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Currents 012: Andrew Taggart on Narcissism, Culture & Dying
Season 1
Andrew Taggart talks to Jim about philosophy, our psychotherapeutic culture, the good life & virtue, narcissism, community living, dying well, and mo…
5 years, 6 months ago
EP78 Ran Abramitzky on the Mystery of the Kibbutz
Season 1 Episode 78
Ran Abramitzky talks to Jim about the kibbutz movement's history, social & economic impact, family life, other egalitarian projects, and more... …
5 years, 6 months ago
EP77 Kamal Sinclair on Science, Storytelling & VR
Season 1 Episode 77
Kamal Sinclair talks with Jim about fiction & science, the power of storytelling, new media & tech, VR, augmented & mixed reality, and much more... …
5 years, 6 months ago
EP76 Max Borders on the Social Singularity
Season 1 Episode 76
Max Borders talks to Jim about singularities, social innovation, dysfunctional politics, democracy, vaccines, decentralization, cryptocurrency, and m…
5 years, 6 months ago
EP75 Nick Chater: "The Mind Is Flat"
Season 1 Episode 75
Nick Chater talks to Jim about his flat mind theory, depth psychology, the grand illusion, memory, emotion, confabulation, and much more... Nick…
5 years, 7 months ago
EP74 Daniel Christian Wahl on Regeneration Dynamics
Season 1 Episode 74
Daniel Christian Wahl talks with Jim about GameB, recycling, development, eastern perspectives, consciousness, community, and much more... Danie…
5 years, 7 months ago
EP73 James Lindsay on Cynical Theories
Season 1 Episode 73
James Lindsay talks with Jim about the history of social progress, illiberalism from postmodernism & its impact on science & culture, and much more..…
5 years, 7 months ago
EP72 Joscha Bach on Minds, Machines & Magic
Season 1 Episode 72
Joscha Bach talks to Jim about AI, human vs animal intelligence, GPT-3, realism, emergence, magic, hybrid AI approaches, cybernetics, and much more..…
5 years, 7 months ago
Currents 011: Robin Hanson on RightTalkism
Season 1
Jim talks to Robin Hanson about social signaling & their tribal roots, politics, fighting RightTalkism, rationality, social media, wokeism, and more.…
5 years, 7 months ago
EP71 Philip Howard on Computational Propaganda
Season 1 Episode 71
Philip Howard talks with Jim about organized & paid disinformation, tech & politics, the lie machine, journalism, privately-held data, and much more.…
5 years, 7 months ago