Podcast Episodes

How does a changing climate affect our minds, brains & bodies? - Highlights - CLAYTON ALDERN

Season 1

"So, I am a data reporter at Grist. And what does that mean? I'm building statistical models of phenomena. I'm writing web scrapers and building data visualizations, right? I have quite a technical j…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

How climate change is making us sick, angry & anxious - CLAYTON ALDERN - Neuroscientist turned Eco-Journalist

Season 1

How does a changing climate affect our minds, brains and bodies?

Clayton Page Aldern is an award winning neuroscientist turned environmental journalist whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Gua…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Consciousness, AI & Creativity with DUSTIN O’HALLORAN - Emmy Award-winning Composer

Season 1

What will happen when Artificial General Intelligence arrives? What is the nature of consciousness? How are music and creativity pathways for reconnecting us to our humanity and the natural world?

Dus…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

How can music help us expand our understanding of consciousness & AI? - Highlights - DUSTIN O’HALLORAN

Season 1

“The album 1 0 0 1 is really like a journey from our connection with nature to where we are now, in this moment where we're playing with technology. We're almost in this hybrid space, not fully under…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

The Pursuit of Happiness - JEFFREY ROSEN - President & CEO of the National Constitution Center

Season 1

"There's no more empowering act for me than simply turning the devices off. The simple rule that I'm not allowed to browse in the morning until I've done my reading has opened up worlds. So much of t…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Author SY MONTGOMERY & Illustrator MATT PATTERSON

Season 1

"I would love it if AI could decode some animal languages that humans have not been able to do, like the whistles and clicks of whales and dolphins. Our human limit limitations have blinded us to so …

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Revolutionizing Sustainability: BERTRAND PICCARD's Path to a Cleaner Planet - Highlights

Season 1

"So it's what you do with the invention that's important. And with AI, it's exactly the same. If you make deep fakes, I think you can just destroy trust and confidence in the world because you will n…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Beyond the Horizon: Pioneering Green Aviation with BERTRAND PICCARD - Aviator, Explorer, Environmentalist

Season 1

What is the future of green aviation? How do we share environmental solutions to unite people and change the climate narrative from sacrifice and fear to enthusiasm and hope?

Bertrand Piccard is a not…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Who were the Neanderthals? - Highlights - DR. LUDOVIC SLIMAK

Season 1

"AI is a fascinating question. You know children are sponges. They look and say this is something different. So your values are no longer good enough for the future. And this is what we are confronte…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Will human efficiency destroy the planet and us? - DR. LUDOVIC SLIMAK - Author of The Naked Neanderthal

Season 1

Who were the Neanderthals? And what can our discoveries about them teach us about intelligence, our extractivist relationship to the planet, and what it means to be human?

Ludovic Slimak is a paleoant…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago