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EP 288 BJ Campbell on Cops, Belief, and Chainsaw-Faced Robot Dogs
Season 1 Episode 288
Jim talks with BJ Campbell about the ideas in his Substack essay "On Cops, Belief, and Chainsaw Faced Robot Dogs." They discuss forms of social contr…
1 year ago
EP 287 Jonathan Rauch on the Epistemic Crisis
Season 1 Episode 287
Jim talks with Jonathan Rauch about the ideas in his book The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth. They discuss the epistemic crisis, Plato…
1 year, 1 month ago
EP 286 Bob Levy on the Use and Abuse of Presidential Power
Season 1 Episode 286
Jim talks with Bob Levy about presidential powers, their history, and their potential for abuse. They discuss the nature of the presidential pardon, …
1 year, 1 month ago
EP 285 Josh Bernoff on AI, Writing, and Thinking
Season 1 Episode 285
Jim talks with Josh Bernoff, author of Writing Without Bullshit, about the impact of AI on writing education and professional writing. They discuss J…
1 year, 1 month ago
EP 284 Jordan Hall on AI, the Commons, and the Church
Season 1 Episode 284
Jim talks with Jordan Hall about the relationship between humanity and advanced AI. They discuss the false dichotomy of state vs market control of AI…
1 year, 1 month ago
EP 283 Brian Chau on the Trump Administration and AI
Season 1 Episode 283
Jim talks with Brian Chau about what the new administration could mean for AI development. They discuss recent actions by the Tump administration inc…
1 year, 1 month ago
EP 282 Tyson Yunkaporta on Indigenous Law, Lore, and Learning
Season 1 Episode 282
Jim talks with Tyson Yunkaporta about the ideas in his new book Right Story, Wrong Story: Adventures in Indigenous Thinking. They discuss a symbolic …
1 year, 1 month ago
EP 281 Jeff Hawkins and Viviane Clay on the Thousand Brains Theory
Season 1 Episode 281
Jim talks with Jeff Hawkins and Viviane Clay about the Thousand Brains Project and Jeff's book A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence. They …
1 year, 1 month ago
EP 280 Rob Henderson on Luxury Beliefs
Season 1 Episode 280
Jim talks with Rob Henderson about his book Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class and the concept of luxury beliefs. They discu…
1 year, 2 months ago
EP 279 Samuel Scarpino on H5N1 (Bird Flu) and Pandemic Risk
Season 1 Episode 279
Jim talks with epidemiology expert Samuel Scarpino about the recent spread of H5N1 (bird flu) in dairy cows and its implications for public health. T…
1 year, 2 months ago