The Jim Rutt Show
Latest Episodes
EP 216 Kevin Dickinson on A Short History of the F-Word
Jim talks withKevin Dickinsonaboutthe ideas in his recent Big Think essay "A Short History of the F-Word."
EP 215 Cody Moser on Inequality and Innovation
Jim talks with Cody Moser about the ideas and findings in his and Paul Smaldino's paper "Innovation-Facilitating Networks Create Inequality."
EP 214 Douglas Rushkoff on Leaving Social Media
Jim talks with Douglas Rushkoff about the ideas in his Substack post "Why Im Finally Leaving X and Probably All Social Media."
EP 213 Robin Hanson on Declining Fertility Rates
Jim talks with Robin Hanson about the ideas in his recent Substack writings on declining fertility rates and their possible effects.
EP 212 Joy Hirsch on How the Brain Responds to Zoom
Jim talks with Joy Hirsch about the findings in her paper "Separable Processes for Live 'In-Person' and Live 'Zoom-like' Faces."
EP 211 Ben Goertzel on Generative AI vs. AGI
Jim talks with Ben Goertzel about the ideas in his paper "Generative AI vs. AGI: The Cognitive Strengths and Weaknesses of Modern LLMs."
EP 210 Frank Lantz on the Beauty of Games
Jim talks with Frank Lantz about the ideas in his new book,The Beauty of Games, on thinking about games through an aesthetic lens.
EP 209 C. Owen Paepke on the Purple Presidency
Jim talks with C. Owen Paepke in part three of a mini-series on the No Labels potential third-party presidential campaign.
EP 208 Jack Visnjic on Anacyclosis
Jim talks with Jack Visnjic, aka Lantern Jack, about Polybius's theory of anacyclosis and cyclical history.
EP 207 Paul Watson on Adventures in Eco-Activism
Jim talks with Paul Watson about his recent book Hit Man for the Kindness Club: High Seas Escapades and Heroic Adventures of an Eco-Activist.