Breakthrough

Breakthrough conducts weekly interviews with people finding novel ways to think about their fields. We've talked to scientists, activists, sociologists, and more. Below are links to past interviews.

Surprise, Transgression, and Dancing: An Interview with Political Theorist Bill Chaloupka
"Certainty is for science. But politics looks a lot like dancing."

The Cloth of Science: an Interview with Roger Pielke, Jr.
"Instead of battles over morals or politics, we battle over science"

Our Next Moonshot: an Interview with Activist Barbara Hill
"Cape Wind: the largest supply side reduction of greenhouse gases ever proposed in the U.S."

From Synthetic Trees to Carbon Sponges: an interview with Scientist Klaus Lackner
"Our goal is to take a natural process that takes 100,000 years and compress it into 30 minutes."

Everyone an Investor: An Interview with Dalton Conley
"We should be thinking about ourselves as global capital managers."

Solar Hype and Tech Investment: An Interview with Energy Expert Frank Laird
"All the dramatic technological changes of the last 70 or so years have involved massive federal R&D investments."

A Grand Solar Plan: An Interview with Solar Power Expert Ken Zweibel
"We can't just depend on the marketplace and regulatory influence."

Fear, Insecurity, & Conservativism: an Interview with Sociologist Robb Willer
"When men are made to feel insecure about their masculinity, they buy more SUVs."

How Denmark went from Coal to Wind: An Interview with Taxation Expert Monica Prasad
"The question is really about getting to that point where the firms can avoid paying the tax."