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Human extinction: thinking the unthinkable, with Sean ÓhÉigeartaigh
Season 1 Episode 111
Our subject in this episode may seem grim – it’s the potential extinction of the human species, either from a natural disaster, like a supervolcano o…
1 year, 2 months ago
The best of times and the worst of times, updated, with Ramez Naam
Season 1 Episode 110
Our guest in this episode, Ramez Naam, is described on his website as “climate tech investor, clean energy advocate, and award-winning author”. But t…
1 year, 3 months ago
PAI at Paris: the global AI ecosystem evolves, with Rebecca Finlay
Season 1 Episode 109
In this episode, our guest is Rebecca Finlay, the CEO at Partnership on AI (PAI). Rebecca previously joined us in Episode 62, back in October 2023, i…
1 year, 4 months ago
AI agents: challenges ahead of mainstream adoption, with Tom Davenport
Season 1 Episode 108
The most highly anticipated development in AI this year is probably the expected arrival of AI agents, also referred to as “agentic AI”. We are told …
1 year, 4 months ago
Post-labour economics, with David Shapiro
Season 1 Episode 107
In this episode, we return to a theme which is likely to become increasingly central to public discussion in the months and years ahead. To use a ter…
1 year, 5 months ago
Longevity activism at 82, 86, and beyond, with Kenneth Scott and Helga Sands
Season 1 Episode 106
Our guests in this episode have been described as the world’s two oldest scientifically astute longevity activists. They are Kenneth Scott, aged 82, …
1 year, 5 months ago
Models for society when humans have zero economic value, with Jeff LaPorte
Season 1 Episode 105
Our guest in this episode is Jeff LaPorte, a software engineer, entrepreneur and investor based in Vancouver, who writes Road to Artificia, a newslet…
1 year, 5 months ago
From ineffective altruism to effective altruism? with Stefan Schubert
Season 1 Episode 104
Our subject in this episode is altruism – our human desire and instinct to assist each other, making some personal sacrifices along the way. More pre…
1 year, 6 months ago
The global energy transition: an optimistic assessment, with Amory Lovins
Season 1 Episode 103
Our guest in this episode is Amory Lovins, a distinguished environmental scientist, and co-founder of RMI, which he co-founded in 1982 as Rocky Mount…
1 year, 6 months ago
Building brain-like AIs, with Alexander Ororbia
Season 1 Episode 102
Some people say that all that’s necessary to improve the capabilities of AI is to scale up existing systems. That is, to use more training data, to h…
1 year, 6 months ago