Episode 20: Resisting AI Data Centers, with Alli Finn and Matt Rodriguez

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 Nov 48min

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 Okt 1h 1min

We have to talk about it, so let's talk about it. Adam lays out exactly where the AI doom narrative is coming from and why you shouldn't take it seriously.Messages: • Support the show at patreon.com/...

20 Okt 46min

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 Okt 51min

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 Okt 53min

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 Sep 1h 1min

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 Sep 1h 7min

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 Sep 58min