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Ran Abramitzky talks to Jim about the kibbutz movement’s history, social & economic impact, family life, other egalitarian projects, and more…
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EP77 Kamal Sinclair on Science, Storytelling & VR
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Kamal Sinclair talks with Jim about fiction & science, the power of storytelling, new media & tech, VR, augmented & mixed reality, and much more…
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EP76 Max Borders on the Social Singularity
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Max Borders talks to Jim about singularities, social innovation, dysfunctional politics, democracy, vaccines, decentralization, cryptocurrency, and much more…
EP75 Nick Chater: “The Mind Is Flat”
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Nick Chater talks to Jim about his flat mind theory, depth psychology, the grand illusion, memory, emotion, confabulation, and much more…
EP74 Daniel Christian Wahl on Regeneration Dynamics
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Daniel Christian Wahl talks with Jim about GameB, recycling, development, eastern perspectives, consciousness, community, and much more…
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EP73 James Lindsay on Cynical Theories
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James Lindsay talks with Jim about the history of social progress, illiberalism from postmodernism & its impact on science & culture, and much more…
EP72 Joscha Bach on Minds, Machines & Magic
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Joscha Bach talks to Jim about AI, human vs animal intelligence, GPT-3, realism, emergence, magic, hybrid AI approaches, cybernetics, and much more…
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Currents 011: Robin Hanson on RightTalkism
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Jim talks to Robin Hanson about social signaling & their tribal roots, politics, fighting RightTalkism, rationality, social media, wokeism, and more…
EP71 Philip Howard on Computational Propaganda
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Philip Howard talks with Jim about organized & paid disinformation, tech & politics, the lie machine, journalism, privately-held data, and much more…
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EP70 Art Brock & Ferananda Ibarra on Currencies
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Art Brock & Ferananda Ibarra talk with Jim about the dynamics of currencies as seen in education, culture, reputation, relationships, markets, and much more…
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