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Back to SearchLuca Dellanna on Risk, Ruin, and Ergodicity
Episode 895
Author and consultant Luca Dellanna talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the importance of avoiding ruin when facing risk. Along the way Della…
3 years, 3 months ago
Casey Mulligan on Vaccines, the Pandemic, and the FDA
Episode 894
When there's no vaccine on the market, people will look for other ways to be safe, including school closures and the handwashing of groceries. Listen…
3 years, 3 months ago
Tyler Cowen on the Risks and Impact of Artificial Intelligence
Episode 893
Economist Tyler Cowen of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence. Cowen …
3 years, 3 months ago
Eliezer Yudkowsky on the Dangers of AI
Episode 892
Eliezer Yudkowsky insists that once artificial intelligence becomes smarter than people, everyone on earth will die. Listen as Yudkowsky speaks with …
3 years, 3 months ago
Patrick House and Itzhak Fried on the Brain's Mysteries
Episode 891
While operating on a 16-year-old girl who suffered from severe seizures, neurosurgeon Itzhak Fried stumbled on the region of the brain that makes us …
3 years, 4 months ago
Michael Munger on the Perfect vs. the Good
Episode 890
Is the perfect really the enemy of the good? Or is it the other way around? In 2008, Duke University economist Michael Munger ran for governor and pr…
3 years, 4 months ago
Dana Gioia on Poetry, Death and Mortality
Episode 889
When he was a child, poet Dana Gioia's mother would come home from a long day of work and recite poems while she cleaned. It was a way, he realized l…
3 years, 4 months ago
Daniel Gordis on Israel and Impossible Takes Longer
Episode 888
As Israel turns 75, has it fulfilled the promise of its founders? Daniel Gordis of Shalem College talks about his book, Impossible Takes Longer, with…
3 years, 4 months ago
Erik Hoel on the Threat to Humanity from AI
Episode 887
They operate according to rules we can never fully understand. They can be unreliable, uncontrollable, and misaligned with human values. They're fast…
3 years, 4 months ago
Kevin Kelly on Advice, AI, and Technology
Episode 886
Photographer, author, and visionary Kevin Kelly talks about his book Excellent Advice for Living with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. His advice includes ho…
3 years, 5 months ago