#136 Why Did The World Get So Ugly? - Alain de Botton
Get tickets for my UK tour here.Alain de Botton is the creator of The School of Life. A Swiss-born British author and public speaker, his books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphas...
26 Dec 202559min
#135 Christmas Isn't What You Think - John Nelson
John Nelson earned a PhD in New Testament and Christian Origins from the University of Edinburgh in 2023. He writes for the Substack Behind the Gospels.His thesis is the first book-length study of Jes...
20 Dec 20251h 19min
1.75m QnA - Triangles, Getting Owned by GodLogic, and Douglas Adams' Puddle
Timestamps0:00 - 1,778,795 Q&A0:24 - How Are You?5:12 - If You Could Choose Your Date of Birth, When Would It Be?9:36 - Survival Tips From Bear Grylls?10:21 - How Do You Remember so Much Stuff?15:24 -...
19 Dec 20251h 2min
#133 Hank Green on God, Science, and Consciousness
Hank Green (@hankschannel) is one of YouTube's most beloved creators. One half of vlogbrothers, he is also the co-creator and host of SciShow and Crash Course.Timestamps:0:00 - Where Are All the Alien...
7 Dec 20252h 12min
#132 Vsauce - Does Anything Exist?
Michael Stevens is the creator of Vsauce, one of YouTube's most popular channels. Alongside Hannah Fry he hosts the newly-launched podcast The Rest is Science.Timestamps:0:00 - Does Anything Really Ex...
30 Nov 20251h 34min
#131 Toby Ord - Will AI Destroy Humanity?
Timestamps0:00 - What Existential Risks Does AI Pose?8:57 - How AI Systems Lie to Us26:04 - Why We Should Be Worried About AI33:28 - What Does It Mean for AI System to “Want” Something?43:41 - AI Weap...
27 Nov 20251h 1min
#130 Philip Goff - Why I'm a Heretical Christian
Philip Goff is a British author, panpsychist philosopher, and professor at Durham University whose research focuses on philosophy of mind and consciousness. Specifically, how consciousness can be part...
16 Nov 20251h 18min
#129 Will MacAskill - We're Not Ready for Artificial General Intelligence
Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $75 purchase).William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher and autho...
9 Nov 20251h 19min
