
Minds Almost Meeting
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.
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Jun 19, 2024 • 1h 2min
Experts vs. elites [Revisited] (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 4.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/experts-vs-elites-revisited
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.
Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com

Jun 12, 2024 • 1h 5min
Protest (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 3.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/protest
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.
Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com

Jun 5, 2024 • 1h 9min
Internet culture (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with Katherine Dee)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 2.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/internet-culture
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.
Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com

May 29, 2024 • 59min
Meta (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 1.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/meta
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.
Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com

10 snips
May 2, 2024 • 1h 8min
The Two Cultures (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard from different intellectual traditions explore bridging the gap between STEM and humanities, contrasting perspectives on progress, questioning vs problem solving, and interdisciplinary engagement. They discuss the Two Cultures controversy, stereotypes in STEM and literary fields, and the importance of mutual understanding in cross-disciplinary knowledge.

Apr 24, 2024 • 1h 7min
Multiculturalism (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Philosopher Agnes Callard and economist Robin Hanson explore the complexities of multiculturalism, embracing substantive disagreements, the relationship between confidence and knowledge in inquiry, navigating cultural diversity, the paradox of tolerance, extremes of tolerance in cultural practices, and the complexities of decentralization and centralization in world governance.

Apr 17, 2024 • 1h 1min
Cultural evolution (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard delve into cultural evolution, comparing species to human societies, discussing innovation spread, societal norms, legal regulations, diversity preservation, fertility strategies, and the complexities of 'weirdness' in cultural evolution.

Apr 11, 2024 • 1h 4min
3 Body Problem (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson, with Arnold Brooks)
Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard delve into the 3 Body Problem, discussing moral dilemmas, alien civilizations, and sociological complexity in science fiction. They explore contrasting viewpoints, human connections, and dangerous concepts in storytelling, providing unique insights into safeguarding humanity's future in speculative narratives.

Apr 3, 2024 • 1h 3min
Corpses (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 7.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/corpses
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.
Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com

Mar 27, 2024 • 1h 2min
Nostalgia (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 6.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/nostalgia
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.
Visit the Minds Almost Meeting website here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com
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