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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:36) – Universal human rights
(22:35) – Authoritarianism
(32:46) – AIs impact on civil liberties
(44:09) – Edward Snowden and government surveillance
(47:48) – Money
(52:01) – Bitcoin
(1:07:48) – Government response to Bitcoin
(1:18:19) – The blockchain
(1:23:42) – Can Bitcoin fail?
(1:26:33) – Bitcoin scams
(1:30:17) – Patriotism
(1:32:41) – Human Rights Foundation
(1:37:15) – Conflict with China
(1:40:05) – Corporate accountability
(1:55:27) – Garry Kasparov and the HRF
(2:00:36) – Journalism, conversations, and truth
(2:07:50) – Alex’s book recommendations
(2:15:56) – Attacks on Bitcoin
(2:17:35) – The future of humanity
(2:21:57) – Advice for young people
(2:33:13) – Meaning of life
#235 – Michael Mina: Rapid COVID Testing
#234 – Stephen Wolfram: Complexity and the Fabric of Reality
#233 – Carl Hart: Heroin, Cocaine, MDMA, Alcohol & the Role of Drugs in Society
#232 – Brian Greene: Quantum Gravity, Big Bang, Aliens, Life, Death, and Meaning
#230 – Kelsi Sheren: War, Artillery, PTSD, and Love
#229 – Richard Wrangham: Role of Violence, Sex, and Fire in Human Evolution
#228 – RZA: Wu-Tang Clan, Kung Fu, Chess, God, Life, and Death
#227 – Sean Kelly: Existentialism, Nihilism, and the Search for Meaning
#226 – Jo Boaler: How to Learn Math
#225 – Jeffrey Shainline: Neuromorphic Computing and Optoelectronic Intelligence
#224 – Travis Oliphant: NumPy, SciPy, Anaconda, Python & Scientific Programming
#223 – Travis Stevens: Judo, Olympics, and Mental Toughness
#222 – Jay McClelland: Neural Networks and the Emergence of Cognition
#221 – Douglas Lenat: Cyc and the Quest to Solve Common Sense Reasoning in AI
#220 – Niels Jorgensen: New York Firefighters and the Heroes of 9/11
#219 – Donald Knuth: Programming, Algorithms, Hard Problems & the Game of Life
#218 – Jaron Lanier: Virtual Reality, Social Media & the Future of Humans and AI
#217 – Rodney Brooks: Robotics
#216 – Vincent Racaniello: Viruses and Vaccines
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