Paradigm

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Neil Johnson is a professor of physics at George Washington University. His work explores impact of generative AI tools like ChatGPT in online battlefields (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and more). Support & connect - Like and subscribe - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewgeleta/ - X: https://twitter.com/MatthewGeleta - Donate: https://bit...

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Cailin O’Connor is a philosopher of science and evolutionary game theorist. She’s a Professor in the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at UC Irvine.

We discuss:

• news media and exaggerated and misleading headlines

• scientific and journalistic practices, and the incentives behind them

• how content curation impacts public perception...

David Krakauer is an evolutionary biologist and President of the Santa Fe Institute. His research explores the evolution of intelligence and stupidity on Earth.

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David's Books

• Foundational Papers in Complexity Science: Vol 1
• Foundational Papers in Complexity Science: Vol 2
• David's website⁠

Books discussed

• Worlds Hidden in Pl...

Michael Muthukrishna is an associate professor of economic psychology at the London School of Economics, and the author of the book "A Theory of Everyone".

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00:00 Episode intro

01:00 Energy and ...

Lee McIntyre is philosopher and leading voice on the topics of Disinformation and Science Denial.

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro - disinformation

5:05 Flat Earther phenomenon

9:30 What is disinformation?

11:40 How big of a probl...

Philip Goff is a philosopher and author, and one of the world's foremost proponents of panpsychism, among several other non-mainstream philosophical views.

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Philip's Links:

• ‘Mind Chat’ Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@MindChat
• Book: ‘Why? The Purpose of th...

Sara is an astronomer and planetary scientist known for her pioneering work on the vast and unknown world of exoplanets, and the search for life beyond Earth.

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We discuss:

• The prospects for finding alien life in our solar system
• The possibility that there is life on Venus
• The infamous fermi paradox
• Exoplanets
• The beautify of the night sky...

Joscha is an artificial intelligence researcher, cognitive scientist, and philosopher known for his work on cognitive architectures and mind extension technologies.

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Anil Seth is a cognitive and computational neuroscientist and author of an excellent and highly successful book called Being You: A New Science of Consciousness.

He is recognised as being in the top 0.1% of most impactful researchers globally, and his TED talks have collectively been viewed around 20 million.

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Samir Okasha is a philosopher of science whose work focuses on theories of knowledge, evolutionary theory and the philosophy of biology.

He’s a fellow of the British Academy, and the author of several interesting and very accessible books on philosophy and science, including Agents and Goals in Evolution, and an introductory book to the philosophy of biology.

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Naomi is a Harvard University professor of the history of science, and an Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences. She’s a leading voice on the role of science in society, the reality of anthropogenic climate change, and the role of disinformation in blocking climate action.

She’s also a world-renowned author, having co-authored 9 books, including the best-selling book Merchants of Doubt, Climate change denial, and her...

Stephen Fleming is a professor of cognitive neuroscience whose work focuses on metacognition - what people think or know about their own minds - and the computational and neural basis of subjective experience. He’s the author of the book Know Thyself: The Science of Self-Awareness.

Today’s topics include the possibility of self deception; cognitive biases and what we can do to guard against them; the benefits and drawbacks of impro...

Thomas Metzinger is a philosopher and author whose work focuses neuroethics, neurotechnology, and the philosophy of mind. Thomas is the author of books on the philosophy of mind, consciousness, and the self, including the Ego Tunnel, Being No One, and The Elephant and the Blind.

Today’s topics include the prospects for engineering post-biotic conscious systems, and the ethical implications of doing so; psychedelic drugs and psyched...

Alice Dreger is a bioethicist, historian, activist, and author. She’s well known as a powerful public voice in support of rights people born with atypical sex characteristics, such as intersex.

In this conversation, Alice and Matt explore the science, philosophy, and history sex, gender, intersex, and similar topics.

Topics:

* Biological and social determinants of sex and gender

* Medical treatment of people born with atypical sex ...

Thomas Hertog is a cosmologist and one of Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborators. He's the author of the book On the Origin of Time, which is a beautiful blend of physics, philosophy, and biography of Stephen and his long term collaboration with Thomas.

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Topics:

* The physics and philosophy of time

* The origin of time, and how even make sense of ...