The Orthogonal Bet by Lux Capital

The Orthogonal Bet by Lux Capital

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The Internet Was Never Inevitable
In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with Lori Emerson, a professor of Media Studies at University of Colorado Boulder and the founding director of…
Feb 18 • The Orthogonal Bet
Can AT Protocol Fix Monolithic Platforms?
Brendan Schlagel on learning communities
Feb 11 • The Orthogonal Bet
Roleplaying the Future
Scenario planning for high-uncertainty decisions
Feb 4 • The Orthogonal Bet

January 2026

How Societies Collapse
Are We Already in a Slow Collapse?
Jan 28 • The Orthogonal Bet
Dexter Palmer on Escaping the Literary Pigeonhole
From Retro Futurism to Historical Fiction
Jan 21 • The Orthogonal Bet
The Case for Crazy Philanthropy
In this episode, Samuel Arbesman speaks with Stuart Buck , executive director of the Good Science Project—a think tank devoted to better understanding…
Jan 14 • The Orthogonal Bet
The Secret of Intelligence
Max Bennett on "A Brief History of Intelligence"
Jan 7 • The Orthogonal Bet
The Books That Shaped Dungeons & Dragons
Peter Bebergal⁠ on "Appendix N"
Jan 5 • The Orthogonal Bet
What Happens After King Arthur Dies?
Lev Grossman on "The Bright Sword"
Jan 5 • The Orthogonal Bet

December 2025

Humans Aren't Special
Adrian Tchaikovsky on Evolution, Aliens, and AI
Dec 17, 2025 • The Orthogonal Bet
Did the Universe Evolve
Rethinking the Big Bang
Dec 10, 2025 • The Orthogonal Bet
How Life Works
Why Genes Aren’t the Blueprint We Were Told
Dec 3, 2025 • The Orthogonal Bet
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