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EP 314 Zak Stein and Marc Gafni on the Nature of Everything



Jim talks with Zak Stein and Marc Gafni about consciousness, attention, and value as fundamental aspects of reality. They explore continuity & discontinuity in evolution, phenomenology & naturalism, emergence, value theory, selection theory, mathematics as both discovered & created, pre-life organic chemistry, sexual selection & evolutionary dynamics, attraction/allurement across different emergent layers, evolving value, first … Continue reading EP 314 Zak Stein and Marc Gafni on the Nature of Everything


Transcript of EP 314 – Zak Stein and Marc Gafni on the Nature of Everything



The following is a rough transcript which has not been revised by The Jim Rutt Show, Zak Stein, or Marc Gafni. Please check with us before using any quotations from this transcript. Thank you. Jim: Today’s guests are Zak Stein and Marc Gafni. Zak’s a writer, educator, and futurist working to bring a greater sense … Continue reading Transcript of EP 314 – Zak Stein and Marc Gafni on the Nature of Everything


EP 301 Zak Stein on K-12 Education in the AI Era



Jim talks with Zak Stein about the psychological and developmental risks of AI in K-12 education. They discuss education vs schooling, technology’s role in human-to-human interaction, GPS & skill atrophy, prosthetic vs enhancement technologies, multipolar traps in AI, cognitive diminishment & skill development, teacherly authority, attention as a constrained resource, attention as a service, parasocial … Continue reading EP 301 Zak Stein on K-12 Education in the AI Era


Transcript of EP 301 – Zak Stein on K-12 Education in the AI Era



The following is a rough transcript which has not been revised by The Jim Rutt Show or Zak Stein. Please check with us before using any quotations from this transcript. Thank you. Jim: Today’s guest is Zak Stein. Zak is a writer, educator, and futurist working to bring a greater sense of sanity and justice … Continue reading Transcript of EP 301 – Zak Stein on K-12 Education in the AI Era


Transcript of Currents 067: Zak Stein on Ending Nihilistic Design



The following is a rough transcript which has not been revised by The Jim Rutt Show or Zak Stein. Please check with us before using any quotations from this transcript. Thank you. Jim: Just a quick plug before we get started with today’s show. If you haven’t checked it out yet, take a look at … Continue reading Transcript of Currents 067: Zak Stein on Ending Nihilistic Design


Transcript of Currents 044: Zak Stein on Propaganda and the Information War



The following is a rough transcript which has not been revised by The Jim Rutt Show or by Zak Stein. Please check with us before using any quotations from this transcript. Thank you. Jim: Today’s guest is Zach Stein. Zach’s been on the show a couple, three, four times before I think. Some very interesting … Continue reading Transcript of Currents 044: Zak Stein on Propaganda and the Information War


Transcript of Episode 113 – Zak Stein on Hierarchical Complexity



The following is a rough transcript which has not been revised by The Jim Rutt Show or by Zak Stein. Please check with us before using any quotations from this transcript. Thank you. Jim: Today’s guest is Zak Stein, a writer, an educator, and a futurist working to bring a greater sense of sanity and … Continue reading Transcript of Episode 113 – Zak Stein on Hierarchical Complexity