Best Eliezer Yudkowsky Podcasts (2025)

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251 - Eliezer Yudkowsky: Artificial Intelligence and the End of Humanity 2:51:13

5d ago2:51:13

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Eliezer Yudkowsky is a decision theorist, computer scientist, and author who co-founded and leads research at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute. He is best known for his work on the alignment problem—how and whether we can ensure that AI is aligned with human values to avoid catastrophe and harness its power. In this episode, Robinson and…

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Blindsided 02: Smile! You’re on Camera! 1:20:59

5d ago1:20:59

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Join Brian and Steven on their expedition to the edge of the solar system with part 2 of Blindsight! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. (I read the wrong quote at the top of the episode. Whoopsie!) The starting quote for this episode is: “Leaders are visionaries wit…

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Kristian Rönn - A Blissful Successor Beyond Darwinian Life [Worthy Successor, Episode 9] 1:47:40

7d ago1:47:40

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This is an interview with Kristian Rönn, author, successful startup founder, and now CEO of Lucid, and AI hardware governance startup based in SF. This is an additional installment of our "Worthy Successor" series - where we explore the kinds of posthuman intelligences that deserve to steer the future beyond humanity. This episode referred to the f…

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Blindsided 01: Aliens, Vampires, and Children – oh my! 1:02:38

13d ago1:02:38

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Steven and Brian take their first real dive into the strange world of Blindsight. I hope you are having as much as we are. :) The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. The starting quote for this episode is: “Try to touch the past. Try to deal with the past. It’s not real.…

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Blindsided 00: Announcement 7:54

19d ago7:54

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Steven and Brian announce their latest reading project – Blindsight by Peter Watts! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. The first week we’ll be reading up until: “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars. — Emerson” Everyone should buy a copy and check it out!…

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250 - Norman Finkelstein: Trump, Israel, Gaza, and the Criminalization of Dissent 3:00:19

19d ago3:00:19

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Norman Finkelstein received his PhD from the Princeton University Politics Department, and is best known for his research on Israel and Palestine. Norman also appeared on episodes 192, 218, 228, and 244, where he addressed the facts and fictions generated by the Israel-Hamas War, October 6th, allegations of genocide and apartheid, Hezbollah, the Ho…

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Jack Shanahan - Avoiding an AI Race While Keeping America Strong [US-China AGI Relations, Episode 1] 1:41:56

22d ago1:41:56

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This is an interview with Jack Shanahan, a three-star General and former Director of the Joint AI Center (JAIC) within the US Department of Defense. This the first installment of our "US-China AGI Relations" series - where we explore pathways to achieving international AGI cooperation while avoiding conflicts and arms races. This episode referred t…

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249 - Chris Hedges: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the Rise of American Fascism 3:00:12

1M ago3:00:12

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Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning author and journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times. He has covered numerous wars across the decades, written many books—including America: The Farewell Tour and American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America—and has been involved in work for prisoner…

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Richard Ngo - A State-Space of Positive Posthuman Futures [Worthy Successor, Episode 8] 1:46:15

1M ago1:46:15

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This is an interview with Richard Ngo, AGI researcher and thinker - with extensive stints at both OpenAI and DeepMind. This is an additional installment of our "Worthy Successor" series - where we explore the kinds of posthuman intelligences that deserve to steer the future beyond humanity. This episode referred to the following other essays and re…

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) perfection 52:35

1M ago52:35

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A movie that somehow did it all. You can find Matt at his regular media-analysis podcast at Doof Media.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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248 - Richard Wolff: Trump, Hitler, and the End of the American Empire 3:11:18

2M ago3:11:18

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Richard Wolff is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor at The New School, where he works on economics in the Marxist tradition. This is Richard’s eighth appearance on Robinson’s Podcast. In his last appearance, episode #243, he and Robinson discussed 2025 and the first weeks of Trump’s p…

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Yi Zeng - Exploring 'Virtue' and Goodness Through Posthuman Minds [AI Safety Connect, Episode 2] 1:14:19

2M ago1:14:19

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This is an interview with Yi Zeng, Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a member of the United Nations High-Level Advisory Body on AI, and leader of the Beijing Institute for AI Safety and Governance (among many other accolades). Over a year ago when I asked Jaan Tallinn "who within the UN advisory group on AI has good ideas about AGI and …

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Cowboy Grak 5 pt2 1:28:34

2M ago1:28:34

1:28:34

Narrative about meta-narrative. Eneasz and Steven talk about the rest of Cowboy Grak 5, a Worth The Candle fanfic.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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247 - Garry Nolan: Aliens | The Case They’re Already Here 3:22:24

2M ago3:22:24

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Dr. Nolan is the Rachford and Carlota A. Harris Professor in the Department of Pathology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He has published over 350 research articles and is the holder of 50 US patents, and has been honored as one of the top 25 inventors at Stanford University. He specializes in groundbreaking cancer and immunotherapy rese…

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Max Tegmark - The Lynchpin Factors to Achieving AGI Governance [AI Safety Connect, Episode 1] 26:06

2M ago26:06

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This is an interview with Max Tegmark, MIT professor, Founder of the Future of Humanity Institute, and author of Life 3.0. This interview was recorded on-site at AI Safety Connect 2025, a side event from the AI Action Summit in Paris. See the full article from this episode: https://danfaggella.com/tegmark1 Listen to the full podcast episode: https:…

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Cowboy Grak 5 pt1 1:29:45

2M ago1:29:45

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Not everything is a reference! Eneasz and Steven talk about half of Cowboy Grak 5, a Worth The Candle fanfic.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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246 - Tim Maudlin: A Masterclass on General Relativity 4:22:07

3M ago4:22:07

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Tim Maudlin is Professor of Philosophy at NYU and Founder and Director of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics. This is Tim’s seventh appearance on the show. He last appeared on episode 237 for a masterclass on Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity, explaining it from the ground up and elucidating some common misconceptio…

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Michael Levin - Unfolding New Paradigms of Posthuman Intelligence [Worthy Successor, Episode 7] 1:16:35

3M ago1:16:35

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This is an interview with Dr. Michael Levin, a pioneering developmental biologist at Tufts University. This is an additional installment of our "Worthy Successor" series - where we explore the kinds of posthuman intelligences that deserve to steer the future beyond humanity. Listen to this episode on The Trajectory Youtube Channel: https://www.yout…

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245 - Leonard Susskind: String Theory and the Black Hole War 2:00:10

3M ago2:00:10

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Leonard Susskind is Felix Block Professor of Physics at Stanford University. Along with other accomplishments, he is among the fathers of such revolutionary concepts in physics as string theory, black hole complementarity, the holographic principle, and the string-theoretic landscape. He was also the guest on episode #217, where he and Robinson dis…

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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 06: Pondering Knowable Dreams 58:24

3M ago58:24

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Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven wrap up their adventures in the mind of Philip K Dick. We’re gonna keep this going with Blindsight! Come back in a week or two for … part of Blindsight. We’ll figure this out later. Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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244 - Norman Finkelstein: Donald J. Trump, Mossad Conspiracies in Israel, and the Dying Left 3:42:15

3M ago3:42:15

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Norman Finkelstein received his PhD from the Princeton University Politics Department, and is best known for his research on Israel and Palestine. In this episode, Norman and Robinson sit down for a discussion about Donald Trump, the latest from Israel, Palestine, and Gaza, and the dying Left. Norman also appeared on episode 192, where he and Robin…

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HPMOR 10 Year Anniversary Parties 11:57

3M ago11:57

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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 Methods of Rationality Podcast

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243 - Richard Wolff: Donald J. Trump and the Decline of the United States 3:40:26

4M ago3:40:26

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Richard Wolff is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor at The New School, where he works on economics in the Marxist tradition. This is Richard’s seventh appearance on Robinson’s Podcast. In his last appearance, episode #230, he and Robinson discussed Richard’s arguments against electing…

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242 - Victor Davis Hanson: President Donald J. Trump and the Fate of the United States 1:16:42

4M ago1:16:42

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Victor Davis Hanson is a renowned classicist, military historian, and political commentator. He is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in Residence in Classics and Military History at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Among numerous other awards, Victor was presented with the National Humanities Medal in 2007. Victor most recentl…

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Eliezer Yudkowsky - Human Augmentation as a Safer AGI Pathway [AGI Governance, Episode 6] 1:14:45

4M ago1:14:45

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This is an interview with Eliezer Yudkowsky, AI Researcher at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute. This is the sixth installment of our "AGI Governance" series - where we explore the means, objectives, and implementation of of governance structures for artificial general intelligence. Watch this episode on The Trajectory Youtube Channel: ht…

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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 05: Peculiar Kafkaesque Dimensions 1:00:19

4M ago1:00:19

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Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven chew on the Chew-Z madness. The next episode will be delayed by a week, so come back in two weeks for the final three chapters, 11, 12, and 13! Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here. Continue readingBy The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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241 - Raphael Bousso: The Cold Truth About Quantum Mechanics 1:37:34

4M ago1:37:34

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Raphael Bousso is the Chancellor’s Chair in Physics at the Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics, where he leads the Bousso Group in research on quantum gravity and quantum information. He is a renowned string theorist famous also for his development of the string theoretic landscape and the Bousso bound in holography. In this episode, Robinson a…

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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 04: Phantasmal Knowledge Discussion 1:07:42

5M ago1:07:42

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Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven discuss Barney’s trip down depression lane. Come back next week for chapters 9 and 10! Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here. Continue readingBy The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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240 - Peter Godfrey-Smith: Cuttlefish, Octopuses, and the Consciousness of Mysterious Minds 1:31:22

5M ago1:31:22

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Robinson’s Podcast #240 - Peter Godfrey-Smith: Cuttlefish, Octopuses, and the Consciousness of Mysterious Minds Peter Godfrey-Smith is a professor in the School of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney. He has also taught at Stanford University and Harvard University. Among other topics, he has researched the philosophy of b…

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Connor Leahy - Slamming the Brakes on the AGI Arms Race [AGI Governance, Episode 5] 1:45:12

5M ago1:45:12

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This is an interview with Connor Leahy, the Founder and CEO of Conjecture. This is the fifth installment of our "AGI Governance" series - where we explore the means, objectives, and implementation of of governance structures for artificial general intelligence. Watch this episode on The Trajectory Youtube Channel: https://youtu.be/1j--6JYRLVk See t…

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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 03: Parallel Knowledge Dimensions 1:25:38

5M ago1:25:38

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Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven continue their exploration the layers of madness that is the mind of Philip K. Dick. Come back next week for chapters 7 and 8! Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here. Continue readingBy The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 02: Psychedelic Kindred Dreams 1:08:52

5M ago1:08:52

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Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven continue their exploration of the real and surreal while enjoying some psychedelic plants. Come back next week for chapters 5 and 6! Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here. Continue readingBy The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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239 - Ned Block: Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, and the Philosophy of Mind 1:35:12

5M ago1:35:12

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Ned Block is Silver Professor at New York University in the Departments of Philosophy and Psychology, where he works on the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of neuroscience, and cognitive science. In this episode, Robinson and Ned discuss some of the titans he studied under, ChatGPT and the nature of artificial intelligence, the Turing Test, andr…

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Andrea Miotti - A Human-First AI Future [AGI Governance, Episode 4] 1:41:09

5M ago1:41:09

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This is an interview with Andrea Miotti, the Founder and Executive Director of ControlAI. This is the fourth installment of our "AGI Governance" series - where we explore the means, objectives, and implementation of of governance structures for artificial general intelligence. Watch this episode on The Trajectory Youtube Channel: https://youtu.be/L…

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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 01: Pioneering Key Discourse 58:48

5M ago58:48

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Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven dive deep into the Earth’s surface to survive the first two chapters of The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch! Come back next week for chapters 3 and 4. Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here. Continue readingBy The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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238 - Barry Loewer: What Is The Philosophy of Science? 2:01:01

6M ago2:01:01

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Barry Loewer is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers. Before that he did his PhD in philosophy at Stanford. Barry works largely in the philosophy of physics, the philosophy of science, and metaphysics. This is Barry’s third appearance on the show. He was last on episode 189 with David Albert, in which Robinson, David, and Barry discusse…

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Stephen Ibaraki - The Beginning of AGI Global Coordination [AGI Governance, Episode 3] 50:25

6M ago50:25

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This is an interview with Stephen Ibaraki, the Founder of the ITU's (part of the United Nations) AI for Good initiative, and Chairman REDDS Capital. This is the third installment of our "AGI Governance" series - where we explore the means, objectives, and implementation of of governance structures for artificial general intelligence. This episode r…

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Man in the High Castle 07: Plunge into Kindred Dimensions 1:51:52

6M ago1:51:52

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Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven wrap up their reading of Man in the High Castle with the last 3 chapters. Things get exciting, then surreal, then weird, then even weirder, and everyone lives happily ever after. Come back in a week (or two) for the first two chapters… Continue readingBy The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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237 - Tim Maudlin: A Masterclass on Special Relativity 2:03:40

6M ago2:03:40

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Tim Maudlin is Professor of Philosophy at NYU and Founder and Director of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics. This is Tim’s seventh appearance on the show. He last appeared on episode 210 with David Albert for a discussion of the measurement problem in quantum mechanics. In this episode, Tim and Robinson talk about Albert Einste…

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Man in the High Castle 06: Persistence Knows Defiance 58:40

6M ago58:40

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Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven continue their reading of Man in the High Castle, chapters 11 and 12. Stuff is getting real, people are getting shot, the Nazis are coming! Come back next week for the last 3 chapters! Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR… Continue readingBy The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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236 - David Albert: A Masterclass on Time’s Arrow 2:02:11

6M ago2:02:11

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David Albert is the Frederick E. Woodbridge Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, director of the Philosophical Foundations of Physics program at Columbia, and a faculty member of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics. This is David’s ninth appearance on Robinson’s Podcast. He last appeared on episode 221 to discuss the m…

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Mike Brown - AI Cooperation and Competition Between the US and China [AGI Governance, Episode 2] 1:09:51

6M ago1:09:51

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This is an interview with Mike Brown, Partner at Shield Capital and the Former Director of the Defense Innovation Unit at the U.S. Department of Defense. This is the second installment of our "AGI Governance" series - where we explore how important AGI governance is, what it should achieve, and how it should be implemented. Watch this episode on Th…

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Man in the High Castle 05: Postmodern Kafkaesque Drive 1:09:26

6M ago1:09:26

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Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven continue their reading of Man in the High Castle. Tensions continue to rise, super secrets are hinted at, and Julianna is planning to visit the guy who’s name is the the name of the thing (she wants to visit the Man in the… Continue readingBy The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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235 - Janna Levin: How to Survive a Black Hole 2:04:23

6M ago2:04:23

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Janna Levin is the Claire Tow Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University. She is also the Chair and Founding Director of the Science Studios at Pioneer Works. In this episode, Robinson and Janna talk all about black holes and how to survive them. More particularly, they discuss how black holes were discovered both …

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Sébastien Krier - Keeping a Pulse on AGI's Takeoff [AGI Governance, Episode 1] 1:33:40

7M ago1:33:40

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This is an interview with Sebastien Krier, who works in Policy Development and Strategy at Google DeepMind. This is the first installment of our "AGI Governance" series - where we explore the kinds of posthuman intelligences that deserve to steer the future beyond humanity. Watch this episode on The Trajectory YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/SKl7…

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Man in the High Castle 04: Post-Knowledge Dystopia 50:56

7M ago50:56

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Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven continue their reading of Man in the High Castle. Couple of not too exciting chapters, but tension seem to be rising. Couple back next week for chapters 9 and 10! Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here. Continue readingBy The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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234 - Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: Karl Marx and the Fall of the West 3:36:49

7M ago3:36:49

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This episode came on the heels of a traumatic, eight-interview sprint in NYC. As you’ll see, this one was particularly chaotic, but the stars aligned to make it happen. Camera switches, bathroom breaks, health concerns, equipment malfunctions, and even a robbery didn’t prevent the conversation from coming together. With this in mind, I hope you’ll …

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Man in the High Castle 03: Power Keeps Distorting 1:26:20

7M ago1:26:20

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Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven continue our reading of Man in the High Castle. We get the name of the thing in this one and everyone loses their mind when the German Chancellor dies. Come back next week for chapters 7 and 8! Also, did you happen across… Continue readingBy The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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233 - Judith Butler: Trump & Harris | Israel & Palestine | Sex & Gender 1:23:00

7M ago1:23:00

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Judith Butler is Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School and formerly the Maxine Elliot Chair in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Program of Critical Theory at the University of California, Berkeley. In this episode, Robinson and Judith discuss three broad topics. First, they talk about Judith’s latest book, Who’s Afraid of G…

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232 - Niall Ferguson: Trump v. Harris | Israel v. Hamas | Russia v. Ukraine 1:22:14

7M ago1:22:14

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Sir Niall Ferguson is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior faculty fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, where he served for twelve years as the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History. In this episode, Robinson and Niall discuss three of the …

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