. We talk about: The story behind his startup Cocoon How Alex leverages his background in video Alex’…

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Hans Labohm: Chronicles of Climate Hysteria | Tom Nelson Pod #224 40:49

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Hans Labohm, an economist and former expert reviewer for the IPCC, discusses his skepticism towards the current climate change narrative. He critiques the alarming predictions about global warming, CO2 emissions, and climate policy, presenting data that contradicts these claims. Labohm argues that CO2 is not a threat but rather benefits the environ…

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S6 | E7: Maggie Appleton - Becoming an AI-native designer 52:53

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This week’s episode with Maggie Appleton is a deep dive into designing for AI products and LLMs. Maggie shares about her experience as the first designer at Elicit (an AI assistant for research papers) and all of the unique challenges surrounding helping users interface with LLMs. We also go deep into: How Maggie’s grown as a frontend developer Why…

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Steve Einhorn: Climate Change: What They Rarely Teach In College | Tom Nelson Pod #223 42:00

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Stephen Einhorn lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Nancy, his wife of 57 years. He has been blessed with two sons and seven grandchildren. He graduated Cornell with a major in chemistry and received a Masters of Polymeric Materials from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. He attended Wharton Graduate School, U. of Pennsylvania, for one year. He has wor…

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Rachel Mathews: “Going viral with climate/energy realism” | Tom Nelson Pod #222 47:03

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Showing people how to design their own garden - making the world a prettier place- one garden at a time. And occasionally speaking at the local council! 00:00 Introduction to Rachel Matthews 00:02 Local Activism and Environmental Policies 00:43 Team Members and Their Roles 01:24 Viral Fame and Public Reaction 02:16 Challenges with Green Policies 02…

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S6 | E6: Ian Wharton - The secret to great storytelling 52:53

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Remember how Michael Wandelmeier told us Metalab hired a storytelling coach? Well that coach is Ian Wharton. He’s an Apple Design Award winner, CEO of Aide Health, and he teaches storytelling techniques to teams like Dyson, BBC, Huge, etc. So this episode breaks down the key storytelling concepts that he shares in his course Sell the Idea. We talk …

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S6 | E5: Amy Lima - How to turn a layoff into a dream job 52:29

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~6 months ago Amy Lima was laid off and has been preparing for this episode ever since. So in this interview she gives us an inside look at her process for landing a dream role at Duolingo. If you’re looking for your next role then this conversation is quite the playbook. She has the job hunt process down to a science. Some topics covered: Avoiding…

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Joseph Fournier: CO2 Emissions: Climate forcing or effect? | Nelson Pod #221 1:06:12

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Dr. Fournier is an accomplished executive and senior scientist, with a 15-year track record in the oil sands, power generation and environmental science industries, both in Canada and in United States. His career has afforded him an exposure to a diverse range of exciting technology development projects, where he enjoyed fulfilling leadership roles…

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S6 | E4: Julius Tarng - Dissolving the line between design and engineering 50:02

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Julius Tarng is the ultimate generalist designer. He started the design tools team at Facebook where he made a massive impact on products like Origami. He then freelanced as a design engineer for companies like Felt, Anthropic, and even prototyped some of the early AI features for the Arc browser. Now he’s in his first-ever engineering role at Line…

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David Hilderman: CO2 Emissions and Atmospheric Levels | Nelson Pod #220 46:35

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David Hilderman has a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Electronic Information Systems Engineering from the University of Regina and has worked in the electronics industry since graduation in 1988. David grew up in Saskatchewan, the second oldest in a family of six boys. Since 2000 he has lived in beautiful Saanichton British Columbia, raising two gr…

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S6 | E3: Raphael Schaad - Designing a startup from 0 to acquisition 48:09

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When it comes to design founder stories, Raphael Schaad’s is one of the best. So this episode is the first-ever telling of how Raphael designed and built Cron (which became Notion Calendar). We talk about: Sketching on paper vs. sketching in code Why shipping quality software is like camping How Raphael identified the MVP of the problem What it was…

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Sandi Adams/Teresa Tannahill: Central planning and potential catastrophes | Tom Nelson Pod #219 1:27:50

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About Sandi Adams: I have been researching and speaking about Agenda 21/2030 for over 17 years. I have just finished a documentary with Oracle Films in Uk with Mark Sharman - The New World -A Fools Paradise and am writing a book -Agenda 2030-Hidden in Plain Sight. Teresa Tannahill is an independent researcher with an honours degree in physics from …

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May 2024 on EHFM: CHALLENGERS, LA CHIMERA, LOVE LIES BLEEDING, and SLOW Film Reviews. 1:07:05

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This month Cinetopia's Amanda Rogers was joined by Edinburgh-based film academic, Kat Zabecka, a new contributor to our show to review 4 new release films currently out in cinemas across the UK and beyond. Running order: 11:52 - Challengers directed by Luca Guadagnino and staring Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist 26:3- La Chimera directed by Al…

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Kurt Streutker: A layman’s look at AGW | Tom Nelson Pod #218 1:03:09

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Kurt Streutker is a retired school teacher who taught life, earth and physical sciences. He has a Master’s Degree and focused his studies in Geology and specifically in the study of the Ice Ages. He has a keen understanding of how and why climate changes and the environmental science of climate changes / global warming. There is so much information…

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Mallen Baker/Tom Nelson climate discussion: Much shorter version 43:11

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Mallen Baker was former Co-Chair and Principal Speaker with the Greens, and then latterly on the Federal Policy Committee of the Lib Dems and Chair of the Green Lib Dems. Mallen helps companies “tell their sustainability story in a more compelling way”. 00:00 Introduction to the Climate Dialogue 02:36 The Debate on Climate Change and Political Ideo…

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S6 | E2: Alex Schleifer - How design at Airbnb creates a culture of craft at scale 47:59

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Alex Schleifer was the long-time Chief Design Officer at Airbnb where he grew the team from ~35 to over 600 people. So this conversation is an inside look at what makes design at Airbnb so special. We discuss: How to create a culture of decisiveness Why great design leaders are like chefs How to succeed in executive CRITs at Airbnb How designers sh…

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Mallen Baker/Tom Nelson: 2+ hours of agreement and disagreement on climate | Tom Nelson Pod #217 2:21:32

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From https://mallenbaker.net/speaking: Mallen Baker is an experienced speaker on topics of change, socially responsible business and sustainability. He has spoken widely at conferences, workshops, corporate internal events, board meetings and more. He has an energetic style, aiming to challenge and engage audiences with as much interaction as possi…

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David Dilley: “Global warming will be dead by 2030” | Tom Nelson Pod #216 47:19

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Professor David Dilley is a Meteorologist-Climatologist-Paleoclimatologist and a former NOAA National Weather Service Meteorologist. Professor Dilley is the founder and CEO of Global Weather Oscillations (GWO), a company heavily involved in research and development of technology for prediction of natural climate and weather cycles. Professor Dilley…

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Rain Epler: A politician pushing back against the climate scam | Tom Nelson Pod #215 1:00:37

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Former Minister of the Environment for Estonia. From Rain Epler: I am currently a Member of the Parliament of Estonia, representing Estonian Conservative Party, biggest opposition party. And personally my field of interest is energy and green politics. 00:00 Introduction to Rain Eppler and Estonia 01:04 Personal Background and Political Journey 01:…

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S6 | E1: Noam Segal - Tools and tactics for modern user research 55:42

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Noam Segal has led research at companies like Meta, Airbnb, Wealthfront, Twitter, and most recently Upwork. He also teaches the #1 user research course on Maven. So this episode is a masterclass in user research. We discuss: How to conduct better interviews The keys to an effective research plan How to become a masterful research storyteller How AI…

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Rodney McInnis: GHG Lab – a defensive tool for threatened industries | Tom Nelson Pod #214 1:13:55

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Rodney completed a BSc in Physics from the University of New Brunswick and subsequently worked as a research assistant for UNB in a CO2 laser lab before attending University of Toronto on an NSERC scholarship where he completed an MASc in electrical engineering. His graduate work was modeling and simulation of a semiconductor device-physics industr…

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David Zaruk: Corrupt science and activist zealots | Tom Nelson Pod #213 55:00

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David Zaruk, as The Risk-Monger, challenges confirmation bias. Fighting activist zealots. Fighting for farmers. Fighting cardiovascular disease and arthritis. 00:00 Introduction to David Zarek's Perspectives 00:22 Unveiling the La Jolla Playbook: The Strategy of Tobacconizing Industries 03:15 The Evolution of Activist Science and Legal Strategies 0…

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S5 | E12: Helen Tran - Designing with a founder mindset 45:43

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Helen Tran was an early designer at Shopify and is now leading product design at AngelList. But in between those two roles she also ran her own startup for three years. So the goal of this conversation is to figure out how that period of time impacted her design practice so we can all learn how to design with a founder’s mindset. In this episode we…

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Bo Lan: ‘Green Energy’ Brings More Climate Change | Tom Nelson Pod #212 1:01:57

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Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at West Virginia University 00:00 Introduction to the Guest and Topic 00:43 Exploring the Nature of Scientific Hypotheses 08:29 Challenging the Climate Change Consensus 22:04 The Silent Spring: A Case Study on Environmental Awareness 27:05 The Double-Edged Sword of Science and Technology 28:15 The Unse…

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David Legates:The Case for Climate Realism | Tom Nelson Pod #211 59:42

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David Legates, Ph.D. is professor of climatology in the Department of Geography at the University of Delaware and an adjunct professor at the university’s Physical Ocean Science and Engineering Program and in the Department of Applied Economics. Dr. Legates received his Ph.D. in climatology from the University of Delaware, and he has taught at Loui…

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S5 | E11: Hunter Hammonds - Positioning pt. 2: How to scale to $1M+ 54:01

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Today we're talking with designer and entrepreneur, Hunter Hammonds, who has grown 5 different agencies to millions in revenue in less than a year. So in this episode we walk through the different stages of building an independent design business—starting from positioning yourself as a solopreneur all the way to scaling operations to 7 figures. We …

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S5 | E10: Nick Pattison - Positioning pt. 1: How to make $15k/week 41:39

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Ready for a masterclass in positioning? Nick Pattison has been working for himself for well over 10 years... but recently he's laser-focused on running 1-week brand sprints (and it's working). So this episode is a deep dive into his new freelance playbook: - The automations that allow him to focus on sales and creative direction - Lessons learned f…

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