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Joseph Carlsmith - Utopia, AI, & Infinite Ethics
Joseph Carlsmith is a senior research analyst at Open Philanthropy and a doctoral student in philosophy at the University of Oxford.
We discuss utopia…
3 years, 8 months ago
Fin Moorhouse - Longtermism, Space, & Entrepreneurship
Fin Moorhouse is a Research Scholar and assistant to Toby Ord at Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute. He co-hosts the Hear This Idea pod…
3 years, 8 months ago
34: Will MacAskill - Longtermism, Altruism, History, & Technology
Will MacAskill is one of the founders of the Effective Altruist movement and the author of the upcoming book, What We Owe The Future.
We talk about im…
3 years, 8 months ago
Alexander Mikaberidze - Napoleon, War, Progress, and Global Order
Alexander Mikaberidze is Professor of History at Louisiana State University and the author of The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History.
He explains the g…
3 years, 8 months ago
Sam Bankman-Fried - Crypto, Altruism, and Leadership
I flew to the Bahamas to interview Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of FTX! He talks about FTX’s plan to infiltrate traditional finance, giving $100m this …
3 years, 9 months ago
Agustin Lebron - Trading, Crypto, and Adverse Selection
Agustin Lebron began his career as a trader and researcher at Jane Street Capital, one of the largest market-making firms in the world. He currently …
3 years, 9 months ago
Luke Burgis - Mimesis, Scapegoats, and Revolutions
Luke Burg is currently an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Director of Programs at the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship. We talk about his …
3 years, 10 months ago
Visakan Veerasamy - Singapore, Talent, & History
Visakan Virasamy is an eccentric Singaporean who weaves together of sparkling web of insight, wit, and positivity throughout the world of twitter. He…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ananyo Bhattacharya - John von Neumann, Jewish Genius, and Nuclear War
Ananyo Bhattacharya is the author of The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann. He is a science writer who has worked at the Ec…
3 years, 10 months ago
Stephen Grugett (Manifold Markets Founder) - Predictions Markets & Revolutionizing Governance
Stephen Grugett is a cofounder of Manifold Markets, where anyone can create a prediction market. We discuss how prediction markets can change how cou…
3 years, 11 months ago