08/04/2024: Master of the Mind and Sealand

08/04/2024: Master of the Mind and Sealand

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05/24/2026: Booms, Busts and Bubbles, Sculpting Evolution, The Payam Method

With the stock market holding steady and even soaring despite worries of war and an AI bubble, correspondent Lesley Stahl speaks with Andrew Ross Sorkin – one of the most trusted financial reporters of our time – about his book 1929, which examines the market crash a century ago, ...  Show more

05/17/2026: Betting on War, The Knowledge, Christopher Nolan

Last month a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier was indicted for using classified intelligence to make bets online. It comes as online prediction markets have exploded in popularity. The war in Iran and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have revealed suspiciously-timed ...  Show more

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