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Currents 077: Serge Faguet on Consciousness and Post-AGI Ethics

Posted December 29, 202201:26:46

Jim continues his conversation with Serge Faguet, this time focusing on the nature of consciousness and its implications for the wise and ethical use...

EP 171 Bruce Damer Part 2: The Origins of Life – Implications

Posted December 20, 202201:25:26

Jim continues his discussion with Bruce Damer on the origins of life... Jim continues his discussion with Bruce Damer on the origins of life. They discuss...

Currents 076: Jamie Joyce on The Society Library

Posted December 12, 202201:03:00

Jim talks with Jamie Joyce about the organization she founded and directs, The Society Library. They discuss the Library's mission, its ontological...

Currents 075: Michael Nielsen on Metascience

Posted December 5, 202201:01:41

Jim talks with Michael Nielsen about the ideas in his and Kanjun Qiu's recent essay, "A Vision of Metascience: An Engine of Improvement for the Social...

EP 170 John Vervaeke and Jordan Hall on The Religion That Is Not a Religion

Posted December 2, 202202:07:43

Jim talks with John Vervaeke and Jordan Hall about Vervaeke's concept of "the religion that is not a religion." They discuss the need to create a home...