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Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson

A podcast about the future, today. Hosted by nuclear physicist, Taylor Wilson.° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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15:53

Radioactive Caves and Birthday Balloons

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/10/31

In this episode of Giant Leap, Joey and Taylor discuss Taylor’s recent trip to Carlsbad Caverns and why he was radioactive when he left. They discuss the element Radon, the physics of radioactive decay, the origins of Helium gas, and why people used to think radioactivity was actually good for you. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GiantLeapPodcast Podcast: https://www.giantleappodcast.org/subscribe Website: https://www.giantleappodcast.org/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/giantleappodcast Giant Leap

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53:05

What’s Under the Ice? The science of ice cores | Joe...

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/10/08

What’s under the ice?Trapped in the ice below the vast glacial ice fields, a frozen time capsule records the history of our planet’s atmosphere. From volcanic eruptions to the rise and fall of empires, the secrets to Earth’s past, and future, are recorded in pristine ice cores collected from some of the most remote locations on our planet.On this episode of Giant Leap, Taylor and Joey talk to one of the world’s leading ice core experts, Joe McConnell and the researchers of the Desert Research

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18:17

The Lead Problem

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/09/24

We’ve all been told about the dangers of the element lead, but why is lead toxic and why is it so present in our environment? In this short episode of Giant Leap, Taylor and Joey answer a listener question about the toxicity of lead and explore the promise and peril of heavy metals. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GiantLeapPodcast Podcast: https://www.giantleappodcast.org/subscribe Website: https://www.giantleappodcast.org/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/giantleappodcast Giant Leap is a new podcast

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26:00

The Day Earth Short Circuited

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/09/10

Giant Leap is a new podcast hosted by nuclear physicist Taylor Wilson and journalist Joey Lovato. Shot in Taylor's lab, the show digs into hard science, big ideas and possible futures by speaking with the people making those futures reality.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GiantLeapPodcastPodcast: https://www.giantleappodcast.org/subscribeWebsite: https://www.giantleappodcast.org/Patreon: https://patreon.com/giantleappodcastAround noontime on the First of September 1859, the British astronomers

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54:00

The Next Big Volcano | Clive Oppenheimer

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/08/29

Website | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | PatreonWhat can volcanoes tell us about our past, and future, as a species? Should we fear the destructive power of these portals to Earth’s interior? And how well can we predict future eruptions? In this episode of giant Leap Taylor and Joey dive into the topic of volcanoes with one of the world’s leading experts on the subject, Clive Oppenheimer. Clive discusses the science and cultural context of volcanology, exploring the myths and mysteries of

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21:33

The Methane Problem

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/08/06

We hear a lot about CO2 and it's warming effect on the Earth's climate. What about Methane? In this episode of Giant Leap, Taylor talks about the methane problem -- where it's coming from, what it's doing in the atmosphere and ways that we could curtail some of its ill effects.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GiantLeapPodcastPodcast: https://www.giantleappodcast.org/subscribeWebsite: https://www.giantleappodcast.org/Patreon: https://patreon.com/giantleappodcastGiant Leap is a new podcast hosted by

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47:33

Should Humans Still Go to Space? | Astronaut Chris...

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/07/25

Chris Hadfield, former commander of the International Space Station, talks with Taylor Wilson and Joey Lovato about the future of human space flight. We dig into the privatization of the space industry, the evolving technology in space exploration, science fiction, simulation and what's next for people in space. Website | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | PatreonFeaturing: Chris Hadfield: Former commander of the ISS, Canadian astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot, musician, and writer.Taylor Wilson

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14:49

Dude, where's my hydrogen car?

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/07/02

Electric cars are growing in popularity, but what about hydrogen cars? On this episode of Giant Leap, Joey and Taylor discuss Hydrogen and examine its benefits and challenges.Website: https://www.giantleappodcast.org/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GiantLeapPodcastGiant Leap is a new podcast hosted by nuclear physicist Taylor Wilson and journalist Joey Lovato. Shot in Taylor's lab, the show digs into hard science, big ideas and possible futures by speaking with the people making those futures

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54:03

Is A.I. Conscious? | Neuroscientist Anil Seth

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/06/18

What is consciousness...and, is it changing? On this episode of Giant Leap Taylor Wilson and Joey Lovato talk about the future of the brain with world-renowned neuroscientist Anil Seth. Together they explore some of the mysteries around the brain, the science of awareness, and the complicated ethical and technical discussions unfolding at the place where artificial intelligence meets human consciousness. This episode is a deep dive into the neuroscience of consciousness, and the technology driving

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20:07

Could we stop an asteroid?

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/06/04

On this episode of Giant Leap, Joey and Taylor discuss the various impacts that Earth has endured, and ask: "are we prepared for the next?". Website: https://www.giantleappodcast.org/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GiantLeapPodcastGiant Leap is a new podcast hosted by nuclear physicist Taylor Wilson and journalist Joey Lovato. Shot in Taylor's lab, the show digs into hard science, big ideas and possible futures by speaking with the people making those futures reality. In between guest episodes,

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54:24

Life as we Don’t Know it | Ellen Stofan (Smithsonian,...

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/05/21

A few years back, Taylor Wilson snowmobiled into Yellowstone National Park in the dead of winter with Ellen Stofan, then chief scientist of NASA, now undersecretary of science at The Smithsonian. Ellen joins Taylor and Joey to dig into the future of scientific exploration, and what the Smithsonian is exploring--both in the depths of outer space, and here on Earth.Website: https://www.giantleappodcast.org/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GiantLeapPodcastGiant Leap is a new podcast hosted by nuclear

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3:14

Trailer

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/04/10

Subscribe on youtube, or on your podcast app: https://www.giantleappodcast.org/subscribeAs Carl Sagan once said, "We live in a society absolutely dependent on science and technology and yet have cleverly arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology…” Giant Leap aims to help people better understand science and technology in a captivating, entertaining format, recorded in Taylor’s working laboratory. Giant Leap is a new podcast that explores the future by digging into

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Coming Soon | Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson

Giant Leap with Taylor Wilson ·

2025/03/04

Announcing the podcast Giant Leap. Subscribe to be the first to hear the upcoming Trailer and first episodes.Giant Leap is a new show that explores the future by digging into cutting edge science, and talking with leading thinkers, explorers and scientists across the globe. Hosted by physicist Taylor Wilson and produced by journalists Joey Lovato and Fil Corbitt, Giant Leap will be available as a podcast, YouTube series, and on broadcast radio.Joey Lovato is a producer at Oregon Public Broadcasting,

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