Robert Wright's Nonzero Nonzero
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Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking.
nonzero.substack.com
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Israel Strikes Iran, David Cameron Crumbles (Earthling Unplugged)
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Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss items from the Earthling.
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https://nonzero.substack.com/p/the-kay-burley-path-to-world-peace
Recorded April 19, 2024.
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How Iran’s Attack Benefits Israel (Robert Wright & Joshua Landis)
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0:59 Why Iran’s attack on Israel was an “own goal” 5:36 Did Iran minimize casualties on purpose? 12:11 The rising odds of Israel attacking Iran directly 19:39 America’s contradictory relationship with Israel 25:43 How conflict with Iran helps Israel 34:11 What China wants in the Middle East 43:27 America’s destabilizing role in the region 57:16 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Joshua Landis (University of Oklahoma, SyriaComment.com). Recorded April 16, 2024.
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Iran’s “Imminent” Attack (Earthling Unplugged)
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Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss items from the Earthling.
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https://nonzero.substack.com/p/marc-andreessens-mindless-techno
Recorded April 12, 2024.
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Daniel Kahneman and the Rationalists (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
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0:29 Why Paul’s eclipse experience eclipsed Bob’s 6:25 Remembering pioneering psychologist Daniel Kahneman 16:33 Bob fails gender affirmation test 21:14 Has the “replication crisis” tainted Kahneman’s legacy? 27:47 Eastern vs. Western “enlightenment” 35:58 How AI doomerism came to the rationalist community 45:42 3 Body Problem review goes into Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded April 10, 2024.
Paul’s Substack:
Overtime titles:
0:00 Should humanity welcome AI/alien overlords? 4:44 What was the movie Harvey trying to say? 15:07 Psychedelics as psycho-technology 26:59 The therapy crapshoot 31:06 The self-immolating airman and the trouble with mental “illness” 42:58 Poor Things baffles Bob -
Biden’s Israel Problem (Robert Wright, Derek Davison, Daniel Bessner)
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0:34 A brief message from Bob 2:12 Derek and Danny stumble into Bob’s Zoom room 3:11 Israel’s doubly out-of-control week 12:13 How Biden's Gaza failures will shape the Democratic Party 26:42 Biden’s political incentives on Israel-Palestine 30:12 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True), Derek Davison (Foreign Exchanges, American Prestige, Discontents), and Daniel Bessner (American Prestige, University of Washington). Recorded April 04, 2024.
American Prestige on Substack: https://www.americanprestigepod.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=publication_embed&utm_medium=web
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AI, Rationalism, and the “Great Filter” (Robert Wright & Robin Hanson)
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0:33 Robin’s history of thinking about the future 2:48 Seeing AI as offspring, not adversary 14:54 Robin’s famous answer to a great cosmic mystery 25:21 Would evidence of aliens be good news or bad? 34:23 Is rationalist culture cultist? 44:19 LLMs: revolution or hype cycle? 55:57 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Robin Hanson (George Mason University, The Elephant in the Brain, Overcoming Bias). Recorded April 02, 2024.
Robin's Substack: https://www.overcomingbias.com/
Customer Reviews
Not too bad
When I first heard the voice I thought it was Jordan Peterson, but then he carried a reasonable argument without falling into a hole of his own confusion I realized it wasn’t. Not bad so far!
Smart, intellectually honest
I find Robert to be very balanced and realistic, opposite of zealous. Really enjoy his analysis and the guests are fantastic. Thanks Robert!
Always insightful and entertaining
Robert Wright and friends are always interesting. Wright thinks deeply and critically about most everything.