Risky Science Podcast
The Risky Science Podcast features conversations with scientists, insurers, investors, portfolio managers, and others about the evolving science of predicting and modeling risk across both natural and man-made perils.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2025
Why Trust, Transparency, and Testing Define the Future of Cat Bonds And Models with KCC’s Karen Clark
This week we speak with Karen Clark, founder of Karen Clark & Company, about the evolution of catastrophe modeling and the shift toward higher-frequency, climate-driven events.
The Modeled Through Line from Hurricane Katrina to Cyber Catastrophe Risk with Fermat Capital’s John Seo
John Seo, founder of Fermat Capital, about the lessons of Katrina for catastrophe bonds and models 20 years later.
- (00:00) - Introduction
- (02:00) - Katrina as a Market Catalyst
- (06:30) - Investor Con…
Pricing and Modeling Wildfire Risk in the Nation's Most Expensive Housing Market with Stanford's Michael Wara
Less than a year after the devastating Los Angeles fires, I’m joined by Michael Wara from Stanford University.
We explore why Michael is skeptical about California developing a public wildfire model, …
Severe Convective Storms are Reshaping Insurance and Modeling with Dr. Victor Gensini
We talk with Dr. Victor Gensini, a professor at Northern Illinois University and one of the leading experts on severe convective storms. Dr. Gensini works with the Insurance Information Institute and…
Cascading Risks And a Cascadia Mega Quake With Dr. Tina Dura
In this episode we talk with Dr. Tina Dura, a coastal hazard researcher at Virginia Tech, as she unpacks a threat that most risk models still underestimate: Sudden land subsidence from a long expecte…
Multi‑Hazard Events, Messy Data and Climate Insurance Models with Michiel Ingels
We're joined by Michiel W. Ingels, lead author of research that takes stock of the state of climate risk insurance modeling and maps out where it needs to go next.
Floods, Risk Models, and the Future of Insurance With ReThought's Cory Isaacson
On this episode of the Risky Science Podcast, we talk with Cory Isaacson, CEO of ReThought Insurance — a longtime tech and insurance executive who’s spent years building new models aimed at making fl…
Modeling Pandemic Risk: Dr. Neil Ferguson on the Future of Epidemiology, Policy, and Private Markets
In this episode we speak with Dr. Neil Ferguson, a leading voice in infectious disease modeling and Director of the Jameel Institute at Imperial College London. We talk about how disease models are b…
Multi-Hazard Modeling, AI, and the Future of Risk With Paolo Bocchini
We're joined by Dr. Paolo Bocchini, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lehigh University, a leading researcher in catastrophe modeling and infrastructure resilience. Dr. Bocchini is…
Wargaming, Combat Modeling, and Escalation Risk With CNA’s Dr. Jeremy Sepinsky
In this episode of the podcast, we are shifting from modeling physical risks to exploring how wargaming and combat modeling is being used to understand the growing threat of geopolitical conflict.
Our…
Open Models, Collaboration, and Catastrophe Risk With Oasis’s Dickie Whitaker
In this episode of the Risky Science Podcast, Dickie Whitaker, CEO of the Oasis Loss Modelling Framework, discusses how open-source catastrophe modeling is transforming the risk ecosystem. Whitaker s…
Private Credit, Liquidity, Longevity and Life Insurance With S&P’s Carmi Margalit
As insurers seek higher yields in a persistent high-rate environment, private credit has become an increasingly significant part of portfolio strategies. But with that growth comes a new set of quest…
Modeling Risk in a Non-Stationary Climate with Dr. Daniel Swain
After a long hiatus, we’re back—launching a new series of conversations with finance professionals, academic researchers, and technology leaders focused on a rapidly growing and often misunderstood a…