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Back to SearchWhat is Reality Made Of? Unscrambling the Quantum Omelet | Rob Spekkens | Escaped Sapiens #74
Episode 79
In quantum mechanics the state of a physical system is described by a wavefunction, which provides information about the probabilities of various outcomes, such as finding a particle at a particular …
Published on 10 months ago
The Future of Protein: Breeding The Super Tuber | Padraic Flood | Escaped Sapiens #73
Episode 78
Wheat, soy, corn, potatoes—did we really domesticate the best crops nature had to offer? In this episode of the podcast, I speak with geneticist Padraic J. Flood, who specializes in population and qu…
Published on 1 year ago
The "Self" Is An Illusion | Thomas Metzinger | Escaped Sapiens #72
Episode 77
In this episode I speak with Professor Thomas Metzinger about how our strong, consciously experienced subjectivity emerges out of objective events in the natural world. According to Thomas, no such t…
Published on 1 year ago
Alcohol And The Birth Of Civilization | Edward Slingerland | Escaped Sapiens #71
Episode 76
Why is alcohol use so widespread? The usual thinking is that despite its negative effects, alcohol is pleasurable and that is why we drink it. But this can't be the whole story because if alcohol is …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Building A Theory Of Everything | Stephen Wolfram | Escaped Sapiens #70
Episode 75
This is a conversation with Stephen Wolfram about his proposed theory of everything. Stephen is a British-American computer scientist, mathematician, physicist, and CEO of Wolfram Research. He also c…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Should We Deregulate Housing? | Bryan Caplan | Escaped Sapiens #69
Episode 74
Housing regulation is often put in place for good reasons, namely comfort, safety, environmental protection, availability of utilities and services, and more. With each additional regulation, however…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Decoding Human Speech From Brain Signals | Julia Berezutskaya | Escaped Sapiens #67
Episode 73
Julia Berezutskaya is one of the worlds leading researchers working in the area of brain computer interfaces. She is part of the brain-computer interface group (dept. Neurology & Neurosurgery) at UMC…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Is Mathematics Invented or Discovered? | Carl Bender | Escaped Sapiens #67
Episode 72
Carl Bender is an applied mathematician and mathematical physicist holding positions at Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Heidelberg, Imperial College, London. He was also one of …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Nuclear Energy: Rewards, Costs, and Advanced Reactors | Rachel Slaybaugh | Escaped Sapiens #66
Episode 71
What role should Nuclear Power play in energy production? This episode of the podcast explores the case for Nuclear Energy. I speak with Rachel Slaybaugh, who was an Associate Professor of Nuclear En…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Marx, Capitalism, and Neoclassical Economics | Steve Keen | Escaped Sapiens #65
Episode 70
On this episode of the podcast I speak with UCL Honorary Professor of Economics and ISRS Distinguished Research Fellow Steve keen. Steve famously predicted the 2008 market crash. He is also known for…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago