Episode 30: Fighting Technofascism (AND GO VOTE!), with Nathalie Maréchal
It's Election Day in the US! Go vote against Trump's authoritarian stooges! And while you're waiting in line (stay in line!), listen to Adam talk with Nathalie Maréchal, expert on technofascism, about...
3 Marras 48min
Episode 29: The Nerd Reich, with Gil Duran
This week, Adam talks with journalist, author, and erstwhile political operative Gil Duran about the fascist dreams of the tech oligarchs, and what we can do to fight them. Adam also points out a part...
27 Loka 1h 1min
Episode 27: Eugenics, with Brandon Ogbunu
This week, Adam talks with biologist Brandon Ogbunu about the horrifying history of genetics, what it means for working geneticists and evolutionary biologists, and how culture shapes science (and vic...
13 Loka 51min
Episode 26: Space Ain't the Place (solo episode)
This week it's just Adam! Following up on the space colonization episode from a few weeks back, Adam talks about exactly how horrifying and difficult it would be to live permanently in deep space. He ...
6 Loka 53min
Episode 25: Transhumanism and Faith, with Meghan O'Gieblyn
This week, Adam talks with author and essayist Meghan O'Gieblyn. They discuss her remarkable book, God Human Animal Machine, which is one of Adam's favorites. They also talk about what it means to be ...
29 Syys 1h 1min
Episode 24: The Myth of AI Doom, with Cal Newport
This week, Adam talks with computer scientist and author Cal Newport about the resurgent claims of AI doom in the news, where these ideas come from, and what we can do to shift the narrative around AI...
22 Syys 1h 7min
Episode 23: Language Models, with Emily M. Bender
This week, Adam talks with linguist and AI critic Emily M. Bender. They talk about large language models, Emily's origin story, and the importance of parrot emojis. Read Emily's book The AI Con and li...
15 Syys 58min
