

Arjun Khemani Podcast
Arjun Khemani
A podcast about progress, philosophy, science, education, and the unconstrained human condition. www.arjunkhemani.com
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Jul 7, 2022 • 50min
#3 – Aastha Jain: Should We Live Forever?
Links* Aastha Jain* Live Longer World podcast* Feynman Kids Program* Blog post by Aastha: Contra Elon Musk on Lifespan ExtensionTimestamps1:05 - An important question: should we stop aging?3:27 - What if people don’t change their minds?5:35 - It’s in human nature to go against nature7:14 - Contra Elon Musk on Lifespan Extension15:20 - Greater chance for statism if a generation extends indefinitely?18:26 - Population and pessimism25:26 - Doesn’t death give life meaning?34:56 - The importance of desire and changing our neurochemistry41:15 - How far we’ve come in the field of longevity49:40 - “I just want to live long enough until we defeat death” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

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Jun 10, 2022 • 1h 6min
#2 – Sarah Fitz-Claridge: Taking Children Seriously, Fallibilism and the Growth of Knowledge
This was a very fun conversation with Sarah on the manner in which children are generically raised and why that is not helpful, the importance of Taking Children Seriously and raising a child without coercion, fallibilism, the growth of knowledge, problem-solving, her inspiration for founding Taking Children Seriously and much more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

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May 21, 2022 • 52min
#1 – Brett Hall: Knowledge, Evolutionary Psychology and Free Will
Brett's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ToKTeacherBrett's blog: https://bretthall.orgBrett's podcast (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmP5H2rF-ER33a58ZD5jCig This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com


