J. Robert Oppenheimer
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J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist who directed the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project and later chaired the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission’s General Advisory Committee. He is widely known as a central figure in the development of the atomic bomb.
4 episodes featuring J. Robert Oppenheimer
American Alchemy with Jesse Michels
Aztec UFO case tests witnesses against physical evidence
The episode revisits a foundational UFO crash story while acknowledging that one of its most extraordinary physical claims failed modern testing.
Sep 29, 2026 · 1h 56m
Office Hours with Prop G
AI’s extinction risk meets the legacy of Oppenheimer
The episode connects fears of inevitable superintelligence to the human responsibility—and uncertainty—in shaping a technology that could threaten civilization.
Sep 19, 2026 · 17 min
TBPN
AI agents meet higher rates and harder questions of trust
The episode connects AI governance and personal-agent economics with the financing conditions shaping startups and infrastructure.
Sep 16, 2026 · 2h 20m
TBPN
AI evaluators face a trust and accountability test
The episode connects AI safety oversight to legal responsibility, monetary policy, and the incentives shaping frontier-lab transparency.
Sep 16, 2026 · 31 min