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X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story Episodes

  1. 6. Robin Hood

    Jill Lepore traces Silicon Valley's cryptocurrency craze to dystopian science fiction.

  2. 5. Baby X

    Silicon Valley loves science fiction of bold men and their tech: what's the alternative?

  3. 2. Dimension X

    How did Musk鈥檚 childhood shape the ideas of 鈥楳uskism鈥�?

  4. 1. The Dark Knight

    What can the history of Batman tell us about Elon Musk?

  5. Introducing X Man: The Elon Musk Origin Story

    Elon Musk wants to shape our future. How did science fiction shape him?

  6. 4. Iron Man

    How Silicon Valley capitalism is as much about storytelling as the bottom line.

  7. 3. Planet B

    What led to Musk鈥檚 obsession with existential catastrophism and colonising Mars?