Feb 10

What the hell happened with AGI timelines in 2025?

In early 2025, after OpenAI put out the first-ever reasoning models — o1 and o3 — short timelines to transformative artificial general intelligence swept the AI world. But then, in the second half of 2025, sentiment swung all the way back in the other direction, with people's for ... Show More

25m 34s

Feb 3

#179 Classic episode – Randy Nesse on why evolution left us so vulnerable to depression and anxiety

Mental health problems like depression and anxiety affect enormous numbers of people and severely interfere with their lives. By contrast, we don’t see similar levels of physical ill health in young people. At any point in time, something like 20% of young people are working thro ... Show More

2h 51m

Jan 27

#234 – David Duvenaud on why 'aligned AI' would still kill democracy

Democracy might be a brief historical blip. That’s the unsettling thesis of a recent paper, which argues AI that can do all the work a human can do inevitably leads to the “gradual disempowerment” of humanity.For most of history, ordinary people had almost no control over their g ... Show More

2h 31m

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

Nov 2021

How To Embrace Your Weirdness - Chris Williamson

Get access to the limited time Black Friday offer on our flagship YouTube course, the Part-Time YouTuber Academy here - https://go.lifestylebusiness.com/dd/blackfridayoffer "If you want to try and be your version of someone else, the best that you can hope for is bei ... Show More

1h 44m

Sep 2020

Lex Solo #2 – The Future of Neuralink

My thoughts on 8 possible long-term futures of Neuralink after attending the August 2020 progress update. This is a solo episode #2 of the podcast. Hopefully it’s interesting to some folks. The aim is for these episodes to be focused on a particular topic, at times challenging, a ... Show More

33m 53s

Jul 2022

The Sure-Fire Way To Be Luckier In Life - Advice From Psychology Professor Richard Wiseman

Get access to the limited time Black Friday offer on our flagship YouTube course, the Part-Time YouTuber Academy here - https://go.lifestylebusiness.com/dd/blackfridayoffer Most of us tend to believe that luck is this omnipotent force beyond our control, but the real ... Show More

1h 21m

Sep 2021

Ask Me Anything #18

Questions answered: Why won't you discuss COVID vaccines and Ivermectin with Bret Weinstein on the podcast? What do you think about the recent prosecutio ... Show More

28m 16s

Jun 2022

The Questions to Ask Yourself in an Argument

Our guest explores how reminding yourself that you don't know everything can have a profound impact on your relationships, and our society. Link to episode transcript: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mry7tv66" rel="nofollow" target="_blan ... Show More

13m 43s

Apr 2021

#2 Modes de consommation & fast-fashion 🌱 avec le podcast "Vivons heureux avant la fin du monde"

Bienvenue dans Passerelles, un podcast pensé pour éveiller la curiosité des apprenantes et des apprenants de français. 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 ... Show More

38m 23s

#39 - Spencer Greenberg on the scientifi...