Episodes

52

Michael Aird on how to do Impact-Driven Research

51

Kevin Esvelt and Jonas Sandbrink on Risks from Biological Research

50

Doyne Farmer on Complexity and Predicting Technological Progress

49

Ajay Karpur on Metagenomic Sequencing

48

Spencer Weart on the Discovery of Global Warming

47

Jason Crawford on Progress Studies

46

Cristina Bicchieri on Social Norms and the Grammar of Society

45

Lord Bird on the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill

44

Sam Hilton on Charity Entrepreneurship, Exploratory Altruism, and Longtermist Policy

43

Glen Weyl on Pluralism, Radical Markets, and Social Technology

42

Habiba Islam on Planning a High-Impact Career and Ambitious Altruism

41

Michael Bhaskar on Big Ideas and the Great Stagnation

40

Mike Hinge on Feeding Everyone in a Disaster

39

Keith Frankish on Illusionism about Consciousness

38

Christoph Winter on the Legal Priorities Project

37

Gillian Hadfield on Regulatory Markets, Silly Rules, and why Humans Invented Law

36

Bryan Caplan on Causes of Poverty and the Case for Open Borders

35

Ben Todd on Choosing a Career and Defining Longtermism

34

Anders Sandberg on the Fermi Paradox, Transhumanism, and so much more

32

Matthew Ives on Solar Power and Experience Curves

31

Armond Cohen on Climate Change and the Clean Air Task Force

30

Isabelle Boemeke on Nuclear Power and Science Communication

29

Phil Trammell on Economic Growth under Transformative AI

28

Anna Alexandrova on Measuring Well-Being and Alternatives to Technocracy