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Back to SearchEp. 378: The Lost Art of Long Thinking
Episode 378
We often talk on this show about how digital devices undermine our ability to consume more complicated and meaningful ideas. But what about our abili…
4 months ago
Ep. 377: The Case Against Superintelligence
Episode 377
Techno-philosopher Eliezer Yudkowsky recently went on Ezra Klein's podcast to argue that if we continue on our path toward superintelligent AI, these…
4 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 376: The Lincoln Protocol
Episode 377
How do you escape a world where constant digital distractions and darkness threatens to pull you down? Maybe take a page out of Abraham Lincoln’s lif…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 376: The Lincoln Protocol
Episode 376
How do you escape a world where constant digital distractions and darkness threatens to pull you down? Maybe take a page out of Abraham Lincoln’s lif…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 375: Did OpenAI Just Kill Social Media?
Episode 375
Ep. 375: Did OpenAI Just Kill Social Media?
OpenAI has been making waves recently with their release of their Sora 2 video generation model, which the…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 374: This is Your Brain on Phones
Episode 374
It’s hard to cultivate a deep life when you cannot go more than a few minutes without checking your phone. In this episode, Cal looks closer at the p…
5 months ago
Ep. 373: The Internet’s Best Advice for Reinventing Your Life
Episode 373
In 2023, I published an episode about resetting your life that became one of my most popular. In the years since, multiple major podcasters and YouTu…
5 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 372: Decoding TikTok’s Algorithm
Episode 372
Last week, it was announced that Oracle would take over operation of TikTok in the US. One of the primary reasons proposed for this deal is that it w…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
IN-DEPTH: Focus like a Nobel Prize Winner (w/ Brian Keating)
In this episode of IN-DEPTH, Cal is joined by Dr. Brian Keating, the Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at UCSD, and one of the most pro…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 371: Is it Finally Time to Leave Social Media?
Episode 371
We seem to be stuck in a purgatory when it comes to the worst of the social media platforms. We know they’re not great, but it’s hard to muster enoug…
5 months, 3 weeks ago