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Jan 6
Has disagreement become disinformation?
The battle over online disinformation is usually framed as a fight for truth. But it is also a fight over power. As platforms tighten policies, algorithms quietly shape visibility and experts step in as arbiters of credibility, a deeper question emerges: are these systems protect ... Show More
2h 7m
Dec 30
A new season of the Doha Debates Podcast 🎙️
Start the year 2026 with us as we discuss the questions shaping our world: What happens when disagreement is labeled disinformation? Can aging be cured — and should it be? After Gaza, who decides what justice looks like? The Doha Debates Podcast returns with a bold, reimagined se ... Show More
1m 12s
Dec 2024
Global order: Which principles should shape our future?
Today, the global order is facing challenges from shifting power and ongoing conflicts around the world. In this moment of rapid change, our latest town hall sought to examine the competing values and principles that underpin our societies—and uncover fundamental truths about whi ... Show More
1h 29m
Jun 2023
ChatGPT
What the hell is ChatGPT, and why are these pasty nerds telling us it's going to save the world? Hannah and Maia bring you a special, pre-season episode with a discussion of this new AI technology and what it means for the future of our world. The democratization of this smooth-t ... Show More
46m 40s
Mar 2023
Be it Resolved, Chat GPT will cause more harm than good.
Seemingly overnight, Chat GPT has exploded out of the deepest corners of the emerging tech space and into the mainstream, capturing the imaginations of everyone from students to CEOs. But with any new exciting technology, there tend to be more questions than answers. For the crea ... Show More
39m 4s
Apr 2023
Do we need technological progress? | Kenneth Cukier, Nolen Gertz, Caitjan Gainty
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Jul 2022
Human justice and machine intelligence | Joanna Bryson
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May 2024
How OpenAI's SORA Changes the Future of Filmmaking
Episode 6: Will AI change our economic systems forever? Join hosts Matt Wolfe (https://twitter.com/mreflow) and Nathan Lands (https://twitter.com/NathanLands) as they delve into these pressing questions.
In this wide ranging episode, Matt and Nathan answer your thought provoking ... Show More
47m 6s
Oct 23
Lifeline for Palestine: How UN Can Act When the World Fails | Sumud Podcast
🎙️This week on the Sumud Podcast, we amplify the voices behind Lifeline for Palestine and their urgent call to activate the Uniting for Peace process, a UN mechanism that empowers the General Assembly to act when the Security Council is blocked by vetoes. Recorded at a moment of ... Show More
1h 9m
May 2025
Where Are The Thinkers? Why Pop Culture Feels Doomed Right Now
Currently trending on TikTok, FKA Twigs is going viral for an interview in which she asks the host and the crowd - "Where are the thinkers?"While internet users raise eyebrows at her question, one that ignores the socioeconomic conditions that affect our ability to create, this w ... Show More
34m 5s
Sep 2025
The Crisis That United Humanity—and Why It Matters for AI
In 1985, scientists in Antarctica discovered a hole in the ozone layer that posed a catastrophic threat to life on earth if we didn’t do something about it. Then, something amazing happened: humanity rallied together to solve the problem.Just two years later, representatives from ... Show More
51m 47s
Dec 2024
#32 - Scott Aaronson - The Race to AGI and Quantum Supremacy
<p>How fast is the AI race really going? What is the current state of Quantum Computing? What actually *is* the P vs NP problem? - former OpenAI researcher and theoretical computer scientist Scott Aaronson joins Liv and Igor to discuss everything quantum, AI and consciousness.
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2h 25m
Jan 2025
Israel’s Starvation Campaign: The UN Tried & Failed to Suppress Our Report | UN Special Rapporteur Michael Fakhri & Comic Artist Omar Khouri
In this episode of This Is Not a Watermelon podcast, we talk to UN special rapporteur Michael Fakhri, and comic journalist and film writer Omar Khouri, about their report "Palestine and the Right to Food." They explain how starvation is always intentional – with a focus on Israel ... Show More
1h 4m
Should we accept aging or reverse it?
While the search for eternal youth is not new, what does it mean to value youth above all else? What do we lose in the process?
Many argue that science should extend our lives and reduce suffering. Others believe there must be limits. In this episode, experts debate whether we should handle the aging process with a ... Show More
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<p>Should we be scared of AI?</p><p>Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes</a></p><p>Joanna Bryson discusses how she became interested in ... Show More
