People I (Mostly) Admire

Nathan Myhrvold graduated high school at 14, became Microsoft's first C.T.O. without studying computer science, then started a company focused on big questions like clean energy and how to bake a pizza. Which of his ideas does @StevenDLevitt like the most? link.podtrac.com/txwro71k

Remembering Susan Wojcicki: She was the sixteenth employee at Google and the C.E.O. of YouTube. @StevenDLevitt talks with her about the early days of Google, and why YouTube's success has created a range of unforeseen and serious issues. link.podtrac.com/8juvm2vx

It was only in his late twenties that @KenJennings began to embrace his love of trivia. Now he holds the “Greatest of All Time” title on Jeopardy! @StevenDLevitt digs into how he trained for the show, and what it means to have a "geographic memory." link.podtrac.com/1fz9hstw

Dean of Yale’s School of Management @KerwinKCharles grew up in a small village in Guyana. @StevenDLevitt talks to Charles about his parents’ encouragement, and how he talks to his American-born kids about the complicated history of Blackness in America. link.podtrac.com/2wipxrzo

She’s best known for playing neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory, but Mayim Bialik (@missmayim) has a rich life outside of her acting career. @StevenDLevitt tries to learn more about this one-time academic and Hollywood nonconformist. link.podtrac.com/rjslyp6u