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EP 301 Zak Stein on K-12 Education in the AI Era

Posted May 27, 2025

Jim talks with Zak Stein about the psychological and developmental risks of AI in K-12 education. They discuss education vs schooling, technology's...

EP 300 Daniel Rodriguez on AI-Assisted Software Development

Posted May 22, 202501:12:17

Jim talks with Daniel Rodriguez about the state of AI software development and its implementation in industry. They discuss Daniel's background at Microsoft...

EP 299 Ryan Blosser on Permaculture for Food and Friendship

Posted May 21, 202501:35:53

Jim talks with Ryan Blosser about the ideas in his book Mulberries in the Rain: Growing Permaculture Plants for Food and Friendship, co-authored with...

EP 298 Adam Lake on Rebooting American Democracy

Posted May 15, 202500:43:53

Jim talks with Adam Lake about Reboot America, a project aimed at reforming American democracy. They discuss existential threats facing humanity, the...

EP 297 Sara Walker on the Physics of Life’s Emergence

Posted May 13, 2025

Jim talks with Sara Walker about the ideas in her new book Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence. They discuss Sara's path from theoretical...