Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Social Thermodynamics: The Physics of Inequality
Season 5 Episode 38
Send us Fan Mail
Read the article on Substack
Another team of researchers traced the origins of inequality using what they call the "Energy Hierarchy I…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
🛡️ The Quiet Revolution in AI Safety: When Science Fiction Becomes Engineering
Season 5 Episode 37
Send us Fan Mail
Please see the corresponding Substack episode
How the world's most powerful tech companies are treating AI safety like nuclear physic…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
How Extreme Heat Affects Human Emotion: A Global Study
Season 5 Episode 36
Send us Fan Mail
Read the article on Substack
As global temperatures continue rising and our collective mood potentially shifts toward persistent negat…
6 months ago
📈 The Poetry of Computational Power: What Scaling AI Teaches Us About Human Collaboration
Season 5 Episode 35
Send us Fan Mail
Please see the corresponding Substack episode
How the engineering principles behind massive AI systems reveal timeless truths about co…
6 months ago
The New "Big Five": An Expanded Personality Model
Season 5 Episode 34
Send us Fan Mail
Read the article on Substack
Perhaps the most interesting revelation is that there's no statistical support for a single, overarching …
6 months ago
🤔 What SARS-CoV-2 Teaches Us About Human Certainty
Season 5 Episode 33
Send us Fan Mail
See corresponding substack episode
How a microscopic invader exposed our dangerous addiction to simple stories
We love our neat package…
6 months, 1 week ago
Musical Training: A Fountain of Youth
Season 5 Episode 32
Send us Fan Mail
Read the article on Substack
In today's episode we discuss a research article investigating the impact of long-term musical training o…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Future of Jobs 2025 WEF
Season 5 Episode 31
Send us Fan Mail
See our corresponding substack.
Your job might not exist in 5 years. But here's what will: your ability to adapt, create, and stay hum…
6 months, 1 week ago
Metastability: The Role of Laughter
Season 5 Episode 30
Send us Fan Mail
Read (or listen to) the accompanying article on Substack
In today's episode we explore the multifaceted nature of laughter, examining …
6 months, 1 week ago
🍎 When Earbuds become babble fish: Privacy Becomes the Product.
Season 5 Episode 29
Send us Fan Mail
Read the corresponding Substack episode
How Apple's latest announcements reveal a different path forward—one where surveillance capita…
6 months, 2 weeks ago