The Jim Rutt Show

The Jim Rutt Show


Latest Episodes

EP 285 Josh Bernoff on AI, Writing, and Thinking
February 18, 2025

Jim talks with Josh Bernoff, author ofWriting Without Bullshit,about the impact of AI on writing education and professional writing.

EP 284 Jordan Hall on AI, the Commons, and the Church
February 13, 2025

Jim talks with Jordan Hall about the relationship between humanity and advanced AI.

EP 283 Brian Chau on the Trump Administration and AI
February 11, 2025

Jim talks with Brian Chau about what the second Trump administration could mean for AI development.

EP 282 Tyson Yunkaporta on Indigenous Law, Lore, and Learning
February 06, 2025

Jim talks with Tyson Yunkaporta about the ideas in his new bookRight Story, Wrong Story: Adventures in Indigenous Thinking.

EP 281 Jeff Hawkins and Viviane Clay on the Thousand Brains Theory
February 04, 2025

Jim talks with Jeff Hawkins and Viviane Clay about the Thousand Brains Project & Jeff's bookA Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence.

EP 280 Rob Henderson on Luxury Beliefs
January 30, 2025

Jim talks with Rob Henderson about his bookTroubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class and the concept of luxury beliefs.

EP 279 Samuel Scarpino on H5N1 (Bird Flu) and Pandemic Risk
January 08, 2025

Jim talks with epidemiology expert Samuel Scarpino about the recent spread of H5N1 (bird flu) in cows and its implications for public health.

EP 278 Peter Wang on AI, Copyright, and the Future of Intelligence
January 02, 2025

Jim has a wide-ranging conversation with recurring guest Peter Wang on AI copyright frameworks and the rapidly changing tech landscape.

EP 277 Kristian Rönn on Darwinian Traps and How to Escape Them
December 20, 2024

Jim talks with Kristian Rnn about The Darwinian Trap: The Hidden Evolutionary Forces That Explain Our World (and Threaten Our Future).

EP 276 Carolyn Dicey Jennings on Attention and Mental Control
December 19, 2024

Jim talks with philosopher and cognitive scientist Carolyn Dicey Jennings about her bookAttention and Mental Control.