Making Sense with Sam Harris : #280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence

ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Eric Schmidt about the ways artificial intelligence is shifting the foundations of human knowledge and posing questions of existential risk. SUBSCRIBE to listen to the rest of this episode and gain access to all full-length episodes of the podcast at samharris.org/subscribe. Learning how… Continue reading Making Sense with Sam Harris : #280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence

Rationally Speaking Podcast : Intellectual honesty, cryptocurrency, & more (Vitalik Buterin)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEJulia and guest Vitalik Buterin (creator of the open-source blockchain platform Ethereum) explore a wide range of topics, including: Vitalik’s intellectually honest approach to leadership, why prediction markets appear to be biased in favor of Trump, whether it was rational to invest in Bitcoin ten years ago, Vitalik’s defense of life extension research… Continue reading Rationally Speaking Podcast : Intellectual honesty, cryptocurrency, & more (Vitalik Buterin)

Making Sense with Sam Harris : #148 — Jack Dorsey

ABOUT THIS EPISODESam Harris speaks with Jack Dorsey about how he manages his dual CEO roles at Square and Twitter, the role that Twitter plays in journalism, how it’s different from other social media, what makes a conversation healthy, the logic by which Twitter suspends people, the argument for kicking Trump off the platform, Jack’s… Continue reading Making Sense with Sam Harris : #148 — Jack Dorsey

StarTalk Radio : Extended Classic: The Future of Humanity, with Elon Musk

ABOUT THIS EPISODEExtended Classic: The Future of Humanity, with Elon MuskNeil Tyson explores the future of humanity with one of the men forging it: Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors. With Chuck Nice and Bill Nye. JUST ADDED: Neil and Bill in the Cosmic Crib, sipping Merlot and musing on optimism and space… Continue reading StarTalk Radio : Extended Classic: The Future of Humanity, with Elon Musk

Climate One : Vinod Khosla: Forecast or Invent Our Energy Future?

ABOUT THIS EPISODEForecast or Invent Our Energy Future? Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures; Former CEO, Sun Microsystems Predictions of peak oil and resource scarcity are driving investments in new energy and technologies. What will determine the winners and losers? What policies are needed to drive innovation and send proper price signals? Are incremental solutions such… Continue reading Climate One : Vinod Khosla: Forecast or Invent Our Energy Future?