Extra: On COVID-19 with John Robb
In this short extra episode Jim talks with John Robb about how prepared we were for a pandemic like this, manufacturing, the economic & health impacts, CA & NY trends, impacts of ignoring quarantine,
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Extra: On COVID-19 Opportunities with Jessica Flack
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Jessica Flack about stressing & testing cultural organization styles, optimizing for wholistic robustness, acting-oriented sensemaking, a department of
Extra: On COVID-19 Strategies with Robin Hanson
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Robin Hanson about possible dosage related effects on exposure and the related trade-offs of viral dose & deliberate infection strategies, the need for more
Bonus: Jim on The Stoa, COVID & Game B
On this Bonus episode, Jim hosts a talk & Q&A on The Stoa. He reflects on the impacts & opportunities created by COVID-19, Game A vs Game B, complexity, & much more... In this bonus
Extra: On COVID-19 & UBI with Bob Reid
In this short extra episode, Co-Founder & CEO of Everest Bob Reid talks with Jim about the core elements of an effective UBI, short vs long term UBI approaches for the US, the Everest platform’s
Extra: On Post COVID-19 Impacts with Ben Goertzel
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Dr. Ben Goertzel about the economic & cultural impacts we could expect after the peak of COVID-19, the end of the tech backlash, income inequality,
Extra: On Post-COVID-19 Impact with Simon DeDeo
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Simon DeDeo about what moving out of social isolation could be like, social norms for risk management, the wide diversity of COVID reactions, making sense
EP48 Jessica Flack on Complex System Dynamics
Jessica Flack talks to Jim about causality in complex systems, theoretical biology, emergence, agent-based modeling, social policing, & much more... Professor Jessica Flack talks to Jim
Extra: On COVID-19 Potentials with Bonnitta Roy
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Bonnitta Roy about what it means to ‘stay with the trouble’, habitual behavior, the value of reflection, consumerism, scarcity & abundance,
Extra: COVID-19 Network Epidemiology with Michelle Girvan
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Michelle Girvan about the network dynamics of COVID-19 spread, fat-tailed risks, unintuitive network insights, social distancing dynamics, efficiency vs
EP49 Laurence Gonzales on Deep Survival
Laurence Gonzales talks to Jim about his book “Deep Survival” a look at survival in extreme conditions from a cognitive science & “you are there” POV, and more... Author Laurence
Extra: COVID-19 Transformations with Nora Bateson
In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Nora Bateson about how the pandemic is changing our relationship to time & mortality, recontextualizing the essential, non-linear future speculation,
Currents 002: Brian Hanley on Releasing the Vaccines
In this Currents episode, Jim talks to Brian Hanley about his view on the economic impact & recovery of COVID-19, the dramatic social impacts emerging, his views & experience with vaccine creation,
EP53 Hanzi Freinacht on the Nordic Ideology
Hanzi Freinacht talks to Jim about his book, Nordic Ideology; code, depth, complexity, cultural changeability, attractor points, game change, protopia, and much more... Hanzi Freinacht,
Extra: Memetic Warfare & Pandemic Responses with John Robb
Jim talks to John Robb about Defeat Disinfo, memetic armies, emerging economic implications of COVID-19, wicked risks, the break up of US, and more... In this short extra episode, Jim talks to
Currents 001: Simon DeDeo on University Censorship
In this inaugural Currents episode, Jim talks to Simon DeDeo about speech censorship at elite Anglosphere universities, differing generational perspectives on personal liberty, the coddled mind &
EP51 Richard Bartlett on Self-Organizing Collaboration
Richard Bartlett talks to Jim about his experiences with decentralized work & organization, Gameb, group size dynamics, big change movements & much more... Richard Bartlett talks to Jim
EP52 Steven Levy on Facebook: The Inside Story
Steven Levy talks with Jim about his new book, Facebook: The Inside Story. Which covers the people, circumstances & philosophies that define Facebook. Steven Levy has a wide-ranging
EP54 Robert Conan Ryan on Boom & Bust Cycles
Robert Conan Ryan talks with Jim about Neo Schumpeterianism: boom & bust cycles, 6 paradigms, organic vs digital, meaning-making, utopias, and much more... Robert Conan Ryan talks with Jim
EP50 Joe Brewer on Earth Regeneration
Joe Brewer talks to Jim about homeostasis in living systems, future collapse, fat-tail risks, evolutionary transitions, collaboration, bioregionalism, and much more... Joe Brewer talks to
