Carissa Veliz: Surveillance, Privacy, and the Digital Identity Crisis

Groundbreaking new research by Michael Levin is being announced here for the first time. This is along with the first authors Angela Tung and Gizem Gumuskaya of the research, on their respective resea...

17 Jan 20241h 39min

Fidias Panayiotou, fresh off a Guinness record for the longest continuous VR session, sits down with Curt Jaimungal to discuss podcasting, free will, and morality. The conversation also reflects on th...

15 Jan 20241h 38min

Chiara Marletto, a theoretical physicist, explains Constructor Theory—a framework that shifts physics from dynamics to the realm of possible and impossible transformations. She discusses its implicati...

9 Jan 20242h 8min

Philosopher David Chalmers examines virtual reality at MindFest, questioning whether simulated worlds can be as real and meaningful as the physical universe. He explores the simulation hypothesis, the...

2 Jan 20241h 12min

Robert Sapolsky joins Theories of Everything to explore the intersections of morality, free will, and the justice system. The conversation also delves into human intuition and the implications of chao...

29 Des 20231h 41min

Daniel Dennett challenges the existence of qualia, the soul, and argues consciousness can be uploaded They discuss pragmatism, emergence, and the AI alignment problem, weaving insights from neuroscien...

26 Des 20232h 51min

Curt Jaimungal talks with former Pentagon program manager Lue Elizondo about the most astonishing UFO revelations, covering philosophy, history, DNA, time, and alien encounters. The conversation chall...

22 Des 20231h 47min

Donald Hoffman, a cognitive scientist, and philosopher Philip Goff explore consciousness, perception, evolution, and panpsychism, questioning what is real. Their conversation probes the limits of neur...

19 Des 20232h 24min