The Jim Rutt Show

Recent Episodes

EP 215 Cody Moser on Inequality and Innovation

Posted December 19, 2023 • 01:01:30

Jim talks with Cody Moser about the ideas and findings in his and Paul Smaldino's paper "Innovation-Facilitating Networks Create Inequality." They discuss...

EP 214 Douglas Rushkoff on Leaving Social Media

Posted December 7, 2023 • 01:12:15

Jim talks with Douglas Rushkoff about the ideas in his podcast monologue/Substack post "Why I’m Finally Leaving X and Probably All Social Media."...

EP 213 Robin Hanson on Declining Fertility Rates

Posted December 5, 2023 • 00:57:39

Jim talks with Robin Hanson about the ideas in his recent Substack writings on human fertility rates. They discuss why the fertility rate is important,...

EP 212 Joy Hirsch on How the Brain Responds to Zoom

Posted November 30, 2023 • 01:09:28

Jim talks with Joy Hirsch about the findings in her paper "Separable Processes for Live 'In-Person' and Live 'Zoom-like' Faces," which explores how...

EP 211 Ben Goertzel on Generative AI vs. AGI

Posted November 28, 2023 • 01:08:20

Jim talks with recurring guest Ben Goertzel about the ideas in his paper "Generative AI vs. AGI: The Cognitive Strengths and Weaknesses of Modern LLMs."...