The Human Podcast
The Human Podcast
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Understand The Smartest Human Ever: John Von Neumann | The Human Podcast #30 (Ananyo Bhattacharya)
The Human Podcast
03/23/24 • 39 min
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.
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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?
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GUEST SUGGESTION / FEEDBACK:
Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Message me at [email protected] :)
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04/27/24 • 58 min
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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SOCIAL:
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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?
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I Invented The World's Least Addictive Phone
The Human Podcast
11/08/24 • 34 min
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/YvBvkqu9-Uk
In this episode, I speak to Kaiwei Tang, the co-founder of Light Phone. Light Phones are simple, unlocked phones with a few essential tools.
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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Coming Up
0:28 - Intro to Kaiwei
0:48 - Smartphones control us
3:03 - What is Light Phone?
4:45 - When to use Light Phone?
6:43 - Deciding what features to include
9:41 - What's wrong with smartphones?
12:28 - Manufacturing & cost
14:05 - How many employees?
14:25 - Kai ditched his smartphone
17:07 - Kai's personal life
18:57 - Being Intentional in life
22:41 - Working for Motorola & Blackberry
27:01 - Targeting VR headsets & brainchips next
32:09 - What is a good life?
👤 GUEST:
Lightphone - https://www.thelightphone.com/
X - https://x.com/thelightphone
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thelightphone
Kaiwei's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tangkaiwei/
📱 SOCIAL:
X - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta
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Email - [email protected]
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Will We Be ‘Haunted’ By AI Chatbots Of Dead Loved Ones?
The Human Podcast
09/04/24 • 52 min
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/U5y72HT32Mo
Will AI Chatbots Of Dead Loved Ones Haunt Us?
In this episode, I speak to AI ethicists Katarzyna Nowaczyk-Basińska & Tomasz Hollanek, who work at Cambridge University's Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI)
I ask about their fascinating and important paper, "Griefbots, Deadbots, Postmortem Avatars: on Responsible Applications of Generative AI in the Digital Afterlife Industry".
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🎧 AUDIO:
Spotify - Coming Shortly
Apple Podcasts - Coming Shortly
👤 GUESTS:
Research:
(Paper) Griefbots, Deadbots, Postmortem Avatars: on Responsible Applications of Generative AI in the Digital Afterlife Industry: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13347-024-00744-w
(Paper mentioned at 31:02) Generative Ghosts: Anticipating Benefits and Risks of AI Afterlives
: https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.01662
Cambridge Summary - https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/call-for-safeguards-to-prevent-unwanted-hauntings-by-ai-chatbots-of-dead-loved-ones
Daily Mail - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13396253/AI-resurrect-dead-loved-one-scientists-HAUNT-you.html
Kasia:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katarzyna-nowaczyk-basi%C5%84ska-phd-8365b990/
Tomasz:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasz-hollanek/
X - https://x.com/tomaszhollanek?lang=en
📱 SOCIAL:
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Asking Philosopher Jeff Sebo Why AI & Animals Matter
The Human Podcast
09/13/24 • 48 min
WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/3gFVIaLb6HI
In this episode, I speak to Philosopher Jeff Sebo about his thoughts on Artificial Intelligence, animals and minds, in addition to his life and career.
Jeff is an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Philosophy, and Law, Director of the Center for Environmental and Animal Protection, Director of the Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy, and Co-Director of the Wild Animal Welfare Program at New York University.
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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:33 - Jeff's Philosophical Interests
2:28 - Why The Passion For This Work?
5:03 - We Interact With Billions Of Non-Humans
6:38 - Jeff's Early Life
8:37 - PhD Thesis: The Personal Is Political
11:41 - Working With The Legendary Derek Parfit
14:05 - New Book (The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why)
23:30 - What Signals Consciousness?
28:25 - Animals In Today's World
30:50 - Hope Of Lab-Grown Meat
35:52 - Suffering Digital Minds
42:28 - Jeff Pursuing A Comedy Career
44:44 - What Is A Good Life?
👤 GUEST:
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sebo
Website - https://jeffsebo.net/
New York Univesity Page - https://as.nyu.edu/faculty/jeff-sebo.html
Upcoming Book (The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moral-Circle-Matters-Norton-Short/dp/1324064803?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
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10/29/24 • 53 min
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In this episode, I speak to Jamie Bernardi. Jamie is an AI governance researcher, and has completed research fellowships at the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS) and GovAI. He was also a co-founder and the former AI Safety Lead at BlueDot Impact
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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Coming up
0:53 - Intro to Jamie
1:20 - What is BlueDot Impact?
3:40 - AI Safety, AI Governance & Biosecurity
8:04 - World's most important problems / Effective Altruism
12:57 - Ranking important problems
17:18 - Helping the Government's AI Safety Institute
23:35 - What is AI Governance?
32:10 - Fellowship at Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS)
36:05 - Paper: Societal Adaptation to AI
40:51 - Moving from BlueDot Impact to research
42:50 - Working on both research & field building
44:10 - Personal effects of working on AI safety
45:52 - How I unwind
46:29 - What should the public should know about AI?
48:49 - What is a good life?
50:14 - Relationships with AI systems
👤 GUEST:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-bernardi
Website - https://jamiebernardi.com
X - https://x.com/The_JBernardi
Paper: Societal Adaptation to AI: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2405.10295
BlueDot Impact - https://bluedot.org
📱 SOCIAL:
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Artificial Intelligence & The Coming Moral Crisis | The Human Podcast Ep 35 (David Papineau)
The Human Podcast
06/29/24 • 50 min
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
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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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The Psychology of 'Effective Altruism': How To Do Good
The Human Podcast
12/15/24 • 48 min
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/My9X_r4nhGs
In this episode, I speak to Stefan Schubert, a researcher in philosophy and psychology at Effective Altruism Sweden. Together with Lucius Caviola, Stefan recently published a book on the psychology of effective altruism: Effective Altruism and the Human Mind: The Clash Between Impact and Intuition.
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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - What is 'Effective Altruism' (EA)?
2:53 - Most impactful ways to donate to charity
4:28 - Virtues of an effective altruist
7:11 - Why aren't we good at being effective
9:06 - How to be more effectively altruistic
12:13 - Psychology of effective altruism
17:05 - Ways we're influenced to support specific charities
19:24 - 'Existential risk' & 'Longtermism' explained
24:17 - Differences between existential risks
28:01 - 'Sleepwalk bias' explained
30:30 - AI Safety & Sleepwalk bias
31:51 - How has your thinking about EA changed?
34:59 - What drew you towards effective altruism?
38:12 - Objections to effective altruism
41:21 - Sam Bankman-Fried & EA
44:38 - How to be more rational
46:01 - What is a good life?
👤 GUEST:
X - https://x.com/StefanFSchubert
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanfschubert/
Substack - https://stefanschubert.substack.com/
Academia - https://lse.academia.edu/StefanSchubert
Effective Altruism - https://www.effectivealtruism.org/people/stefan-schubert
📱 SOCIAL:
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Life Story Of 74-Year-Old Ironman Finisher | The Human Podcast Ep 36 (Eddie Brockelsby)
The Human Podcast
07/07/24 • 30 min
At age 74, Eddie Brockelsby became the oldest British woman to complete an Ironman Triathlon. She started running at the age of 52.
She is the founder and director of Silverfit, a charity dedicated to the promotion of the health benefits of physical activity for older people.
Silverfit - https://www.silverfit.org.uk/
Donate Here: https://justgiving.com/silverfit
WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/USWd66pxZ90
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.
SOCIAL:
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GUEST:
Eddie's Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Brocklesby
Irongran Book (How Keeping Fit Taught Me That Growing Older Needn't Mean Slowing Down) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Irongran-keeping-taught-growing-slowing/dp/0751571113
Eddie's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_irongran_/
Eddie's X - https://twitter.com/eddiebrocklesby
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Best Events Completed
1:41 - Your Life Age 81
7:10 - Getting Into Running Age 52
9:5 2 - Training For & Completing Ironman's
15:18 - Silverfit Charity
17:54 - 50 Year Career In Social Work
20:15 - Gran Was Winston Churchill's Cook
21:20 - PhD In Adoption & Contact
24:02 - Writing 'Irongran' Book
25:30 - What Are You Proudest Of?
26:01 - Influence Of Husband's Death
26:56 - Advice For People Who Exercise Little
27:53 - Future Plans
28:47 - What Is A Good Life?
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GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:
Get in touch with me: [email protected]
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Inside The Life & Career Of A Surgical Roboticist | The Human Podcast #38 (Prof Danail Stoyanov)
The Human Podcast
08/02/24 • 39 min
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Fpef7L9-D0o
Danail Stoyanov is a Professor of Robot Vision at the Department of Computer Science at UCL and the Director of the Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS).
The Human Podcast is a filmed show that explores unique life stories & careers. Subscribe for new shows each week.
🎧 AUDIO:
Spotify - Coming Shortly
Apple Podcasts - Coming Shortly
👤 DAN:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danail-stoyanov-6406b017
UCL - https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/32290
Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS) - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/interventional-surgical-sciences/wellcome-epsrc-centre-interventional-and-surgical-sciences-weiss
🕒 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - What Does Your Work Involve?
1:10 - What Is Robot Vision?
3:16 - AI & Robotics In Surgery
8:09 - Director Of Research Centre
10:06 - Devices Dan's Created
11:03 - Medical Community's Response
14:31 - Dream Use Cases
18:13 - ChatGPT-Like Assistant System
19:42 - Future Home Treatments
20:40 - Will Surgery Ever Be Fully Autonomous?
24:44 - Dan's Early Interests (Architecture, Art)
27:30 - University & PhD
30:24 - What Motivates You To Do This Work?
31:07 - Other High-Impact Robotics Careers
31:58 - Neuralink
34:08 - Typical Week
37:04 - Being A Father
37:41 - What Is A Good Life?
📱SOCIAL:
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Human Podcast have?
The Human Podcast currently has 58 episodes available.
What topics does The Human Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Personal Journals and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on The Human Podcast?
The episode title 'Understand The Smartest Human Ever: John Von Neumann | The Human Podcast #30 (Ananyo Bhattacharya)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Human Podcast?
The average episode length on The Human Podcast is 49 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Human Podcast released?
Episodes of The Human Podcast are typically released every 10 days, 2 hours.
When was the first episode of The Human Podcast?
The first episode of The Human Podcast was released on Mar 17, 2022.
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