Episodes (Page 18)
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Reflects on the process of writing and publishing a book.
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Critiques current cancer research and treatment strategies.
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Examines the philosophical concept of possible worlds.
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Max Tegmark discusses multiple multiverse theories, including quantum, cosmological, and mathematical.
Max Tegmark on Reality
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Stephen Greenblatt on structuring meaning through stories and art.
Cultural Poetics
Stephen Greenblatt on Stories
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Grimes (c) on music creation and digital personae.
Digital Personae
Grimes (c) on Music
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César Hidalgo on information's role in societies and economies.
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Philip Goff explores panpsychism: consciousness in matter.
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Katie Mack discusses potential end-of-universe scenarios.
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Cory Doctorow on the internet's rapid societal integration.
Cory Doctorow on Technology
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Melanie Mitchell on AI's struggle with common sense.
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Kate Jeffery on entropy, complexity, and system emergence.
Kate Jeffery on Entropy
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Will Wilkinson on partisan polarization and urban/rural divide.
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Michael Mann discusses climate change causes and evidence.
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Ramez Naam explores optimistic technological solutions to climate change.
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Sean Carroll explains his new book on quantum mechanics.
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Michele Gelfand introduces the concept of tight and loose societies.
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Quassim Cassam defines and analyzes intellectual vices.
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Lynne Kelly discusses ancient memory techniques and structures.
Ancient and Modern
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Adam Becker examines the historical debates in quantum mechanics.