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EP 198 Cory Doctorow on Seizing the Means of Computation
Season 1 Episode 198
Jim talks with Cory Doctorow about the ideas in his new book The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation. They discuss Cory's long affili…
2 years, 6 months ago
EP 197 Susan Neiman on Why Left Is Not Woke
Season 1 Episode 197
Jim talks with Susan Neiman about the ideas in her latest book, Left Is Not Woke. They discuss the history & meaning of wokeness, the underlying reac…
2 years, 6 months ago
EP 196 Pamela Denise Long on Affirmative Action for Freedmen
Season 1 Episode 196
Jim talks with Pamela Denise Long about the ideas in an open letter from the Coalition of Concerned Freedmen to college presidents, responding to the…
2 years, 7 months ago
EP 195 Michael R.J. Bonner on Civilization, Collapse, and Renewal
Season 1 Episode 195
Jim talks with Michael R.J. Bonner about the ideas in his book In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present. They discuss the meani…
2 years, 7 months ago
EP 194 Bob Reid on User-Owned Identity
Season 1 Episode 194
Jim talks with Bob Reid about identity verification and the financial stack behind his global financial platform Everest. They discuss decentralized …
2 years, 7 months ago
EP 193 Aydan Connor on Rethinking Food Systems
Season 1 Episode 193
Jim talks with Aydan Connor about improving American food systems and reducing waste. They discuss Aydan's experience in the craft brewing industry, …
2 years, 8 months ago
EP 192 David Krakauer on Science, Complexity and AI
Season 1 Episode 192
Jim has a wide-ranging talk with David Krakauer about the ideas in his forthcoming paper "The Structure of Complexity in Machine Learning Science" an…
2 years, 8 months ago
EP 191 Alicia Juarrero on Context, Constraints, and Coherence
Season 1 Episode 191
Jim talks with Alicia Juarrero about her new book Context Changes Everything: How Constraints Create Coherence. They discuss Aristotle's four causes,…
2 years, 8 months ago
EP 190 Peter Turchin on Cliodynamics and End Times
Season 1 Episode 190
Jim talks with Peter Turchin about the field he founded, cliodynamics, which applies the scientific method to history. They discuss the meaning & ori…
2 years, 8 months ago
Currents 100: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin on Time as an Object
Season 1
Jim talks with Sara Walker and Lee Cronin about the ideas in their Aeon essay "Time Is an Object." They discuss the history of the idea of time, Newt…
2 years, 8 months ago