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Robinson Erhardt
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Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between. linktr.ee/robinsonerhardt

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Lee Cronin is Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow. Among his many pursuits are the digitization of chemistry, the discovery of alien life, and the creation of artificial life. In this episode, Robinson and Lee focus on astrobiology... more

Sara Imari Walker is Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, where she is Deputy Director of the Beyond Center. Sara is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist, with research interests in the origins of... more

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Slavoj Žižek is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London, visiting professor at New York University, and a senior researcher at the Univ... more

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Tyler Cowen is the Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University and serves as chairman and faculty direct... more

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Sara Imari Walker
Astrobiologist known for her work on the origin of life and assembly theory.
Episode: 263 - Sara Imari Walker: Astrobiology, Aliens, and the Origin of Life
Slavoj Žižek
Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic
Philosopher
Episode: 262 - Slavoj Žižek: Marxism, Quantum Mechanics, and Artificial Intelligence
Tyler Cowen
Economist and host of the podcast 'Conversations with Tyler'
Episode: 261 - Tyler Cowen: The Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Founder of The Machine Intelligence Research Institute and known for his work on AI risks
The Machine Intelligence Research Institute
Episode: 251 - Eliezer Yudkowsky: Artificial Intelligence and the End of Humanity
Ned Block
Philosopher of Mind and contributor to consciousness studies
Episode: 239 - Ned Block: Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, and the Philosophy of Mind
David Albert
Frederick E. Woodbridge Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, Director of the Philosophical Foundations of Physics Program.
Columbia University
Episode: 221 - David Albert: The Measurement Problem of Quantum Mechanics
Raphael Bousso
Chancellor's Chair in Physics at Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics
Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics
Episode: 216 - Raphael Bousso: The Black Hole Paradox, Quantum Gravity, and the Holographic Principle
Dr. Anna Lembke
Professor and medical director of addiction medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Episode: 215 - Anna Lembke: On Philosophy and Psychiatry
Deborah Gordon
Professor of Biology and myrmecologist at Stanford University
Stanford University
Episode: 212 - Deborah Gordon: Ants, Myrmecology, and Collective Behavior

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Robinson Erhardt
Host of discussions with a diverse array of guests, focusing on philosophy, mathematics, and critical discourse.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 1.7k ratings
  • Simply brilliant!!

    Love this show! Highly informative and a very important podcast given the state of the world. I have learnt so much from this show!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Omar568
    United Kingdom3 months ago
  • End of a great podcast

    This used to be a great physics and math podcast. Now it is either all political nonsense or about aliens and AI conspiracy theories.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Renormalizer
    United States5 months ago
  • Intellectual heroin!

    I discovered this podcast while looking for AI information from outside the usual (albeit valuable) tech silo. I’ve been delighted to find the discussions here so deep and wide-ranging. Excellent interviews.

    I rank this alongside Sean Carroll’s Mindscape and the better Lex Friedman stuff. I play new episodes as fast as they drop, and am gleefully working through the back catalog.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jinx Dinkum
    United States5 months ago
  • This podcast has guests from both sides and while I want to hear from both sides, that doesn't need to include the worst of the left with the severest TDS. Maybe the people spewing the most bilous puke about Trump are worth listening to in order to demonstrate their absurdity but I don't think so - such blind hatred is almost unavoidable. What annoys me is the host sits there saying nothing, letting it all go unchallenged. It lends credibility to the nonsense.

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    bikingtx
    6 months ago
  • Pro-Hamas propaganda

    It used to be a pretty good podcast with accredited physicists, but now Robinson seems to have taken a liking for pro-Palestine/Hamas ‘scholars’ like Norman Finkelstien (5 episodes) without giving a real voice to actual Jews and Israeli scholars. I’m not sure if there’s a deep seated antisemitism here or moral confusion, but it’s a major intellectual failing on Robinson’s part and it seems so obvious which side guys are the bad guys in that debate. Lost all credit to this podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Perplhays
    United States7 months ago

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Overall, the podcast is praised for its thought-provoking conversations, though some listeners express dissatisfaction with recent political content.
There are some critiques regarding the proportion of female guests, with calls for more inclusivity in guest selection.

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264 - Lee Cronin: The Chemistry of Life
Q: But what's more interesting is, what is the general principle that, or what are the general principles of chemistry that allow for life to come into existence across the universe?
The emergence of life is associated with selection, where ever there's energy and matter, there's selection.
264 - Lee Cronin: The Chemistry of Life
Q: When you say that you're confused about why we're here, I just want to clarify what you mean by that. Is it more a question like, what is the purpose of life?
It's about asking why does biology exist and understanding the processes that allow for the emergence of life.
262 - Slavoj Žižek: Marxism, Quantum Mechanics, and Artificial Intelligence
Q: Could you elaborate on how you see the contingent event creating its own necessity?
Žižek explains that contingent events, like recent political incidents, retroactively create the reasons for their necessity, similar to how historical materialism operates.
262 - Slavoj Žižek: Marxism, Quantum Mechanics, and Artificial Intelligence
Q: How do you think of AI?
Žižek believes AI is already being used as a tool of oppression and is acting autonomously, having its own agenda and potential for manipulation.
261 - Tyler Cowen: The Economics of Artificial Intelligence
Q: Do you think there is a clear line for just how involved the government should be and how much the state's capacities should be?
I don't know that there's a clear line. It's a matter of degree.

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