Dr. Martine Rothblatt — The Incredible Polymath of Polymaths | The Tim Ferriss Show

Dr. Rothblatt previously created and led Sirius XM as its chairman and CEO and launched other satellite systems for navigation and international television broadcasting. In the field of aviation, her Sirius XM satellite system enhances safety with real-time digital weather information to pilots in flight nationwide. She also designed the world’s first electric helicopter and piloted it to a Guinness world record for speed, altitude, and flight duration.

In the legal arena, Dr. Rothblatt led efforts of the transgender community to establish their own health law standards and of the International Bar Association to protect autonomy rights in genetic information via an international treaty. She also published dozens of scholarly articles and papers on the law of outer space, resulting in her election to the International Institute of Space Law, and represented the radio astronomy community’s scientific research interests before the Federal Communications Commission.

She has bachelor’s (communications studies, summa cum laude), JD (Order of the Coif) and MBA degrees from UCLA, which in 2018 awarded her its highest recognition, the UCLA Medal, and she holds a PhD in medical ethics from the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Her patented inventions cover aspects of satellite communication, medicinal biochemistry, and cognitive software.

Dr. Rothblatt’s recent books are on xenotransplantation (Your Life or Mine), gender identity (Transgender to Transhuman), and cyberethics (Virtually Human). She occasionally posts on Instagram at @transbinary and Twitter at @skybiome.

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[smitsun]

I loved this interview/conversation! I learned so much! Thank you Tim

[kathleen]

We need more healers like her in this world! Listening to this episode is a “ lightening bolt to my soul”! Amazing work!

[Diana-uofx]

I was hanging on every word...her success story, personal story. Then the most important in the last 15ish mins- manufacturing lungs. My only child has cystic fibrosis. Will be following Dr. Rothblatt

[rosiek]

Really loved and enjoyed this. Had to listen to it twice. She's so nice to listen to and of course Tim is always very humble and grounded. Very inspiring individuals.

[teetertotter]

Amazing interview. Thanks for this. I've tried meditation apps and all the voices annoyed me....until I found Headspace with Andy's voice last year. It is sublime.

[Mateo-etwl]

Wake me up when his endless ads are over

[hilzabub]

An amazing interview. Thanks for this.

[rankemperor]

1:35:30 I've been using that analogy of setting your house on fire, to myself, for several years now. But it's actually even worse than that; potentially, we are condemning our descendants to an ongoing torture of gradual dominoes-like extinction of species, so that no matter what they do, chaos and destruction ensues.

[MyPersonalCoachingClub]

Very fascinating. Happy new year, everyone 🙌

[sppdallas]

Love headspace, been using it for years and really enjoy the sleep one lately

[utsav]

Ted talk: Hey Polymath! What's your today's topic?
Polymath: 😒
Polymath: Hey Quora! Any topic left for today?

[howardstein]

Very good illustrations now consistent in your branding. Good man.

[thePlum]

Amazing interview.
Thank you Tim for continuously introducing me to brilliant minds.
This one was a gem.

[brianjanson]

Dr. Rothblatt is such an impressive individual.

[TaborTalk]

Damn! No video - Nevertheless, incredible podcast! What a mind and innovator Martine is. The rejuvenation of what used to be considered dead or useless lungs is beyond words incredible.

[rickmanning]

Thanks to Martine and Tim. Awesome cast.

[BruinBearDoc]

The opposite of DO NO HARM! Pure evil abuse of children, the vulnerable with serious mental health abnormalities, and humanity.

[martiamatters]

Virtually human? What? This is taking identity crisis to a whole another level.

[amlali]

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Here is the opinion of the last youtuber I dealt with:
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[bramgiraffe]

wtf is with these mad mad mad ads barf