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His Nuclear Reactor Will Make Energy CHEAP Faster Than You Think | ROP #52
For 50 years, nuclear power has meant billion-dollar cost overruns and decade-long delays. That's about to change.
Sep 24, 2025


The End of "Made in China" is Arriving Faster Than You Think | ROP #51
For decades, "Made in China" was the default setting for the global economy.
Sep 17, 2025


Why The Ruling Class Fears AI (And It's a Good Thing) | ROP # 50
The modern panic over AI isn't new; it's a predictable pattern driven by elites whenever a technology threatens the status quo.
Sep 10, 2025


China's Drone Monopoly is Ending (And This American AI is Why) | ROP #49
China's 70% monopoly on the world's drones is being broken by a new American "flying brain" with 300 trillion operations per second of onboard AI.
Sep 3, 2025


He Sold His Startup to DoorDash. Now He Builds AI Guns. | ROP #48
After selling his software startup to DoorDash, most founders would cash out and relax. Steve Simoni decided to build an AI-powered machine gun instead.
Aug 27, 2025


Ex-SpaceX Engineer: His WATER Engine Will Conquer Space Faster Than You Think | ROP #47
After working on SpaceX's Starship and America's return to the Moon, Halen Mattison left to solve a key problem for a multi-planetary future: building a gas station on Mars. His breakthrough is a propulsion system that uses electrolysis to split water into hydrogen and oxygen—one of the most efficient chemical rocket fuels known.
Aug 20, 2025


His AI Laser Destroys Drone Swarms for Pennies | ROP #46
Michael LaFramboise’s grandfather rose from sleeping in a Detroit bar booth to become Ford’s chief chemist.
Aug 14, 2025


This School Teaches a FULL DAY in 2 HOURS (And Kids Excel & Love Learning) | ROP #45
What if you could get a full day's A+ education in just 2 hours? It’s not a hypothetical - it’s happening right now at Alpha School, the school we all wish we had growing up.
Aug 6, 2025


Why He Quit NASA to End The Oil Industry | ROP #44
Casey Handmer quit his dream job at NASA for one reason: to build the machine that will end the oil industry by making unlimited, cheap fuel from nothing but sunlight and air.
Jul 30, 2025


Pranking Feynman: Hsu's Humorous Encounter with a Quantum Pioneer | ROP #43
Steve Hsu shares an unforgettable encounter with Richard Feynman, revealing a humorous prank that left a lasting impression.
Jul 23, 2025


"Designer Babies" Are Here (And It's a Good Thing) | ROP #42
Nucleus Genomics founder Kian Sadeghi reveals why the era of "designer babies" is already here—and how it will allow humanity to end genetic disease before birth.
Jul 18, 2025


Why We're Now Building Satellites Like Toyota Cars | ROP #41
What if building a satellite was as simple as ordering a Toyota? Apex Space founder Ian Cinnamon joins us to reveal how this manufacturing revolution is America's key to winning the new space race. Forget bespoke, billion-dollar spacecraft that take a decade to build—the future is a satellite factory in the sky.
Jul 9, 2025


New Podcast: Palantir’s Madeline Hart
Most people know the name Palantir thanks to its surging stock – up 400% in the last year.
Fewer people know Palantir has achieved this growth by fundamentally transforming America’s defense industry. I talked to Palantir’s Madeline Hart to discuss how that happened and what’s next.
Jul 2, 2025


New Podcast Episode: Solving the Hidden Crisis in American Manufacturing
Dirac founder Filip Aronshtein is solving an urgent problem in American manufacturing: how to capture decades of irreplaceable knowledge at risk of disappearing with the "silver tsunami" of retiring workers.
Jun 25, 2025


New Podcast Episode: Flying Boats and Underwater Drones
I recently spoke with two young founders driving the ocean’s future: Will O'Brien from Ulysses Ecosystem Engineering and David Zagaynov from Poseidon Aerospace. They’re building high-tech flying boats and underwater drones while stewarding the ocean.
Jun 16, 2025


Neuralink's FIRST Patient: Paralyzed to MIND CONTROL (And It's Actual Sci-Fi) | ROP #37
Meet Noland Arbaugh, the first human to receive a Neuralink implant, who went from being paralyzed and unable to use a computer to controlling one with his mind—a feat he describes as "actual sci-fi."
Jun 12, 2025


This NEW AI Chip Will Conquer Disease Faster Than You Think | ROP #36
This NEW type of AI chip could revolutionize medicine, enabling us to conquer diseases faster than we ever imagined.
Jun 9, 2025


Matt Ridley: How Your 14X Richer Future Arrives Faster Than You Think | ROP #35
Matt Ridley, the original Rational Optimist, reveals exactly how a future 14 TIMES richer than today is not just possible, but could arrive faster than you think.
Jun 4, 2025


Ex-Anduril Green Beret: His ROBOT GUN Kills Drones in 2 SHOTS | ROP #34
He’s an Ex-Anduril Green Beret, and his new company's robotic gun can take down hostile drones with just two shots.
May 20, 2025


He Could ONLY MOVE HIS EYES. Then Neuralink Let Him DO THIS | ROP #33
He was trapped, able to move only his eyes. Then Neuralink gave him an incredible new ability.
May 9, 2025
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