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Jim talks with Matthew Pirkowski about new frameworks in the study of emergence… Continue reading Currents 053: Matthew Pirkowski on Grammars of Emergence →

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Jim has a forward-looking talk with recurring guest John Robb about the meaning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine… Continue reading Currents 052: John Robb on War in Ukraine →

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Jim talks with Douglas Rushkoff about where the internet came from, where it might go, & how to move from dystopian despair to productive engagement… Continue reading Currents 051: Douglas Rushkoff on the Once and Future Internet →

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Jim talks with Greg Lukianoff, president & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and co-author, with Jonathan Haidt, of The Coddling of the American Mind… Continue reading Currents 050: Greg Lukianoff on Free Speech →

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Jim talks with Gary Bengier about his science fiction novel Unfettered Journey, depicting a hard-science view of a possible world 140 or so years in the future… Continue reading EP 152 Gary Bengier on Hard-Science Futures →

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Jim talks with Ashley Colby & Jason Snyder about the growing movement of Doomer Optimism… Continue reading Currents 049: Ashley Colby & Jason Snyder on Doomer Optimism →