Podcast Episodes

What Role Do AI & Computational Language Play in Solving Real-World Problems?

Season 13

How can computational language help decode the mysteries of nature and the universe? What is ChatGPT doing and why does it work? How will AI affect education, the arts and society?

Stephen Wolfram is …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Can we have real conversations with AI? How do illusions help us make sense of the world? - Highlights - KEITH FRANKISH

“There is magic everywhere. There's wonder everywhere. There's wondrous complexity that is so complex, so difficult to conceptualize, to grasp, to articulate that it might as well be magic for all in…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Is Consciousness an Illusion? with Philosopher KEITH FRANKISH

Season 13

Is consciousness an illusion? Is it just a complex set of cognitive processes without a central, subjective experience? How can we better integrate philosophy with everyday life and the arts?

Keith Fr…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

How Can We End the Climate Crisis in One Generation? - Highlights - PAUL HAWKEN

Season 13

“We and all living beings thrive by being actors in the planet’s regeneration, a civilizational goal that should commence and never cease. We practiced degeneration as a species and it brought us to …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation with PAUL HAWKEN

Season 13

Can we really end the climate crisis in one generation? What kind of bold collective action, technologies, and nature-based solutions would it take to do it?

Paul Hawken is a renowned environmentalist…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

How Will Our Cities, Communities & Country Cope with Climate Migration - Highlights - ABRAHM LUSTGARTEN

Season 12

“Living in California, I've just come to accept the unsettledness of this era we're moving into. And I think that's really how I see the future. You know, we're living in an era of disruption, and th…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

On The Move: The Overheating Earth & the Uprooting of America with ABRAHM LUSTGARTEN

Season 12

An estimated one in two people will experience degrading environmental conditions this century and will be faced with the difficult question of whether to leave their homes. Will you be among those w…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Apocalyptic Optimism: How We Can We Save Ourselves from the Climate Crisis? - Highlights - DANA FISHER

Season 12

“I call myself an apocalyptic optimist. In other words, I do believe there is hope to save ourselves from the climate crisis that we have caused. However, I also believe that saving ourselves will on…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action - DANA FISHER

Season 12

How can we make the radical social changes needed to address the climate crisis? What kind of large ecological disaster or mass mobilization in the streets needs to take place before we take meaningf…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Working to Restore: Harnessing the Power of Business to Heal the Earth - Highlights - ESHA CHHABRA

Season 12

“There’s a lot of greenwashing that's going on these days. It is great marketing. And that was really the reason why I wrote this book. I had started to see the patterns. You can start to tell them t…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago