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EP 218 Max Borders on Christopher Rufo's New Right Manifesto
Season 1 Episode 218
Jim talks with Max Borders about the ideas in his two-part essay series responding to Christopher Rufo's recent manifesto "The New Right Activism." T…
2 years, 2 months ago
EP 217 Ben Goertzel on a New Framework for AGI
Season 1 Episode 218
Jim talks with Ben Goertzel about a paper he co-wrote, "OpenCog Hyperon: A Framework for AGI at the Human Level and Beyond." They discuss the way Ben…
2 years, 2 months ago
EP 216 Kevin Dickinson on A Short History of the F-Word
Season 1 Episode 216
Jim talks with Kevin Dickinson about the ideas in his recent essay "A Short History of the F-Word." They discuss the mystery of the F-word's origins,…
2 years, 2 months ago
EP 215 Cody Moser on Inequality and Innovation
Season 1 Episode 215
Jim talks with Cody Moser about the ideas and findings in his and Paul Smaldino's paper "Innovation-Facilitating Networks Create Inequality." They di…
2 years, 3 months ago
EP 214 Douglas Rushkoff on Leaving Social Media
Season 1 Episode 214
Jim talks with Douglas Rushkoff about the ideas in his podcast monologue/Substack post "Why I’m Finally Leaving X and Probably All Social Media." The…
2 years, 3 months ago
EP 213 Robin Hanson on Declining Fertility Rates
Season 1 Episode 213
Jim talks with Robin Hanson about the ideas in his recent Substack writings on human fertility rates. They discuss why the fertility rate is importan…
2 years, 3 months ago
EP 212 Joy Hirsch on How the Brain Responds to Zoom
Season 1 Episode 212
Jim talks with Joy Hirsch about the findings in her paper "Separable Processes for Live 'In-Person' and Live 'Zoom-like' Faces," which explores how h…
2 years, 4 months ago
EP 211 Ben Goertzel on Generative AI vs. AGI
Season 1 Episode 211
Jim talks with recurring guest Ben Goertzel about the ideas in his paper "Generative AI vs. AGI: The Cognitive Strengths and Weaknesses of Modern LLM…
2 years, 4 months ago
EP 210 Frank Lantz on the Beauty of Games
Season 1 Episode 210
Jim talks with Frank Lantz about the ideas in his new book, The Beauty of Games. They discuss Frank's analysis of Benjamin Soule's arcade game Serpen…
2 years, 4 months ago
EP 209 C. Owen Paepke on the Purple Presidency
Season 1 Episode 209
Jim talks with C. Owen Paepke in part three of a mini-series on the No Labels potential third-party presidential campaign. They discuss Owen's early …
2 years, 4 months ago