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Currents 067: Zak Stein on Ending Nihilistic Design

Posted July 25, 202201:06:35

Jim talks with recurring guest Zak Stein about the Consilience Project's article "Technology is Not Values Neutral: Ending the Reign of Nihilistic Design"... Jim...

Currents 066: Matthew Pirkowski on Emergence in Possibility Space

Posted July 22, 202201:07:41

Jim continues his discussion with Matthew Pirkowski on ideas of emergence and how they can be applied to today's meta-crisis... Jim continues his discussion...

EP 161 Greg Thomas on Untangling the Gordian Knot of Race

Posted July 18, 202201:21:42

Jim talks with Greg Thomas about American democracy & the problems created by racial essentialism & racialization... Jim talks with Greg Thomas...

EP 160 Curtis Yarvin on Monarchy in the U.S.A.

Posted July 7, 202201:49:38

Jim talks with Curtis Yarvin about his proposal to replace our current government with a monarchy, part of an ongoing exploration of problems with and...

EP 159 Bobby Azarian on the Romance of Reality

Posted July 6, 202202:01:26

Jim talks with Bobby Azarian about the ideas in his new book The Romance of Reality: How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness,...