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Apr 28, 2024 • 1h 37min

Roger Penrose & Yang-Hui He: AI, Consciousness and Threats for Humanity

Roger Penrose is a mathematical physicist from England and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2020. He is recognized for his work in mathematical physics, particularly his contributions to the theory of general relativity and cosmology. Yang Hui He is a mathematical physicist, who is a Fellow at the London Institute as well as lecturer and former Fellow at Merton College, Oxford. Yang works on the interface between quantum field theory, string theory, algebraic geometry and number theory, as well as how AI and machine-learning help with these problems.
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Mar 17, 2024 • 1h 31min

How to handle a cancelation - Katherine Brodsky

Katherine Brodsky has been a correspondent for Variety for over a decade and has also contributed to publications such as: The Washington Post, WIRED, The Guardian, Esquire, Newsweek, CNN Travel, USA Today, and many others. As a journalist, she has mostly covered film/TV, culture, business, travel, tech, and, well, espionage. For her stories, Katherine has had a chance to interview a diverse range of 'intriguing' personalities, including the Dalai Lama and, most recently, Elon Musk.In this episode, we focus on her interview with Elon Musk, and how to respond to a cancelation according to her book "No Apologies".
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Mar 3, 2024 • 1h 49min

Bernardo Kastrup VS Christof Koch

Christof Koch is a German-American neurophysiologist and computational neuroscientist best known for his work on the neural basis of consciousness. He is the president of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle and he is the chief scientist at the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation. Bernardo Kastrup is an idealist philosopher and the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. In this episode, they debate about Analytic Idealism, the Integrated Information Theory, psychedelic trips and death.
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Feb 25, 2024 • 31min

She Made Google Pay 2 Billion Dollars - Margrethe Vestager

Margrethe Vestager is a Danish politician currently serving as Executive Vice President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Competition since 2014. Vestager is a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party, and of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE) on the European level. In this episode, we talk about the €2.4 Billion fine she made Google pay, the EU AI act and the future of education.
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Feb 18, 2024 • 1h 56min

13 Things You Didn't Know About Elon Musk - Farzad Mesbahi

Farzad Mesbahi is an ex-Texla employee and content creator about Elon Musk and his companies. Elon Musk is my biggest hero, so in this podcast, I wanted to know more about him through the perspective of a person who has worked for him.
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Feb 11, 2024 • 1h 41min

Why Europe is losing the AI Battle - Pedro Domingos

Pedro Domingos is a Professor Emeritus of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington. He is a researcher in machine learning known for Markov logic network enabling uncertain inference and he is the author of the popular book "The Master Algorithm". In this episode, we talk about the AI Act in Europe
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Feb 3, 2024 • 1h 26min

How CIA Knows All Your Secrets - Andrew Bustamante

Andrew Bustamante is an Ex-CIA Covert Intel Officer and founder of "EverydaySpy". He is also the author of the books "Everyday Spionage" and "Red Cell". In this episode, we delve into the positive and negative effects of the CIA across the globe, unknown facts, and conspiracies about the most secure "company" in the world.
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Jan 29, 2024 • 1h 4min

How I Survived 30 Days In A VR Headset

I lived wearing a VR Headset for 30 days in order to put my own body into what the future looks like. Throughout this experiment, I had many highs and lows, so in this episode, my teacher will interview me to unveil how it really feels to be a cyborg.
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Jan 20, 2024 • 1h 49min

Bernardo Kastrup VS Brian Keating: Psychedelics, Cosmology and Our Mind

Cosmologist Brian Keating and idealist philosopher Bernardo Kastrup discuss the mind-body problem, cosmology, and psychedelics. They explore the connection between philosophy and physics, AI consciousness, the transformative effects of psychedelics, and the fine tuning of life and consciousness in the universe. They also touch on topics like the interpretation of a biblical passage, the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, and the impact of empathy.
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Jan 13, 2024 • 1h 28min

The Mind Behind "Theories Of Everything" - Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal is a podcaster, filmmaker, and mathematical physicist, currently the host of the podcast "Theories of Everything". In his podcast, Curt observes topics on theoretical physics, consciousness, God, free will; all the profound questions we tend to outwardly ignore. In this episode, we will learn more about the man behind one of the most successful intellectual podcast channels and the problems he has encountered while running it for the last 4 years.

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