A critical look at new technologies, new approaches and new ways of thinking, from politics to media to environmental sustainability.
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Existential Risk Podcasts
The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existential risk from powerful technologies. In particular, FLI focuses on risks from artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, nuclear weapons and climate change. The Institute's work is made up of three main strands: grantmaking for risk reduction, educational outreach, and advocacy within the United Nations, US government and European Union institutions. FLI has become one of the world's leading ...
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Welcome to the World Philosophy and Religion Podcast. Sensemaking in a time between worlds. Responding to existential risk with a new story of CosmoErotic Humanism, with Dr. Marc Gafni. To join this podcast live every Sunday at 10 am Pacific Time go to https://who-we-must-become-3166d4.circle.so/join?invitation_token=05836b3e4b75428e61119022414f6b7cd69ef82d-83437f89-29a4-48d3-be3e-bf206571d39e !
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Thinking Machines: Digital Neurons and the Future of Humanity In Thinking Machines, we explore the meeting point between biology and technology where human neurons meet digital ones. Hosted by Tamim Asey, the podcast dives deep into how artificial intelligence, neuroscience and machine learning are reshaping the future of thought, emotion and evolution itself. From the rise of synthetic minds to the ethics of digital consciousness each episode unpacks how the next frontier of intelligence wi ...
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The goal of this podcast is to create a place where people discuss their inside views about existential risk from AI.
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AXRP (pronounced axe-urp) is the AI X-risk Research Podcast where I, Daniel Filan, have conversations with researchers about their papers. We discuss the paper, and hopefully get a sense of why it's been written and how it might reduce the risk of AI causing an existential catastrophe: that is, permanently and drastically curtailing humanity's future potential. You can visit the website and read transcripts at axrp.net.
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Resources on how to do good with your career — and anything else we here at 80,000 Hours feel like releasing.
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Life offers us many opportunities but some seem too risky to accept. How do we choose what is worth the risk? The Art of Risk is a podcast exploring gutsy choices made by colorful characters. The show defines risk as an active decision that has potential to result in a negative outcome. Our emphasis is not on talking with athletic daredevils, but people who have taken cultural, social, financial, emotional, and even existential risks. Our long-form interview show focuses on ordinary people w ...
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A compilation of ten key episodes on artificial intelligence and related topics from 80,000 Hours. Together they'll help you learn about how AI looks from a broadly longtermist, existential risk, or effective altruism flavoured point of view.
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A deep dive into Nick Bostrom's ideas, including: existential risk, wise philanthropy, the ethics of AI, transhumanism, and the case for speeding up some investments in technology while slowing down others.
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A podcast about the bigger picture. Host Spencer Bailey calls on leading minds, from scientists and technologists to artists and climate activists, to zoom out and look at some of the planet’s most pressing issues from a whole-earth, long-view perspective.
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"Frame of Reference - Profiles in Leadership" and "Frame of Reference - Coming together" are conversational style shows with local, national, and global experts about issues that affect all of us in some way. I’m, at heart, a “theatre person”. I was drawn to theatre in Junior High School and studied it long enough to get a Master of Fine Arts in Stage Direction. It’s the one thing that I’m REALLY passionate about it because as Shakespeare noted, “all the world’s a stage and all the men and w ...
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A scientist and a comedian discuss scientifically plausible end-of-the-world scenarios. Join neuroscientist Dr James Cooke (PhD, MSc, BA Oxon) and comedian Rory O'Keeffe ("may not be up to the task of real life" Fest ★★★★) as they embark on an informative journey through what James calls "Human Existential Risk" or what Rory calls “it all going to shit in a big way”.
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Artificial Intelligence is hurtling us into an unknown future. Will it pollute our infosphere, reinforce biases, or even be an existential risk? Or will AI help us solve the energy crisis, revolutionise healthcare and even eliminate the need for work? Perhaps all of these? On Steering AI, we talk to leading academic experts at the cutting-edge of this increasingly powerful and pervasive technology, hearing their views on the benefits and how to steer around the risks. The first step to mitig ...
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Foresight Institute Radio features the most cutting-edge talks and seminars from our workshops—fresh insights on advanced AI, nanotech, longevity biotech, and beyond. See the slides and demos on YouTube, and follow @ForesightInst on X for real-time updates. For polished, in-studio interviews, check out our sister feed: The Existential Hope Podcast Foresight Institute is an independent nonprofit devoted to steering emerging technologies toward beneficial futures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co ...
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December 2021 Update: The Risktory Podcast is on indefinite hiatus. Thank you for all the support! Risktory is a first of its kind podcast, dedicated to exploring the risk universe through the lens of history. From Napoleon in his first Italian campaign, to the ancient city of Pompeii, to Jack the Ripper, risk has always had a place in helping humans to both guard against existential threat, but to also grasp and exploit exquisite opportunity. Think risk is boring? Let Risktory blow your min ...
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Conversations on the deeper lessons we learn from the outdoors. Tim Stewart speaks to athletes, authors, philosophers, and leaders about their adventures outdoors and the lessons they have brought back with them. We explore topics such as flow states, consciousness, fear, risk, and death, and how all of these come together to provide us with meaning and wisdom.
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Future Matters is a newsletter about longtermism and existential risk by Matthew van der Merwe & Pablo Stafforini.
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This podcast brings together industry experts and banking professionals to discuss the latest trends, technology and strategies relevant to the banking sector. Tune in to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry Discover other PCBB insights: Industry Insights: https://www.pcbb.com/industry-insights Daily Newsletter: https://www.pcbb.com/bid
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From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly dose of science and wonder in an uncertain world. Hosted by journalists Dr Rowan Hooper and Dr Penny Sarchet and joined each week by expert scientists in the field, the show draws on New Scientist’s unparalleled depth of reporting to put the stories that matter into context. Feed your curiosity ...
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“Ok, Doomer!” the podcast by NEVER, is a 6-part series by the European Leadership Network and their New European Voices on Existential Risk, aka NEVER network, embarking on an exploration into the heart of the manmade existential risks threatening humanity, our planet, and life as we know it. Each episode delves into a different existential crisis, from the looming shadows of nuclear war and the escalating perils of climate change to the uncharted territories of disruptive AI technologies an ...
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Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber—two of the world’s greatest editors—dive into the hugely important world of media. What—and who—drives it? What do they get right... And what do they get wrong? Lionel, former editor of the Financial Times, and Alan, editor of Prospect and former editor of the Guardian, will bring you revealing, high profile interviews and in-depth discussion. Media Confidential is produced by Prospect Magazine. Subscribe to Prospect and enjoy our rigorously fact-checked, tr ...
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Bite-sized clips with TED level top thinkers, founders and scientists on how advances in biotech & genomics, space travel, IoT, AI and other exponential tech converge to create our collective future and what we can do, from a research and policy perspective to shape the trends, technologies and societal norms for a better world. Main Podcast: https://disruptors.fm/itunes If in-depth, unscripted conversations with the researchers, startups and future thinkers transforming the future of all of ...
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What are the greatest forces, risks, and ideas that define the 21st Century? Each week existential risk researcher Coleman Snell speaks with academics, thinkers, and artists whose work speaks to life in the 21st Century for the modern individual. We talk about the biggest risks/challenges facing our species, solutions, unique aspects of 21st Century Life, and how we can find meaning in this strange century. Learn more about the field of global catastrophic & existential risk and about the po ...
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“I have been classified as part of Generation Z. There are no letters after Z. Meaning we have a choice: to be an ending, or the people who do things differently.” It’s 2019. Examination is at an all-time high. Mental health problems are an epidemic. Students everywhere are striking school for the climate. Matt is a normal teenager. He likes writing poetry. He likes his friend Aidan. He likes this girl called Amy but is too afraid to ask her out. But sometimes being afraid isn’t an option. S ...
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AI safety, philosophy and other things.
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The Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Audio Course) provides a comprehensive, audio-first journey through the foundations, applications, and future directions of AI. Listeners will explore how machines learn, reason, and act, with episodes covering technical concepts, industry use cases, ethical issues, and global impacts. Designed for students, professionals, and career changers alike, this course delivers clear, structured insights that make AI accessible and relevant across domains ...
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The podcast where we question existing norms in medicine, science, and public health.
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Join renowned visionary Thomas Frey and Trent Fowler as they explore artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, space exploration, quantum computing, biotechnology, and a variety of other topics of interest to futurists.
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Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) interviews some of the world's leading economists, political scientists, and philosophers to discuss their ideas and what they mean for society, technology, and the economy.
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Future Matters Reader releases audio versions of most of the writings summarized in the Future Matters newsletter
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For-fun podcast based out of Calgary, Canada discussing issues surrounding Tech, Culture, Science, & Society. Hosted by Cal Leung & Simon Loewen. Currently on hiatus to work sister podcast 'We Believe in Calgary'! To resume ~November 2021.
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Podcast by Jordan Bates
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A weekly podcast where James Riley and Antony Poveda from Rising Ape Collective debate the advancement of civilisation and the demise of their own humanity... In a fun way!
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science and engineering in your headphones - the first 250 Episodes
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The Wow!Signal Podcast examines a wide range of issues from a scientific perspective through the lens of the search for intelligent life from other worlds.
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The Cyberlaw Podcast is a weekly interview series and discussion offering an opinionated roundup of the latest events in technology, security, privacy, and government. It features in-depth interviews of a wide variety of guests, including academics, politicians, authors, reporters, and other technology and policy newsmakers. Hosted by cybersecurity attorney Stewart Baker, whose views expressed are his own.
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A collection of ten top episodes of the 80,000 Hours Podcast, designed to bring you up to speed on ten pressing issues the effective altruism community is working to solve.
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On November 16th, 2023, organisations from all over the world are proclaiming a worldwide day for action. Join host Lena Winzer as she introduces the concept of ‘intergenerational fairness’ and the organisations championing the Intergenerational Fairness Day! Every three months an episode will be released, in which challenges to an intergenerationally fair world are introduced and discussed. The first episode releases on 16/11/2023 and is produced by Lena Winzer and Svenja Klöckner.
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The universe is an extraordinary place, full of beauty and mystery. And yet, for all of the amazing things that science has discovered, the most surprising and mysterious aspect of reality is… us. Through the development of life and mind, the universe glimpses the potential of a subjective dimension, -of value, meaning, and significance. Today growing numbers of scientists and philosophers argue that proper recognition of the existence of consciousness reframes our entire cosmological pictur ...
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Are you ready to burst your filter bubble? To hit pause on righteous anger? Principle of Charity injects curiosity and generosity back into difficult conversations, bringing together two expert guests with opposing views on big social issues. But here’s the twist: as well as passionately advocating their own views, each guest is challenged to present the best, most generous version of the other’s argument. This unique format comes from an ancient idea - the principle of charity - which tells ...
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We're Not Ready for AGI (with Will MacAskill)
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William MacAskill is a senior research fellow at Forethought. He joins the podcast to discuss his Better Futures essay series. We explore moral error risks, AI character design, space governance, and persistent path dependence. The conversation also covers risk-averse AI systems, moral trade between value systems, and improving model specifications…
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Microplastic removal and decarbonising cement
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Negotiations over a global treaty on microplastics have broken down. So, where to from here for one of the world's biggest environmental threats? We also get an update on new efforts to clean-up the cement production industry; and we look at AI chatbots and the increasing role they're playing as sources of advice and emotional support. Guests Dr Pr…
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Why the claims about Hitler’s genome are misleading
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Episode 331 This week sees the broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK of a documentary called Hitler’s DNA: Blueprint of a dictator. Geneticists have managed to find a DNA sample from Adolf Hitler and have sequenced it and verified it, and now we have his genome. The big question is what does this really tell us – what can we tell from someone’s genome? …
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‘Trump is a grifter. The BBC must not pay him a dime’
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The BBC is under attack. Alan and Janine go to heart of the biggest media story of the week, and reveal what really happened at the disastrous board meeting that toppled BBC leadership. Under fire from powerful enemies at home and abroad, does the broadcasting service have a future? They're joined by Pat Younge, chair of the British Broadcasting Ch…
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The Nerve: ‘We want to shine a light on culture… with a bit of “F— you” energy on the side’
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Do you have the nerve? Carole Cadwalladr and Sarah Donaldson join Alan and Janine to discuss their new independent media platform the Nerve which focuses on culture, politics and tech—and share why they felt there was no room for their work at the Observer under new management. The four discuss the all-female founding team, the driving mission behi…
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No, Not The Wrestler: The Other Ian Freeman Who Saves Futures
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Send us a text What if the most important part of your financial plan isn’t your portfolio, but your people? We sit down with Ian Freeman—longtime wealth advisor known for leading with compassion—to explore why protection should come first, how listening outperforms pitching, and what it really means to say, “You’re going to be okay.” Ian shares th…
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COP30: The world's climate future hinges on this meeting
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Episode 330 COP30 is nearly upon us - and this climate conference may be the most crucial so far. In a year where we’ve seen the first major global tipping point reached, destructive wildfires raging in Los Angeles and much more, joint action has never been more urgent. But as hope starts to wane and climate goals continue to be missed, many are qu…
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What Happens When Insiders Sound the Alarm on AI? (with Karl Koch)
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Karl Koch is founder of the AI Whistleblower Initiative. He joins the podcast to discuss transparency and protections for AI insiders who spot safety risks. We explore current company policies, legal gaps, how to evaluate disclosure decisions, and whistleblowing as a backstop when oversight fails. The conversation covers practical guidance for pote…
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Learning how to learn in the age of generative AI
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It's exactly three years since ChatGPT burst onto the scene. In that short period of time the process of academic assessment has been in upheaval. Across the world educators are trying to address how students should be assessed and whether AI can be used for more than just helping a student to cheat. But a growing number of education researchers sa…
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The BBC is in a mess—but it’s not what you think
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Alan is joined by Janine Gibson, editor of the Weekend FT and this week’s guest host on Media Confidential. The pair discuss the media response to a train stabbing incident in Huntingdon. They also weigh in on the Telegraph’s attacks on the BBC, amid reports that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by selectively editing a Donald Trump speech dur…
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Re-Ligaring Law and Value in the Eros of Cosmos | Dr. Marc Gafni #472
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Re-Ligaring Law and Value in the Eros of Cosmos | Dr. Marc Gafni #472 Become a member of the World Philosophy and Religion Community: https://www.centerforworldphilosophyandreligion.com/ra Subscribe to substack: https://marcgafni.substack.com/ Make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV243BP2CQZ9Y&sour…
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Goalhanger co-founder: ‘I’ve stepped in to stop Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart arguing’
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In this week’s Media Confidential, the co-founder of podcasting giant Goalhanger, Tony Pastor, reveals the drama behind The Rest is Politics and the secrets to the podcast’s success. He, Alan and Lionel chat about the podcast revolution and how the Covid-19 pandemic transformed the audio landscape in the UK. Plus, Tony explains how each host gets ‘…
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Live Dangerously: Take Your Unique Risk!—The Only True Safety | Dr. Marc Gafni #471
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Live Dangerously: Take Your Unique Risk!—The Only True Safety | Dr. Marc Gafni #471 October 19, 2025 Join Dr. Marc Gafni's three-week class “The Path of The Wounded Hero”: www.centerforworldphilosophyandreligion.com/thewoundedhero Become a member of the World Philosophy and Religion Community: https://www.centerforworldphilosophyandreligion.com/ra …
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The collapse of America’s health data system; How sleep affects your focus; Life on Mars in liquid veins?
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Episode 329 America’s health data system is in crisis. The US government has been bleeding public health experts – many of whom run crucial public health surveys and databases which help identify, monitor and respond to health threats across the country. From drug use to food security and birth data, discover the 5 surveys most critically hit by th…
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Disinformation, digital tech and democracy
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In this programme we hear three thoughtful perspectives on the threat digital technologies pose for democracy. Henry Farrell from Johns Hopkins University argues disinformation must be tackled at a group level, not an individual one. Philosopher, John Tasioulas, says modern representative democracy is too easily corrupted by big tech. And AI specia…
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Has Ofcom opened the door to a British Fox News?
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As American firm RedBird continues its bid to take over the Telegraph, Alan and Lionel discuss concerns about foreign influence and what it means for media ownership in Britain. They weigh in on Ofcom updating its guidance on politicians being news presenters. Does it open the doors to a Fox News equivalent in the UK? Plus, Alan and Lionel talk abo…
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Episode 1. Cyborgs at the Gate: Professor Anil Seth on Imitating Digital Neurons, Consciousness and the Future of Thinking Machines
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The inaugural episode of Thinking Machines: Digital Neurons and the Future of Humanity opens with a rare conversation with Professor Anil K. Seth - Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex; Director of the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science; and Co-Director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Researc…
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Peter Oborne: Is the British media complicit in genocide?
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Is the British media complicit in the Gaza genocide? This week, things heat up as Alan and Lionel are joined by Peter Oborne, former Telegraph chief political commentator, whose most recent book is Complicit: Britain’s role in the destruction of Gaza. Peter discusses the influence of pro-Israel lobbyists on British politics, his own political evolu…
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Can Machines Be Truly Creative? (with Maya Ackerman)
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Maya Ackerman is an AI researcher, co-founder and CEO of WaveAI, and author of the book "Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us." She joins the podcast to discuss creativity in humans and machines. We explore defining creativity as novel and valuable output, why evolution qualifies as creative, and how AI alignment can reduce machine creativity. The conve…
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How mRNA vaccines teach your body to kill cancer; Grim state of climate action; Why birds sing the dawn chorus
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Episode 328 Not only has the mRNA covid vaccine saved 14 million lives, it may also help our bodies fight off cancer. A study of cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy treatment showed those who received an mRNA vaccine lived nearly twice as long - and this effect was discovered by accident. In a trial of cancer vaccines, Elias Sayour’s team at t…
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Getting up to speed with autonomous vehicles
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Long before AI dominated the media hype-cycle, self-driving cars surfed the hyperbolic wave. But fully automated vehicles have now been a long time in development, long enough that we've decided it's time for an update. So, how advanced is the technology and where is the demand? We also find out about consumer attitudes toward the "driver-assist" t…
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Healing before evangelizing: a new path for the Church
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Send us a text What if the most faithful thing we can do is slow down, listen, and heal before we preach? That’s the challenge and invitation at the heart of our conversation with Cathy Lins, director of Gather My Lost Sheep, whose work equips parishes and dioceses to respond wisely to trauma and help priests flourish. We talk candidly about why pe…
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How would you prepare to interview Putin?
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In this week’s special episode, Alan and Lionel are grilled by Sheffield University’s third-year Broadcast Journalism students. The pair are asked about using artificial intelligence in newsrooms, how to cover Gaza with fairness, and whether they think China is being underreported on. They also discuss imposter syndrome in the media world, and how …
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Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah: From Level 1 Religion to Level 2 Spirituality to Level 3 Spiritual Religion and Religious Spirituality | Dr. Marc Gafni #470
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Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah: From Level 1 Religion to Level 2 Spirituality to Level 3 Spiritual Religion and Religious Spirituality | Dr. Marc Gafni #470 October 12, 2025 MUSIC LINKS from this week's episode: Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 opening (42 conductors + 1 pianist) • Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 opening (42 con... Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Offi…
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Captain of Your FATE that Is Bound up with the Destiny of the Whole | Dr. Marc Gafni #469
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Captain of Your FATE that Is Bound up with the Destiny of the Whole | Dr. Marc Gafni #469 October 5, 2025 Join for Free the World Philosophy and Religion Community: https://who-we-must-become.circle.so/... Join Dr. Marc Gafni's three-week class “The Path of The Wounded Hero” www.centerforworldphilosophyandreligion.com/thewoundedhero Become a member…
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Industry Experts Discuss Today's Existential Banking Challenges
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This special episode brings together a powerhouse panel of industry experts to tackle the existential challenges facing community financial institutions (CFIs) today. In a banking environment shaped by market pressures, rapid technology disruption, evolving regulations, and shifting customer expectations, survival is far from guaranteed. Moderator …
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Neuroscience of reality; Quest for dark matter; Folklore of geoscience (New Scientist Live Special)
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Episode 327 A special episode recorded on October 18 at New Scientist Live in London, featuring experts in geoscience, dark matter and neuroscience. Anjana Khatwa is an Earth scientist and TV presenter. In her new book, The Whispers of Rock, she brings together Western scientific knowledge about the evolution of our Earth and indigenous knowledge a…
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‘We asked Israel to investigate the deaths of our journalists. We’re still waiting’
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More journalists have been killed in Gaza than in any other conflict in history. This week, the editor-in-chief at Reuters, Alessandra Galloni, joins Alan and Lionel to reflect on the last two years of covering the war on Gaza. She discusses the Israeli Defence Force’s killing of journalists in both Gaza and Lebanon, amid ongoing calls for accounta…
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First climate tipping point triggered; Man controls another person's body by brain implant; health worries over sumo wrestlers
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Episode 326 The world’s first major climate tipping point has been triggered. The decimation of warm water coral populations caused by rising temperatures is now irreversible - passing the point of no return. The global consequences of widescale coral dieback could be catastrophic, so experts are sounding the alarm. But is anyone listening? A man w…
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Technology and language — a dynamic relationship
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While technology platforms increasingly dictate the way we write and converse, language is being modified to fight back, to subvert the platforms. In this show we examine the growth of "algospeak". And if you want to know how we'll all be communicating in the future, just listen to the way teenage girls speak, because young women lead the ongoing d…
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In this week’s Media Confidential, Alan has returned from a trip to Israel that coincided with a ceasefire brokered in Gaza. The hosts discuss his visit to the West Bank with Gideon Levy of Haaretz and how Israeli news outlets have covered the war. Alan and Lionel also talk about the Pope being an unexpected voice against clickbait and review “The …
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From Research Labs to Product Companies: AI's Transformation (with Parmy Olson)
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Parmy Olson is a technology columnist at Bloomberg and the author of Supremacy, which won the 2024 Financial Times Business Book of the Year. She joins the podcast to discuss the transformation of AI companies from research labs to product businesses. We explore how funding pressures have changed company missions, the role of personalities versus i…
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Space 2075: How Humanity Will Live, Work and Make Drugs off-planet | Live Recording at the Royal Society
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A special episode all about the future of space exploration, recorded in front of a live audience at the Royal Society in London. Earlier this year, the Royal Society published ‘The Space: 2075 report’, which recognises the huge changes we’re seeing in space exploration, and urges for action to be taken to make sure the next 50 years of activity in…
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‘Lord Lebedev called me a prick…which sold extra subscriptions’
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Some news outlets insist that London is a city in crisis—but who profits from that message? On the first anniversary of the launch of London Centric, its founder and owner Jim Waterson joins Alan and Lionel to talk about the new London-focused publication. Within four months of launching the newsletter, the news outlet hit its three-year targets. J…
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How Jane Goodall changed the world; How the universe ends; How “selfish sperm” affect male fertility
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Episode 324 The legendary primatologist Jane Goodall died last week aged 91, leaving behind a remarkable legacy. Her work studying tool use in chimpanzees completely reshaped the way we view animal intelligence. Fiercely protective of the natural world, she was also responsible for a huge amount of advocacy during her life. Primatologist Alejandra …
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Are we turning the housing crisis into a living crisis?
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We build more and more homes for growing urban populations. But doing so without providing much needed amenities doesn't serve our suburbs and the people who live in them. It risks confounding social isolation and urban sprawl. There's also climate change to consider. In a heating world, how do we plan our suburbs to deal with higher temperatures? …
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Send us a text What if paying protesters made movements more honest instead of less? We sit down with Adam Swart, CEO of Crowds on Demand, to unpack how compensated advocacy actually works, why protests are context builders rather than public headcounts, and how to navigate a media ecosystem that rewards outrage over nuance. Adam pulls back the cur…
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How do you turn one of the biggest media scandals into gripping television—and what unfinished business still lingers off-screen? Media Confidential hosted a live episode at Prospect HQ, with Toby Jones, Patrick Spence and Jack Thorne, about the real story behind the ITV drama The Hack. In this episode, the panel takes audience questions on press f…
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What if machines could feel pain… dream… or even fall in love? In this brand-new podcast, Thinking Machines, host Tamim Asey explores the meeting point between biology and technology where human neurons meet digital ones. Each episode dives deep into how artificial intelligence, neuroscience and machine learning are reshaping the future of thought,…
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He’s officially next in line to the Murdoch empire, but what is Lachlan Murdoch’s story? Alan and Lionel are joined by Paddy Manning, investigative reporter and author of The Successor: The high-stakes life of Lachlan Murdoch. With Lachlan set to take the helm, the trio discuss the machinations at the heart of the Murdoch media empire and the origi…
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Can Defense in Depth Work for AI? (with Adam Gleave)
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Adam Gleave is co-founder and CEO of FAR.AI. In this cross-post from The Cognitive Revolution Podcast, he joins to discuss post-AGI scenarios and AI safety challenges. The conversation explores his three-tier framework for AI capabilities, gradual disempowerment concerns, defense-in-depth security, and research on training less deceptive models. To…
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Emergency in Antarctica; How movement changes the brain; Why women live longer than men
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Episode 323 Temperatures in Antarctica have soared by over 35°C. Scientists are concerned about how quickly things are changing on the continent as these warmer temperatures impact the polar vortex. Coupled with record lows in sea ice cover over the last decade, this could be a sign that Antarctic weather patterns have shifted permanently. What’s d…
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Reviving the past and digital mapping for the future
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The remote Canadian island of Oikiqtaruk is disappearing fast, but its cultural and environmental heritage is being captured in digital form. We talk to those involved in the project about its ambition and their success to date. Also, recreating long lost cultural artefacts. For the Madrid-based organisation Factum Foundation it's a journey of reco…
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Do you always have to offer the people you’re reporting on a chance to give their side of the story? In this episode of Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel share when giving the right of reply has backfired on them. They also discuss Fox News, after one listener asks a tongue-in-cheek question. And the hosts talk about whether media reports about D…
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This week’s special episode of Media Confidential coincides with ITV’s new drama The Hack, about the phone-hacking scandal which led to the closure of the News of the World, the Leveson Inquiry, and a national reckoning on press ethics. This week, Prospect’s Alan Rusbridger is joined by actor Toby Jones—who plays him in the series—along with Emmy a…
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Why Spirituality Is Dead and Religion Must Be Reborn | Dr. Marc Gafni #468
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Why Spirituality Is Dead and Religion Must Be Reborn | Dr. Marc Gafni #468 September 28, 2025 Join Dr. Marc Gafni's three-week class “The Path of The Wounded Hero” www.centerforworldphilosophyandreligion.com/thewoundedhero Whole Mate: The Future of Relationships https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4PZ9V5B/ Evolution of Love from Quarks to Culture: The Evo…
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How We Keep Humans in Control of AI (with Beatrice Erkers)
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Beatrice works at the Foresight Institute running their Existential Hope program. She joins the podcast to discuss the AI pathways project, which explores two alternative scenarios to the default race toward AGI. We examine tool AI, which prioritizes human oversight and democratic control, and d/acc, which emphasizes decentralized, defensive develo…
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Skull rewrites story of human evolution; Autism and Tylenol; discovery of wind coming from black hole
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Episode 322 An ancient skull discovered in China may have just rewritten the story of human evolution. It’s widely accepted that the common ancestor of Homo sapiens, Denisovans and Neanderthals came out of Africa. But this skull upends that assumption - potentially showing human evolution began in Asia. Discover how a new reconstruction of the Yunx…
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Are we kidding ourselves about decarbonisation?
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Australian rooftops are resplendent with solar panels, but sustainability expert, Martin Brueckner, warns the popular notion that we're rapidly transitioning away from fossil fuels is deceptive. When you add Australia's fossil fuels exports to our domestic energy usage, he says, it's clear that "decarbonisation is yet to begin in earnest". Also, wh…
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