Episode 205 - Sharon Weinberger
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria
English - May 01, 2018 08:58 - 54 minutes - 32 MB - ★★★★★ - 923 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Social Sciences interview business science health entrepreneurship comedy finance fitness leadership entrepreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Sharon Weinberger, the executive editor for news at Foreign Policy. They talk about her new book, "The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency that Changed the World." They discuss DARPA's successes and failures, including the internet, drones, Agent Orange, mass surveillance, and its curious relationship with climate science. Follow Sharon: @weinbergersa.