Anthony Aguirre on Identity, Information & the Nature of Reality
Our perceptions of reality are based on the physics of interactions ranging from millimeters to miles in scale.
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Delves into moral frameworks, consciousness, identity, metaethics, and philosophical questions relevant to humanity's future. Explores how we should navigate complex ethical dilemmas posed by new technologies and existential challenges.
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David Chalmers on Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
David Chalmers, Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science at NYU, joins us to discuss his newest book Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy.
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Sean Carroll on Consciousness, Physicalism, and the History of Intellectual Progress
Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist at Caltech, joins us on this episode of the FLI Podcast to comb through the history of human thought, the strengths and weaknesses of various intellectual movements, and how we are to situate ourselves in the 21st century given progress thus far.
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Stephen Batchelor on Awakening, Embracing Existential Risk, and Secular Buddhism
Stephen Batchelor, a Secular Buddhist teacher and former monk, joins the FLI Podcast to discuss the project of awakening, the facets of human nature which contribute to extinction risk, and how we might better embrace existential threats.
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Iason Gabriel on Foundational Philosophical Questions in AI Alignment
In the contemporary practice of many scientific disciplines, questions of values, norms, and political thought rarely explicitly enter the picture.
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Peter Railton on Moral Learning and Metaethics in AI Systems
From a young age, humans are capable of developing moral competency and autonomy through experience.
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Sam Barker and David Pearce on Art, Paradise Engineering, and Existential Hope (With Guest Mix)
Sam Barker, a Berlin-based music producer, and David Pearce, philosopher and author of The Hedonistic Imperative, join us on a special episode of the FLI Podcast to spread some existential hope.
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Sam Harris on Global Priorities, Existential Risk, and What Matters Most
Human civilization increasingly has the potential both to improve the lives of everyone and to completely destroy everything.
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On Consciousness, Morality, Effective Altruism & Myth with Yuval Noah Harari and Max Tegmark
Neither Yuval Noah Harari nor Max Tegmark need much in the way of introduction.
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On Consciousness, Morality, Effective Altruism & Myth with Yuval Noah Harari & Max Tegmark
Neither Yuval Noah Harari nor Max Tegmark need much in the way of introduction.
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