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| The Extraordinary Life & Mind of Alan Turing, Revealed By His Biographer | Andrew Hodges | 19 Apr 2026 | 00:52:00 | |
Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/QR-HIaU8xTU Andrew Hodges is the author of 'Alan Turing: The Enigma' - his definitive biography (and the official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley). Andrew has spent his life deeply researching Turing's extraordinary life - from inventing the computer and breaking Nazi codes at Bletchley Park, to his tragic persecution and death at 41. In this conversation, we explore the mind of the man who changed computing forever. The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Audio Spotify - Apple Podcasts - Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 0:32 - Turing's 3 Biggest Achievements 2:41 - How He Imagined Computers Before Existence 6:50 - Actually Building The Computer 10:10 - How The Death of Christopher Morcom Shaped Him 15:05 - Secretly Being Gay & University 19:08 - The Personality Everyone Completely Misunderstood 22:50 - The Truth Behind His Suicide 27:11 - Can Machines Think? The Turing Test 34:03 - What Turing Would Think Of ChatGPT 36:00 - He Was An Olympic-Level Runner 38:14 - The Imitation Game Film 43:13 - Why Your Deep Interest in Turing? 43:22 - Why Spend Your Life Researching Turing? 46:51 - Andrew Working With Roger Penrose On Twistor Theory 48:26 - Turing vs Twistor Theory - Which Matters More? 49:56 - What Is A Good Life? Guest - Andrew Hodges Book (Alan Turing: The Enigma) - https://amzn.to/4ewdccJ Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hodges Social Media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://https://www.tiktok.com/@heythehumanpodcast 𝕏 - https://x.com/heyhumanpodcast Support The Show https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Audio License MB01ISGEO0XN8EK" | |||
| Mini Philosophy: How Small Ideas Can Upgrade Your Life & Happiness - Jonny Thomson | 12 Apr 2026 | 00:50:32 | |
Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/HYqm9BRwz-I Meet Jonny Thomson - creator of "Mini Philosophy", the channel that's made philosophy accessible, relatable, and genuinely fun for over two million followers worldwide. A former secondary school philosophy teacher turned author, Jonny writes regularly for Big Think and has published three books - Mini Philosophy, Mini Psychology, and Mini Big Ideas. Timestamps 0:00 - What Is Mini Philosophy? 2:06 - What Is Philosophy? 4:06 - Key Areas Of Philosophy 6:48 - How Philosophy Can Transform Your Life 9:28 - AI Is Bringing Philosophy Back 11:09 - The Secret To Becoming Happier 16:41 - Why Doing Less Makes You Happier 18:52 - Why Meaning & Fulfilment Also Matter 21:03 - The Happiness Mistakes People Make 22:11 - Why Are You Obsessed With Happiness? 23:33 - When Philosophy Destroys You (Overthinking) 26:04 - The Truth About Real Friendship 29:19 - Awkwardness About Discussing Deep Things 32:34 - Why You Keep Toxic Friends Around 33:48 - Should You Ditch or Save Your Friends? 35:43 - How To Start Philosophy (For Beginners) 39:43 - How My Psychologist Parents Shaped Me 41:43 - Teaching Philosophy To Teenagers 43:38 - Growing Mini Philosophy To Millions 46:33 - My Book On Happiness + What's Next 48:30 - Writing For Big Think 49:24 - What Is A Good Life? The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Guest - Mini Philosophy (Jonny Thomson) Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/philosophyminis TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@philosophyminis Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/philosophyminis YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@philosophyminis X - https://x.com/philosophyminis Book: Mini Philosophy - https://amzn.to/4edXCSX Substack - https://miniphilosophy.substack.com LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jonny-thomson-mini-philosophy Social Media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://https://www.tiktok.com/@heythehumanpodcast 𝕏 - https://x.com/heyhumanpodcast Support The Show https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Audio License MB01ISGEO0XN8EK | |||
| How World-Class Designers Think Differently - Irene Pereyra | 05 Apr 2026 | 00:50:56 | |
Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/_CZEjwp_Ajg Meet Irene Pereyra, a world-class designer who is the co-founder of the Brooklyn-based design studio "Anton & Irene", along with Anton Repponen. Irene has led the strategy and UX initiatives for clients, including The Met, Kickstarter, Balenciaga, USA Today, EA, Spotify, Google, Nickelodeon, BBC and Red Bull. Her work has been recognised by Cannes, The Webbys, The Emmys, and she is the author of "Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology". The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Timestamps 0:00 - What Is Design? 1:22 - Different Design Fields 2:15 - What Is UX (My Speciality)? 3:56 - How Designers Work With Clients 6:40 - Designer vs Client Disagreements 9:33 - Key Design Principle 12:33 - Why Form Beats Function 14:02 - Design Process: Consider, Empathise, Define, Research, Design, Validate 14:52 - The #1 Mistake Designers Make 18:09 - Personality & Lifestyles Of Great Designers 22:19 - Designers Are Not Relaxed People 23:55 - How To Become A Phenomenal Designer 26:53 - Why I Hate "Design Thinking" 28:19 - Are Design Skills Transferable? 30:44 - Is Design Objective or Subjective? 35:18 - How Irene Got Into Design 37:06 - My Design Heroes & Inspiration 38:42 - My Design Studio With Anton Repponen 40:38 - Creating The NU:RO Watch 42:33 - Working With Google, Spotify, Red Bull & More 44:52 - Why I Can't Stop Designing 47:07 - What Is A Good Life? Guest - Irene Pereyra Book: Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology - https://amzn.to/4saIo4u Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/irenepereyra LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/irenepereyra Anton & Irene - https://antonandirene.com/ NU:RO Watch - https://nuro.co/ Social Media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://https://www.tiktok.com/@heythehumanpodcast 𝕏 - https://x.com/heyhumanpodcast Support The Show https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Audio License MB01ISGEO0XN8EK | |||
| What I Learnt Filming Shamans & Ayahuasca Ceremonies In the Amazon Rainforest: Victoria Lynn Carroll | 29 Mar 2026 | 00:45:16 | |
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/K1w1fVk0GMg In this episode, I interview Victoria Lynn Carroll, the director of the award-winning 'She Is A Shaman' - a meditative documentary that follows an ayahuasca shaman who balances hallucinatory rituals and her unusual daily. The film explores the difference between the idolized shamanic figure and who they really are. Watch 'She Is A Shaman': https://youtu.be/Lra4c4LwCBw?si=Y0twCfZs_30ZrT8m The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Timestamps 0:00 - What is 'She Is A Shaman'? 3:12 - The History of Ayahuasca 3:46 - Why People Take It 6:14 - Shamans Believe Ayahuasca Is Sentient 6:58 - What Are Shamans Like? 9:19 - The Paradox About Ordinary Shamans 11:33 - Experience Filming Ayahuasca Ceremonies 13:03 - Why Make This Film? 15:56 - My Ayahuasca Experience 17:21 - Science vs. Spirituality Explaining Ayahuasca 21:16 - DMT vs. Ayahuasca 24:49 - Was The Film A Healing Process? 27:05 - Why Watch This Film? 28:30 - Who Should & Should NOT Take It? 30:12 - Psychedelics Helping Society 32:20 - Voice Acting Career 35:08 - Why I Took Ayahuasca 37:47 - Ayahuasca Helped My Trauma 41:55 - Next Film: 'O God' 44:03 - What Makes a Good Life? Guest - Victoria Lynn Carroll Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/incertaspecie YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6IxClbWJ8X6yKQIwQTeITw Website - https://www.victorialynncarroll.com/ Substack - https://substack.com/@victorialynncarroll IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3055998/ The Human Podcast 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Support the show - https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Audio License MB01ISGEO0XN8EK" | |||
| How I Founded Wired, Lived Fully, & Discovered What Technology Wants - Kevin Kelly | 26 Mar 2026 | 00:50:48 | |
Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/i2KTV4G7iUw In this episode, I sit down with Kevin Kelly — co-founder of Wired magazine, author of "1000 True Fans," editor of the Whole Earth Review, futurist, and one of the most influential voices on technology. Kevin is the author of various books, including "What Technology Wants" and "Excellent Advice for Living". The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Timestamps 0:00 - Most interesting moments of your life 0:57 - I'm a recovering hippy 2:01 - How psychedelics shaped Silicon Valley 3:32 - The future belongs to optimists 5:27 - Backpacking around Asia 8:22 - Whole Earth Catalog 11:19 - Meeting Steve Jobs 11:59 - Co-founding Wired Magazine 16:10 - Book: What Technology Wants 19:35 - What is the 'Technium'? 21:40 - Book: Excellent Advice For Living 25:36 - What have you changed your mind on? 26:32 - Book: Vanishing Asia 28:32 - 1000 True Fans 34:00 - Living as if you'll die in 6 months 36:02 - The Amish's relationship with tech 38:38 - Why are you so interested in tech? 42:08 - Thoughts on the future 46:44 - Advice for writers 48:10 - What is a good life? Guest - Kevin Kelly Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Kelly_(editor) Website - https://kk.org/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kevin2kelly/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Kevin2Kelly/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/KevinKelly Book: Excellent Advice For Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier - https://amzn.to/4lUDY0f Book: What Technology Wants - https://amzn.to/41xYAln Book: The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future - https://amzn.to/4rT871i Article: Thousand True Fans - https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ The Human Podcast 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Support the show - https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Audio License MB01ISGEO0XN8EK" | |||
| The Mind Of A World-Class Magician - Alex Hansford | 18 Feb 2026 | 00:47:54 | |
Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Ic7waaBcUm8 In this episode, I sit down with world-class magician and creator of The Neat Review, Alex Hansford. Alex has performed internationally in card magic, including at The Magic Castle, earning global recognition. He's also a highly respected designer and publisher, creating beautifully crafted magic magazines and designing Derren Brown's latest book, Notes From a Fellow Traveller. The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Timestamps 0:00 - Incredible card trick performance 4:02 - How much practice is needed 5:46 - Why people obsess over magic 8:36 - Personality of a magician 11:05 - Different areas of magic 12:18 - How to master magic 14:35 - Magic community around world 16:29 - Psychology secrets behind magic 22:02 - Working with my idol, Derren Brown 25:17 - Derren Brown's influence on me 26:34 - What is 'The Neat Review'? 32:55 - Creating Derren Brown's book 34:35 - Learning great design skills 37:13 - Future plans in magic 39:20 - Rare magician-designer combination 44:02 - What makes a good life? Guest - Alex Hansford Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/watchalexander Instagram (The Neat Review) - https://www.instagram.com/neatrvw The Neat Review - https://theneatreview.com Derren Brown Book (Notes From A Fellow Traveller) - https://derrenbrown.co.uk/books Magic Tricks - https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magician/Alex-Hansford The Neat Review (Store) - https://theneatreview.com/collections/all The Human Podcast 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Support the show - https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Music License SyncID - MB01JIHRGHQFBB8 | |||
| Why AI May Solve Mathematics’ Hardest Problems - Yang Hui-He (Mathematical Physicist) | 11 Feb 2026 | 00:51:39 | |
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xOpnvk7XIyE In this episode, I sit down with Professor Yang Hui-He, a mathematical physicist who is a Fellow at the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (LIMS) and a lecturer at Merton College, Oxford. I ask Yang about his work on AI-guided mathematics and whether AI will solve the hardest mathematical problems, the basics of string theory, his career journey, who LIMS are, why he's working in Michael Faraday's apartment, and more! The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Timestamps 0:00 - Working in Faraday's apartment 3:30 - $1million problems AI could solve 7:38 - Does AI make you sad or excited? 10:54 - What AI can already do 14:57 - What AI struggles with 17:18 - How I became a mathematical physicist 19:57 - AI will replace your calculator 20:40 - What is string theory? 25:33 - Does string theory mess with your mind? 27:24 - Mathematics can literally drive people mad 30:27 - Lecturing at the Royal Institution 33:10 - What is algebraic geometry? 37:20 - What I most love about mathematics 39:47 - Princeton, Cambridge & MIT PhD 42:34 - How I plan years of research 44:14 - Does your work practically matter? 46:19 - One question for a superintelligence 47:53 - What is a good life? Guest - Yang Hui-He LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yang-hui-he-22b3ab/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/yanghui.he.9 Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang-Hui_He London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (LIMS) - https://lims.ac.uk/ Oxford Physics (Yang) - https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/our-people/he LIMS (Yang) - https://lims.ac.uk/yang-hui-he/ Royal Institution Lecture (The Search for a Theory of Everything) - https://youtu.be/llGvkEgXnAQ?si=FYBDjwcd6JsMlYYO Royal Institution Lecture (How geometry created modern physics) - https://youtu.be/z8jdndd-x7w?si=i_4wdBzUyCawK12j Royal Institution Lecture (Mathematics: The rise of the machines) - https://youtu.be/oOYcPkBaotg?si=NrAGlzIWitSU9vlo The Human Podcast 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Support the show - https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Music License SyncID - MB01JIHRGHQFBB8 | |||
| Why People Do "Evil" Things (The Psychology of Empathy) - Dr. Simon Baron-Cohen | 04 Feb 2026 | 00:47:21 | |
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MloFCML_Y7E In this episode, I sit down again with Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University - one of the world's leading psychologists, and author of Zero Degrees of Empathy. Is evil the best way to explain people who do cruel things? Simon argues that what we call "evil" is actually rooted in low empathy, not some inherent darkness. We explore the science behind empathy, examine the minds of psychopaths, narcissists, and those with borderline personality disorder (BPD), discuss what causes empathy to break down, and explore how we should respond to those behaving badly. The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Timestamps 0:00 - Do evil people exist? Watch Previous Episode with Simon: https://youtu.be/fwC1rzgmPtw Guest - Simon Baron-Cohen 𝕏: https://twitter.com/sbaroncohen Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Baron-Cohen Zero Degrees of Empathy Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zero-Degrees-Empathy-Simon-Baron-Cohen/dp/0141017961 The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Science-Evil-Empathy-Origins-Cruelty/dp/0465031420/ Uni of Cambridge Bio - https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/simon-baron-cohen Autism Research Centre (ARC) - https://www.autismcentreofexcellence.org The Human Podcast 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Support the show - https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Music License SyncID - MB01JIHRGHQFBB8 | |||
| What I Learned Running a Marathon in Every Country | The Human Podcast | 15 Jun 2025 | 00:46:31 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qp-41ZOHt94?si=Q9YSFgkrUvqEW4No Today, I speak to Nick Butter, the first person to ever run a marathon in every single country in the world. I ask about this incredible adventure, what motivates him, another adventure running Britain, his life story, starting a charity, running tips, and more! The Human Podcast explores the life stories of humans, known and unknown. Subscribe for a new interview every week! You can donate to Nick's charity, The 196 Foundation, here: https://www.the196foundation.com/ 🕒 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Intro 0:05 – Running a Marathon in Every Country 5:41 – What I’ve Learned About Myself 8:20 – The Psychological Experience 11:10 – Marathons vs. Countries 12:48 – Next Challenge: 1,000 Marathons 16:26 – Nick’s Top Running Tips 20:40 – Life Story & Background 25:49 – Becoming Obsessed with Running 28:20 – What Is “Suffering”? 30:19 – Are You Addicted? 33:11 – Being Misunderstood 35:02 – Running Britain & The Italian Grand Tour 37:40 – Starting a Charity 41:38 – Hosting My ‘Run Weekends’ 43:31 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life? 👤 NICK Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nickbutterrun Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nickbutterun Linktree - https://linktr.ee/nickbutterrun Website - https://www.nickbutter.com/ Book (Running The World) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-World-World-Record-Breaking-Adventure/dp/1787631729 Book (Run Britain) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Run-Britain-Record-Breaking-Adventure-Coastline-ebook/dp/B0B7W7FP5X?ref_=ast_author_dp 📱 SOCIAL 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com ☕️ SUPPORT THE SHOW https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast It's just me working on this, and so any support is hugely helpful and greatly appreciated! ❤️ | |||
| Co-Founder of Centre For British Progress, Julia Willemyns | The Human Podcast | 27 Apr 2025 | 00:44:26 | |
WATCH EPISODE HERE: https://youtu.be/w8OkYrWKBqM In this episode, I speak to Julia Willemyns, a co-founder of The Centre for British Progress, a new non-partisan think tank researching and producing concrete ideas for an era of British growth and progress. Julia is an entrepreneur and studied at the University of Oxford and LSE. The Human Podcast explores the life stories of humans, known and unknown. Subscribe for a new interview every week! ☕️ SUPPORT THE SHOW https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast It's just me (Joe) working on this, and so any support is hugely helpful and greatly appreciated! ❤️ 🕒 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Overview of the Centre for British Progress 1:17 - What is a (non-partisan) think tank? 2:46 - What progress are you focused on? 4:07 - Turning ideas into real results 6:08 - How do you conduct research? 9:03 - How are politicians influenced? 10:23 - What is movement building? 12:38 - How to encourage ambitious individuals 13:59 - Analysing Britain's progress 19:04 - How are you funded? 19:40 - Story co-founding the think tank 22:01 - Why are you passionate about this? 25:52 - Daily life at work 27:21 - Vice President of Oxford University Debating Society 29:08 - Studying Public Policy at LSE 30:00 - Developing three mobile apps 31:41 - Career highlights so far 34:45 - Value of learning about fundraising 36:08 - What have you learnt about people's ambitions? 37:47 - What do you do to unwind? 38:23 - Proust is an inspiration to me 43:28 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life? 👤 JULIA WILLEMYNS LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-garayo-willemyns-baba111b0 👤 CENTRE FOR BRITISH PROGRESS 𝕏 - https://x.com/britishprogress LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/britishprogress/ Substack - https://britishprogress.substack.com/ Website - https://britishprogress.org/ 📱 SOCIAL 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Conjecture Co-Founder & ControlAI Advisor, Gabe Alfour | AI SAFETY SERIES #4 | 13 Apr 2025 | 00:44:14 | |
WELCOME TO THE AI SAFETY SERIES, FEATURING FILMED INTERVIEWS WITH INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE AI SAFETY FIELD, ABOUT THEIR LIVES & WORK. In this episode, I speak to Gabe Alfour, a co-founder and the CTO of Conjecture, and an advisor to ControlAI. Conjecture is an AI Safety organisation, based in London. ControlAI is a non-profit organisation that works to reduce the risks to humanity from artificial intelligence. The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. ☕️ BUY ME A COFFEE https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast It's just me (Joe) working on this so any support is hugely helpful and greatly appreciated! ❤️ 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - What are Conjecture & ControlAI? 1:22 - Why are you starting to speak out? 2:45 - Working in crypto 4:23 - GPT-3 caused me to pivot into AI safety 7:30 - What is alignment? 9:45 - What is AI alignment? 12:57 - Story of co-founding Conjecture 14:52 - What has Conjecture worked on? 18:13 - Why run Conjecture as a for-profit? 20:02 - Publishing 'The Compendium' 21:25 - How could AI cause human extinction? 25:21 - What do ControlAI do? 28:09 - Transitioning to policy work from technical 30:04 - Dissecting the 'AI safety community' into 4 groups 32:59 - Personal impact of belief in AI causing extinction 35:01 - Biggest lesson learnt: people are too cynical 39:06 - Believing great change is possible 42:00 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life? 👤 GABE ALFOUR: Conjecture - https://www.conjecture.dev/about ControlAI - https://controlai.com/ 'The Compendium' - https://www.thecompendium.ai/ 'A Narrow Path' - https://www.narrowpath.co/ 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/ Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| Host of 'Doom Debates' Podcast, Liron Shapira | AI SAFETY SERIES, Ep #3 | 23 Mar 2025 | 00:44:02 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/0KmaotctziE WELCOME TO THE NEW AI SAFETY SERIES, FEATURING FILMED CONVERSATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE AI SAFETY FIELD, ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND WORK. In this episode, I speak to Liron Shapira,host of the 'Doom Debates' Podcast. Doom Debates' Mission is to raise mainstream awareness of imminent extinction from AGI and build the social infrastructure for high-quality debate. The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - What is 'Doom'? 0:57 - How could AI cause doom? 4:08 - What is P(doom)? 6:02 - How do you determine P(doom)? 8:16 - Hosting the 'Doom Debates' Podcast 10:17 - Most people are worried about AI 11:51 - Journey into AI safety 14:25 - Liron's mind and life 17:55 - Beliefs about AI 20:14 - Best argument against AI doom 22:49 - Who would you like to see debate AI? 25:19 - Why do you believe we're doomed? 28:48 - Other risks such as nuclear & virus doom 31:05 - Rogue AI vs AI misuse risks 31:54 - What can be done to stop AI doom? 37:23 - Don't we need to build AGI because of bad actors? 40:35 - Richard Feynmann painting 41:15 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life? 👤 LIRON SHAPIRA / DOOM DEBATES: Liron's X - https://x.com/liron Doom Debates YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DoomDebates 'Doom Debates' Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4v2mFQwcDa8vQvCnYceCfs 'Doom Debates' Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doom-debates/id1751366208 'Doom Debates' Substack - https://lironshapira.substack.com/ 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/ Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| Life Stories: World's Most Fun Psychologist & Magician, Professor Richard Wiseman | 16 Mar 2025 | 00:40:46 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/VTGBHcPnJXo Meet the world's most fun psychologist & magician, Professor Richard Wiseman, Britain's only Professor in the Public Understanding of Psychology. He's consulted for top magicians like Derren Brown, published a dozen influential books and over 100 papers, amassed an astonishing 800+ million YouTube views and helped shape the Edinburgh Fringe as a board member. The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of unique individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:19 - Richard's many achievements 1:09 - How have you achieved so much? 2:24 - Richard's research journey 4:42 - Parapsychology research 7:02 - Practising magic early on 8:39 - Richard's supportive parents 9:58 - Pursuing psychology instead of magic 13:37 - Magic's psychology lessons 15:28 - Edinburgh Fringe: Working on the board 16:24 - World's funniest joke 18:54 - Apollo moon landing research 21:36 - 'in59seconds' YouTube channel 22:36 - 59 second ideas that will change how you think 24:10 - 'Quirkology' YouTube channel 27:14 - Derren Brown: Helping as a creative consultant 28:42 - Luck research: How to I be lucky? 31:44 - Changing my mind at the last minute 32:53 - Has your career been stressful? 34:02 - Watching no TV 35:31 - Taking no holidays as I love my work 36:45 - How has your research impacted your life? 38:24 - How would your friends and family describe you? 39:37 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life? 👤 PROFESSOR RICHARD WISEMAN: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wiseman Website - https://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/ X - https://x.com/RichardWiseman Quirkology - https://www.youtube.com/user/Quirkology In59seconds - https://www.youtube.com/@In59seconds 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/ Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| Historian of Philosophy, Peter Adamson | 10 QUESTIONS 10 MINUTES (Ep 5) | 26 Feb 2025 | 00:08:05 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/1PqGHUSADKE Welcome to the new quickfire series where I'm asking a wide range of people, from different careers, 10 Questions in 10 Minutes! Episode 5 is with Peter Adamson - a philosopher at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and King’s College London. He has also been the host of the extremely popular podcast, ‘History of Philosophy without any gaps’ for over 10 years. Subscribe for new episodes every week! Full series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdXqMrbQhkyuTGEVeaxGtPXUe_Vcpn_6l 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Qu 1: Most Interesting Period Of Philosophy? 0:47 - Qu 2: Most Fascinating Philosopher Ever? 1:17 - Qu 3: Best Philosophers To Teach Us How To Live? 2:21 - Qu 4: How Has Philosophy Impacted Your Life? 2:52 - Qu 5: Most Underrated Philosopher? 4:02 - Qu 6: How'd Ancient Philosophers React To The World Today? 5:12 - Qu 7: What Does History of Philosophy Tell Us About History? 6:13 - Qu 8: What Does History of Philosophy Tell Us About Philosophy? 7:11 - Qu 9: Why Did You Start Your Podcast? 7:32 - Qu 10: What Would You Be Doing If You Weren't A Philosopher? 👤 GUEST: Podcast (History of Philosophy without any Gaps) - https://historyofphilosophy.net Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Adamson_(philosopher) Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/histphilosophy.bsky.social Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistPhilosophy 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@heythehumanpodcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/heythehumanpodcast.bsky.social Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| The Effective Altruist | 10 QUESTIONS 10 MINUTES (Ep. 4) | 24 Feb 2025 | 00:09:45 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/dhww--wcPnk Welcome to the new quickfire series where I'm asking a wide range of people, from different careers, 10 Questions in 10 Minutes! Ep .4 is with an 'effective altruist' - Stefan Schubert. 'Effective altruists' aim to find the best ways to help others and put this into practice. Stefan is a researcher in philosophy and psychology at Effective Altruism Sweden. Subscribe for new episodes every week! Full series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdXqMrbQhkyuTGEVeaxGtPXUe_Vcpn_6l 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 00:02 - Qu 1: What Is Effective Altruism? 00:09 - Qu 2: Easiest Way to Improve the World? 01:11 - Qu 3: Are Humans More Altruistic or Selfish? 01:56 - Qu 4: Most Important Problem in the World? 02:39 - Qu 5: Why We're Often Ineffectively Altruistic? 03:49 - Qu 6: Biggest Existential Risk Humanity Faces? 04:52 - Qu 7: What Gives You Hope for the Future? 05:37 - Qu 8: What Does It Mean To Be Rational? 06:54 - Qu 9: What Is Sleepwalk Bias? 08:31 - Qu 10: Who Inspires You? 👤 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: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@heythehumanpodcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/heythehumanpodcast.bsky.social Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| Interviewing Historian of Propaganda (WW1, WW2 & Contemporary), Professor Jo Fox | The Human Podcast | 07 Feb 2025 | 00:44:25 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/ETj4sMNAwgs This interview is with Professor Jo Fox, a historian of propaganda. She is an expert in psychological warfare in twentieth-century Europe and propaganda in Britain & Germany during WW1 & WW2. Jo is also the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research and Public Engagement at the University of London. The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of unique individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Research Overview 1:39 - What are misinformation & disinformation 3:12 - What is propaganda? 5:06 - What are rumours? 6:31 - WW2 propaganda 8:11 - Measuring the impact of propaganda 10:23 - Film propaganda (WW1 & WW2) 13:29 - Woman in propaganda 15:34 - Ethics of propaganda (Britain's in WW1/WW2) 19:08 - How to avoid propaganda 24:05 - Decreased trust in the media 26:11 - Institutional corruption 27:51 - AI/Technology & future of propaganda 29:57 - Why the motivation to research propaganda? 31:25 - How's your research influenced your life? 33:28 - Where did interest in propaganda come from? 34:48 - Jo's PhD 35:58 - Benefits of learning history 37:32 - Tech leaders should understand history 39:17 - George Orwell's 1984 Ministry of Truth: Filming location? 42:03 - SHOW ENDING TRADITION: What is a good life? 👤 GUEST: LinkedIn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Fox Uni of London Page - https://www.london.ac.uk/about/senior-executive-team/professor-jo-fox Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Jo-Fox/author/B001JOYKW0 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| Life of Cognitive Revolution Podcast Host, Nathan Labenz | #artificialintelligence | 05 Feb 2025 | 00:40:08 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/hpZ89E-n8hQ This interview is with the host of The Cognitive Revolution Podcast, Nathan Labenz. The Cognitive Revolution is a fantastic and highly regarded weekly podcast featuring interviews with artificial intelligence (AI) innovators, diving into the transformative impact AI will have in the near future. The Human Podcast explores the lives, careers and beliefs of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:04 - Inspiration for starting The Cognitive Revolution Podcast 2:43 - Decision to host podcast vs becoming a researcher 6:37 - Imagining podcast episodes in 1-3 years 12:22 - Life as a podcaster 17:50 - Life story 24:13 - Effect of high consumption of AI advancements/news 29:41 - Trends across podcast guests (agreements & disagreements) 36:15 - What is a good life? 👤 NATHAN: Website - https://www.nathanlabenz.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanlabenz/ 🎙️ COGNITIVE REVOLUTION PODCAST: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@UCjNRVMBVI30Sak_p6HRWhIA Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yHyok3M3BjqzR0VB5MSyk Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cognitive-revolution-ai-builders-researchers-and/id1669813431 𝕏 - https://x.com/cogrev_podcast 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| 10 Questions in 10 Minutes: Ex Machina Film Advisor, Professor Murray Shanahan | 26 Jan 2025 | 00:07:49 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/8Ssqnccv2_I NEW SERIES WHERE I ASK FASCINATING PEOPLE 10 QUESTIONS in 10 MINUTES! Ep #3 is with the scientific advisor of the film 'Ex Machina', Professor Murray Shanahan. Murray works at Google DeepMind as a Principal Research Scientist, and is a Professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London. He is an expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Subscribe for new episodes every week! 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Qu 1: What do you hope the world learns from Ex Machina? 0:20 - Qu 2: When can we expect a robot like Ava? 0:43 - Qu 3: What should the public know about AI? 1:15 - Qu 4: How do you feel about what's coming with AI? 2:03 - Qu 5: Can we build conscious AI? 2:48 - Qu 6: Should we build conscious AI? 3:46 - Qu 7: What's been your most interesting chat with AI? 4:15 - Qu 8: What question has fascinated you most? 5:53 - Qu 9: Does AGI require breakthroughs or just continuing as we are? 7:36 - Qu 10: What is a good life? 👤 GUEST: 𝕏: https://twitter.com/JDHamkins Website: https://jdh.hamkins.org/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_David_Hamkins Substack (Infinitely More): https://www.infinitelymore.xyz/ Books: https://tinyurl.com/4kc8df7d YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeMZeXYIhdxnQvZP360uoBg 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| 10 Questions With World Memory Champion, Ben Pridmore | 19 Jan 2025 | 00:06:50 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/vMVkRVviiRw __________________ NEW SERIES WHERE I ASK FASCINATING PEOPLE 10 QUESTIONS EACH! Ep #2 is with Former World memory Champion, Ben Pridmore. Ben was the first person to ever memorise a deck of cards in under 30 seconds. He's also an accountant who loves to holiday in Las Vegas. Subscribe for new episodes every week! 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - 1. Most impressive memory feat? 0:43 - 2. How do you memorise a deck of cards? 1:13 - 3. Can anyone develop an amazing memory? 1:39 - 4. Do you ever forget things? 2:11 - 5. Is an amazing memory a gift or a curse? 2:39 - 6. How do you radically improve your memory? 3:14 - 7. Do you use memory techniques in everyday life? 4:00 - 8. What do people misunderstand about memory? 4:50 - 9. Why did you become so obsessed with memorisation? 5:43 - 10. How has your amazing memory changed your life? 👤 GUEST: 𝕏: https://twitter.com/JDHamkins Website: https://jdh.hamkins.org/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_David_Hamkins Substack (Infinitely More): https://www.infinitelymore.xyz/ Books: https://tinyurl.com/4kc8df7d YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeMZeXYIhdxnQvZP360uoBg 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| Who is Google DeepMind Scientist / Ex Machina Advisor, Murray Shanahan? | 14 Jan 2025 | 00:47:16 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/eonR5-VN4y8 In this episode, I speak to the scientific advisor of the film 'Ex Machina', Professor Murray Shanahan. Murray works at Google DeepMind as a Principal Research Scientist, and is a Professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London. He is an expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Human Podcast explores the lives, careers and beliefs of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Helping with Ex Machina film 3:13 - What Ex Machina taught me about AI 5:25 - Is Ex Machina a realistic look at the future? 6:55 - 'Her' film / AI relationships 9:03 - Watershed robotics moment 11:00 - Conversations with AI (LLM Chatbots) 16:19 - Disturbing moments with AI 18:05 - Theme of my career 19:54 - Interest in technical & philosophical areas 23:26 - Google DeepMind & Imperial College London 24:25 - Being a student 28:15 - Early life 33:11 - Buddhism interest 35:55 - Future plans 39:00 - Consciousness / Conscious exotica 45:30 - What is a good life? 👤 GUEST: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Shanahan Website - https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~mpsha/ Book inspiring Ex Machina (Embodiment and the Inner Life” (2010)) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Embodiment-inner-life-Cognition-Consciousness/dp/0199226555?ref_=ast_author_dp Conscious Exotica (Aeon article) - https://aeon.co/essays/beyond-humans-what-other-kinds-of-minds-might-be-out-there Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=00bnGpAAAAAJ&hl=en Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mpshanahan.bsky.social 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| 10 Questions With... Leading Infinity Expert, Joel David Hamkins (New Series, Ep 1) | 10 Jan 2025 | 00:10:55 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/MvfXFpJX2ps Welcome to a new series where I ask fascinating people 10 intriguing questions. The first episode is with Professor Joel David Hamkins, a Mathematician/Philosopher and leading expert on infinity. Joel is the O'Hara Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at the University of Notre Dame. Subscribe for new episodes every week! (Episode 2 is with a World Memory champion.) 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Qu 1: What is infinity? 0:29 - Qu 2: Does infinity exist? 1:35 - Qu 3: Next most interesting thing after infinity? 2:21 - Qu 4: Which mathematician or philosopher would you invite to dinner? 3:48 - Qu 5: Is there beauty in mathematics? 5:08 - Qu 6: What’s your favourite infinity-related paradox? 6:01 - Qu 7: Why are you so interested in infinity? 6:44 - Qu 8: How has your research changed how you see the world? 7:51 - Qu 9: What’s important to you in life? 9:05 - Qu 10: How will AI change mathematics or philosophy? 👤 GUEST: 𝕏: https://twitter.com/JDHamkins Website: https://jdh.hamkins.org/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_David_Hamkins Substack (Infinitely More): https://www.infinitelymore.xyz/ Books: https://tinyurl.com/4kc8df7d YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeMZeXYIhdxnQvZP360uoBg 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| The Psychology of 'Effective Altruism': How To Do Good | 15 Dec 2024 | 00:48:03 | |
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. The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 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: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| Why I Dropped Everything To Try Pause AI Development | 11 Dec 2024 | 00:43:55 | |
WATCH EPISODE: https://youtu.be/hHgHS2IrHCw After learning about AI safety only last year, William Baird drastically altered his life. He left a farm he managed in New Zealand and moved to the UK. He's since met with MPs and helped organise protests against AI, including one outside the Bletchley Park AI summit. In this episode, I speak to William Baird, the UK Director of PauseAI. PauseAI are a community of volunteers and local communities coordinated by a non-profit organisation that aims to mitigate the risks of AI (including the risk of human extinction). The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Coming up 0:15 - Dropping everything to try pause AI 5:26 - AI risks I'm most concerned about 8:23 - How human extinction could occur 11:549 - Why are people building AGI (artificial general intelligence) 14:59 - Who are PauseAI 17:09 - Psychological toll of this work 23:03 - Most likely outcome of AI 25:18 - Family & friends reaction towards new life 28:42 - Introspecting about why I care about AI risks 30:25 - Objections to PauseAI 36:16 - Protesting on the street / comparison to Just Stop Oil 37:41 - Most surprising thing you've learnt/encountered 39:06 - Message to anyone watching 40:03 - How I feel when I use a new AI tool 41:55 - What is a good life? 🎧 AUDIO: Spotify - Coming shortly Apple Podcasts - Coming shortly 👤 PauseAI : 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/PauseAI LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/pauseai/ Website - https://pauseai.info/ Wired Article - https://www.wired.com/story/protesters-pause-ai-split-stop/ TIME Article - https://time.com/6977680/ai-protests-international/ 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| I Invented The World's Least Addictive Phone | 08 Nov 2024 | 00:34:19 | |
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. The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 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 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| A Safe Future Requires AI Governance & Education | AI SAFETY SERIES, Ep #1 | 29 Oct 2024 | 00:53:53 | |
WATCH: https://youtu.be/YrXhtH7Y9WQ 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 The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 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: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| Ex-Google AI Advisor Reflects on Love, Success, Life & AI | 28 Oct 2024 | 00:50:35 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/iInUMPcOqsI In this episode, I speak to Stephanie Antonian. Stephanie is the founder and CEO of Aestora, an AI research lab focused on love. The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Coming up 0:37 - Intro to guest 1:05 - Summary of Stephanie's journey 2:45 - Aestora, an AI research lab focused on love 4:24 - Aestora's Digital Health Score 15:06 - Future of social media / Atomisation of family 16:58 - How Aestora works 18:36 - Defining love 19:09 - Focusing on fear instead of love 21:17 - Fear of love being the answer 27:17 - University: Biblical Studies & Public Policy 31:08 - Going to Harvard University 34:27 - Google X (X, the moonshot factory) 35:43 - Caring for my father 45:43 - What do you read? 49:04 - What is a good life? 👤 GUEST: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-antonian-b5614843/?originalSubdomain=uk Aestora - https://www.aestora.com/ Aestora's Digital Health Score - https://digitalhealthscore.io/ Stephanie's Essays - https://www.aestora.com/essays Podcast with Stephanie - https://actionablefuturist.com/2023/05/stepanie-antonian-on-ais-love-letter-to-humanity 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| Life Story of Lady Who Discovered Coldplay / Coldplay Team Member (Debs Wild) | 26 Oct 2024 | 00:51:59 | |
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 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 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| Life & Ideas of Leading Consumer Neuroscientist, Joe Devlin | 10 Oct 2024 | 01:01:48 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: In this episode, I speak to Joe Devlin, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at UCL. Joe is a leading consumer neuroscience researcher and co-founder of the Applied Consumer Neuroscience (ACN) Labs. He also holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence. The Human Podcast is a filmed show that explores unique life stories & careers. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro CONSUMER NEUROSCIENCE: 1:22 - Ways businesses nudge us to buy 3:13 - How much we're influenced daily 5:17 - How brand loyalty develops 8:40 - Consumerism is the new religion 10:25 - Data privacy precautions 12:04 - Ethical vs unethical advertising 16:12 - Eye tracking for advertising 18:58 - Ethical vs unethical advertising 23:23 - How to avoid being manipulated 26:09 - Influence of future technologies 30:22 - Applied consumer neuroscience labs LIFE STORY: 33:25 - PhD in AI 36:40 - Applying AI to consumer neuroscience 39:18 - AI changing understanding of intelligence 41:54 - DeepMind, AI, neuroscience 44:30 - How the brain processes language 49:36 - Why are you interested in the brain? 51:31 - Using neuroscience in daily life 56:31 - Unwinding / Brazilian jiu-jitsi 59:04 - What is a good life? 🎧 AUDIO: Spotify - Apple Podcasts - 👤 GUEST: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-t-devlin UCL - https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/9308-joseph-devlin Applied Consumer Neuroscience Labs - https://www.acnlabs.co.uk/ Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kCgH6AgAAAAJ&hl=en 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| Life Story of Legendary Gadget Show Host, Jason Bradbury | 05 Oct 2024 | 00:50:27 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/yscate63yoE In this episode, I speak to the legendary host of the popular British TV show, The Gadget Show, Jason Bradbury. We discuss his time hosting the show, his new film CTRL AI Delete, and his life story. The Human Podcast is a filmed show that explores unique life stories & careers. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🎬 CTRL AI Delete: Support Jason's New Film: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ctrlaidelete/ctrl-ai-delete/community?category_id=292&ref=discovery_location&total_hits=63745 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Experience Hosting The Gadget Show 3:00 - Gadget Show Giveaway Competition 3:37 - Most Amazing Gadgets 7:16 - Coolest Technology Today 13:11 - Enthusiastic Personality 16:19 - Reflecting on Technology 19:39 - Show's Impact on Public 21:30 - Career Difficulties 23:40 - How Did The Show Change You? 25:24 - Gadget Show Podcast 27:16 - CTRL AI Delete (Jason's New Film) 33:07 - How Long Will the Film Be? 34:40 - What Inspired The Film? 36:51 - Future Films 37:53 - Film's Message About AI 39:33 - Being A Keynote Speaker 42:34 - Living In Cornwall 43:38 - Interest in Personal Health 47:45 - What Is A Good Life? 👤 GUEST: 𝕏 - https://x.com/JasonBradbury Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jasonbradbury/ Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bradbury Website - https://www.jasonbradbury.com/ 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay | |||
| Asking Philosopher Jeff Sebo Why AI & Animals Matter | 13 Sep 2024 | 00:48:19 | |
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. The Human Podcast is a filmed show that explores unique life stories & careers. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 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 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎵 MUSIC: Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Reveal Yourself by Emsti-Tunes | |||
| Will We Be ‘Haunted’ By AI Chatbots Of Dead Loved Ones? | 04 Sep 2024 | 00:52:30 | |
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". The Human Podcast is a filmed show that explores unique life stories & careers. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🎧 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: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Reveal Yourself by Emsti-Tunes | |||
| Inside The Life & Career Of A Surgical Roboticist | The Human Podcast #38 (Prof Danail Stoyanov) | 02 Aug 2024 | 00:39:56 | |
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: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: From #Uppbeat (free for Creators!) - https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code - THHDNXMTRJZWMJPV ✉️ FEEDBACK / CONTACT: Get in touch - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Remembering The Life Of Dan Dennett (with Friend Keith Frankish) | The Human Podcast Ep 37 | 28 Jul 2024 | 00:53:54 | |
WATCH ON YOUTUBE - https://youtu.be/EkEECvtPHsw The legendary philosopher Daniel Dennett sadly passed away in April this year. In this episode, I interview one of Dan's friends, philosopher Keith Frankish, about Dan's philosophical achievements, personality and life. 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: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast KEITH: Keith's Website - https://www.keithfrankish.com/ Keith's Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Frankish Keith's 𝕏 - https://x.com/keithfrankish Keith's Tribute Article - https://iai.tv/articles/daniel-dennett-the-man-who-saw-realitys-patterns-auid-2816 DAN: Dan's Tufts University Page - https://sites.tufts.edu/cogstud/daniel-dennett/ Dan's Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dennett Dan's 𝕏 - https://x.com/danieldennett Keith's Recommended Intro Book To Dan - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intuition-Pumps-Other-Tools-Thinking/dp/1491518871 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Who Was Dan Dennett? 4:46 - Not Just A Great Philosopher, But A Lovely Person 8:28 - Dan’s Greatest Philosophical Achievements 19:38 - AI & Counterfeit People 22:29 - What Motivated Dan To Do Philosophy? 28:45 - Did Dan Think Deeply About His Own Life? 34:50 - Keith’s Relationship With Dan 43:22 - A Funny Anecdote About Dan 45:34 - What Dan Taught Me About Living A Good Life 51:04 - Recommendations For Reading Dennett RECORDING/EDITING EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations. Learn More: https://kintek.co.uk/ MUSIC: From #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: THHDNXMTRJZWMJPV GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Get in touch with me: heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Life Story Of 74-Year-Old Ironman Finisher | The Human Podcast Ep 36 (Eddie Brockelsby) | 07 Jul 2024 | 00:30:07 | |
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: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast 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? RECORDING/EDITING EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations. Learn More: https://kintek.co.uk/ MUSIC: From #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: THHDNXMTRJZWMJPV GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Get in touch with me: heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Artificial Intelligence & The Coming Moral Crisis | The Human Podcast Ep 35 (David Papineau) | 29 Jun 2024 | 00:50:39 | |
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? RECORDING/EDITING EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations. Learn More: https://kintek.co.uk/ MUSIC: From #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: THHDNXMTRJZWMJPV GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Get in touch with me: heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Life Story of Cognitive Neuroscientist | The Human Podcast Ep 34 (Dr Hugo Spiers) | 14 Jun 2024 | 00:48:07 | |
Dr Hugo Spiers is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London and the director of the Spiers Lab. His work focuses on spatial cognition: how we remember, navigate and imagine space. WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/9eTzGgW5FCk GUEST: Spiers Lab: https://spierslab.com/ UCL Page: https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/2293 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugo-spiers-66b17124/ Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=EmUb9kkAAAAJ&hl=en TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:06 - What Is (Cognitive) Neuroscience? 2:52 - Early Experiences Learning About Science 3:59 - Deciding To Study Neuroscience 7:45 - PhD Research 9:24 - Becoming a Professor 11:44 - Most Impactful Research 19:24 - Research Focus: Spatial Cognition (Remembering, Navigating & Imagining Space) 29:06 - London Taxi Cabbie's Memory 33:41 - Fascination With Spatial Cognition 36:07 - UCL's Spiers Lab 38:17 - Google DeepMind 39:23 - Discussing AI with Demis Hassabis 45:45 - What Is A Good Life? SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta RECORDING/EDITING EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations. Learn More: https://kintek.co.uk/ MUSIC: From #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code:THHDNXMTRJZWMJPV GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Get in touch with me: heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Life Story of Mathematician & Philosopher of Infinity | The Human Podcast Ep 33 | 23 May 2024 | 00:51:41 | |
Joel David Hamkins is a Mathematician and Philosopher who researches infinity. He is the O'Hara Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at the University of Notre Dame. WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/hAWzBgx7t40?si=IDEjWyVN9C9RJZIL GUEST: 𝕏: https://twitter.com/JDHamkins Website: https://jdh.hamkins.org/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_David_Hamkins Substack (Infinitely More): https://www.infinitelymore.xyz/ Books: https://tinyurl.com/4kc8df7d YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeMZeXYIhdxnQvZP360uoBg TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:48 - Humans Interest In Infinity 6:02 - Classic Paradoxes With Infinity 9:26 - Could You Really Always Keep Counting? 13:35 - Concrete & Abstract Objects 19:50 - What Is Infinity? 25:07 - What Exactly Is The Problem? 30:25 - Practical Implications of Understanding Infinity 33:13 - First Time You Thought About Infinity? 36:50 - Why Are You Fascinated By Infinity? 41:50 - Personal Life 43:58 - Artificial Intelligence & Understanding Infinity 49:21 - What Does It Mean To Live A Good Life? SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta RECORDING/EDITING EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations. Learn More: https://kintek.co.uk/ Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: THHDNXMTRJZWMJPV GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Get in touch with me: heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Life Story Of World Leading Autism Researcher | Ep 32 (Prof Simon Baron-Cohen) | 27 Apr 2024 | 00:58:27 | |
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. WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/fwC1rzgmPtw SOCIAL: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast 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: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations. Learn More: https://kintek.co.uk Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: THHDNXMTRJZWMJPV GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Get in touch with me: heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Philosopher Discusses AI, ChatGPT, LLMs... | The Human Podcast #31 (David Papineau) | 21 Apr 2024 | 00:46:04 | |
David Papineau is one of the world’s leading philosophers. He's a professor at King’s College London, and 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: Full Episode: Previous Episode (David's Life Story): https://youtu.be/6AyNonZ09J4 SOCIAL: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast GUEST: 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 ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Why'd You Become Interested in AI? 1:48 - What Can Philosophers Bring to AI / Knowing Geoff Hinton? 8:15 - How Did ChatGPT Change Your Views on AI? 11:21 - Understanding Next Token Prediction 22:12 - Are LLMs Thinkers? 32:47 - Would LLMs Pass The Turing Test? 36:12 - Will LLMs Be Considered People? 37:13 - What Was Your First Experience With An LLM Like? 40:15 - Do You Use LLMs? 41:48 - How Will AI Impact Philosophy? RECORDING/EDITING EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations. Learn More: https://kintek.co.uk/ Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: THHDNXMTRJZWMJPV GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Get in touch with me: heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Understand The Smartest Human Ever: John Von Neumann | The Human Podcast #30 (Ananyo Bhattacharya) | 23 Mar 2024 | 00:39:12 | |
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. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast 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: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTION / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Message me at heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com :) | |||
| Cosmologist & Astronomer Royal, Martin Rees | The Human Podcast #29 | 09 Sep 2023 | 00:59:23 | |
Martin Rees is a distinguished cosmologist and astrophysicist at Cambridge University. He's the UK's Astronomer Royal, a member of the House of Lords, a former President of The Royal Society and a co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER).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://youtu.be/_l5gvpPrZh4GUEST:Martin's Twitter - https://twitter.com/LordMartinReesMartin's Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_ReesMartin's Website - https://www.martinrees.ukMartin on Lex Fridman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50r-5ULcWgY&t=85s Martin on Sam Harris - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQL25nhn02UMartin with Brian Cox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSKT-d6KfWcSOCIAL:Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcastTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro1:45 - Growing Up2:45 - Studying at University7:44 - Knowing Stephen Hawking9:34 - Three Stages of Your Career: Astrophysics, Technology, Public Science14:13 - Cosmology's Most Interesting & Difficult Questions20:48 - UFO's29:41 - Where May Humanity End Up?36:32 - What Does a Bad Future Look Like?41:55 - What Does a Great Future Look Like?43:41 - How Will AI Change The World?49:27 - Is AI Necessary To Solve Science's Hardest Problems?51:32 - Does Thinking About Dangers To Humanity Affect You?52:27 - What Achievement Has Meant The Most To You?53:47 - Retirement55:26 - Living In Cambridge57:48 - What Does It Mean To Live A Good Life?MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journeyLicense code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPFGUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Philosopher of Mind & Psychiatry, Cecily Whiteley | The Human Podcast #28 | 02 Sep 2023 | 01:25:57 | |
Cecily Whiteley is a philosopher at the University of Cambridge. Cecily is developing a novel testable model of depression, according to which depression involves a change to a subject's global state of consciousness, akin to a dream or psychedelic state.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://youtu.be/xCBkjcpFoIg GUEST:Cecily's Website - https://www.cecilywhiteley.comCecily's Twitter - https://twitter.com/cecilymwhiteleyDepression as a Disorder of Consciousness (Article) - https://psyche.co/ideas/depression-is-more-than-low-mood-its-a-change-of-consciousnessDepression as a Disorder of Consciousness (Paper) - https://philpapers.org/archive/WHIDAA-4.pdfAphantasia, Imagination and Dreaming (Paper) - https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/106276/2/Whiteley_aphantasia_imagination_and_dreaming_published.pd SOCIAL:Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro1:19 - Growing Up4:02 - MPhil at KCL: The Neuroscience Of Consciousness And Its Metaphysics7:33 - PhD at LSE: Kinds And Classification In Consciousness Science11:15 - Studying At NYU15:13 - Moving to Cambridge University15:51 - Paper #1 - Depression as a Disorder of Consciousness56:45 - Paper #2 - Aphantasia, Imagination and Dreamin01:19:55 - Future Research Plans01:23:40 - What Does It Mean To Live A Good Life?01:25:07 - ThanksMUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journeyLicense code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPFGUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| How I Got The Highest Ever Countdown Score | The Human Podcast #27 | 22 Mar 2023 | 00:56:18 | |
Tom Stevenson achieved the highest ever score (154) and a number of other records on the British TV show Countdown. 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 be notified. Many apologies for the mistake in the introduction, where I referred to Tom as Tom Wilkinson, instead of Tom Stevenson. WATCH (FILMED IN PERSON): DONATE: Donate to Tom's Charity Running Challenge for Mind - https://givepenny.com/tomstevenson_27_27 GUEST: Tom's Twitter - https://twitter.com/motnosnevets Tom's Countdown Wiki - https://wiki.apterous.org/Tom_Stevenson Tom's BBC Article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-63158937 Tom Breaking The Record - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDdcJ76XKQI&t=3s SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Getting The Highest Ever Score 5:50 - News Coverage & Fame 7:22 - Winning 120 Rounds In a Row Without A Loss 8:45 - Breaking Other Records 11:45 - Suffering From Agoraphobia 13:33 - Meditation 14:41 - Why Did You Want To Go On Countdown? 19:01 - Did You Read Lots When Younger? 20:12 - Unhappy With A-Level Grades 21:34 - Maths Ability At School 24:42 - Training 25:55 - Thinking & Dreaming About Countdown 26:40 - Technique: Letters Round 29:43 - Technique: Numbers Round 33:08 - Technique: Conundrum 34:40 - Is Competing Stressful? 35:30 - Your Most & Least Favourite Rounds? 36:19 - Tips For Improving Countdown 36:57 - Being Diagnosed With Asperger's 38:49 - Do You Have A Bust Mind? 39:41 - Being Considered A Genius 40:25 - Parents 41:00 - Behind The Scenes Stories 42:21 - Most Difficult Challenges On Show 43:45 - DEMO: Numbers Round 46:33 - 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 47:14 - DEMO: Conundrums (8 Out of 10 Cats) 48:25 - DEMO: Conundrums (Tricky Spreadsheet) 50:55 - Hobbies 51:54 - Plans For Other Gameshows 52:33 - University 53:02 - Career Plans 54:15 - GCHQ / Codebreaking 54:56 - Outro MUSIC: Blue Wednesday, Shopan - Murmuration: https://chll.to/c987ffe5 Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-... License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who might like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Contact Joe at heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Conner Mather Reveals How He Started The NPC Trend & Blew Up At 17 | The Human Podcast #26 | 01 Feb 2023 | 00:58:18 | |
Connor Mather, otherwise known as the real-life NPC, is popular on TikTok and YouTube with a combined following of over 2 million people! This is an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into Conner's life and content. 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 CONNER MATHER: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@realconner YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO90yQlKVSM5kVxgAf1zTTw Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/connermatherr Discord - https://discord.com/invite/9f6XB4eD43 Linktree - https://linktr.ee/connerm SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - What Is NPC Content? 2:07 - Journey As A Creator 3:59 - Gaining 1.5 Million Followers Since October 4:35 - What Inspired NPC Content? 5:23 - GTA & Videogames 6:11 - Why Is Your Content So Popular? 7:48 - Young Aspirations To Be A YouTuber 10:53 - Who Has Inspired You? 13:04 - Describe Your Personality? 15:55 - Experience Shooting The First Video 16:45 - Are You Ever Nervous? 17:46 - How Do People React? 20:44 - Meeting Fans 22:18 - Typical Week In Your Life 24:03 - Sacrificing Social Life 25:18 - What Do Family/Friends Think? 26:22 - Future Plans For Content 30:37 - The Don & Visiting London 32:30 - Being On NY Times Square Billboard 33:46 - Meeting TikTok Star Shafar - @Shafar_sjc 34:22 - Downsides Of Being Famous At 17? 36:00 - Being The Scenes Stories 37:16 - What Have You Learnt About People? 38:48 - Benefits Of Being An NPC 43:14 - Finding Love As An NPC 43:55 - Do Creators Know Each Other? 45:39 - Making Great Videos 46:22 - NPC Book Idea 47:01 - Do You Plan Or Improv Videos? 47:51 - Did Your Parents Know You'd Grow Up To Be An NPC? 48:46 - Have You Ever Broken Character? 49:31 - Strong Sense Of Belief 52:55 - Have You Made Much Money? 54:46 - Advice For Content Creators 56:42 - Message For Fans 57:25 - Outro MUSIC: Blue Wednesday, Shopan - Murmuration: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-... License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who might like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Contact Joe at heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Why People Believe In The Paranormal (Chris French, #25) | The Human Podcast | 01 Feb 2023 | 00:43:15 | |
Chris French is an anomalistic psychologist at Goldsmiths, University of London. Chris researches how human psychology can explain people's beliefs and experiences of paranormal phenomena. He also runs Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub, a meetup group that you're very welcome to join (details below)! 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: Chris's Twitter - https://twitter.com/chriscfrench Chris's Website - http://profchrisfrench.com Chris's Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_French Chris's Goldsmiths Page - https://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/french/ Chris's Royal Institution Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jve3p0ws-nI Greenwich Skeptics In The Pub - https://sitp.online/sitp/greenwich SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - What Is Anomalistic Psychology? 1:01 - Were You Interested In The Paranormal As A Child? 6:35 - Parapsychology & Anomalistic Psychology 8:39 - Top Paranormal Claims 12:44 - How Has Your Work Affected You? 16:38 - Effects Of Paranormal Beliefs 22:04 - Fraudulent Psychics 25:23 - Psychological Explanations Of Paranormal Experiences 33:54 - Derren Brown 37:26 - Greenwich Skeptics In The Pub MUSIC: Blue Wednesday, Shopan - Murmuration https://chll.to/c987ffe5 Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| How To Inspire People With Illustration (Aidan Yeep, #24) | The Human Podcast | 01 Feb 2023 | 00:25:29 | |
Aidan Yeep creates beautiful illustrations that help people become inspired and take action, and has built up a following on Instagram and Twitter doing so. 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: Aidan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aidanyeep/ Aidan's Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/aidanyeep Aidan's Website - https://aidanyeep.com SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:17 - What Are The Illustrations About? 6:54 - What's The Process? 9:16 - What Inspired You To Start? 11:55 - Why Do You Enjoy This? 12:34 - Is This Work Full-Time? 13:48 - What's A Typical Week Like? 15:49 - Why Did You Enjoy Up Doing This? 18:21 - Why Is There An Appetite For This Content? 20:34 - Who Inspires You? 21:56 - Biggest Lesson You've Learnt About Motivation? 23:22 - Future Plans MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Rubik’s Cube World Record Holder, George Scholey - The Human Podcast #22 | 07 Dec 2022 | 00:36:24 | |
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: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST/FEEDBACK REQUEST: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life, or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Philosopher, BBC Producer & Philosophy Bites Co-Host, David Edmonds | The Human Podcast #23 | 07 Dec 2022 | 00:54:38 | |
David Edmonds is a philosopher, author, former BBC producer/presenter, and the co-host of the Philosophy Bites podcast (alongside Nigel Warburton). He works as a Research Fellow at Oxford University’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. 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: David's Website - http://www.davidedmonds.info David's Twitter - https://twitter.com/DavidEdmonds100 David's Books - https://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Edmonds/e/B001IXQBD8/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1 Philosophy Bites Podcast - https://philosophybites.com Philosophy 24/7 Philosophy - https://philosophy247.org David's Oxford University Page - https://www.ox.ac.uk/research/research-in-conversation/our-place-world/david-edmonds SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Attending Dulwich College 1:24 - Studying PPE At Oxford University 5:12 - BPhil / PhD / Supervisor Derek Parfit 8:42 - Effective Altruism 15:07 - BBC Producing/Presenting 24:10 - Philosophy Bites Podcast 35:30 - Writing Books 40:00 - Trolley Problem Thought Experiment 43:11 - Chess 46:27 - Public Philosophy 49:01 - How Has Philosophy Changed Your Life? 50:33 - Advice For Getting Into Producing/Presenting 53:18 - Where To Find David's Work MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Charity Founder (Brixton Soup Kitchen), Solomon Smith | The Human Podcast #21 | 30 Oct 2022 | 00:38:32 | |
Solomon Smith is the founder and director of the Brixton Soup Kitchen, a Brixton based service for the homeless and people in need. Solomon's also been a youth worker for about 16 years, mainly working in Lambeth. 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 SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast GUEST: Solomon BBC Three Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcrx7uyyaY4 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brixtonsoupkitchen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sollysworld Twitter - https://twitter.com/sollysworld Brixton Soup Kitchen Website - https://brixtonsoupkitchen.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/brixsoupkitchen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brixtonsoupkitchen/?hl=en ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:47 - Early Years 1:26 - First Concerns About Homelessness 5:02 - Starting Volunteering At School 6:01 - Life After School 8:21 - What Is The Brixton Soup Kitchen? 9:13 - Setting Up The Brixton Soup Kitchen 14:47 - Youth Work 15:25 - How's Homelessness Changed? 16:36 - Brixton Soup Kitchen Services 17:54 - How Has Brixton Soup Kitchen Changed Your Life? 20:09 - What Lessons Has Volunteering Taught You? 20:50 - How Does Volunteering Affect You? 21:35 - Grants/Funding 24:23 - Rio Ferdinand & Celebrities Visiting 25:45 - Future Plans 27:57 - Advice For People Considering Volunteering/Setting Up Own Charity 28:58 - Experience Sleeping Rough 37:40 - Thanks MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||
| Neurogeneticist, Kevin Mitchell | The Human Podcast #20 | 13 Oct 2022 | 00:59:09 | |
Kevin Mitchell is an associate professor of genetics and neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. Kevin’s research is aimed at understanding the genetic program specifying the wiring of the brain and its relevance to variation in human faculties. 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 SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast GUEST: Kevin’s Website - https://www.kjmitchell.com Kevin’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/WiringTheBrain Kevin’s Book (Innate: How The Wiring Of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Innate-How-Wiring-Brains-Shapes/dp/0691173885 Kevin’s TEDx Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZo9wXKmwFk Kevin’s Royal Institution Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkJqkGX0ThQ ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - What Is A Neurogeneticist? 3:12 - Choosing Genetics & Trinity College Dublin 6:46 - PhD: Neural Development of Fruitflies 12:26 - How Long Until We Understand An Insect’s Brain? 16:47 - Research Focuses 23:17 - Kevin’s Book - Innate: How The Wiring Of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are 36:39 - Effect Of Research On Personal Life 39:52 - Understanding Stupid/Bad Behaviour 40:57 - Morality 45:16 - Free Will 51:14 - Who Is Suited To Neurogenetics? 53:39 - Future Plans 57:15 - Relationship Between Neuroscience & AI/Genetics MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com | |||