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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(09:14) – University of Austin (UATX)
(42:09) – Sam Harris
(1:00:36) – Elon Musk
(1:08:55) – Money
(1:18:50) – Hyperinflation
(1:24:15) – Bitcoin
(1:40:57) – Ethereum and smart contracts
(1:49:43) – Worst disasters in human history
(2:11:41) – How history will remember the current pandemic
(2:25:16) – Hope for the future
(2:33:46) – Love
(2:40:24) – Meaning of life
#374 – Robert Playter: Boston Dynamics CEO on Humanoid and Legged Robotics
#373 – Manolis Kellis: Evolution of Human Civilization and Superintelligent AI
#372 – Simone Giertz: Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design
#371 – Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development
#370 – Edward Frenkel: Reality is a Paradox – Mathematics, Physics, Truth & Love
#369 – Paul Rosolie: Amazon Jungle, Uncontacted Tribes, Anacondas, and Ayahuasca
#368 – Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization
#367 – Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI
#366 – Shannon Curry: Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Trial, Marriage, Dating & Love
#365 – Sam Harris: Trump, Pandemic, Twitter, Elon, Bret, IDW, Kanye, AI & UFOs
#364 – Chris Voss: FBI Hostage Negotiator
#363 – B-Team Jiu Jitsu: Craig Jones, Nicky Rod, and Nicky Ryan
#362 – Ginni Rometty: IBM CEO on Leadership, Power, and Adversity
#361 – Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology
#360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics
#359 – Andrew Strominger: Black Holes, Quantum Gravity, and Theoretical Physics
#358 – Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality
#357 – Paul Conti: Narcissism, Sociopathy, Envy, and the Nature of Good and Evil
#356 – Tim Dodd: SpaceX, Starship, Rocket Engines, and Future of Space Travel
#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds
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