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Callum Williams: Economics, AI, and Technological Progress — #82

Misha Laskin, Reflection.ai — From Physics to SuperIntelligence

Taylor Ogan, Snow Bull Capital: China's tech frontier, the view from Shenzhen, Part 2

Ken Liu: Art in the Age of AI — #79

This podcast features an interview with Ken Liu, a science fiction and fantasy writer, discussing his career, creative process, and views on artificial intelligence's impact on art. The conversation begins with Liu's background and transitions into his perspectives on the nature of storytelling, the role of craft in w...

US-PRC Tech War: DeepSeek AI and 6th Generation Fighters — #78

Jim Haslam: Covid Origins and Coronavirus Genetic Engineering — #77

This interview podcast explores Jim Haslam's theory on the origins of COVID-19, presented in his book "Mystery Solved." The discussion begins with an overview of the DARPA Defuse project and its key figures, Ralph Baric and Danielle Anderson, focusing on their roles in genetic engineering and bat virus research. Hasl...

Joscha Bach: Consciousness and AGI — #76

This interview podcast features cognitive scientist Joscha Bach discussing his unique upbringing, academic journey, and perspectives on artificial general intelligence (AGI) and consciousness. The conversation begins with Bach's unconventional childhood spent in the woods of East Germany, transitioning to his academic...

Adventures in Physics, Trump, and more, with the Information Theory podcast — #75

Pascal Lottaz: Neutrality, Geopolitics, and International Conflict — #74

Letter from Shanghai: Reflections on China in 2024 — #73

Letter from Beijing, with Han Feizi — #72

Seeking Truth From Facts: Israel and Iran, Missile Defense, China Economic Development

Samo Burja: Intellectuals, Culture. and the Technosphere — #70

Deus Ex Machina: A Man, Machines, and God

Seeking Truth From Facts: Alf & Steve Hsu — #68

Letter from Reykjavik: Genomics, Chess, Hyperscaling genAI, and Quantum Black Holes — #67

Robin Hanson: Prediction Markets, the Future of Civilization, and Polymathy — #66

China Today: Myths and Realities — #65

Ivy League Anonymous: Great Awokening and Campus Radicals — #64

AI Global Odyssey: REAL Situational Awareness — #63