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EP 306 Anders Indset on The Singularity Paradox

Posted June 25, 202501:25:30

Jim talks with Anders Indset about his book The Singularity Paradox: Bridging the Gap Between Humanity and AI, co-authored with Florian Neutkart. They...

EP 305 J. Doyne Farmer on Complexity Economics

Posted June 19, 202501:22:21

Jim talks with J. Doyne Farmer about his book Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World. They discuss deterministic chaos & strange...

EP 304 Samuel Arbesman on The Magic of Code

Posted June 17, 202501:21:45

Jim talks with Samuel Arbesman about the ideas in his book The Magic of Code: How Digital Language Created and Connects Our World—and Shapes Our...

EP 303 Mark Stahlman on Pope Leo XIV and the Catholic Church’s Missionary Turn

Posted June 4, 202500:58:01

Jim talks with Mark Stahlman about the new Pope Leo XIV and the Catholic Church's evolving role in a digital age. They discuss Trump as an avatar of...

EP 302 Daniel Mezick on Games and Governance

Posted May 30, 202500:53:59

Jim talks with Daniel Mezick on the theme of games and their relationship to governance. They discuss Jane McGonigal's four properties of games, the...