Podcast Episodes

What can AI teach us about human cognition & creativity? - Highlights - RAPHAEL MILLIÈRE

Season 12

“One very interesting question is what might we learn from recent developments in AI about how humans learn and process language. The full story is a little bit more complicated because, of course, h…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

How can we ensure that AI is aligned with human values? - RAPHAËL MILLIÈRE

Season 12

How can we ensure that AI is aligned with human values? What can AI teach us about human cognition and creativity?

Dr. Raphaël Millière is Assistant Professor in Philosophy of AI at Macquarie Universi…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Is understanding AI a bigger question than understanding the origin of the universe? - Highlights, NEIL JOHNSON

Season 12

“It gets back to this core question. I just wish I was a young scientist going into this because that's the question to answer: Why AI comes out with what it does. That's the burning question. It's l…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

How can physics help solve real world problems? - NEIL JOHNSON, Head of Dynamic Online Networks Lab

Season 12

How can physics help solve messy, real world problems? How can we embrace the possibilities of AI while limiting existential risk and abuse by bad actors?

Neil Johnson is a physics professor at George…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Humanity's Deadly Shadow: The Toll on Birds and Wildlife - Highlights - BEN GOLDFARB

Season 12

“We actually do need these animals on the landscape, and we're going to protect them and restore them and help their populations increase. And so, to me, beavers are proof that what we're doing as co…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet with BEN GOLDFARB

Season 12

Every year, humanity's footprint casts a deadly shadow over our skies and landscapes, claiming the lives of billions of birds and other wildlife. What is road ecology? How are our roads driving certa…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Crisis, Philosophy & the Search for Meaning - ROBERT PIPPIN - Highlights

Season 12

“The Greek Enlightenment introduced the idea of centrality and the priority of rationality in understanding ourselves and our relation to the world. Heidegger wants to move us away from what he think…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Reflections on Philosophy, Art & Crisis in the 21st Century with ROBERT PIPPIN

Season 12

What is the importance of philosophy in the 21st century as we enter a post-truth world? How can we reintroduce meaning and uphold moral principles in our world shaken by crises? And what does philos…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The Emotional Brain, Music, Consciousness & Memory with JOSEPH LEDOUX - Highlights

Season 12

“We've got four billion years of biological accidents that created all of the intricate aspects of everything about life, including consciousness. And it's about what's going on in each of those cell…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

How does the brain process emotions and music? JOSEPH LEDOUX - Neuroscientist, Author, Musician

Season 12

How does the brain process emotions? How are emotional memories formed and stored in the brain, and how do they influence behavior, perception, and decision-making? How does music help us understand …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago