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2 days ago
EP64 Colin Wright on The New Evolution Deniers
Colin Wright talks with Jim about his critiques of the new evolution deniers & the impact it had on his search for academic faculty positions, the connections & differences between sex & gender, primary vs secondary sex traits, the re-emergence of the blank slate theory, the naturalistic fallacy, embracing nature AND nurture, dangers of postmodernism, critical race theory, religion & … Continue reading EP64 Colin Wright on The New Evolution Deniers →
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5 days ago
EP63 Michel Bauwens on P2P & Commons
P2P Foundation founder & director Michel Bauwens talks to Jim about being a ‘vision coordinator’, history & dynamics of peer to peer (P2P) collaboration, P2P in markets & commons, the evolution of commons, licensing, contributive accounting & other alternative collaborative systems, GameB, misconceptions of the tragedy of the commons, competing with Game A, from seed to niche to … Continue reading EP63 Michel Bauwens on P2P & Commons →
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6 days ago
Currents 008: Christopher Conselice: Finding Extraterrestrial Intelligence
In this Currents episode, Jim talks to astrophysicist Christopher Conselice about his recent paper that estimates the number of communicating intelligent civilizations in the galaxy. Topics include: the history of the ‘life off earth’ question, current methods of looking for extraterrestrial intelligence, how Chris builds on and modifies the Drake equation, supernovas & star formation, … Continue reading Currents 008: Christopher Conselice: Finding Extraterrestrial Intelligence →
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Jun 29, 2020
EP62 Zak Stein on Education, Tech & Religion
Zak Stein talks with Jim about the pros & cons of technology in education & the role of the teacher, unrealized education potentials in TV & internet, what advertising is teaching us, the role of religion in education, good vs bad science & religion, emerging eclectic religion & spirituality, spirituality as seen by developmental psychology, perennial philosophy, … Continue reading EP62 Zak Stein on Education, Tech & Religion →
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Jun 24, 2020
Currents 007: David Fuller on the IDW
In this Currents episode, Jim talks to Rebel Wisdom founder David Fuller about what the IDW is & how it relates to GameB, common IDW perspectives & its prescient points, the decline of journalism & sensemaking, postmodernism, how Integral theory views the IDW, memetic mediation, coherence & plurality, the IDW’s future, online platform limitations, the value of critique, types of audience … Continue reading Currents 007: David Fuller on the IDW →
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Jun 22, 2020
EP61 Howard Rheingold on Our Digital Past & Future
Howard Rheingold talks with Jim about his involvement in early computing & the internet, collaboration, internet risks, privacy, COVID-19, attention, and much more… Howard Rheingold talks with Jim about his interest & experiences with early computers & the internet, online collaboration & sharing, The Source & Well.com, ‘realtime’ online tribes, 3 risks to the future of the … Continue reading EP61 Howard Rheingold on Our Digital Past & Future →
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Jun 19, 2020
Currents 006: Jim Coan on Our Social Recession
In this Currents episode, Jim talks to Jim Coan about social recession, social origins & impacts on humanity, emergent group collaboration, ‘selfing’ beyond the individual, bioenergetic resource management & its connection to social isolation & depression, physicological weathering & health risks of involuntary isolation, mental impacts leading to less COVID-19 social distancing, dynamics of virtual communication, academia impacts … Continue reading Currents 006: Jim Coan on Our Social Recession →
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Jun 17, 2020
Currents 005: John Robb on Protest Tactics & Reforms
In this Currents episode, Jim talks to John Robb about an article that describes the military-style tactics leading to the capture and burning of a police headquarters in Minneapolis: specialized units, weapons & tactics, and decentralized communications. How the violent use the non-violent. Also: the dangers of police militarization, police reform, the potential for cultural change post … Continue reading Currents 005: John Robb on Protest Tactics & Reforms →
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Jun 15, 2020
EP60 Zak Stein on Educational Systems Collapse
Zak Stein talks with Jim about existential risks of our education systems, revolutions, attention, educational tech, standards, 4 quadrants of systems, and much more… Zak Stein talks with Jim about the existential risk of oppressive & unjust education systems, the inefficiency of injustice, how Zak sees social justice, Rawls veil of ignorance, creating new types of people, … Continue reading EP60 Zak Stein on Educational Systems Collapse →
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Jun 11, 2020
EP59 Gregg Henriques on Unifying Psychology
Dr. Gregg Henriques talks to Jim about his unified theory of psychology; clinical vs scientific, postmodernism, justification theory, Gameb, shadow work, and much more… Dr. Gregg Henriques talks to Jim about the many facets of his unified theory of psychology — basic vs human psychology, the value of folk psych, the field of psychology compared to other academic fields, … Continue reading EP59 Gregg Henriques on Unifying Psychology →
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Jun 9, 2020
Currents 004: Michael Vassar on Passive-Aggressive Revolution
In this Currents episode, Jim talks to Michael Vassar about how he defines the passive-aggressive revolution & the ways it could manifest in the US, how the George Floyd protests impact the revolution, police bureaucracy vs bad actors, potential investigative & prosecution rights for private citizens, Trump’s church photo op, the pandemic economic response, Trump voter types, … Continue reading Currents 004: Michael Vassar on Passive-Aggressive Revolution →
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Jun 8, 2020
EP58 Jake Bornstein on Leadership & Clarity
Jake Bornstein talks to Jim about Game A vs Gameb, exploration vs exploitation, uncertainty & clarity, leadership, decentralization, psycho-tech, and much more… Jake Bornstein talks to Jim about what he learned from his eclectic career, understanding value, competing with Game A, collapse-first vs construction-first approaches to systems change, how Talentism works with & impacts Game … Continue reading EP58 Jake Bornstein on Leadership & Clarity →
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Jun 2, 2020
Currents 003: Joe Norman on Localism & Scales of Cooperation
In this Currents episode, Jim talks to Joe Norman about appropriately-sized community collaboration, family & local organization, government & market dysfunctions, cooperation-based sacrifice, bad actors & sociopaths, unique dynamics of local markets, localism as a complex ecosystem, emergence, the limits of diversification & trade, multi-scale localism, wicked societal risks, the politicization of masks, and more. Episode Transcript Joe’s Community … Continue reading Currents 003: Joe Norman on Localism & Scales of Cooperation →
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Jun 1, 2020
EP57 Zak Stein on Education in a Time Between Worlds
Zak Stein talks to Jim about, societal change, intergenerational transmission, the nature of education, teacherly authority, parenting, schooling, and much more… Zak Stein has a wide-ranging talk with Jim about our culture’s dwindling capacity to understand & address today’s increasingly complex problems. Zak starts by defining this moment as a time between worlds & draws … Continue reading EP57 Zak Stein on Education in a Time Between Worlds →
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May 28, 2020
EP56 Art Brock on Holo Tech
Arthur Brock talks to Jim about Holochain — agent-centric design, key management, data integrity, validation, zomes, DNA, hApp’s, search, HOT token, and much more… Arthur Brock & Fernanda Ibarra talk to Jim about how Holochain works, its agent-centric design & how it’s different from Etherium and Blockchain, key management, intrinsic data integrity, decentralized validation, micro-service … Continue reading EP56 Art Brock on Holo Tech →
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May 26, 2020
Currents 002: Brian Hanley on Releasing the Vaccines
In this Currents episode, Jim talks to Brian Hanley about his view on the economic impact & recovery of COVID-19, the dramatic social impacts emerging, his views & experience with vaccine creation, vaccine risks & effectiveness, his proposal for rolling out vaccines immediately, immunity dynamics, and more. Episode Transcript Brian Hanley is the founder and … Continue reading Currents 002: Brian Hanley on Releasing the Vaccines →
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May 25, 2020
EP55 Jack Murphy on Leaving the Left
Jack Murphy talks to Jim about The Liminal Order, attacks on masculinity, gender, post-modernism, impacts of social justice, racism, Trump, localism, and much more… Jack Murphy talks to Jim about his professional & political background, why he started The Liminal Order, his book, Democrat to Deplorable, the left’s attack on masculinity, Jack’s view on the manosphere & men’s … Continue reading EP55 Jack Murphy on Leaving the Left →
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May 18, 2020
EP54 Robert Conan Ryan on Boom & Bust Cycles
Robert Conan Ryan talks with Jim about Neo Schumpeterianism: boom & bust cycles, 6 paradigms, organic vs digital, meaning-making, utopias, and much more… Robert Conan Ryan talks with Jim about Neo Schumpeterian economic theory, booms & busts dynamics, leverage cycles, golden ages, nuclear power propaganda & legislation, 5 paradigms of Neo Schumpeterianism & the emerging … Continue reading EP54 Robert Conan Ryan on Boom & Bust Cycles →
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May 14, 2020
Currents 001: Simon DeDeo on University Censorship
In this inaugural Currents episode, Jim talks to Simon DeDeo about speech censorship at elite Anglosphere universities, differing generational perspectives on personal liberty, the coddled mind & postmodern neo-Marxist theories, Simon’s platonic cocktail party model, hospitality as a norm, College incentives, alternate metaphors for collective education, and more. Episode Transcript Simon on Twitter Jonathan Haidt … Continue reading Currents 001: Simon DeDeo on University Censorship →
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May 11, 2020
EP53 Hanzi Freinacht on the Nordic Ideology
Hanzi Freinacht talks to Jim about his book, Nordic Ideology; code, depth, complexity, cultural changeability, attractor points, game change, protopia, and much more… Hanzi Freinacht, political philosopher, historian, sociologist, & author talks with Jim about effective value memes, cultural code, what it means to have high depth, dynamics of cognitive complexity, the changeability of culture … Continue reading EP53 Hanzi Freinacht on the Nordic Ideology →
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May 7, 2020
Extra: Memetic Warfare & Pandemic Responses with John Robb
Jim talks to John Robb about Defeat Disinfo, memetic armies, emerging economic implications of COVID-19, wicked risks, the break up of US, and more… In this short extra episode, Jim talks to John Robb about the implication of Defeat Disinfo & how social platforms might respond, memetic armies & street fights, weak political responses to … Continue reading Extra: Memetic Warfare & Pandemic Responses with John Robb →
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May 4, 2020
EP52 Steven Levy on Facebook: The Inside Story
Steven Levy talks with Jim about his new book, Facebook: The Inside Story. Which covers the people, circumstances & philosophies that define Facebook. Steven Levy has a wide-ranging conversation with Jim about his new book, Facebook: The Inside Story. They cover Steven’s multi-year access to Facebook & Mark Zuckerberg while researching the book, Facebook’s initial … Continue reading EP52 Steven Levy on Facebook: The Inside Story →
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Apr 27, 2020
EP51 Richard Bartlett on Self-Organizing Collaboration
Richard Bartlett talks to Jim about his experiences with decentralized work & organization, Gameb, group size dynamics, big change movements & much more… Richard Bartlett talks to Jim about his experiences with decentralized work & organization, transitioning from game a to Gameb, models for financial solidarity, technology-first vs psychology-first approaches to collaboration, dyad vs crew … Continue reading EP51 Richard Bartlett on Self-Organizing Collaboration →
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Apr 23, 2020
Extra: Key COVID-19 Decisions with John Robb
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to John Robb about network decision making & consensus vs dissent dynamics, COVID as a decision making test, herd immunity vs social distancing, key population dynamics, John’s big tech solution & its main roadblocks, reflections on UBI & stimulus, the value of simple solutions, the failed US political … Continue reading Extra: Key COVID-19 Decisions with John Robb →
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Apr 20, 2020
EP50 Joe Brewer on Earth Regeneration
Joe Brewer talks to Jim about homeostasis in living systems, future collapse, fat-tail risks, evolutionary transitions, collaboration, bioregionalism, and much more… Joe Brewer talks to Jim about the memetics of regeneration & its connection to homeostasis in living systems, eco pessimism & Joe’s view of future collapse, foodchain fragility, fat-tail risks, the role of emotions … Continue reading EP50 Joe Brewer on Earth Regeneration →
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Apr 17, 2020
Extra: COVID-19 Transformations with Nora Bateson
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Nora Bateson about how the pandemic is changing our relationship to time & mortality, recontextualizing the essential, non-linear future speculation, opportunities & dangers, the fragility of efficiency, changing how we work & travel, our political priorities, prioritizing community, family, locality, health and more. Episode Transcript JRS: EP30 … Continue reading Extra: COVID-19 Transformations with Nora Bateson →
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Apr 14, 2020
Extra: COVID-19 Network Epidemiology with Michelle Girvan
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Michelle Girvan about the network dynamics of COVID-19 spread, fat-tailed risks, unintuitive network insights, social distancing dynamics, efficiency vs robustness, challenges of modeling the backside of the curve, the need for testing, economic analysis, potential corporate roles, the Network Epidemiology Online Workshop Series, and more. Episode Transcript … Continue reading Extra: COVID-19 Network Epidemiology with Michelle Girvan →
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Apr 13, 2020
EP49 Laurence Gonzales on Deep Survival
Laurence Gonzales talks to Jim about his book “Deep Survival” a look at survival in extreme conditions from a cognitive science & “you are there” POV, and more… Author Laurence Gonzales talks to Jim about his book “Deep Survival” a fascinating look at survival in extreme conditions from both a cognitive science and “you are … Continue reading EP49 Laurence Gonzales on Deep Survival →
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Apr 13, 2020
Extra: On COVID-19 Opportunities with Jessica Flack
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Jessica Flack about stressing & testing cultural organization styles, optimizing for wholistic robustness, acting-oriented sensemaking, a department of wicked risks, top-down vs bottom-up response dynamics, liminal spaces, speculative market safeguard techniques, long-term thinking, safety nets, inequality, and more. Episode Transcript JRS: EP48 Jessica Flack on Complex System … Continue reading Extra: On COVID-19 Opportunities with Jessica Flack →
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Apr 9, 2020
Extra: On COVID-19 Strategies with Robin Hanson
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Robin Hanson about possible dosage related effects on exposure and the related trade-offs of viral dose & deliberate infection strategies, the need for more investment in robustness, capacity vs flexibility, optimizing for adaptability, our lack of leadership, and more. Episode Transcript JRS: EP2 Robin Hanson – Decision … Continue reading Extra: On COVID-19 Strategies with Robin Hanson →
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Apr 7, 2020
Extra: On Post-COVID-19 Impact with Simon DeDeo
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Simon DeDeo about what moving out of social isolation could be like, social norms for risk management, the wide diversity of COVID reactions, making sense personally & collectively, homeostasis & hysteresis, post-COVID impacts on data privacy, travel, free time, education, and more. Episode Transcript Simon’s post on … Continue reading Extra: On Post-COVID-19 Impact with Simon DeDeo →
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Apr 6, 2020
EP48 Jessica Flack on Complex System Dynamics
Jessica Flack talks to Jim about causality in complex systems, theoretical biology, emergence, agent-based modeling, social policing, & much more… Professor Jessica Flack talks to Jim about micro vs macro causality in complex systems, coarse-graining, primate power hierarchies, downward causation, robustness, free will as a feeling, consciousness theories, theoretical biology, laws in adaptive systems, the non-spookiness of … Continue reading EP48 Jessica Flack on Complex System Dynamics →
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Apr 2, 2020
Extra: On COVID-19 Potentials with Bonnitta Roy
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Bonnitta Roy about what it means to ‘stay with the trouble’, habitual behavior, the value of reflection, consumerism, scarcity & abundance, resourcefulness, the allure of going back to the rat race, system dependence vs interconnection, lack of community in the capitalist system, Game B, the downsides & … Continue reading Extra: On COVID-19 Potentials with Bonnitta Roy →
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Apr 1, 2020
Extra: On Post COVID-19 Impacts with Ben Goertzel
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Dr. Ben Goertzel about the economic & cultural impacts we could expect after the peak of COVID-19, the end of the tech backlash, income inequality, homeostasis & hysteresis, business travel bets from Jim & Ben, in-person vs virtual events, potential opportunities, cryptocurrency & blockchain, answering the cultural … Continue reading Extra: On Post COVID-19 Impacts with Ben Goertzel →
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Mar 30, 2020
Bonus: Jim on The Stoa, COVID & Game B
On this Bonus episode, Jim hosts a talk & Q&A on The Stoa. He reflects on the impacts & opportunities created by COVID-19, Game A vs Game B, complexity, & much more… In this bonus episode, Jim hosts a talk & Q&A on The Stoa. Peter Limberg sets the context for this talk and they then go on … Continue reading Bonus: Jim on The Stoa, COVID & Game B →
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Mar 27, 2020
Extra: On COVID-19 & UBI with Bob Reid
In this short extra episode, Co-Founder & CEO of Everest Bob Reid talks with Jim about the core elements of an effective UBI, short vs long term UBI approaches for the US, the Everest platform’s UBI capabilities & implementation timelines, biometrics, fraud, security, feasibility, and more. Episode Transcript Everest.org Extra: On COVID-19 & Complexity with … Continue reading Extra: On COVID-19 & UBI with Bob Reid →
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Mar 25, 2020
Extra: On COVID-19 & Complexity with Jordan Hall
In this short extra episode, Jim talks with Jordan Hall about the lessons we are learning with respect to complex system dynamic response capabilities including: our current sensemaking & limitations, distributed decision-making, finding warning signals in cultural noise, potential prevention & preparedness measures, bottom-up resilience, cultural change-management, exponential vs linear thinking, applying agile processes at … Continue reading Extra: On COVID-19 & Complexity with Jordan Hall →
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Mar 24, 2020
Extra: On COVID-19 with John Robb
In this short extra episode Jim talks with John Robb about how prepared we were for a pandemic like this, manufacturing, the economic & health impacts, CA & NY trends, impacts of ignoring quarantine, what is needed for a societal recovery, the political response, UBI vs bailouts, and more. Episode Transcript John’s Global Guerrillas Report … Continue reading Extra: On COVID-19 with John Robb →
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Mar 23, 2020
EP47 Mark Burgess on the Physics of Money
Mark Burgess talks with Jim about money through the promise theory lense — banks, debt, interest, deflation, stockpiling, entropy, crypto, and much more… Author, founder & scientist Mark Burgess talks with Jim about promise theory, the many functions of money, its network transfer & physical components, spacetime’s connection to money’s ability to store value, the … Continue reading EP47 Mark Burgess on the Physics of Money →
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Mar 16, 2020
EP46 Daniel Schrag on Climate Dynamics
Daniel Schrag talks with Jim about global collective action, climate models & data collection, geoengineering, long-term thinking, our uncertain future, and much more… Professor Daniel Schrag talks with Jim about Geology’s connection to climate change, the dynamics & scope of abrupt climate changes, global collective action, the value & limits of climate models, thermal inertia … Continue reading EP46 Daniel Schrag on Climate Dynamics →
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Mar 9, 2020
EP45 Beth Pyles on Faith, Peace & Community
Beth Pyles talks to Jim about why she left trial law to become a pastor, affluenza, spirituality & religion, peacemaking, foreign intervention, and much more… Beth Pyles talks to Jim about small community living, why she left trial law to become a pastor, the dynamics affluenza & the hedonistic treadmill, how she views meaning & … Continue reading EP45 Beth Pyles on Faith, Peace & Community →
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Mar 2, 2020
EP44 Steve LeVine on EV Battery Tech
Steve LeVine talks with Jim about battery tech’s role in sustainable transportation, his writing process for The Powerhouse, EV predictions, and much more… Steve LeVine talks with Jim about why battery innovation is so important for sustainable transportation, the challenges & promises of transitioning to electric vehicles, how Steve researched & wrote his book (The … Continue reading EP44 Steve LeVine on EV Battery Tech →
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Feb 24, 2020
EP43 Daniel Christian Wahl on a Regenerative Future
Daniel Christian Wahl talks with Jim about bioregional regeneration, Game B, complexity theory, epistemic modesty, questions vs answers, money, spirituality, and much more… Daniel Christian Wahl talks with Jim about catalysis, Game B, geo therapy vs geoengineering, the short-term perspective of fossil fuels & limited resources, viewing population projections in relation to climate impact, the … Continue reading EP43 Daniel Christian Wahl on a Regenerative Future →
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Feb 17, 2020
EP42 Jessika Trancik on Tech & Research vs Climate Change
MIT professor & researcher Jessika Trancik talks with Jim about the dynamics & state of renewable energy tech & policies, decarbonization, carbon taxes, climate despair, and much more… MIT professor & researcher Jessika Trancik talks with Jim about energy return on investment (EROI), the power of learning curves, the feasibility of an all-electric society, base … Continue reading EP42 Jessika Trancik on Tech & Research vs Climate Change →
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Feb 13, 2020
EP41 Daniel Mezick on the Agile Organization
Daniel Mezick talks with Jim about agile process & organizations, how agile scrums work, openspace tech, change management, leadership, authority, complex systems, and much more… Daniel Mezick talks with Jim about how he got into business consulting & agile processes, what an openspace organization is & how it scales with business size/type, Jim’s experience with … Continue reading EP41 Daniel Mezick on the Agile Organization →
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Feb 10, 2020
EP40 Eric Smith on the Physics of Living Systems
Eric Smith talks with Jim about geochemistry & the origins of life, monetary systems & dynamics, interdisciplinarity linguistics, sustainability, civil society, and much more… Multidimensional thinker Eric Smith has a wide-ranging talk with Jim about the origins of life, monetary systems, language & sustainability. Eric starts by sharing how geochemistry informs the origin of life … Continue reading EP40 Eric Smith on the Physics of Living Systems →
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Feb 3, 2020
EP39 John Koza on Bleeding Edges
Jim talks to the multi-talented thinker & creator John Koza about his secure lottery ticket tech, his genetic programming work, how & why he created the National Popular Vote bill, and much more… Multi-talented thinker & creator John Koza & Jim start by talking about what led him to create secure lottery ticket tech early … Continue reading EP39 John Koza on Bleeding Edges →
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Jan 27, 2020
EP38 Tristan Harris on Humane Tech
Tristan Harris & Jim talk about his background in design ethics, dangers of ad targeting, game theory, time well spent, the global information war, trends to be optimistic about, and much more… Tristan Harris & Jim start by talking about how Tristan’s career & education in design ethics are informed by being a magician in … Continue reading EP38 Tristan Harris on Humane Tech →
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Jan 23, 2020
EP37 Jared Janes on Spirituality
Jared Janes talks with Jim about spiritual language, altered states vs traits, suffering, the confabulated self, embodiment, concentration practices, metaphysics, and more… Meditator & thinker Jared Janes talks with Jim about why he still uses the word ‘spiritual’, altered states vs altered traits, the equation & dynamics of suffering, understanding our own intentions, the confabulating … Continue reading EP37 Jared Janes on Spirituality →
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Jan 20, 2020
EP36 Hanzi Freinacht on Metamodernism
Hanzi Freinacht talks with Jim about postmodernism, value memes, cognitive complexity, societal code, the promises/dangers of metamodernism, and much more… Hanzi Freinacht, political philosopher, historian, sociologist, & author has a wide-ranging talk with Jim that starts by exploring what postmodern views are, how many postmodernists there might be & how they act. They, then go … Continue reading EP36 Hanzi Freinacht on Metamodernism →
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Jan 16, 2020
EP35 Ken McCarthy on the History of Online Business
Ken McCarthy talks with Jim about the commercial shift of the internet, the evolution of internet media, online market potential, the high cost of free, and much more… Internet pioneer Ken McCarthy talks with Jim about why & how he first got on the internet in 1993, what it was like to be in tech … Continue reading EP35 Ken McCarthy on the History of Online Business →
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Jan 13, 2020
EP34 Joe Edelman on the Power of Values
Joe Edelman talks with Jim about values, social norms & ideological commitments, pluralism & coherence, ‘time well spent’, ethical advertising, and much more… Joe Edelman, philosopher, social scientist & designer starts this conversation with Jim by talking about how meaningfulness is connected to values, social norms & ideological commitments. Then, they go on to talk … Continue reading EP34 Joe Edelman on the Power of Values →
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Jan 6, 2020
EP33 Melanie Mitchell on the Elements of AI
Melanie Mitchell & Jim talk about the many approaches to creating AI, hype cycles, self-driving cars, what can be learned from human intelligence, and much more… Professor & Author Melanie Mitchell and Jim have a wide-ranging talk about her work in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They explore the differences between deep learning, symbolic … Continue reading EP33 Melanie Mitchell on the Elements of AI →
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Dec 30, 2019
EP32 Jason Brennan on Irrational Democracy & Academia
Author & Professor Jason Brennan talks with Jim about teaching business school, libertarianism, poor incentives/outcomes in democracy & academia, and much more… Author & Research Professor Jason Brennan talks with Jim about teaching in business school after studying philosophy, what a bleeding heart libertarian is, the ignorance & irrationality of voters, how well group identity … Continue reading EP32 Jason Brennan on Irrational Democracy & Academia →
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Dec 16, 2019
EP31 Forrest Landry on Building our Future
The multi-talented Forrest Landry talks with Jim about what motivates him, ethics & metaphysics, meaning & sense-making, collective action, collapse, and much more… Forrest Landry, philosopher, writer, researcher, scientist, engineer, craftsman, and teacher talks with Jim about his company (Magic-Flight), what motivates his work, how he defines ethics, metaphysics & its connection to realism, free … Continue reading EP31 Forrest Landry on Building our Future →
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Dec 9, 2019
EP30 Nora Bateson on Complexity & the Transcontextual
Nora Bateson talks with Jim about her recent book, her father & grandfather’s academic impact, thinking transcontextually, Game B, warm data labs, and much more… Nora Bateson, award-winning filmmaker, writer, educator, and President of the International Bateson Institute talks with Jim about the work of the International Bateson Institute, her father (Gregory Bateson) & grandfather’s … Continue reading EP30 Nora Bateson on Complexity & the Transcontextual →
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Dec 2, 2019
EP29 Michael Mauboussin on The Success Equation
Michael Mauboussin talks with Jim about his latest book, SFI, investment, using variance & complexity, luck & skill, bias, IQ vs RQ, forecasting, and more… Michael Mauboussin, Director of Research at BlueMountain Capital Management, Author, and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University talks with Jim about how he came to be the Chairman of the Board … Continue reading EP29 Michael Mauboussin on The Success Equation →
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Nov 25, 2019
EP28 Mark Burgess on Promise Theory, AI & Spacetime
Author, founder & scientist Mark Burgess talks with Jim about his career, physics skill set, CFEngine, Promise Theory, AI, free will, spacetime, and much more… Author, founder & scientist Mark Burgess talks with Jim about why he made the switch from theoretical physics to computer science, the widely applicable skill set of physicists, what led … Continue reading EP28 Mark Burgess on Promise Theory, AI & Spacetime →
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Nov 21, 2019
EP27 Jamie Wheal on Flow & the Future of Culture
Jamie Wheal talks to Jim about flow, intrinsic & extrinsic motivation, group flow, Game B, the future of ecstatic state tech, cult leaders, and much more… Author Jamie Wheal talks with Jim about working with the Navy SEALs, what characterizes flow, intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation, the Eleusinian Mysteries, Plato, Aristotle & Pythagoras, soft-leadership & dynamic … Continue reading EP27 Jamie Wheal on Flow & the Future of Culture →
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Nov 18, 2019
EP26 Jordan Hall on the Game B Emergence
Jordan Hall & Jim outline Game B’s advantage over Game A, explore embodied wisdom, meaningfulness, Game B transitions & life, parasitizing Game A, and much more… Jordan Hall and Jim have another wide-ranging conversation about Game B. They start with a quick overview of Game A and then move on to talk about the emerging … Continue reading EP26 Jordan Hall on the Game B Emergence →
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Nov 14, 2019
EP25 Gary Marcus on Rebooting AI
Author & CEO Gary Marcus talks with Jim about his book, Rebooting AI, driverless cars, AI learning & intelligence, hybrid AI models & AI bias, and much more… Scientist, author & entrepreneur Gary Marcus talks with Jim about his latest book, Rebooting AI. In this wide-ranging conversation they cover the gullibility gap, the illusory progress … Continue reading EP25 Gary Marcus on Rebooting AI →
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Nov 11, 2019
EP24 Bret Weinstein on Evolving Culture
Bret Weinstein & Jim talk about unsustainable culture, dangerous algorithms, GameB, complexity, trade-offs, social media, today’s left, Darwinian religion, and much more… Bret Weinstein and Jim talk about the evolutionary & game-theoretic dynamics that have led humanity to an unsustainable place, the impact of today’s algorithms & how they’re connected to human evolution, the recent … Continue reading EP24 Bret Weinstein on Evolving Culture →
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Nov 4, 2019
EP23 Jeff Gomez on Narrative & Cultural Change
Jim talks with CEO Jeff Gomez about working on movies, games & media, transmedia storytelling, fandom, working with the US gov, propaganda, Game B, and much more… CEO Jeff Gomez and Jim have a wide-ranging talk about Jeff’s work with massive movies like Pirates of the Caribbean, his work with transmedia storytelling & worldbuilding, how … Continue reading EP23 Jeff Gomez on Narrative & Cultural Change →
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Oct 31, 2019
EP22 Sara Kindsfater-Yerkes on the Evolution of Business
Consultant Sara Kindsfater-Yerkes & Jim talk about leadership today, HR teams, embracing change, team engagement, honesty, gender dynamics, being offended, and much more… Business Consultant Sara Kindsfater-Yerkes and Jim start this episode by reflecting on working together in their earlier careers. They then go on to talk about today’s multi-generational workforce, commonalities of Gen Z … Continue reading EP22 Sara Kindsfater-Yerkes on the Evolution of Business →
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Oct 28, 2019
EP21 Roman Yampolskiy on the Outer Limits of AI
AI expert Roman Yampolskiy & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about simulation theory, types of intelligence, AI research & safety, the singularity, and much more… This conversation with Jim and Dr. Roman V. Yampolskiy–author, tenured associate professor, founding director of Cyber Security Lab–starts by covering the vast variance of possible minds. They then go on … Continue reading EP21 Roman Yampolskiy on the Outer Limits of AI →
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Oct 24, 2019
EP20 Pamela McCorduck on Her Life & Times with AI
Author Pamela McCorduck talks to Jim about her new book, the humanities & sciences divide, her friendships with AI pioneers, risks of AI, feminism, and more… Author Pamela McCorduck talks with Jim about themes of her latest book, This Could Be Important: My Life and Times with the Artificial Intelligentsia. They talk about C.P. Snow’s … Continue reading EP20 Pamela McCorduck on Her Life & Times with AI →
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Oct 21, 2019
EP19 John Robb on Asymmetric & Networked Conflict & Strategy
Author, inventor, tech analyst, engineer, and military pilot John Robb talks to Jim about drone attacks, internet-age networks, geopolitics, AGI, and much more… This conversation with Jim and John Robb–author, inventor, entrepreneur, technology analyst, astro engineer, and military pilot–starts by covering the impact of the recent drone attack on a Saudi fuel processing center, and … Continue reading EP19 John Robb on Asymmetric & Networked Conflict & Strategy →
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Oct 17, 2019
EP18 Stuart Kauffman on Complexity, Biology & T.A.P.
Professor, MacArthur Fellow & author Stuart Kauffman talks with Jim about complexity, biology & the origins of life, social/technical evolution, and much more… Professor, MacArthur Fellow and author Stuart Kauffman talks with Jim about the major themes of his career: complexity, auto-catalytic chemical sets, protocells and the origins of life, the problem of the error … Continue reading EP18 Stuart Kauffman on Complexity, Biology & T.A.P. →
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Oct 14, 2019
EP17 – Bonnitta Roy on Process Thinking and Complexity
Bonnitta Roy teaches insight practices for individuals who are developing meta-cognitive skills, and hosts collective insight retreats for groups interested in breaking away from limiting patterns of thought. She teaches a masters course in consciousness studies and transpersonal psychology at the Graduate Institute. Her teaching highlights the embodied, affective and perceptual aspects of the core … Continue reading EP17 – Bonnitta Roy on Process Thinking and Complexity →
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Oct 7, 2019
EP16 Anaconda CTO Peter Wang on The Distributed Internet
Peter Wang is Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Anaconda, the leading Python tools and data analytics company. Peter holds a B.A. in Physics from Cornell University and has been developing applications professionally using Python since 2001. Before co-founding Anaconda (formerly Continuum Analytics) in 2011, Peter spent seven years designing and developing applications for a … Continue reading EP16 Anaconda CTO Peter Wang on The Distributed Internet →
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Sep 30, 2019
EP15 Futurist David Brin on The Case for Optimism
David Brin is best-known for shining light — plausibly and entertainingly — on technology, society, and countless challenges confronting our rambunctious civilization. His bestselling novels include The Postman (filmed in 1997) plus explorations of our near-future in Earth and Existence. Other novels are translated into over 25 languages. His short stories explore vividly speculative ideas. Brin’s nonfiction book The … Continue reading EP15 Futurist David Brin on The Case for Optimism →
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Sep 23, 2019
EP14 Astrophysicist Jill Tarter on SETI and Technosignatures
Jill Tarter received her Bachelor of Engineering Physics Degree with Distinction from Cornell University and her Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley. She served as Project Scientist for NASA’s SETI program, the High Resolution Microwave Survey, and has conducted numerous observational programs at radio observatories worldwide. Since the … Continue reading EP14 Astrophysicist Jill Tarter on SETI and Technosignatures →
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Sep 16, 2019
EP13 Trent McConaghy: Blockchain, AI and DAOs
Trent McConaghy is the Founder of Ocean Protocol. He has 20 years of deep technology experience with a focus on machine learning, data visualization and user experience. He was a researcher at the Canadian Department of Defense and in 1999, he co-founded Analog Design Automation Inc. and was its CTO until its acquisition by Synopsys Inc. … Continue reading EP13 Trent McConaghy: Blockchain, AI and DAOs →
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Sep 12, 2019
EP12 Brian Nosek – Open Science and Reproducibility
Brian Nosek is Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Open Science (COS) that operates the Open Science Framework. COS is enabling open and reproducible research practices worldwide. Brian is also a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 2002. Brian co-founded … Continue reading EP12 Brian Nosek – Open Science and Reproducibility →
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Sep 9, 2019
EP11 Dave Snowden and Systems Thinking
Dave Snowden is Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Cognitive Edge. His work is international in nature and covers government and industry looking at complex issues relating to strategy and organizational decision-making. He has pioneered a science-based approach to organizations drawing on anthropology, neuroscience, and complex adaptive systems theory. He is a popular and passionate … Continue reading EP11 Dave Snowden and Systems Thinking →
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Sep 3, 2019
EP10 David Krakauer: Complexity Science
David Krakauer is President and William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute. David’s research focuses on the evolutionary history of information processing mechanisms in biology and culture. This includes genetic, neural, linguistic and cultural mechanisms. The research spans multiple levels of organization, seeking analogous patterns and principles in genetics, cell … Continue reading EP10 David Krakauer: Complexity Science →
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Aug 27, 2019
EP9 Joe Norman: Applied Complexity
Joe Norman is an applied complexity scientist with a focus on transforming insights gleaned from complex systems science into practical and implementable strategies and tactics for grappling with an increasingly uncertain and dynamic world. Joe is an Affilate at the New England Complex Systems Institute in Cambridge, MA, an instructor at the Real World Risk … Continue reading EP9 Joe Norman: Applied Complexity →
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Aug 21, 2019
Special Episode: Zachary Vorhies
Zachary Vorhies recently resigned as a senior software engineer at YouTube. Employed by Google since 2008, Vorhies collected a large cache of documents that he claims demonstrates that Google intentionally skews search results to drive a political agenda. Vorhies shared these documents with James O’Keefe of Project Veritas, which released a video about the documents … Continue reading Special Episode: Zachary Vorhies →
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Aug 19, 2019
EP8 Jordan “Greenhall” Hall and Game B
Jordan is the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Neurohacker Collective. He is now in his 17th year of building disruptive technology companies. Jordan’s interests in comics, science fiction, computers, and way too much TV led to a deep dive into contemporary philosophy (particularly the works of Gilles Deleuze and Manuel DeLanda), artificial intelligence and … Continue reading EP8 Jordan “Greenhall” Hall and Game B →
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Aug 12, 2019
EP7 Daniel Schmachtenberger and the Evolution of Technology
Daniel Schmachtenberger is a Co-Founder of the Neurohacker Collective and director of Research and Development, where he is focused on developing processes and technologies for advancing medicine and human optimization. He is particularly focused on personalized medicine, adequate approaches to complex illness, and deepening our knowledge of how the human regulatory systems function, how they … Continue reading EP7 Daniel Schmachtenberger and the Evolution of Technology →
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Aug 5, 2019
EP 6 Douglas Rushkoff – Memetics, Money + TeamHuman
Douglas Rushkoff is the host of the Team Human podcast and author of Team Human as well as a dozen other bestselling books on media, technology, and culture, including, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity, Present Shock, Program or Be Programmed, Media Virus, and the novel Ecstasy Club. … Continue reading EP 6 Douglas Rushkoff – Memetics, Money + TeamHuman →
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Jul 26, 2019
EP5 Lee Smolin – Quantum Foundations and Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution
Lee Smolin is a theoretical physicist who has been since 2001 a founding and senior faculty member at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. His main contributions have been so far to the quantum theory of gravity, to which he has been a co-inventor and major contributor to two major directions, loop quantum gravity and deformed … Continue reading EP5 Lee Smolin – Quantum Foundations and Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution →
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Jul 19, 2019
EP4 Cory Doctorow – “Radicalized,” Race and Resilience
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist, blogger, and co-editor of Boing Boing. He is the author of Radicalized and Walkaway, science fiction for adults; a young adult graphic novel called In Real Life; the nonfiction business book Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free, and more. Cory works for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, … Continue reading EP4 Cory Doctorow – “Radicalized,” Race and Resilience →
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Jul 15, 2019
EP3 Dr. Ben Goertzel – OpenCog, AGI and SingularityNET
Dr. Ben Goertzel is Chief Scientist of robotics firm Hanson Robotics and financial prediction firm Aidyia Holdings; Chairman of AI software company Novamente LLC and bioinformatics company Biomind LLC; Chairman of the Artificial General Intelligence Society and the OpenCog Foundation; Vice Chairman of futurist nonprofit Humanity+; Scientific Advisor of biopharma firm Genescient Corp.; Advisor to … Continue reading EP3 Dr. Ben Goertzel – OpenCog, AGI and SingularityNET →
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Jul 8, 2019
EP2 Robin Hanson – Decision Making and “The Age of Em”
Robin Hanson is an Associate Professor of Economics, and received his Ph.D in 1997 in social sciences from Caltech. He joined George Mason’s economics faculty in 1999 after completing a two-year post-doc at U.C Berkely. His major fields of interest include health policy, regulation, and formal political theory. Index to The Jim Rutt Show featuring … Continue reading EP2 Robin Hanson – Decision Making and “The Age of Em” →
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Jul 7, 2019
EP1 Simon DeDeo – The Evolution of Consciousness
Simon DeDeo is an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences, and External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is also affiliated with the Cognitive Science program at Indiana University, where he runs the Laboratory for Social Minds. For three years, from 2010 to 2013, he was … Continue reading EP1 Simon DeDeo – The Evolution of Consciousness →
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