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Alexander Beiner & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about Beiner’s recent essay “Who’s in Charge of Psilocybin?”…
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Currents 038: Connor Leahy on Artificial Intelligence
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Connor Leahy continues his conversion with Jim in this wide-ranging chat about Artificial Intelligence…
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EP137 Ken Stanley on Neuroevolution
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Ken Stanley & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about one of his co-authored papers, “Designing neural networks through neuroevolution“…
Currents 037: Sam Harris on Surviving Our Smartphones
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Reason.fm co-founder Sam Harris talks to Jim about his TEDx talk, “The Genius You Need to Listen to Is Yourself”…
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EP136 Harvey Reid on Troubadour Music
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Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, writer, and music educator Harvey Reid talks to Jim about his book, The Troubadour Chronicles: A History, A Celebration and A Manifesto…
EP135 Dennis Waters on Behavior & Culture in One Dimension
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Jim has a wide-ranging talk with Dennis Waters about his book, Behavior and Culture in One Dimension: Sequences, Affordances, and the Evolution of Complexity…
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EP134 Forrest Landry on Non-Relative Ethics
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Forrest Landry & Jim continue their exploration of metaphysics by diving deep into the Non-Relative Ethics that arise from Forrest’s Immanent Metaphysics…
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Currents 036: Melanie Mitchell on Why AI is Hard
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Jim talks to Melanie Mitchell about her recent paper, “Why AI is Harder Than We Think”…
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Currents 035: Steve Barbour on Mining Bitcoin with Methane
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Steve Barbour talks to Jim about his company, Upstream Data Inc. — a company that uses natural gas to mine bitcoin…
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EP133 Robert Tercek on Digital Strategies
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Robert Tercek has a wide-ranging talk with Jim about his book, Vaporized: Solid Strategies for Success in a Dematerialized World…