The Jim Rutt Show

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EP 241 Tor Nørretranders on the User Illusion of Consciousness

Posted June 4, 2024 • 01:08:24

Jim talks with Tor Nørretranders about the ideas in his 1991 book The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size. They discuss the dialogue...

EP 240 Stuart Kauffman on a New Approach to Cosmology

Posted May 24, 2024 •

Jim talks with Stuart Kauffman about cosmology, fundamental physics, and the nature of dark matter, dark energy, and inflation. They discuss how Stuart...

EP 239 Alex Fink on Improving Information Quality

Posted May 21, 2024 • 01:00:02

Jim talks with Alex Fink about his company Otherweb, which uses AI to filter out fake news and create a more reliable news ecosystem. They discuss how...

EP 238 Sam Sammane on Humanity’s Role in an AI-Dominated Future

Posted May 14, 2024 •

Jim talks with Sam Sammane about the ideas in his new book The Singularity of Hope: Humanity's Role in an AI-Dominated Future. They discuss the hype...

EP 237 Simon DeDeo on the Odds of Major Civil Violence

Posted May 2, 2024 • 01:32:49

Jim talks with Simon DeDeo about their wager concerning the likelihood of civil violence and mass killings in America in the next decade. They discuss...