Will Trump be re-elected? Will North Korea give up their nuclear weapons? Will your friend turn up to dinner?
Spencer Greenberg, founder of ClearerThinking.org has a process for working out such real life problems.
Let’s work through one here: how likely is it that you’ll enjoy listening to this episode?
The first step is to figure out your ‘prior probabi ... Show More
Jun 2
What it's really like to run AGI safety at Google DeepMind (and where I disagree with 'doomers') | Rohin Shah
Most people working on AI safety think without a massive effort AI systems will probably end up with goals catastrophically different from humanity’s. Today’s guest, Rohin Shah — head of AGI Safety and Alignment at Google DeepMind, and an AI safety researcher since 2017 — disagre ... Show More
2h 48m
May 26
We’re updating our career advice for the strangest time in history | Benjamin Todd, author of 80,000 Hours
The average career is 80,000 hours long. With AI advancing so rapidly, the hours you have left in your career matter more than ever.Some leading AI researchers think there’s a 10% chance that AI systems begin automating AI research itself this year — and a 60% chance by the end o ... Show More
1h 6m
Apr 2020
Toby Ord: What are the odds civilisation will survive the century?
This week we talk to the philosopher Toby Ord about the end of civilisation as we know it.
Ok, it’s not all doom and gloom. As Toby says, he’s an optimistic person, but in his new book The Precipice (£25, Bloomsbury) he explains why we’re at a point in time where we, as a species ... Show More
35m 35s
Apr 2021
#2 Modes de consommation & fast-fashion 🌱 avec le podcast "Vivons heureux avant la fin du monde"
<p>Bienvenue dans Passerelles, un podcast pensé pour éveiller la curiosité des apprenantes et des apprenants de français.</p>
<p>Dans chaque épisode, je partage avec vous une question inspirée par les podcasts que j'écoute, par mes lectures. Et tout simplement par des choses qui ... Show More
21m 9s
Oct 2023
Psychology Honours Survival Guide (Part One)
Welcome back to Mental Status!In this two-part series, we're diving headfirst into the challenges of the fourth-year psychology honours program, and, most importantly, how we survived.In Part 1 of our two-part series, we provide an update on our recent whereabouts, before sharing ... Show More
38m 23s
<p><strong>Our guest explores how reminding yourself that you don't know everything can have a profound impact on your relationships, and our society.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Link to episode transcript:</strong> <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mry7tv66" rel="nofollow" target="_blan ... Show More
