Narratives w/Will Jarvis
Will Jarvis
Narratives is a project exploring stories about progress.
Narratives is hosted by Will Jarvis. For more content, transcripts, and show notes, check out narrativespodcast.com
Narratives is hosted by Will Jarvis. For more content, transcripts, and show notes, check out narrativespodcast.com
Episodes
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Mar 7, 2022 • 1h 47min
84: The Moral Circle with Quinn Lewandowski
In this episode I'm joined by Quinn Lewandowski to discuss the moral circle, and a whole lot more.
Feb 28, 2022 • 50min
83: AI Safety with Buck Shlegeris
In this episode, I'm joined by Buck Shlegeris, CTO of Redwood Research, to talk about AI safety, effective altruism, building an effective career, and how to seek out criticism. You can find Buck's work at https://shlegeris.com/.
Feb 21, 2022 • 48min
82: The Tao of Physics with Fritjof Capra
In this episode, we're joined by Fritjof Capra, to talk about the Tao of Physics, free will, and determinism, what happened in 1971, and a whole lot more. Fritjof Capra is an Austrian-born American physicist, systems theorist and deep ecologist.
Feb 14, 2022 • 55min
81: Community, Nuclear Energy, and Bitcoin with Grant Dever
This week I'm joined by Grant Dever to talk about Community, Nuclear, Bitcoin and so much more. Grant is a liberal localist, peacemonger, high energy optimist and tribe seeker who lives in Austin Texas.
Feb 7, 2022 • 38min
80: The Data Economy with Thomas Hepner
In this episode, I'm joined by Thomas Hepner to talk about the data economy, Defi, and a whole lot more. You can find his work at https://thomashepner.net/
Jan 31, 2022 • 60min
79: Bitcoin with Mark Yusko
In this episode, I'm joined by Mark Yusko to talk about Bitcoin, crypto, investing, finding alpha, Anson Dorrance, and a whole lot more. Mark is the founder, chief investment officer and managing director of Morgan Creek Capital Management.
Jan 24, 2022 • 1h 3min
78: The Institute for Progress with Alec Stapp
In this episode, we're joined by Alec Stapp to talk about his new think tank, The Institute for Progress. We talk about how policy actually gets made in Washington, how we can make better policy, and his goals for the institute.
Jan 17, 2022 • 54min
77: Christianity, Poker, and Venture Capital with Pratyush Buddiga
In this episode, we are joined by Pratyush Buddiga, and Dr. David Jarvis to talk about how Pratyush came to Christianity, how to win in highly competitive environments, and how to make America better. Pratyush is an investor at Susa Ventures.
Jan 10, 2022 • 60min
76: Friendly Ambitious Nerd with Visa Veerasamay
In this episode, I'm joined by Visa to talk about how to find meaning, what religion has to do with meaning, how to figure out what you want, and a whole lot more. You can find Visa at https://twitter.com/visakanv
Jan 3, 2022 • 59min
75: George Orwell, Poverty, and Art of Writing with Whimsi
In this episode, we talk about George Orwell, his book Down and Out in Paris and London, and what we can learn about what policy interventions seem to work for poverty. Additionally, we talk about the art of writing well, Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie, and David Foster Wallace. You can find Whimsi's blog at: https://substack.com/profile/25790234-whimsi
