Hear This Idea
A podcast by Fin Moorhouse and Luca Righetti
89 Episodes
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#64 – Michael Aird on Strategies for Reducing AI Existential Risk
Published: 6/7/2023 -
#63 – Ben Garfinkel on AI Governance
Published: 5/13/2023 -
#62 – Anders Sandberg on Exploratory Engineering, Value Diversity, and Grand Futures
Published: 4/20/2023 -
#61 – Rory Stewart on GiveDirectly and Massively Scaling Cash Transfers
Published: 4/3/2023 -
#60 – Jaime Sevilla on Trends in Machine Learning
Published: 3/15/2023 -
#59 – Chris Miller on the History of Semiconductors, TSMC, and the CHIPS Act
Published: 3/2/2023 -
Bonus: Preventing an AI-Related Catastrophe
Published: 2/24/2023 -
#58 – Carl Robichaud on Reducing the Risks of Nuclear War
Published: 2/16/2023 -
Bonus: Damon Binder on Economic History and the Future of Physics
Published: 1/30/2023 -
#57 – Greg Nemet on Technological Change and How Solar Became Cheap
Published: 12/20/2022 -
#56 – Dewi Erwan on BlueDot Impact and Scaling High-Impact Organisations
Published: 12/1/2022 -
#55 – Jassi Pannu and Joshua Monrad on Pandemic Preparedness
Published: 10/30/2022 -
#54 – Edouard Mathieu on Our World in Data
Published: 10/15/2022 -
#53 – Tessa Alexanian and Janvi Ahuja on Synthetic Biology and GCBRs
Published: 9/21/2022 -
#52 – Michael Aird on how to do Impact-Driven Research
Published: 8/31/2022 -
#51 – Kevin Esvelt and Jonas Sandbrink on Risks from Biological Research
Published: 8/13/2022 -
Bonus: 50th Episode Celebration
Published: 7/27/2022 -
#50 – Doyne Farmer on Complexity and Predicting Technological Progress
Published: 7/15/2022 -
#49 – Ajay Karpur on Metagenomic Sequencing
Published: 6/15/2022 -
#48 – Spencer Weart on the Discovery of Global Warming
Published: 6/2/2022
Hear This Idea is a podcast showcasing new thinking in philosophy, the social sciences, and effective altruism. Each episode has an accompanying write-up at www.hearthisidea.com/episodes.