Intellectually Curious
Intellectually Curious is a podcast by Mike Breault featuring over 1,400 AI-powered explorations across science, mathematics, philosophy, and personal growth. Each short-form episode is generated, refined, and published with the help of large language models—turning curiosity into an ongoing audio encyclopedia. Designed for anyone who loves learning, it offers quick dives into everything from combinatorics and cryptography to systems thinking and psychology.
Inspiration for this podcast:
"Muad'Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic trust that he could learn. It's shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult. Muad'Dib knew that every experience carries its lesson."
― Frank Herbert, Dune
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Intellectually Curious
Diamonds on the Express Elevator: The Fast Ride from Deep Earth
Diamonds survive a fiery ascent through kimberlite volcanism, powered by a volatile mix of water and carbon dioxide that keeps magma fluid and fuels explosive eruptions. The payoff is a surprising twist: the same system that launches diamonds can carbonize and store CO2 as stable carbonates, producing a negative CO2 footprint per carat in verified cases (about -0.71 kg CO2e). We explore what this means for mining, climate, and the remarkable environmental potential hidden in Earth’s deepest processes.
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