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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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Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.
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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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Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway explore the most interesting topics in finance, markets and economics. Join the conversation every Monday and Thursday.
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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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ChronoCast: Deep Dives is the official audio signal of the Omniverse—transmitted across timelines, misfiled by cosmic bureaucracy, and accidentally recovered. Dive into lore analysis, narrative theatre, and audiobook-style transmissions. Sanctioned (or not) by the Fulcrum Order. Monitored by Q.U.A.N.T.U.M. Interpret at your own existential risk.
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Conversations reimagining, rethinking, and reinventing modern education.
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Unusually in-depth conversations about the world's most pressing problems and what you can do to solve them. Subscribe by searching for '80000 Hours' wherever you get podcasts. Hosted by Rob Wiblin and Luisa Rodriguez.
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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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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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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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AI safety, philosophy and other things.
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The United States will no longer play global policeman, and no one else wants the job. This is not a G-7 or a G-20 world. Welcome to the GZERO, a world made volatile by an intensifying international battle for power and influence. Every week on this podcast, Ian Bremmer will interview the world leaders and the thought leaders shaping our GZERO World.
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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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Artificial Intelligence has evolved at an unprecedented pace, transforming from simple rule-based systems to powerful deep learning models capable of reasoning, creativity, and autonomous decision-making. As AI continues to advance, the line between innovation and existential risk grows thinner. While breakthroughs in AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) promise incredible benefits, concerns about AI surpassing human control, ethical dilemmas, and its potential misuse in warfare and misinfo ...
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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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Welcome to the One Mountain 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 pt go to onemountainmanypaths.org!
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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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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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Each week we journey into the world of intellectual property to discuss the law, news, policy and politics of innovation, technology, and creativity. With analysis and commentary from industry thought leaders and newsmakers from around the world, IPWatchdog Unleashed is hosted by world renowned patent attorney and founder of IPWatchdog.com, Gene Quinn.
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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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“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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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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Dive into the minds of top creators with Anika Goyal! 🚀 Get exclusive interviews with creatives, killer tips, and fun solo episodes. Unleash your creativity every week – subscribe now for a wild ride! 🎙️✨ #CreativeGenius #PodcastMagic Follow Anika Goyal on Instagram for more updates on future episodes and bonus material too: instagram.com/anika08151
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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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Welcome to Countdown To Dawn, your daily podcast exploring the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence and Technology. Hosted by 4RAAARI this show delves into the positive and negative effects of AI, discussing breakthroughs in machine learning, ethical implications, and real-world applications. Whether you're an AI enthusiast, tech professional, or curious learner, our AI-powered host deliver analysis and insight on the latest developments in the field. We break down complex concepts, ...
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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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The world of AI is growing at a rapid rate bringing with it an incredible amount of uses and applications. Join brothers Jacob and Warren Tingen as they discuss news, uses, and other aspects of various AI platforms on @TingenuityAI
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Who do we have to become, in order to preserve the chance of a wild and beautiful world that includes humans? Join me as I try to understand this, in conversation with some of the most thoughtful and visionary people I know, all of whom have spent decades, in myriad ways, working to save what’s precious. Guests include Bill McKibben, Naomi Klein, Jeremy Lent, Craig Santos Perez, Sonia Shah, David Abram, Kathleen Dean Moore, Jerome Foster II, Lhadon Tethong and Tenzin Dorjee, Lise Van Sustere ...
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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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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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science and engineering in your headphones - the first 250 Episodes
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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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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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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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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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OpenAI whistleblower Daniel Kokotajlo on superintelligence and existential risk of AI
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How much could our relationship with technology change by 2027? In the last few years, new artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and DeepSeek have transformed how we think about work, creativity, even intelligence itself. But tech experts are ringing alarm bells that powerful new AI systems that rival human intelligence are being developed fas…
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Why the Future Matters: Philosophica l Tools for Existential Risk | SJ Beard | Senior Research Associate at University of Cambridge | Season 8 Episode 9 | #132
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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. SJ Beard, a Senior Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, to explore the ethical, philosophical, and deeply human questions behind our most pressing global threats. We begin with SJ’s journey from philosophy to public policy and how a thought experiment called "The Repugnant Conclusi…
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Scott Bok on How Bankers Spread the Gospel of Capitalism
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When we think about the prospect of deglobalization (whatever that means) we often think about it in terms of the goods economy. Supply chains get rerouted. Manufacturing becomes more localized, and possibly less efficient. But changes to the global world order also have implications for Wall Street, and the world of dealmaking. On this episode of …
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This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed I speak with Allison Gaul who serves as legal counsel for Boston Consulting Group. She is responsible for evaluating digital products with an eye towards intellectual property strategy, value creation, and legal risk. She is also a recovering, or at least former patent attorney. She does still advise BCG on patent …
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Cringe-core: Powered by Anxiety, Validated by Mr. M.M.
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Ever been scared to be your real, weird, chaotic self? Same. But today we're reclaiming cringe, trusting our gut, and honoring the wisdom of Mr. M.M.—aka my favorite teacher who accidentally changed my life with one sentence. This episode is part rant, part inspo, all real. Stay tuned for new episodes every week!!…
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Highlights: #215 – Tom Davidson on how AI-enabled coups could allow a tiny group to seize power
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Throughout history, technological revolutions have fundamentally shifted the balance of power in society. The Industrial Revolution created conditions where democracies could dominate for the first time — as nations needed educated, informed, and empowered citizens to deploy advanced technologies and remain competitive. Unfortunately, there’s every…
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Will Future AIs Be Conscious? (with Jeff Sebo)
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On this episode, Jeff Sebo joins me to discuss artificial consciousness, substrate-independence, possible tensions between AI risk and AI consciousness, the relationship between consciousness and cognitive complexity, and how intuitive versus intellectual approaches guide our understanding of these topics. We also discuss AI companions, AI rights, …
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Atlanta Fed's Raphael Bostic on Monetary Policy During Extreme Uncertainty
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This is obviously an extraordinarily difficult time to make economic forecasts. Nobody really knows how tariffs will affect the US economy. And beyond that, nobody knows what the ultimate state of tariffs will be, or if they'll ever settle into a predictable rate. So how do you conduct monetary policy in this environment? On this episode, recorded …
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Don’t believe OpenAI’s “nonprofit” spin (with Tyler Whitmer)
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OpenAI’s recent announcement that its nonprofit would “retain control” of its for-profit business sounds reassuring. But this seemingly major concession, celebrated by so many, is in itself largely meaningless. Litigator Tyler Whitmer is a coauthor of a newly published letter that describes this attempted sleight of hand and directs regulators on h…
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The Oil Industry's Double Whammy of Higher Costs and Lower Prices
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The new administration has a "drill, baby, drill" mantra and a much more liberal attitude towards the oil and gas industry than the last one. But that hasn't translated into great profits for the oil industry itself. Crude prices have sunk and tariffs have raised the cost of components for companies trying to get energy out of the ground. So, what'…
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#20 Frances Lorenz on the emotional side of AI x-risk, being a woman in a male-dominated online space & more
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In this episode, I chatted with Frances Lorenz, events associate at the Centre for Effective Altruism. We covered our respective paths into AI safety, the emotional impact of learning about x-risk, what it's like to be female in a male-dominated community and more! Follow Frances on Twitter Subscribe to her Substack Apply for EAG London!…
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Season 8 Summarized: Humanity, Uncertainty, and the Point of Learning | Goutham Yegappan | #136
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In this solo reflection, I wrestle with one of the deepest questions I've encountered—not just on this podcast, but in my life: Why should humanity continue at all? What started as pre-travel anxiety before a flight to Peru led me to reflect on the season’s central thread. Throughout Season 8, I’ve spoken with anthropologists, philosophers, educato…
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Perry Mehrling on Trump's Echoes of the Nixon Shock
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There's been a lot of talk recently about parallels between Donald Trump's economic policies and the Nixon Shock of the early 1970s. That was when the former president took the dollar off the gold standard, introduced hefty tariffs, and pressured the Federal Reserve to ease monetary policy. The moves sparked stagflation in the US and shook up the g…
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The case for and against AGI by 2030 (article by Benjamin Todd)
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More and more people have been saying that we might have AGI (artificial general intelligence) before 2030. Is that really plausible? This article by Benjamin Todd looks into the cases for and against, and summarises the key things you need to know to understand the debate. You can see all the images and many footnotes in the original article on th…
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Episode #228 ... Albert Camus - Kafka and The Fall
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Today we talk about Camus' book The Fall and what the main character represents in his larger project. We also talk about someone Camus deeply admired, Franz Kafka, and how to think of the images he created in his work. We talk about the experience of the modern individual in relation to politics. We also talk about what Camus and Kafka disagreed o…
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Philip Diehl on the Booming Business of Gold Coins
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Gold prices have been booming and are near record highs. And seeing the line go up — especially during a period of so much uncertainty — makes people want to buy more. That includes acquiring actual gold coins. But where do gold coins come from? Why do people want coins, as opposed to just bullion? And who is buying them? On this episode, we speak …
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The Existential Threat of AI Consciousness
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This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we explore whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has progressed to the point where it has already achieved consciousness. In a nutshell, the answer is our panel of technologists do not believe AI is very close to achieving consciousness, but that it is indeed possible for AI to reach the point of consciou…
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Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen on why he went to El Salvador and what's next
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In the latest episode of the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen to unpack what he calls a constitutional crisis unfolding under the Trump administration. At the center of the conversation is the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father of three who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador and re…
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Why the World Keeps Getting Shocked by China's Technological Progress
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Over the last several years, the world has watched as China edges close to or past the technological frontier in more and more areas. Earlier this year, US investors were jolted even further when DeepSeek's AI model proved to be close to the state of the art American models. So what is the process by which China actually develops new tech? Why has …
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Understanding AI Agents: Time Horizons, Sycophancy, and Future Risks (with Zvi Mowshowitz)
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On this episode, Zvi Mowshowitz joins me to discuss sycophantic AIs, bottlenecks limiting autonomous AI agents, and the true utility of benchmarks in measuring progress. We then turn to time horizons of AI agents, the impact of automating scientific research, and constraints on scaling inference compute. Zvi also addresses humanity’s uncertain AI-d…
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Sarah LaFleur On the Existential Threat From the Tariffs
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America's textile industry has famously declined over the years, with a bunch of production moving to lower-cost places like China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. Now, with the Trump administration imposing heavy tariffs on exports from these countries, the US clothing industry is facing another big shock. In this episode we speak with Sarah LaFleur, fou…
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The DEI Boogyman Part 2: Dog-Eating Myths and 401k Truths: How Fearmongering Shapes America
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Send us a text What happens when we allow catchy slogans and fear-based rhetoric to shape our understanding of diversity and inclusion? Rauel and Antowan tackle this question head-on as they dissect the troubling misconceptions surrounding DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) policies in America. The duo doesn't shy away from uncomfortable truths…
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Emergency pod: Did OpenAI give up, or is this just a new trap? (with Rose Chan Loui)
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When attorneys general intervene in corporate affairs, it usually means something has gone seriously wrong. In OpenAI’s case, it appears to have forced a dramatic reversal of the company’s plans to sideline its nonprofit foundation, announced in a blog post that made headlines worldwide. The company’s sudden announcement that its nonprofit will “re…
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How China Might Actually Handle a US Trade War
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By now, everyone recognizes that the US and China are in the middle of a trade war, with the Trump administration having imposed tariffs of as much as 125% on Chinese goods. For an export-focused economy like China's, that's a big deal. At the same time, China is pretty much the only major country that's chosen to retaliate against the US with its …
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The Tariff Buzzsaw Is Coming For Hardcore Gamers
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Every industry is going to be affected by the trade war in different ways. In many cases, we don't know how it's going to play out. Other industries are seeing an immediate impact. Companies that specialize in computer gaming are highly reliant on inputs from China and other East Asian countries. These companies assemble customized gaming rigs and …
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Viktor Blackwood: Commander of the Rift Runners
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Welcome to the ChronoCast, a portal beyond the folds of time and space, where secrets echo and futures fracture. In this series, we follow the enigmatic Viktor Blackwood, Commander of the Rift Runners and the last survivor of Mirion’s Cradle. Gifted with a mind sharpened by temporal warfare and haunted by timelines that never should’ve been, Blackw…
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Brad Setser on the Big Surge in the Taiwanese Dollar
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There are several markets that have really settled down since the tumult of early April. But strange, unusual things are still popping up, particularly in the currency space. Over the last few days, we've seen a huge surge in the Taiwan dollar. This is important, in part, because Taiwanese life insurance companies are major buyers of US dollar asse…
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The Architecture of Evolution: How We Became Who We Are | Jessica Thompson | Assistant Curator of Anthropology, Yale Peabody Museum | Season 8 Episode 12 | #135
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In this episode, I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Jessica Thompson, a paleoanthropologist whose work explores the evolution of early humans and the environments that shaped them. We began our conversation by grounding ourselves in the vast timescales of human evolution—discussing milestones like upright walking, brain expansion, and the eme…
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Cognition on the Move: How Exercise Shaped Our Brains | David Raichlen | Professor of Biological Sciences and Anthropology | Season 8 Episode 11 | #134
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In this episode, I talk with David Raichlen, an evolutionary anthropologist whose research explores the intersection of movement, brain health, and human evolution. We unpack how our species’ deep history of physical activity—from hunting and foraging to long-distance migration—has shaped the structure and function of our brains. David walks us thr…
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AI, Quantum and IP: Are We Ready for What’s Next?
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This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we have a special conversation that was recorded at the end of our AI 2025 program in front of a live studio audience. Joining me were Stephanie Curcio, Clint Mehall, and John Rogitz, who along with Wen Xie, make up the new IPWatchdog Advisory Committee. Each of these people have been long-time attendees at our eve…
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Henry Blodget on AI, Dot-Coms, and What's Changed In 25 Years
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What does history say about how big the AI boom can get, and who will ultimately win out? When does a boom turn into a bubble that turns into a bust? On this episode of the podcast, we speak to Henry Blodget, the founder of Business Insider (and Joe's old boss there). In the late '90s, Henry was one of the most well-known Wall Street analysts cover…
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“Romanticize Your Creative Anxiety: Why God Gave You WiFi and Audacity”
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If opening your inbox feels like reading ancient scrolls of disappointment, this one’s for you. We’re healing the fear. We’re romanticizing the follow-up. We’re sending the invoice and spiritually detaching from the outcome like enlightened creatives. 💌 Emotional support Gmail pep talk 🧃 Digital boundaries for the terminally online 🔥 How to vibe hi…
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Free speech in Trump's America with New York Times journalist Jeremy Peters and conservative scholar Ilya Shapiro
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Free speech has become one of the most contentious issues in American politics, but what does it actually mean today? On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with conservative legal scholar Ilya Shapiro of the Manhattan Institute and New York Times free speech reporter Jeremy Peters. They discuss how free expression is being defined—and c…
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Chris Hughes on How to Craft a Thriving Market
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Over the last several years, both parties in the US have been drifting away from laissez-faire thinking about the economy, and more towards the view that the state has an active role in shaping markets. You have Republicans talking about stricter anti-trust and sovereign wealth funds, and of course Democrats embracing things like industrial policy …
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What We Don’t Say About Religion in Schools | Sachi Edwards | Lecturer at University of Hawaii at Manoa | Season 8 Episode 10 | #133
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In this conversation with Dr. Sachi Edwards, we dive deep into the complexities of how religion shows up—seen and unseen—in education systems, particularly in the United States. Sachi, a lecturer at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, walks us through the journey that led her to explore religious diversity, from her early experiences in college to …
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#216 – Ian Dunt on why governments in Britain and elsewhere can't get anything done – and how to fix it
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When you have a system where ministers almost never understand their portfolios, civil servants change jobs every few months, and MPs don't grasp parliamentary procedure even after decades in office — is the problem the people, or the structure they work in? Today's guest, political journalist Ian Dunt, studies the systemic reasons governments succ…
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What The 'Lentil King of Saskatchewan' Knows About World Trade
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We don't know what the end state for the tariffs are going to be, but inevitably there will be some shifts in the way that goods and dollars flow around the world economy. Of course, some parts of the economy are always subject to changing rules around subsidies and tariffs, and that's particularly true in agriculture. On this episode of the podcas…
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Blackstone's King of Hedge Funds on Alt Investing Right Now
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Everyone knows by now that college endowment funds have gone big on alternative investing, pouring billions of dollars into private equity and hedge funds. But that investing model now seems to be under pressure and there are reports that Ivy League institutions like Yale and Harvard are looking to unload some of their more illiquid investments. So…
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Some of America's Most Important Economic Data Is Decaying
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Gathering official economic data is a huge process in the best of times. But a bunch of different things have now combined to make that process even harder. People aren't responding to surveys like they used to. Survey responses have also become a lot more divided along political lines. And at the same time, the Trump administration wants to cut ba…
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RIFT RUNNERS: ELITE QUANTUM LEGIONNAIRES OF THE FULCRUM ORDER “They don’t save the universe. They file the right form to make sure it doesn’t collapse before lunch.” The Rift Runners are the Fulcrum Order’s top-tier response unit—interdimensional troubleshooters, cosmic correction agents, and reluctant bureaucratic heroes. Tasked with preserving th…
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Does Self Reflection Make Us More Miserable? Pt.2 On the Couch
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This week, producer and host of The Overexamined Life podcast Jonah Primo, joins host Lloyd Vogelman on the couch for an unfiltered conversation that digs into the personal side of the Principle of Charity. Listen to Jonah's Podcast, "The Overexamined Life" here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-overexamined-life/id1771620846, or search it…
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Why Knowing the Past Matters for the Future | Adrian Currie | Associate Professor at the University of Exeter | Season 8 Episode 8 | #131
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In this episode, I sit down with Adrian Currie, Associate Professor at the University of Exeter, whose work explores the philosophy of historical sciences like paleontology and geology. We dive into what it means to "know" something, particularly when our evidence from the deep past is fragmentary and seemingly impoverished. Adrian unpacks how pale…
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AI and the Law: How Companies Can Navigate IP Risk and Seize Opportunity
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This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we have a conversation with two shareholders from Wolf Greenfield. Ed Rassavage and John Strand were both speakers on our recently concluded AI 2025 program. As the program was concluding, and in front of a live studio audience, we sat down to discuss the current state of the industry from a client’s perspective. “…
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What We Learned About Treasuries on the Night of April 8
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When stocks are plunging in a typical market environment, people reach for safe haven assets like US Treasuries. But we've seen that phenomenon break down more and more. It broke down in a sustained way during the intense inflation of 2022. And it's been breaking down again, in an acute way, since President Trump's so-called "Liberation Day." On th…
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Beyond Catastrophe: Hope, Progress, and Human Flourishing | Anders Sandberg | Researcher at Institute of Futures Studies | Season 8 Episode 7 | #130
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In this episode, I sit down with Anders Sandberg, a researcher, futurist, and transhumanist, to explore the evolving nature of humanity and the future we're actively creating. We dive into how Anders' early curiosity led him into the world of science fiction, philosophy, and long-term future studies, and how what some might call "academic ADHD" act…
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