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.
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A Debate on Israel-Palestine (Robert Wright & Coleman Hughes)
0:41 Coleman’s Joe Rogan appearance and new book, The End of Race Politics 2:50 Campus protests and free speech 12:53 Is anti-Zionism anti-Semitism? 17:42 Is "exterminating Hamas" a viable solution? 27:11 Bob: Israel never offered Palestinians a state 40:54 “Right of return” and Palestinian national identity 57:22 How firmly entrenched is hatred of Israel among Palestinians? 1:08:33 Could better US policy have steered Israel-Palestine toward peace? 1:19:12 Are Palestinian “sacred beliefs” the problem? 1:26:20 Possible Palestinian futures 1:34:01 Israel’s strike on Iran’s consulate in Syria
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Coleman Hughes (Conversations with Coleman). Recorded April 25, 2024.
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Campus Protests, Dennett’s Legacy (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
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0:29 Paul asserts his right to non-assertion 4:31 Campus protests and free speech controversies 19:53 Have pro-Palestine protestors crossed a line? Have their opposition? 31:13 Will the protests force a reckoning on campus “wokeness”? 40:09 Remembering philosopher Daniel Dennett 48:03 Bob vs Dennett on consciousness 1:00:47 Does the mind-body problem suggest a cosmic solution? 1:10:34 Heading to 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 24, 2024.
Paul’s Substack: https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net
Discussed in Overtime:The problem(s) with the 3 Body Problem.Bob and Dennett’s big breakup: a breakdown. The time Keanu Reeves glitched at Bob’s expense. Does Bob have a “Burn Book” in his future? -
Putin, AI, Ukraine, Crypto, the Noosphere, Futurism, and Other Stuff (Robert Wright & Anatoly Karlin)
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0:29 Anatoly’s strange CV 4:20 How the 20th century set the stage for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine 9:42 Why did Putin turn against the West? 24:19 Anatoly: I underestimated Russia’s incompetence 28:29 Has the Ukraine war really shifted in Russia’s favor? 35:26 Russia’s “elite human capital” problem 42:02 Is the “bio-singularity” near? 51:11 Unipolar vs multipolar AI takeover scenarios 1:00:01 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Anatoly Karlin (https://akarlin.com/, Nooceleration). Recorded April 16, 2024.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Overtime titles:
0:00 Can the world regulate AI wisely? 2:05 The case for crypto 10:08 What Anatoly would do as AI czar 14:05 When noospheres collide 23:52 Is controlling AI possible under capitalism? 31:56 Was Anatoly serious about taking the Ukraine war into outer space? 36:01 Anatoly: The nation-state is obsolete -
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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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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Kundenrezensionen
Terrific podcast for anyone interested in "the big questions"!
Great podcast for anyone interested in issues of the mind, of self-development, of current politics and of "the big questions" of mankind. Robert Wright is a brilliant interviewer and analytic with laconic humor (which I enjoy a lot). The usual format is a 1 on 1 interview with highly knowledgedable and interesting persons, mostly in the realms of sciences of the mind (psychology, neurobiology etc), philosophy and spiritually. The result is usually a intellectual journey with strong links to challenges of everyday life and politics. Robert Wright explorers prominent theses and thoughts of his interviewees and together they usually embark on intellectual journeys. One of Roberts Wrights strengths is his capacity to make complicated thoughts and theses well understable. I find the podcast extremely fulfilling to listen to.
Discussing China with a Singaporean, bashing Taiwan
I just listened to an episode discussing China with a Singaporean ( non-Chinese and either never lived long term in China.
The host first pointed out some very correct points to discuss, but his Singaporean interviewee ( despite his English is not good at all) made his look stupid and dumb.
This episode is nothing, but a parade of propaganda, stereotypes against Caucasian Americans and a lot of Taiwan bashing.
Indeed insulting for any Western people or people who live in the free world!
NO MORE MICKEY KAUS
The man is a mediocrity, and painful—SO painful—to listen to. Robert is great; why does he inflict Kaus on us?