Podcast Episodes

DIANE VON FÜRSTENBERG: Woman in Charge w/ Oscar-winning Director SHARMEEN OBAID-CHINOY

Season 13

How can we free ourselves from fear and social barriers to live more fulfilling and meaningful lives? What does it take to overcome trauma and turn it into triumph, and failure into reinvention? How …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Does AI-generated Perfection Detach Us from Reality, Life & Human Connection? - Highlights - HENRY AJDER

Season 13

“When I was producing that documentary with my producer at the BBC, I don't think I was expecting us to have accelerated so quickly into that future. The world has been quite synthetic for some time.…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

How is AI Changing Our Perception of Reality, Creativity & Human Connection? with HENRY AJDER

Season 13

How is artificial intelligence redefining our perception of reality and truth? Can AI be creative? And how is it changing art and innovation? Does AI-generated perfection detach us from reality and g…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

PETA Founder INGRID NEWKIRK turns 75: A Lifetime of Animal Advocacy

Season 13

How can we show more kindness, respect, and love to the animals we share this planet with? What lessons can we learn from non-human animals about living in greater harmony with nature?

Ingrid Newkirk …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

How to Fight for Truth & Protect Democracy in A Post-Truth World? - Highlights - LEE McINTYRE

Season 13

“My dad fought in World War II in France, and my mom was an electrician building warships in the United States. They were both war workers very proud to be Americans and instilled in me from an early…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth & Protect Democracy with LEE McINTYRE

Season 13

How do we fight for truth and protect democracy in a post-truth world? How does bias affect our understanding of facts?

Lee McIntyre is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Sc…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

How will AI Affect Education, the Arts & Society? - Highlights - STEPHEN WOLFRAM

“I think as there is more automation, there is more kind of emphasis on this question of our choice. The story of the development of things tends to be what do humans decide that they care about? In …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

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