The Jim Rutt Show
Latest Episodes
EP 242 Magatte Wade on a Vision for African Economic Development
Jim talks withMagatte Wadeabout her bookThe Heart of A Cheetah:How We Have Been Lied to about African Poverty, and What That Means for Human Flourishing.
EP 241 Tor Nørretranders on the User Illusion of Consciousness
Jim talks with Tor Nrretranders about the ideas in his 1991 book The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size.
EP 240 Stuart Kauffman on a New Approach to Cosmology
Jim talks with Stuart Kauffman about cosmology, fundamental physics, and the nature of dark matter, dark energy, and inflation.
EP 239 Alex Fink on Improving Information Quality
Jim talks with Alex Fink about his company Otherweb, which uses AI to filter out fake news and create a more reliable news ecosystem.
EP 238 Sam Sammane on Humanity’s Role in an AI-Dominated Future
Jim talks withSam Sammane about the ideas in his new book The Singularity of Hope: Humanity's Role in an AI-Dominated Future.
EP 237 Simon DeDeo on the Odds of Major Civil Violence
Jim talks with Simon DeDeo about their wager concerning the likelihood of civil violence and mass killings in America in the next decade.
EP 236 Gregg Henriques on Free Will vs Determinism
Jim talks with Gregg Henriques about his take on the free will versus determinism debate.
EP 235 Robin Hanson on Beware Cultural Drift
Jim talks withRobin Hansonabout the ideas in his essay "Beware Cultural Drift: Thoughts on modernity's monoculture mistake."
EP 234 Richard Bartlett on an Experiment in Co-Living
Jim talks withRichard Bartlettabout the ideas in his essay "What we learned from a 3-month co-living experiment."
EP 233 Robert Conan Ryan on Seven Ethical Perspectives
Jim talks with Robert Conan Ryan about seven ethical perspectives and why everyone should know them.