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EP23 Jeff Gomez on Narrative & Cultural Change
Season 1 Episode 23
Jim talks with CEO Jeff Gomez about working on movies, games & media, transmedia storytelling, fandom, working with the US gov, propaganda, Game B, a…
6 years, 4 months ago
EP22 Sara Kindsfater-Yerkes on the Evolution of Business
Season 1 Episode 22
Consultant Sara Kindsfater-Yerkes & Jim talk about leadership today, HR teams, embracing change, team engagement, honesty, gender dynamics, being off…
6 years, 5 months ago
EP21 Roman Yampolskiy on the Outer Limits of AI
Season 1 Episode 21
AI expert Roman Yampolskiy & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about simulation theory, types of intelligence, AI research & safety, the singularity, and …
6 years, 5 months ago
EP20 Pamela McCorduck on Her Life & Times with AI
Season 1 Episode 20
Author Pamela McCorduck talks to Jim about her new book, the humanities & sciences divide, her friendships with AI pioneers, risks of AI, feminism, a…
6 years, 5 months ago
EP19 John Robb on Asymmetric & Networked Conflict & Strategy
Season 1 Episode 19
Author, inventor, tech analyst, engineer, and military pilot John Robb talks to Jim about drone attacks, internet-age networks, geopolitics, AGI, and…
6 years, 5 months ago
EP18 Stuart Kauffman on Complexity, Biology & T.A.P.
Season 1 Episode 18
Professor, MacArthur Fellow & author Stuart Kauffman talks with Jim about complexity, biology & the origins of life, social/technical evolution, and …
6 years, 5 months ago
EP17 – Bonnitta Roy on Process Thinking and Complexity
Season 1 Episode 17
Bonnitta Roy teaches insight practices for individuals who are developing meta-cognitive skills, and hosts collective insight retreats for groups int…
6 years, 5 months ago
EP16 Anaconda CTO Peter Wang on The Distributed Internet
Season 1 Episode 16
Peter Wang is Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Anaconda, the leading Python tools and data analytics company. Peter holds a B.A. in Physics…
6 years, 5 months ago
EP15 Futurist David Brin on The Case for Optimism
Season 1 Episode 15
David Brin is best-known for shining light — plausibly and entertainingly — on technology, society, and countless challenges confronting our rambunct…
6 years, 6 months ago
EP14 Astrophysicist Jill Tarter on SETI and Technosignatures
Season 1 Episode 14
Jill Tarter received her Bachelor of Engineering Physics Degree with Distinction from Cornell University and her Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Astro…
6 years, 6 months ago