The Jim Rutt Show

The Jim Rutt Show


Latest Episodes

EP 212 Joy Hirsch on How the Brain Responds to Zoom
November 30, 2023

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
November 28, 2023

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
November 20, 2023

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
November 07, 2023

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
November 02, 2023

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
October 31, 2023

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.

EP 206 Ryan Clancy on No Labels
October 26, 2023

Jim talks with Ryan Clancy, chief strategist for No Labels, in part 2 of a series exploring the possible third-party presidential campaign.

EP 205 Matthew Pirkowski on Time Preference and Cooperation
October 24, 2023

Jim talks with Matthew Pirkowski about the ideas in a recent tweet thread on time preference and its relationship with cooperation.

EP 204 Matt Bennett on the Case Against No Labels
October 19, 2023

Jim talks with Matt Bennett about his arguments against the third-party political campaign No Labels.

EP 203 Robert Sapolsky on Life Without Free Will
October 17, 2023

Jim talks with Robert Sapolsky about the ideas in his bookDetermined: A Science of Life Without Free Will.