The Jim Rutt Show
Latest Episodes
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.
EP 206 Ryan Clancy on No Labels
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
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
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
Jim talks with Robert Sapolsky about the ideas in his bookDetermined: A Science of Life Without Free Will.