

Minds Almost Meeting
Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson
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 14, 2023 • 55min
God (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/god
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 7, 2023 • 1h 7min
Moore's Paradox (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/moores-paradox
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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May 31, 2023 • 1h 8min
AI Risk (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with David Duvenaud)
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/ai-risk
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 24, 2023 • 58min
Partiality (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/partiality
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 17, 2023 • 1h 15min
Alignment and Competition (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/alignment-competition
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 10, 2023 • 1h
The Urge to Rebel (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/urge-to-rebel
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 3, 2023 • 50min
The Etiquette of Equality (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/etiquette-of-equality
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

Apr 26, 2023 • 60min
Transformative Choices (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/transformative-choices
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

Apr 19, 2023 • 1h 9min
Edgelord Energy (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard, with Rory from The Violet Hour)
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/edgelord-energy
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 30, 2023 • 1h 3min
Management (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/management
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