Best Hpmor Podcasts (2025)

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240 – How To Live Well With High P(Doom) – with Ben Pace, Brandon Hendrickson, Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg 58:23

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Many of us have a high P(Doom) — a belief new AI tools could cause human extinction in the very near future. How can one live a good life in the face of this? We start with a panel discussion with Ben Pace and Brandon Hendrickson at Lighthaven during the LessOnline conference, and take perspectives from our audience as well. Afterwards Eneasz speak…

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Bayes Blast 42 – Epic AI Music 16:26

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David Youssef used Claude and Suno to make some truly awesome music. He tells us how he did it and some of his favorite lyrics. Check out the lyrics to the main song we discuss (Silicon Soul) here! Check out the Spotify playlist or the Youtube playlist He’s also one of the cofounders of the Guild of the Rose! Check them out and our initial episode …

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239 – SymbyAI 1:22:57

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Steven works at SymbyAI, a startup that’s bringing AI into research review and replication. We talk with founder Ashia Livaudais about improving how we all Do Science. Also – If Anyone Builds It Everyone Dies preorders here, or at Amazon. LINKS SymbyAI Contact Ashia at [email protected] Kaggle arXiv 00:00:01 – If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies…

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238 – Part 2 of How A Rationalist Becomes A Christian 1:26:10

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We speak with a long-time Denver rationalist who’s converting to Christianity about why. Eneasz can’t get over the abandonment of epistemics. This is Part 2, see the previous episode (here) for Part 1. LINKS Thomas Ambrose on Twitter Paid Bonus content for the week – Pressed Into The Navy (patreon, substack) 00:00:05 – The trap 01:19:00 – Guild of …

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237 – How A Rationalist Becomes A Christian 1:26:53

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We speak with a long-time Denver rationalist who’s converting to Christianity about why. Part one, it turns out. LINKS Thomas Ambrose on Twitter The Rationalist Summer Trifecta: Manifest 2025 LessOnline 2025 VibeCamp 2025 00:00:05 – OK so why? 01:24:55 – Guild of the Rose 01:25:41 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack He…

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236 – Twilight of the Edgelords with Liam Nolan 1:47:29

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Eneasz and Liam discuss Scott Alexander’s post “Twilight of the Edgelords,” an exploration of Truth, Morality, and how one balances love of truth vs not destabilizing the world economy and political regime. CORRECTION: Scott did make an explicitly clear pro Kamala post LINKS Scott Alexander’s Twilight of the Edgelords Liam & Waweru’s fiction & phil…

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235 – Gender Differences, with Wes and Jen 2:24:14

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Wes Fenza and Jen Kesteloot join us to talk about whether there’s significant personality differences between men and women, and what (if anything) we should do about that. LINKS Wes’s post Men and Women are Not That Different Jacob’s quoted post Navigation By Moonlight Eneasz’s related post How To Believe False Things Clearer Thinking’s Gender Con…

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234 – GiveDirectly, with Nick Allardice 1:52:54

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We speak to Nick Allardice, President & CEO of GiveDirectly. Afterwards Steven and Eneasz get wrapped up talking about community altruism for a bit. LINKS Give Directly GiveDirectly Tech Innovation Fact Sheet 00:00:05 – Give Directly with Nick Allardice 01:12:19 – Steven & Eneasz chat about Community Altruism 01:49:35 – Guild of the Rose 01:51:36 –…

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233 – AI Policy in D.C., with Dave Kasten 1:31:01

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Dave Kasten joins us to discuss how AI is being discussed in the US government and gives a rather inspiring and hopeful take. LINKS Narrow Path Center for AI Policy Dave Kasten’s Essay on the Essay Meta on his Substack Prospective donors for CAIP can donate here and potential major donors ($5k+) encouraged to email Jason at [email protected] TBC ep…

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Bayes Blast 41 – AI Action Plan 4:33

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The White House wants to hear from you regarding what it should do about AI safety. Now’s your chance to spend a few minutes to make someone read your thoughts on the subject! Submissions are due by midnight EST on March 15th. Submit your comments the the White House here Check out NarrowPathBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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232 – The Milton Friedman Theory of Change, with John Bennett 1:31:20

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John Bennett discusses Milton Friedman‘s model of policy change. LINKS The Milton Friedman Model of Policy Change John Bennett’s LinkedIn Friedman’s “Capitalism and Freedom” Preface Ross Rheingans-Yoo on Thalidomide at Complex Systems, and at his blog “Every Bay Area Walled … Continue reading →By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Bayes Blast 40 – HPMOR 10 Year Anniversary Parties 11:57

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Want to run an HPMOR Anniversary Party, or get notified if one’s happening near you? Fill this out!By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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231 – SuperBabies, with Gene Smith 1:48:31

4M ago1:48:31

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Gene Smith on polygenic screening; gene editing to give our children the happiest, healthiest, best lives they can live; and if we can do this in adults as well. Plus how this will interface with the AI future. LINKS … Continue reading →By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Bayes Blast 39 – Ladylike for Autistics 22:00

5M ago22:00

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Eneasz tells Jen about Sympathetic Opposition’s How and Why to be Ladylike (For Women with Autism), and the podcast takes a 1-episode breakBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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230 – Making Dating Not Suck with Jacob Falkovich 1:21:24

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Jacob Falkovich on finding a good match and selfless dating LINKS SecondPerson.Dating – why dating sucks and how you will unsuck it Jacob’s post on soccer player skill distribution Go Fuck Someone Selfless Dating Consensual Hostility (re consent culture) steelmanning … Continue reading →By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Bayes Blast 38 – Shitcoins 4:08

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How shitcoins work, plus the Dumb Money movie about the GameStop squeeze.By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Bayes Blast 37 – Kill Your Friend’s Cat 6:31

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Why you definitely should kill your friend’s cat if you promised to kill your friend’s cat. (+Q&A) This is a lightning talk given at the Rationalist MegaMeetup 2024. Based on this Twitter PollBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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229 – Integrating Emotions 1:26:37

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Eric discusses integrating our emotions via observation and adjustment. His free course is at EnjoyExisting.org or email him – [email protected] LINKS EnjoyExisting.org Ugh Fields You Have Two Brains – Eneasz spends more words on this emotion-brain speculation at this blog … Continue reading →By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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LW Census 2024 1:07

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If you haven’t yet, go fill out the 2024 LW Census. Right here.By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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228 – The Deep Lore of LightHaven, with Oliver Habryka 2:06:28

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Oliver tells us how Less Wrong instantiated itself into physical reality, along with a bit of deep lore of foundational Rationalist/EA orgs. Donate to LightCone (caretakers of both LessWrong and LightHaven) here! LINKS LessWrong LightHaven Oliver’s very in-depth post on … Continue reading →By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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227 – Longevity, Aimed Communities, Network States, with Zoe Isabel Senon 1:46:12

7M ago1:46:12

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We talk to Zoe Isabel Senon about longevity, recent advances, longevity popup cities & group houses, and more (not necessarily in that order). Spoiler: Eneasz is gonna die. 🙁 Also we learn about Network States! LINKS Vitalist Bay Aevitas House … Continue reading →By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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226 – The Illusion of Moral Decline 1:38:49

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We discuss Adam Mastroianni’s “The Illusion of Moral Decline” LINKS The Illusion of Moral Decline Touchat Wearable Blanket Hoodie Lighthaven – Eternal September Our episode with Adam on The Rise and Fall of Peer Review The Mind Killer Scott Aaronson … Continue reading →By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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225 – Live at Lighthaven! 2:38:42

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Enjoy the public conversations we had the pleasure of having at our live show at Lighthaven in Berkeley. Special thanks to Andrew, Matt, J, Ben and Garrett! Due to the nature of this recording, it’s naturally a bit less refined … Continue reading →By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Bonus? The 10-Finger Demon 53:32

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A hypothetical about a finger-collecting demon throws Eneasz for a major loop.By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Live Show At Lighthaven 0:49

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If you’re near Berkeley on 11/13/24 at 4pm, come see us! Address and info at this link. We’ll take a few questions from email at [email protected] please let us know if you’re a supporter so we can give extra thanks … Continue reading →By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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224 – Cringe Gates and Cultural Drift 1:41:37

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We discuss Eneasz’s Shrimp Welfare Watches The EA Gates, briefly touch on Hanson’s Cultural Drift, and tackle a lot of follow-ups and feedback. LINKS Shrimp Welfare Watches The EA Gates (also at TwitterX) Cultural Drift Significant Digits is here! From … Continue reading →By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Bayes Blast 36 – AI Grifters in Birmingham 13:08

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AskWho just attended a “lecture” by AI Grifter Tania Duarte Slide The “TESCREAL” Bungle by Ozy Brennan AskWho Casts AI podcastBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Planecrash Episode 219 - null action act iii: the consequences of my own nonactions 1:01:30

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1944891#reply-1944891 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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Planecrash Episode 218 - null action act iii: the consequences of my own nonactions 59:39

9M ago59:39

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/posts/6827 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe…

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Planecrash Episode 217 - null action act ii: unact harder 48:31

9M ago48:31

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1942374#reply-1942374 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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Planecrash Episode 216 - null action act ii: unact harder 40:17

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1940962#reply-1940962 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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223 – Going Back to the Classics 2:06:50

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Classic, season one adventure this week! Eneasz and Steven have a loosely structured conversation about the sequences’ value, the virtue of silence, scissor statements, and the value of philosophy. LINKS Cryonics is Free! Dan Dennett – Where Am I? The … Continue reading →By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Bonus – Discord Culture (preview) 16:43

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Eneasz chats with TBC Discord member Delta about the cultivation of small online cultures. Get the full episode via our Patreon or our SubStack!By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Planecrash Episode 215 - null action act ii: unact harder 54:51

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1919020#reply-1919020 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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Bayes Blast 35 – Disproving The Blindsight Thesis 9:10

9M ago9:10

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GPT-o1 demonstrates the Blindsight thesis is likely wrong. Peter Watts on Blindsight Andrew Cutler on origins of consciousness part 1 and part 2 Thou Art GodshatterBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Planecrash Episode 214 - null action act ii: unact harder 45:29

9M ago45:29

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1905672#reply-1905672 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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Planecrash Episode 213 - null action act ii: unact harder 47:05

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1899202#reply-1899202 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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Planecrash Episode 212 - null action act ii: unact harder 50:49

9M ago50:49

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1897086#reply-1897086 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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Bayes Blast 34 – Content Moderation is Infosec 15:29

9M ago15:29

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Steven wanted to share an interesting idea from an article that draws a neat parallel between content moderation and information security. The post discussed here is Como is Infosec.By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Planecrash Episode 211 - null action act ii: unact harder 47:49

9M ago47:49

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1895761#reply-1895761 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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222 – Consciousness As Recursive Reflections with Daniel Böttger 1:59:09

9M ago1:59:09

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We talk with Daniel about his ACX guest post that posits that thoughts are conscious, rather than brains. LINKS Consciousness As Recursive Reflections Seven Secular Sermons Seven Secular Sermons video on TwitterX LightHaven’s Eternal September 0:00:05 – Recursive Reflections 01:29:30 … Continue reading →…

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Planecrash Episode 210 - null action act ii: unact harder 44:04

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/posts/6480 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe…

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Planecrash Episode 209 - the meeting of their minds 1:23:14

9M ago1:23:14

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https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1882374#reply-1882374 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe…

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Bayes Blast 33 – Porn Sims 7:48

9M ago7:48

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Can we achieve our true potential? based on – Interview Day At Thiel Capital also mentioned: Meetups Everywhere 2024 Are You Jesus or HitlerBy The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Planecrash Episode 208 - the meeting of their minds 1:33:10

9M ago1:33:10

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1866070#reply-1866070 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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Planecrash Episode 207 - the meeting of their minds 1:30:45

9M ago1:30:45

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1853001#reply-1853001 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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Planecrash Episode 206 - the meeting of their minds 1:34:46

9M ago1:34:46

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/posts/6334 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe…

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Planecrash Episode 205 - null action 56:45

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1842556#reply-1842556 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…

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221 – Why The Field? Why Zombies?? with Liam 2:28:02

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Eneasz tries to understand why someone would posit a Chalmers Field, and brings up the horrifying implications. LINKS Zombies! Zombies? 2 Rash 2 Unadvised (the Terra Ignota analysis podcast) The previous TBC episode, where we first discussed other aspects of this … Continue reading →By The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Planecrash Episode 204 - null action 54:32

10M ago54:32

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Episode start https://www.glowfic.com/replies/1841619#reply-1841619 https://www.patreon.com/AskwhoCastsAI Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscr…