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Currents 053: Matthew Pirkowski on Grammars of Emergence

Posted February 28, 202201:05:33

Jim talks with Matthew Pirkowski about new frameworks in the study of emergence... Jim talks with Matthew Pirkowski about new frameworks in the study...

Currents 052: John Robb on War in Ukraine

Posted February 25, 202200:48:30

Jim has a forward-looking talk with recurring guest John Robb about the meaning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine... Jim has a forward-looking talk with...

Currents 051: Douglas Rushkoff on the Once and Future Internet

Posted February 24, 202201:14:23

Jim talks with Douglas Rushkoff about where the internet came from, where it might go, & how to move from dystopian despair to productive engagement... Jim...

Currents 050: Greg Lukianoff on Free Speech

Posted February 21, 202200:49:55

Jim talks with Greg Lukianoff, president & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and co-author, with Jonathan Haidt, of The...

EP 152 Gary Bengier on Hard-Science Futures

Posted February 7, 202201:29:41

Jim talks with Gary Bengier about his science fiction novel Unfettered Journey, depicting a hard-science view of a possible world 140 or so years in...