The Human Podcast

Ananyo Bhattacharya is the chief science writer at the London Insitute for Mathematical Sciences. He is the author of the Financial Times & TLS book of the year, The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann.

The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.

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GUEST:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ananyo

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ananyo-bhattacharya-2227b06/

The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Future-Visionary-Life-Neumann/dp/024139886X

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:24 - Top 3 Arguments Von Neumann Was The Smartest Person Ever

5:49 - Why Is He Not A Household Name?

11:12 - What Would He Think About The World Today?

17:46 - Why Have You Been So Interested In Him?

22:37 - What Was His Personality Like?

25:19 - How Did Writing The Book Change You?

30:13 - What Work & Leisure Do You Engage In?

36:06 - What Does It Mean To Live A Good Life?

MUSIC:

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David Papineau is amongst the world’s most prominent philosophers. In this episode I ask about his belief that we are on the brink of a moral crisis concerning artificial intelligence (AI).

David's a professor at King’s College London, having previously worked at Cambridge and City University of New York. His research focuses on the philosophy of mind, science, metaphysics and sport. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals.

New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.

WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/NPSNi6hWEEc

Previous Episodes with David:

Life Story of David: https://youtu.be/6AyNonZ09J4

David Discusses AI, ChatGPT & LLMs (Apologies For Poor Audio): https://youtu.be/yfpLZZpuDas

SOCIAL:

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta

X - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

GUEST:

The Coming Moral Crisis ​ (Last Talk On The Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6X80ptwb_s&t=17217s

David’s X: https://twitter.com/davidpapineau

David’s Website: https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk

David’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Papineau

David’s Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Papineau/e/B001IZRGAI?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1647521892&sr=8-1

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - What Is The Coming Moral Crisis?

9:08 - What Exactly Do We Have To Worry About?

14:51 - Why Is Focusing On Consciousness The Wrong Approach?

27:25 - What Is Your View On Morality?

33:56 - Should We Worry About False Positives?

38:36 - What Exactly Do You Predict Will Happen?

44:37 - Has Thinking About This Affected You?

45:16 - Why Are So Few Thinking About This Issue?

48:03 - Could You Imagine Becoming Friends With An AI?

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WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/eUyxAaW9YuQ

In this episode, I speak to Debs Wild, the lady who discovered Coldplay. Debs spotted them playing in a bar in Manchester in 1998, and has since worked for them for the past 20 years. She'd handled a variety of responsibilities and is currently the band's fan liaison.

The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week.

🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

0:48 - Intro to Debs

1:04 - Night Debs discovered Coldplay

3:40 - What did you see in them?

6:07 - Early relationship with the band

10:41 - What were they like early on?

11:35 - Band's kindness has helped them

13:19 - Friendship with the band

14:51 - How did you end up as a scout?

19:29 - What is being a fan liaison?

24:12 - How many people in Coldplay Team?

25:13 - How Coldplay has helped people

26:31 - ColdplayXtra & Coldplaying (Fan sites)

30:16 - How has working with Coldplay shaped you?

35:04 - Debs Book 'Life in Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay'

40:21 - Moon Music (New Coldplay album)

45:27 - How will you feel when Coldplay stop recording?

48:08 - Debs discs awarded by Coldplay

49:28 - What is a good life?

👤 GUEST:

Coldplay's Article About Debs - https://www.coldplay.com/interview-debs-wild-on-discovering-coldplay/

Coldplay on Debs Book - https://mobile.x.com/coldplay/status/1054463029365104642

X - https://x.com/debswild

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/debs-wild-3862aa9/

Website - https://therealdebswild.wixsite.com/wildhorses

Book (Life in Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Technicolor-Celebration-Debs-Wild/dp/177041486X

Debs Reddit Q&A - https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a2on94/i_am_debs_wild_i_discovered_coldplay_and_wrote_a/

📱 SOCIAL:

X - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

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Email - [email protected]

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🎵 MUSIC:

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George Scholey returns to the podcast after recently breaking the world record for solving the most Rubik’s Cubes in 24 hours - 6931 cubes. The previous month, he also set a record for solving 500 Rubik’s cubes whilst skateboarding.

The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.

WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw

GUEST:

George BBC News Interview (800,000+ Views) - https://youtu.be/ZwNVLVoiYAM George's World Record (Part 3/3) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5kZknQSwOU

George's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/george.scholey/?hl=en

George's Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/georgescholey

George's Records - https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2015SCHO05

SOCIAL:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/

ORDER OF CONVERSATION / CUBING DEMOS:

0:50 - Intro

1:01 - Demo (3x3 Cube)

1:46 - What Inspired The World Record?

3:46 - Preparation

5:44 - Caffeine-Free Focus Drink

7:33 - World Record Details

10:28 - How Did You Feel Mentally?

22:05 - Were You Suprised You Completed It?

22:49 - Reaction From Cubing Community

23:51 - BBC News Coverage

24:41 - 2nd World Record: Skateboarding/Cubing

28:46 - Planning More World Records?

29:26 - Getting Into Running (2x Per Day)

30:19 - Future Plans

32:22 - Demos (3x3, One-Handed, Blindfolded)

34:55 - Support

MUSIC:

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Professor Simon Baron Cohen is a professor of clinical psychologist and professor of clinical psychopathology at the University of Cambridge. He is the director of the Autism Research Centre (ARC) and one of world's leading autism researchers.

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GUEST:

Simon's X: https://twitter.com/sbaroncohen

Simon's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Baron-Cohen

Simon's Books: https://tinyurl.com/simonbaroncohenbooks

Simon's Uni of Cambridge Page: https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/simon-baron-cohen

Autism Research Centre (ARC): https://www.autismcentreofexcellence.org

TIMESTAMPS:

0:07 - Early Experience Learning About Holocaust

4:56 - Simon's Parents Careers

6:05 - Simon's Sister's Condition

7:41 - Influence of Uta Frith

10:32 - Working at an Autistic School

14:01 - What is Autism?

17:08 - Disorder, Difference, Disability & Disease

22:45 - Public's Understanding of Autism

25:12 - Most Influential Autism Research

29:20 - Changing My Mind On Autism

32:07 - Systemising & Autism

35:14 - Career Highlights

42:15 - Motivation to Spend 40 Years on Autism

44:15 - Controversy Around Spectrum 10K Study

51:08 - Effect of Research on Personal Life

53:51 - What Is A Good Life?

RECORDING/EDITING EQUIPMENT:

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GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Get in touch with me: [email protected]