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Greg Mustreader discusses rationality, transhumanism, biohacking, tech and other topics with guests of the show.

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    Daron Acemoglu: MIT Professor on our future and AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2023 44:43


    Guest's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrDaronAcemogluMy Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader  My TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregmustreader  Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com In the new episode we discuss what awaits us in the future with the legendary MIT professor, author of Why Nations Fail and other bestsellers, Daron Acemoglu. Will our future be bright or bleak? How will AI and Web3 change democracy? Is it true that humans are not smart enough and machines will be able to manipulate them? Daron answers these and other questions, and also shares his must-read recommendations. 00:00 — Intro00:21 — About the guest1:00 — Where civilization is going4:23 — How AI and politics are related5:40 — The false dichotomy of AI9:10 — AI's bright future14:20 — Web3 will heal the world?19:43 — Who's responsible for AI25:37 — Key parties in the future of AI30:02 — The relationship between economic growth and regime37:35 — Russia's future39:55 — Mustreads#ai #futureofai #openai

    Crypto utopia or crypto dystopia?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 38:02


    In the new episode, we are discussing the future of crypto with Alex Makogon, Founder and CEO of Hardcore Labs. Should the government regulate crypto more? How do different countries deal with crypto laws and regulations? We talk about Vitalik Buterin's soulbound tokens concept, decentralization, crypto use cases and many other topics.My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader   My TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregmustreader   Hardcore Labs: https://hcl.finance/  Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com  00:00 — Intro00:38 — End of good times for crypto7:08 — Highest crypto market valuation8:09 — Should we regulate crypto more?12:10 — Crypto regulations worldwide13:44 — Futuristic forecasts on centralization26:12 — Crypto utopia or crypto dystopia #crypto #blockchain #cryptoforecast

    The future of AI is inspiring and intimidating

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 49:19


    Was Yudkowsky too radical about AI or was he right? How can we regulate AI and is it possible at all? Who should use AI more? Google or ChatGPT — who will win? We discuss these questions and many more with my guest Andrey Volodin, AI researcher (ex-Prisma AI)Andrey's Twitter: http://twitter.com/s1ddok My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader  My TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregmustreader  Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com  00:00 — Intro1:04 — AI forecast6:24 — Was Yudkowsky right about AI? 14:06 — Can we control AI?18:10 — Regulating misuse20:25 — Why ChatGPT is AGI 27:28 — Is Lex Fridman an imposter?28:40 — How does the guest use GPT31:25 — Google vs ChatGPT43:18 — Should we all use AI?#ai #futureofai #openai

    Life Lessons from Russian Literature. Viv Groskop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 57:41


    My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregmustreader Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com 00:00 — Intro0:51 — Tolstoy or Dostoevsky?3:54 — How foreigners perceive Russian literature16:01 — Why Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky are the best22:20 — Canceling Russian literature33:44 — Connection between Russian literature and politics37:19 — Russian literature in the world42:46 — Is Nabokov an American writer?46:44 — Like BuninTolstoy party or Dostoevsky party? Will Russian language and Russian literature be cancelled? Is it possible today for Russian writers to not care about politics? We discuss this and many other questions with Viv Groskop!#tolstoy #russianliterature #dostoevsky

    Nobody believed in this crypto millionaire until …

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 32:56


    Andrei Zaitev tells about his crypto journey and becoming a crypto billionaire. Why did nobody believe in him when he bought lots of Ethereum? How to invest in crypto? And many more insights in my video!QChain Twitter: https://bit.ly/3XakbxA QChain Telegram Community: https://bit.ly/3Jf8Q9IQChain Telegram Channel: https://bit.ly/3p6eCUbQChain YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/42JKVGaQChain Facebook: https://bit.ly/3Cr02tBMany thanks to our voiceover actor: https://instagram.com/moonxranger 00:00 — Intro  00:20 — About00:38 — Beginning of Andrei's crypto journey 7:55 — How much you could earn on Ethereum12:07 — Crypto forecast 202317:00 — Crypto founder strategy23:44 — Qchain26:20 — Capitalisation of Qchain28:54 — How to become a part of Qchain community30:22 — How to enter crypto My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader  My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregmustreader Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com #crypto #Ethereum #blockchain

    Will we all live in network states? Juraj Bednar

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 94:29


    In the new episode of my podcast I speak with Juraj Bednar, entrepreneur, hacker and crypto anarchist. What is the concept of optionality and why does it work? Why is Paraguay a good place to move? We talk about network states, the social experiment of Parallelna Polis, crypto anarchism and many more topics! Where to find Juraj: http://juraj.bednar.io/ Books: Cryptocurrencies - Hack your way to a better life book: https://hackyourself.io/product/cryptocurrencies-hack-your-way-to-a-better-life/ Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/8057043482?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860Cypherpunk visions and trends 2023-2025 ebook - e-shop: https://hackyourself.io/product/cypherpunk-visions-and-trends-2023-2025-ebook/ - amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRXZHYM7Links: Blog that relates to the topic of Internet, Bitcoin and AI:https://juraj.bednar.io/en/blog-en/2023/03/16/three-magic-steps-to-a-better-world-internet-cyphersphere-bitcoin-and-ai/ Paul Rosenberg's A Lodging of Wayfaring Men (the guest mentioned this book that it predicted parallel economy before Bitcoin):https://www.amazon.com/Lodging-Wayfaring-Men-Paul-Rosenberg/dp/097960110X Sovereign Individual: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TWNP9NB/ Paralelni Polis Prague: https://www.paralelnipolis.cz/en/00:00 — Intro00:48 — Current projects 3:25 — Techno optimism or techno pessimism? 8:30 — Perks of 202014:50 — Concept of optionality28:30 — Why Juraj moved to Paraguay34:15 — Paralelní Polis46:40 — ‘The Network State' 57:28 — OODA loop1:03:00 — Regulation of crypto anarchism 1:20:40 — Crypto and parallel money1:27:40 — The forecast for neural networksMy Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregmustreaderCollabs: mazdrid@gmail.com#crypto #networkstate #blockchain

    Digital future of China: AI, social media and business. Ashley Dudarenok

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 55:52


    My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreaderMy TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregmustreaderA new episode of my podcast with Ashley Dudarenok, a serial entrepreneur, award-winning digital marketing professional and author. Ashley is recognised as a “guru on digital marketing and fast-evolving trends in China” by Thinkers50, she is the founder of China-focused digital marketing agency Alarice and China digital consultancy ChoZan 超赞. We are talking about digital changes and trends in China. Which social media platforms are the most promising? What is happening with AI regulations? Is Shanghai still a digital capital of the world? Discussing metaverse, Chinese podcasts, specific features of the Chinese digital market and many more! Where to find Ashley:LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleydudarenok/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/ashleydudarenok Twitter https://twitter.com/AshleyDudarenok Podcasts: Jack Ma: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-chinese-billionaire/id1501716010?i=1000506138776  My podcast with Stanley Chen: https://youtu.be/vkzQ-2Bt5Gc  00:00 — Intro00:45 — China in 2006 and in 2023 9:50 — Problems of Chinese market18:09 — Social media in China22:31 — TikTok vs. Douyin, Kuaishou and Bilibili29:59 — Podcasts in China33:35 — Chinese digital trends45:47 — Regulations on ChatGPT and AICollabs: mazdrid@gmail.com#AI #China #Douyin

    How a famous writer used ChatGPT. Stanley Chan / Chen Quifan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 68:01


    My long deep talk with the famous Chinese sci-fi writer Stanley Chan / Chen QiufanHe used AI to write his award-winning books! We talk about the future of using AI in content creation, climate change, Elon Musk and many more topics!My previous interview with Chen Qiufan: https://youtu.be/4Jgq5uYo0Jo 00:00 — Intro1:09 — Climate change 5:00 — Will we reach a better future?7:50 — Will external crisis help our planet?12:50 — Can we rely on AI?14:45 — Will Elon Musk save us?19:13 — Current problems with privacy20:18 — Is Stanley ready to be a cyborg23:09 — Different human species using technology27:10 — AI optimistic scenarios 34:45 — Do writers need AI?48:18 — Forecast of using AI in creating55:20 — Risks of AI 1:03:33 — Stanley's sci-fi mustreads1:06:56 — Stanley's current projectsMy Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreaderMy TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregmustreaderCollabs: mazdrid@gmail.com#AI #scifi #ChatGPT

    Future of AI. AI alignment problem. Mikhail Samin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 43:30


    Today's guest of my podcast is Mikhail Samin, AI safety researcher, effective altruist, creator of AudD, ex-head of Russian pastafarian church.In this episode we are discussing the problem of AI alignment (unfriendly AI), ChatGPT, and AI safety.Links to explore:https://www.agisafetyfundamentals.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLB7AzTwc6VFZrBsO2ucBMg https://aisafety.info/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreaderMy TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregmustreader00:00 – Intro1:07 — AI alignment problem3:25 — Why Michael donated that much6:45 — What can go wrong with AI9:35 — What's AGI and ASI13:25 — AI development26:01 — How to stop the AI apocalypse36:10 — Will we create safeguards from AI 40:54 — Anything optimistic?Collabs: mazdrid@gmail.com#AI #AIalignment #chatgpt

    Future of Web3, NFT, Move-To-Earn. Mable Jiang, STEPN Chief Revenue Officer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 40:49


    My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreaderMable's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mable_Jiang New podcast episode with Mable Jiang, Chief Revenue Officer at Find Satoshi Lab. We discuss the development of crypto industry and Web3. How and why has Mable quit her previous job for crypto? How hard is it to launch a new NFT-project today? What's going on at STEPN? What is the future for the Web3 market? Watch the podcast for answers to these and many more questions.00:00 — Intro00:55 — Mable's Web3 experience6:00 — Learning about M2E11:12 — What is happening with STEPN17:24 — Being the Chief Revenue Officer 21:42 — How to build a M2E brand23:12 — The most challenging task27:08 — Is it hard to launch a new NFT project nowadays?32:20 — The most exciting things about crypto 37:10 — Soulbound tokensTGS, my Web3 marketing studio: https://web3tgs.com HODLong Podcast, Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2qwSrkHRda3xomdzhjASkHApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hodlong-%E5%90%8E%E6%B5%AA/id1622341355MOOAR, NFT Marketplace: https://mooar.com/home/defaultDiscord of STEPN: https://discord.com/invite/stepn#MableJiang #movetoearn #stepn

    How to be a happy cyborg? Chris Dancy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 37:55


    My interview with and a lecture by Chris Dancy, the most connected man on Earth, the mindful cyborg. How can marriage and family values can affect technological self-development? How has Chris become a cyborg? Which apps can help raise your productivity, wealth, awareness and happiness? Is privacy a thing of the past? The guest shares a lot of insightful recommendations and lifehacks. My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader 00:00 — Intro00:51 — Development of technologies 2:14 — Story of Chris Dancy5:52 — Values and technology7:29 — All of us are cyborgs9:10 — 3 cyborg environments 10:40 — Useful apps 19:00 — No-code tools22:40 — Problems with privacy24:00 — Polarization and FOMO27:40 — Cyborgs in Metaverse 31:33 — How to track everything32:50 — Top tools35:00 — Digital detox36:08 — Addiction to technology #ChrisDancy #cyborg #apps

    Chen Qiufan. Self-aware AI, GPT-3, metaverse, digital immortality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 38:35


    My interview with the famous Chinese sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan. Will AI replace human writers? How can we cope with eco-problems? What is the main problem of AI? We talk about writing with the help of AI, self-awareness of AI, digital immortality, and many other topics. My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader 00:00 — Intro00:30 — Writing books with AI4:22 — GPT-2 and GPT-36:22 — Will AI replace human writers8:38 — AI future12:30 — Will AI become conscious16:27 — Will we cope with eco-problems20:45 — Digital immortality24:40 — Chen's inspiration26:50 — Books and gamification 29:50 — Books in metaverse32:31 — Interactive storytelling 34:45 — Chen's mustreads37:15 — Ethics of self-conscious AI#ChenQiufan #AI #metaverse

    Robert Sapolsky interview. Techno-optimism, happiness, FOMO, Metaverse

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 30:08


    My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreaderMy interview with Robert Sapolsky, an American neuroendocrinology researcher and bestselling author. Are we going to be truly happy in the future? How will AI affect our longevity? How to cope with FOMO? Are violent video games making kids more violent? We speak about technological risks, neuroscience and future.00:00 — Intro00:05 — Is Robert a techno optimist?1:18 — Nearest drastic changes1:56 — Changes in neuroscience6:13 — How to cope with FOMO10:00 — How to minimize technological risks13:55 — Happiness in the modern world17:05 — Neuroscience about meditation19:26 — Science about spiritual practices 21:00 — Does Robert meditate?24:39 — Metaverse and the free will #robertsapolsky #sapolsky #neuroscience

    Lawrence Krauss. Space colonies, climate change, AI, UFO

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 36:55


    My interview with Lawrence Krauss — american theoretical physicist, cosmologist, bestselling author. We discuss problems in space and on Earth. What's more important — solving problems on Earth or colonizing other planets? What is the most important problem on our planet right now? This is a discussion about technological risks, AI and the real future of Earth.00:00 — Intro00:18 — Is colonizing space is real? 2:54 — Climate change7:00 — Different approach of different countries11:13 — Which real technologies we have12:42 — Problems of nuclear weapons16:04 — Problem of AI22:20 — When UFOs will visit us28:35 — Space tourism 34:42 — Is Lawrence optimistic about the future?#lawrencekrauss #elonmusk #future

    Life of Luba. Clubhouse, TikTok, productivity, personal media strategy / Mustreader Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 46:36


    Luba Yudasina (Life of Luba) is a content creator and entrepreneur. She formerly worked at AirBnB, Yelp, and ran her own startup. Video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/1AhHpFObO9k My video on Getting Things Done: https://youtu.be/Qh4YcvDV8OA Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader Luba's Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifeoflubaa Luba’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LifeofLuba Roam Research: https://roamresearch.com Notion: https://notion.so/?r=54896487b90e4fb5a84041bb2e4517b1 Centered: https://centered.app 0:00 – Intro 0:47 – Startup mentoring 05:18 – Running your own YouTube channel 07:15 – Social media for startups 08:47 – TikTok content 12:15 – Future of Clubhouse 16:56 – Rules on health and productivity 20:50 – Obsession with productivity 22:30 – Pandemic and working out 25:45 – Importance of priorities 29:26 – Note organization 33:42 – Silicon Valley exodus 36:39 – Moving to LA 38:40 – Personal media strategy 42:47 – Importance of trying 44:17 – Advice for startup founders

    Frederic Beigbeder. Books to understand the future. Posthuman life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 30:48


    Frederic Beigbeder is a French writer, TV host, and literary critic. Today we discuss which books can help us cope with isolation, which books to read to predict the future, what French and Russian writers have in common, and when we will become posthuman. Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader Subscribe to my podcast on iTunes, Spotify and other podcasting platforms: https://anchor.fm/greg-mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader Notes from Underground: https://amzn.to/3aiAwJX A Journey Round My Room: https://amzn.to/387ucCq The Minority Report: https://amzn.to/2KtGqx4 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: https://amzn.to/2LLmMgL Time Out of Joint: https://amzn.to/3mu9Lop Frankenstein: https://amzn.to/2LJUIu9 A Life Without End: https://amzn.to/37thKOq The Man In A Case: https://amzn.to/2KbGcuI 0:00 – Intro 0:49 – Role of literature 1:54 – Book recommendations 3:22 – Inspiring books 4:50 – Can modern writers predict the future? 6:10 – On immortality 8:08 – Border between the human and the post-human 10:18 – Privacy vs self-development 11:32 – Future of privacy 14:11 – Will reading go away in future? 15:28 – How books change you 16:56 – Favorite authors from the past 19:50 – Modern writers 22:24 – Like Bunin 28:05 – Frederic's new book 29:35 – Tolstoy or Dostoevsky

    GPT-3, Replika. When will the AI replace humans? Artem Rodichev

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 35:51


    Artem Rodichev is the Head of AI at the San Francisco-based Replika, one of the leading startups in the area of conversational AI algorithms. Video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/bKUzEoLiDI0 Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader Artem Rodichev: https://facebook.com/rodichev.artem Replika’s site: https://replika.ai 0:00 – Intro 00:44 – Creation of Replika 05:14 – On digital immortality 08:04 – On GPT-3 13:09 – Risks of creating the AI 21:05 – How soon will the general AI appear? 22:34 – Will people stop talking to each other in future? 28:08 – The strangest conversation with Replika 29:56 – Cases of offensive behavior of Replika 33:24 – Can artificial intelligence create art?

    We will get to Mars by 2030: the man behind the human Mars mission, Robert Zubrin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 39:44


    Robert Zubrin is an American aerospace engineer and the President of the Mars Society. Video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/gc2EHVsw76M Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader Robert Zubrin: https://ru-ru.facebook.com/RobZubrin/ The Case for Mars: https://amzn.to/30Nl2IT Russian edition, «Курс на Марс»: http://partners.book24.ru/r/vNTmA 0:00 – Intro 0:40 – Which country will be the first to reach Mars 05:59 – Why hasn't anyone done it yet 07:31 – Why the US is postponing the Mars program 10:35 – Similarities between SpaceX and Lockheed Martin 12:23 – How Elon Musk is going to use Martian materials 13:48 – What prevents us from reaching Mars 16:30 – Sending unmanned vehicles to Mars 17:47 – Risks of a flight to Mars 18:36 – The number of people in the first mission to Mars 20:16 – Why the Mars mission is so important 28:24 – Which social problems can the colonization of Mars cause 30:41 – The Mars Society 32:59 – Terraforming Mars 36:45 – The use of nuclear weapons in the terraforming of Mars 37:46 – About flying to Mars in person

    Andrei Linde: why we live in a multiverse. Inflation theory of the universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 53:01


    Andrei Linde is a Professor at Stanford University and one of the authors of the inflationary theory of the universe. Video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/EfS4eV7oFHo Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader Andrei Linde: https://web.stanford.edu/~alinde/ The Star Diaries: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy: https://amzn.to/30yhlqx 0:00 – Intro 0:40 – The inflationary theory of the universe 12:24 – On discussing the theory with Stephen Hawking 15:12 – Brief description of the inflation theory 17:14 – How particles were formed in a vacuum 18:59 – On creating the inflationary theory 25:04 – Scientific consensus about the inflationary theory 27:02 – The multiverse theory and evidence for it 47:02 – Simulation theory

    Charlie Kam: transhumanism, universal basic income and singularity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 49:57


    Charlie Kam is the 2020 US presidential candidate endorsed by the US Transhumanist Party. Video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/6EY1Kge0oYo Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader Charlie Kam: https://facebook.com/charlie.kam.79 Charlie's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/user/KamCharlie If I had to Build a Brain - https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gdh9Z4zczz0 The Singularity is Near - https://amzn.to/2X90qZd Age of the Intelligent Machines - https://amzn.to/2X7HlH2 Age of the Spiritual Machines - https://amzn.to/334rkp2 0:00 - Intro 1:01 - Science fiction culture and books by Ray Kurzweil 3:55 - Why Ben Zion left the US Transhumanist Party 8:49 - Artificial meat industry in future 12:11 - Marketing of the US Transhumanist Party 14:37 - How the pandemic raised the issue of life-extension 16:21 - Why will mass production make universal basic income inevitable 17:54 - How will universal basic income change people's lives 21:02 - Duopoly of Republicans and Democrats in the US 25:41 - Joining the Democratic Party 27:17 - When will the US get a transhumanist president 29:32 - Understanding what transhumanism is 32:32 - Transhumanism and becoming a cyborg 36:12 - Three steps after becoming the president

    Niko Vorobyov: should we legalize all drugs?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 55:35


    Niko Vorobyov is a writer and a former drug dealer Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader Niko Vorobyov: https://twitter.com/lemmiwinks_iii Niko's book: https://amzn.to/3gwc7AC 00:00 - intro 00:45 - on activism 02:35 - Niko's story 02:55 - how Niko began selling drugs 03:55 - how Niko got into prison 04:55 - which books inspired Niko while in prison 06:50 - how Switzerland decriminalized heroin 09:20 - on heroin addiction 11:02 - why people get addicted to heroin 11:30 - why should we legalize all drugs 14:16 - reasons behind overdoses 17:00 - on Fentanyl 19:13 - on trips 20:27 - on psychedelics 23:00 - what drugs to keep banned 26:05 - why replacement therapies are banned 27:30 - drug policies issues 33:56 - plan on how to legalize drugs 42:00 - weed legalization issues 47:00 - on legalization's potential cons 51:55 - on policies in Portugal

    Elizabeth Tasker: exoplanets, life in space, and how to find it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 43:15


    Support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/gregmustreader My Twitter: https://twitter.com/mustreader My blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@mustreader My Instagram: https://instagram.com/mustreader Elizabeth Tasker: https://twitter.com/girlandkat Her book: https://amzn.to/31BgfLy 1:33 - On exoplanets 3:10 - Stuff we thoght was right about exoplanets which turned out to be wrong 7:15 - Our Solar System is not unique 11:15 - How to discover information about exoplanets 13:00 - Habitable zone and life on exoplanets 16:30 - Comparing exoplanets with the Earth 20:15 - Biosignatures and signs of life 22:35 - Elizabeth is optimistic about life on exoplanets 24:30 - How long it could take us to fly to exoplanets 27:15 - Plans to send a mission to exoplanets 27:45 - How society could change in case of discovery of extraterrestrial life 29:50 - There is no consensus on sending info to aliens 32:58 - The arrogance of assuming that we are alone in the Universe 35:35 - Distribution of views on extraterrestrial life among scientist 37:29 - Educating people about space and the mistakes of the media 40:06 - Underinvestment in space 42:30 - Elizabeth's book

    Udara Peiris: how to understand the economy, post-COVID growth, AI vs. humans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 45:08


    Udara Peiris is the Associate Professor of Finance at ICEF, HSE University and also Member of the Research Advisory Board at the Central Bank of Russia.

    Robert Bridge on social media censorship, alt-right media, and polarization

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 42:56


    Robert Bridge is a US-born journalist and writer who now lives in Moscow, Russia

    Elena Milova: how to improve your health and be a longevity activist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 54:21


    Elena Milova has been promoting healthy life extension since 2013. She is a Board member at the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation / Lifespan.io. lena explains how she improved her health through biohacking and how to discuss life extension with people who are reluctant to accept this idea.

    Joe Davis on bioart, DIYbio, space art and aliens

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 45:44


    Joe Davis is a research affiliate at the Department of Biology at MIT, and the godfather of bioart and space art.

    mit aliens biology joe davis space art bioart diy bio
    Felix Werth: German Party for Health Research. Is transhumanism a bad term?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 42:07


    When will longevity activists take power? In Germany, it may happen quite soon. Check out my new video podcast with Felix Werth, Chairman of the German Party for Health Research. His party already has some achievement in promoting transhumanist agenda, even though he himself dislikes the term "transhumanism" (we discuss this as well).

    Katerina Akulich: how to develop habits and be happy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 55:58


    Katerina Akulich is a behavior designer who helps businesses and people develop habits. She knows a ton about how to stay productive, sleep better and be happy — even if you are a working mother of a newly born baby.

    Sergey Gorbatov on career success and giving feedback

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 48:53


    30% of feedback leads to negative results. Having a side hustle is an important career advantage. Different types of feedback are like different types of sandwiches. Check out my new video podcast with Sergey Gorbatov, an experienced HR Executive and Professor at IE Business School in Madrid. Sergey explains how to give constructive feedback and how to win in the career market in the pandemic.

    Dr. Alexander Lebedev on psychedelic therapy and research

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 66:22


    Dr. Alexander Lebedev on LSD Psychotherapy, ego. Experiments and positive effects of psychedelics

    Eugene Akulich on coaching, consulting, and growing in the crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 52:25


    My new video podcast with Eugene Akulich, principal at BCG and executive coach. We speak on why everybody need coach right now and how to survive the crisis.

    5 tips for staying productive and resilient during the quarantine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 8:05


    Here are my 5 tips how to stay sane and productive during the quarantine, based on scientific research and personal experience. All those tips apply equally in ordinary times as well, but are especially helpful in times of seclusion.

    Vitaly Borishan on getting into top US universities and admissions consulting

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 34:59


    Vitaly Borishan, whose company helps foreigners get into top US universities. Vitaly speaks what may increase your chances of getting accepted and how to write interesting essays. He also advises me on whether I should get a Stanford MBA and how to get accepted.

    James Ahearne on EdTech, remote work, and Russia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 48:20


    James is EdTech entrepreneur who live and do business in Moscow

    Daniel Kraft on gadgets and apps for tracking health and future of healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 54:49


    Daniel Kraft, Stanford & Harvard trained physician-scientist and innovator.

    Alex Zhuravlev on coronavirus, Chinese government and future of China

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 41:02


    Ex-McKinsey and Schwarzman Scholar on coronavirus, Chinese government, education and future of China

    Koen Kas on healthy life and apps for biohacker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 34:24


    Koen Kas is a healthcare visionary driven by the aim to make healthcare delightful, personalised, and ultimately preventive. Koen says soon we will eradicate most diseases by preventing them before they appear. In the podcast we also discuss apps for biohackers.

    Brian Kennedy on aging research in Singapore, alcohol, biohacking and immortality

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 34:32


    Brian Kennedy, Ph.D. is the Director at the Centre for Healthy Aging at the National University Health System and Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, at the National University of Singapore since 2017.

    Yuri Deigin on epigenetic rejuvenation, longevity research and transhumanists in politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 46:01


    Yuri Deigin is the CEO of Youthereum Genetics, serial biotech entrepreneur, longevity research evangelist and activist, and a cryonics advocate.

    Vít Jedlička on Liberland, blockchain government, taxes, courts and police in a libertarian state

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 46:39


    Vít Jedlička is a Czech politician, founder and elected president of Liberland.

    João Pedro de Magalhães on fighting aging, singularity, immortality and transhumanism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 26:47


    João Pedro de Magalhães is a microbiologist at the University of Liverpool.

    Alex Kadet on immortality, death, transhumanism and future of humans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 43:21


    Alex Kadet, Russian transhumanist, chief business development officer at Open Longevity, biotech entrepreneur who fights human aging.

    Mattias Ribbing on mnemonics, memory palace and new ways to learn languages and maths

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 55:09


    Mattias Ribbing is a 3-time Swedish memory champion and a Grandmaster of Memory. He has written a book on applying memory techniques to learning maths.

    Peter Singer on effective altruism, veganism, philosophy and best books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 33:12


    Peter Singer is the most influential philosopher of our time, who has inspired two important social movements: effective altruism and animal rights movement.

    Chris Dancy: Mindful Cyborg on his gadgets, biohacking and Quantified Self movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 56:50


    Chris Dancy is touted as the most connected man on Earth and a ‘mindful cyborg’.

    earth mindful gadgets cyborg biohacking chris dancy quantified self movement
    Aubrey de Grey on ending aging and reaching immortality

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 45:03


    Aubrey de Grey is the most famous expert in the world on ending aging, founder of SENS foundation and a real-life Gandalf.

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