Aiming for the Moon

We interview interesting people from a teenage perspective. Join us as we have fascinating discussio

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Total: 132

87. Documentaries and Political Corruption: Bryan Fogel (Oscar-winning Director of "Icarus" and "The Dissident")
2022/5/31

Send us a textI sit down with Bryan Fogel, Oscar-winning director of Icarus and The Dissident. We di

86. The Sound Mind: Dr. Nina Kraus (Biologist and Author of "Of Sound Mind")
2022/5/26

Send us a textI sit down with Dr. Nina Kraus to discuss her book, Of Sound Mind: How our Brain Const

85. Creativity Under Pressure: Mason Currey (Author of "Daily Rituals" and "Daily Rituals: Women at Work")
2022/5/2

Send us a textAfter a long sabbatical of procrastination, I have returned to finish our trilogy on c

84. Curiosity - the Maker of Innovators: Kevin Bethune (Designer and Author of "Reimagining Design: Unlocking Strategic Innovation")
2022/3/18

Send us a textLiving a life fueled by your own creativity is my dream as well as many others. The qu

83. Math - the Structure of Beauty: Dr. Sarah Hart (Prof. of Mathematics @ Birkbeck College at the London University)
2022/3/9

Send us a text“When am I going to use this in my life?” is probably the most common question in math

82. Why We Can't Focus: Johann Hari (NYT Bestselling author of "Chasing the Scream," "Lost Connections," and "Stolen Focus")
2022/3/1

Send us a textJohann Hari and I explore why and how our attention spans are getting systematically d

81. Regrets and the Good Life: Dan Pink (#1 NYT bestselling author of "Drive" and "The Power of Regret")
2022/2/22

Send us a textIn this episode, Dan Pink and I dive into the foreboding pool of regrets as we examine

79. One Year Re-Run: How to Write a Good Story: Stuart Gibbs (Bestselling Author of the Children's Series "Spy School," "Moon Base Alpha," "FunJungle," and more)
2022/1/30

Send us a textThis week, we are looking back on our conversation with Stuart Gibbs from episode 35!W

78. Why and How to Balance Productivity and the Present: Oliver Burkeman (NYT Bestselling Author of "4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals")
2022/1/22

Send us a textIn this episode, we talk to Oliver Burkeman, New York Times and Sunday Times bestselli

77. Ownership - The Secret Root of Civilization: Prof. James Salzman (Co-author of Bestselling book "Mine!" and Professor of Environmental Law)
2022/1/16

Send us a textIn this episode, Professor James Salzman explains how ownership is the secret root of

76. How Goals Reshape Your Mind: Dr. David Melnikoff (Social Psychologist)
2022/1/8

Send us a textWelcome to 2022! For the start of this hopefully amazing year, Dr. David Melnikoff joi

75. Violence, Video Games, and Aggression: Dr. Brad Bushman (Ohio State University Professor of Communication)
2022/1/1

Send us a textFor our last episode of the year, we follow up on our dive into psychology with Dr. Br

74. Free Will and the Unconscious Mind: Dr. John Bargh (Yale Prof and Author of “Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do”)
2021/12/10

Send us a textMattie and Taylor discuss cognitive science with Dr. John Bargh, Yale professor and au

73. Story Time with Chemistry: Sam Kean (Author of Six NYT Bestsellers including "The Disappearing Spoon," "Icepick Surgeon," and "The Bastard Brigade")
2021/12/3

Send us a textIn Sam Kean's bestselling book, "The Disappearing Spoon," he dives deep

72. Creating the Modern-Day Woolly Mammoth: Dr. George Church (Professor at Harvard and MIT, Co-Founder of Colossal)
2021/11/19

Send us a textDr. George Church, a leading geneticist and molecular engineer, professor at Harvard a

71. Veterans' Day Re-run: Through their Eyes: Dr. John McManus (Distinguished Military Professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology)
2021/11/13

Send us a textIn honor of Veterans’ day, we decided to release a re-run of our interview from episod

70. The Cloud Warriors: Keith Muscutt (Researcher and Author of "Warriors of the Clouds: A Lost Civilization in the Upper Amazon of Peru")
2021/11/5

Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the ancient Chachapoya civilization, also known as the clo

69. Raise an Innovative Cup to Invention: Dr. Tara Johnson (Pediatric Neurologist and Inventor)
2021/10/30

Send us a textDr. Tara Johnson is a pediatric neurologist and inventor who studies and helps identif

68. Unique Learning Tips: Benedict Carey (Science Journalist and Author of "How We Learn - The aspiring slacker’s guide to learning")
2021/10/22

Send us a textToday, "Aiming for the Moon" is collaborating with Joanna from Thumbs Up Con