12
Here's a Radiolab podcast about the tech they can use to capture people off the grid.
@jomtung +11 more
Eye in the Sky
with Ross McNutt
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9
Radiolab has a new episode called "Rhino Hunter" about hunting as conservation funding and whether killing an individual can benefit the species. Highly recommended at about 50 minutes.
@dacohenii +8 more
The Rhino Hunter
with A man who paid to hunt a black rhino (unnamed in comment)
9
Edit: Hear a recent Radiolab episode on the topic (Antibodies, Part 1: CRISPR).
@zt +8 more
Antibodies Part 1: CRISPR
9
An excellent Radiolab episode on "Colors" with the stunning revelation that you can't see a color you can't name.
@ChuckMcM +8 more
Colors
8
The recent Radiolab episode covers the rapamycin inventor who seemingly cured his late-stage cancer, then stopped the drug and died of it.
@msolujic +7 more
The Dirty Drug and the Ice Cream Tub
8
Radiolab is one of the best podcasts out there and it's certainly worth a listen if you've never heard it before.
@rlivsey +7 more
Radiolab Presents: On the Media: Busted, America's Poverty Myths
with Ryan Wash
7
This Radiolab episode is highly relevant to the question of how global platforms handle conflicting values.
@vagab0nd +6 more
Post No Evil
7
Radiolab did an episode that talks about some of the things they do, including fungal networks that help forests survive warming.
@filoeleven +6 more
From Tree to Shining Tree
6
Points readers to the relevant Radiolab episode on alpha-gal, a tick-borne meat allergy.
@novia +5 more
Alpha Gal
6
Recent Radiolab episode on this subject, linked here.
@rjtavares +5 more
KILL 'EM ALL
6
There was an excellent episode of Radiolab about this subject. If you have the time or inclination to listen to an hour long podcast, I highly recommend "Words".
@TravisLS +5 more
Words
6
Highly recommended for physics fans who want more technical discussion than usual physics podcasts; includes a long Wolfram episode.
@ddeck +5 more
155 | Stephen Wolfram on Computation, Hypergraphs, and Fundamental Physics
with Stephen Wolfram
5
There was a good episode of Radiolab about her, and her family was deeply disturbed by the research.
@jokermatt999 +4 more
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
5
There's a great Radiolab episode about this: the Corpse Demon episode.
@jzl +4 more
Corpse Demon
5
Radiolab did an episode about CRISPR recently, good for anyone wanting to learn more about CRISPR in general.
@timdeneau +4 more
Update: CRISPR
with Jennifer Doudna
5
Download the entire Radiolab set and listen in order, oldest to newest. If you want one to start with, try "Musical Language."
@strick +4 more
Musical Language
4
Great Radiolab podcast about the MIT discovery, linking to the "Bringing Gamma Back" episode.
@2xlbuds +3 more
Bringing Gamma Back, Again
4
This podcast episode on the Second Amendment was fascinating, discussing how US Courts' interpretation of the second amendment changed.
@4d66ba06 +3 more
Radiolab Presents: More Perfect - The Gun Show
4
There's a great and relevant Radiolab episode on the Commerce Clause and how segregation bans were justified economically.
@avar +3 more
Radiolab Presents: More Perfect - One Nation, Under Money
4
This story is also told in this great Radiolab episode about the Galapagos.
@superjan +3 more
Galapagos
4
I highly recommend this radiolab episode about it, for the story-telling if nothing else.
@arvinjoar +3 more
9-Volt Nirvana
4
The episode on "Emergence" will be of interest to people here as it pertains to wisdom of crowds/group think.
@caudicus +3 more
Emergence
4
It's hard to listen to, but gives another perspective about this issue.
@adam791 +3 more
#213 — The Worst Epidemic
with Gabriel Dance , Gabriel J.X. Dance
4
Listed as a favorite 2023 episode: "Solo: The Crisis in Physics" on Sean Carroll's Mindscape.
@freetonik +3 more
245 | Solo: The Crisis in Physics
3
Radiolab did a fantastic episode about the zcash creation ceremony.
@matt_the_bass +2 more
The Ceremony
3
Recently listened to a Radiolab episode with Hany Farid. Pretty interesting thinking about the gap between what is possible now and where people's understanding is.
@tunaoftheland +2 more
Breaking News
with Hany Farid
3
There's a really great Radiolab episode on this topic: radiolab.org/story/fu-go
@paulsef11 +2 more
Fu-Go
3
Semi-related, this recent Radiolab episode on Anne Adams, Ravel's "Bolero," and how it may have been an early symptom of a deadly disease.
@js2 +2 more
Unraveling Bolero
3
Learned about this via a Radiolab episode; calls it an interesting listen.
@earless1 +2 more
Rodney Versus Death
3
There's a fantastic episode of Radio Lab with a story about HeLa cells, covering how the cell line is air-infectious.
@nmrm2 +2 more
Famous Tumors
3
Radiolab covered this in its "Parasites" episode; listen to the "The Scratch" segment, though the whole thing is worth it.
@spacemanaki +2 more
Parasites
3
Sam Harris very recently published a podcast where he updated his stance on free will, worth a listen.
@dwd +2 more
#241 — Final Thoughts on Free Will
3
An interesting discussion on depression and suicide, in the latest Sam Harris podcast episode on addiction, depression, and meaningful life.
@zanybear +2 more
#142 — Addiction, Depression, and a Meaningful Life
with Johann Hari
3
there was a relevant episode last month where he and Gary Taubes discuss the whole "good calories vs bad calories" idea
@emptybits +2 more
#74 — What Should We Eat?
with Gary Taubes
3
Encourages listening to Security Now and the "TrueCrypt WTF?" episode, which explains why TrueCrypt was likely not hacked.
@hbeaver +2 more
Healthcare de Jure: Dr Steve Buslovich, Chief Medical Officer Senior Care at PointClickCare
with Steve Gibson
3
Highly recommends listening to the Mindscape episode with Nita Farahany, or reading the full transcript.
@consumer451 +2 more
229 | Nita Farahany on Ethics, Law, and Neurotechnology
with Nita Farahany
3
He was just on Sean Carroll's podcast Mindscape, good listen.
@aesch +2 more
198 | Nick Lane on Powering Biology
with Nick Lane
3
Great discussions on gravitational waves, time travel, and Interstellar; very informative and entertaining, I recommend it.
@pavanred +2 more
24 | Kip Thorne on Gravitational Waves, Time Travel, and Interstellar
with Kip Thorne
2
There's a really interesting Radiolab episode that deals with this question.
@pmoriarty +1 more
What is a Pig Worth?
2
Radiolab's Nukes special is a fairly good accounting of nuclear weapons history, from their place in armament to public perception and changing law.
@kbenson +1 more
Nukes
2
Listened to a Radiolab segment about sleep at work; the last segment of the episode is worth hearing.
@ilovecomputers +1 more
Sleep
2
A recent Radiolab episode on aphantasia covers a test for the condition; worth the 30-minute listen.
@koliber +1 more
Aphantasia
2
Radiolab's Numbers episode covered this fascinating topic back in 2009, with a link to it.
@kevindication +1 more
Numbers
2
Worth a listen on this topic: Radiolab's "60 words" episode on the War on Terror includes a discussion of who ends up on the kill list.
@rollthehard6 +1 more
60 Words, 20 Years
2
Radiolab has an episode on the potential implications of tech like this.
@saltvedt +1 more
Breaking News about The Other Latif
2
Radiolab did an episode on it: Facebook's Supreme Court, explaining the Oversight Board.
@tootie +1 more
Facebook's Supreme Court
2
There's a great Radiolab episode that covers exactly that: the translation episode.
@ShaneWilton +1 more
Translation
with Carl Zimmer
2
Listen to the Radiolab episode for a nice narration to complement the article.
@thingamarobert +1 more
Invisible Allies
2
Radiolab's "G" series covers pertinent material; I really enjoyed the entire series.
@_coveredInBees +1 more
G: The Miseducation of Larry P
2
Radiolab did a really interesting podcast about that.
@brokenmachine +1 more
Neither Confirm Nor Deny
2
For a thorough and entertaining treatment, I recommend RadioLab's "Bit Flip" episode
@treypitt +1 more
Bit Flip
2
A thirty-minute episode goes into further detail on newer research showing mantis shrimp see many colors but can't tell them apart.
@latexr +1 more
Rippin’ the Rainbow an Even Newer One
2
If you want to start off easy, listen to this Radiolab episode.
@VMG +1 more
Radiolab Presents: Anna in Somalia
2
There's a pretty cool recent Radiolab podcast about the life and times of the Voyagers, including their exit from the solar system.
@Pigo +1 more
Where the Sun Don't Shine
2
A recent Radiolab episode made a pretty convincing argument that any US president could on a whim destroy the world.
@alexilliamson +1 more
Nukes
with William Perry
2
Relevant Radiolab episode and followup on the eye-in-the-sky surveillance topic under discussion.
@js2 +1 more
Update: Eye In the Sky
2
Radiolab did a great episode on this theory called Cellmates.
@itodd +1 more
Cellmates
2
The story behind this game was movingly covered in podcasts by Radiolab and Reply All.
@dankohn1 +1 more
The Cathedral
2
There is a great Radiolab episode on this very subject, also touches on the vault of top secret historical documents from the British Empire.
@clarkenheim +1 more
Mau Mau
2
RadioLab also did a good episode on the difference between what doctors vs regular people say they want in terms of end of life care.
@gavman +1 more
The Bitter End
2
A fantastic podcast called Radiolab; their most recent episode tells the story of a man caught in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
@rahim +1 more
Double Blasted
2
The Radiolab episode "Talking to Machines" should offer more information on this stance.
@stepvhen +1 more
Talking to Machines
2
It was a REALLY interesting episode and continues to be a spectacular podcast.
@achew22 +1 more
Oops
2
Radiolab's "Limits" episode features a low-speed, long-term bike race with interesting results about what athletes can endure and how they endure it.
@tfigueroa +1 more
Limits
2
Since we're talking about podcasts, there's a Radiolab episode that discusses this memory-distortion research.
@unclenoriega +1 more
Memory and Forgetting
with Karim Nader
2
Listen to Sam Harris's latest podcast. Before he starts the show, he basically explains the problem you are solving. I think he would be interested!
@Dowwie +1 more
#482 — More From Sam: The Iran Deal, College in the AI Age, Mamdani's DSA, and More
2
The first is so hilarious (in a bad way) that it'll make you want to punch your own face
@Upvoter33 +1 more
#419 — "More From Sam": Elon vs. Trump, Religion, Jordan Peterson, & Rapid Fire Questions
with Jordan Peterson
2
There's also this episode with Sam Harris that is worth listening to: psychedelics-mortality
@manuelmoreale +1 more
#306 — Psychedelics & Mortality
2
Sam Harris's episode mostly has the right of it comparing the two and the police responses.
@dwd +1 more
#230 — An Insurrection of Lies
2
Sam Harris's recent nuclear weapons episode was really interesting, including the story of Stanislav Petrov, who questioned a false US launch alarm.
@djsumdog +1 more
#210 — The Logic of Doomsday
2
Sam Harris did an excellent podcast touching on the topics you mentioned.
@collyw +1 more
#207 — Can We Pull Back From The Brink?
2
Harari was also interviewed by Sam Harris in a podcast episode released earlier today, linked for listening.
@krrrh +1 more
#201 — A Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari
with Harari , Yuval Noah Harari
2
Sam Harris does quite an impressive job articulating what a recent 5 gram mushroom trip was like, worth a listen.
@mistermann +1 more
#177 — Psychedelic Science
with Roland Griffiths
2
Peter Zeihan's episode on population decline is worth a listen; it explains how shrinking populations thin out scientific and engineering expertise.
@agentwiggles +1 more
The Drive Interview with Peter Attia
with Peter Zeihan , Peter Attia
2
There's a good Sam Harris ep. on this topic.
@conjectures +1 more
#111 — The Science of Meditation
2
Good introduction to her thinking on persuasion and control, recommended as a starting point for her work.
@FabHK +1 more
#78 — Persuasion and Control
with Zeynep Tufekci
2
all i would suggest is people interested listen to the episode of Sam Harris's podcast with Charles and determine for yourself
@shard972 +1 more
#73 — Forbidden Knowledge
with Charles Murray
2
Tristan Harris episode on technology's effects is long but well worth listening to.
@pixl97 +1 more
#71 — What Is Technology Doing to Us?
with Tristan Harris
2
Harris and Dennett's conversation was interesting, though it never gets past the free will worry; still a good listen.
@maroonblazer +1 more
#39 — Free Will Revisited
with Dan Dennett , Daniel Dennett
2
I really recommend this podcast in which Sam Harris talks with Chalmers about all the options currently in the game.
@aaimnr +1 more
#34 — The Light of the Mind
with David Chalmers
2
Covered in an early episode on general relativity and revisited later in the series.
@guerrilla +1 more
Can Black Holes Integrate General Relativity & Quantum Mechanics?
2
Recommends PBS Space Time for physics and cosmology fans: short, entertaining, well-explained episodes that are easy to get hooked on.
@dwaltrip +1 more
Are Dark Matter And Dark Energy The Same?
2
A great episode on antimatter engines from PBS Space Time, recently released.
@p2detar +1 more
Why Antimatter Engines Could Blast Off In Your Lifetime
2
A few months ago there was a PBS Space Time episode on this so called "Dark Forest" scenario, which you might enjoy.
@tzs +1 more
Dark Forest: Should We NOT Communicate with Aliens?
2
PBS Space Time did a recent episode on higher spatial dimensions and gravity.
@gyrfalc +1 more
Does Gravity Require Extra Dimensions?
2
Highest recommendation. Covers CFT-ADST correspondence and holographic theory in a reasonably understandable way for a general audience.
@v77 +1 more
218 | Raphael Bousso on Black Holes and the Holographic Universe
with Raphael Bousso
2
Sean Carroll and David Wallace doing a deep dive on entropy and how it relates to time and the past hypothesis.
@drcode +1 more
158 | David Wallace on the Arrow of Time
with David Wallace
2
Sean Carroll did an amazing podcast episode on the mechanics of time travel in a scientifically accurate way.
@mr_mitm +1 more
124 | Solo: How Time Travel Could and Should Work
2
They cover in-depth why we are so confident that dark matter is a thing that exists.
@dwaltrip +1 more
96 | Lina Necib on What and Where the Dark Matter Is
with Lina Necib
1
Radiolab had a pretty good podcast explaining where these economic estimates come from and why they are important.
@novia
Worth
1
Great Radiolab episode on this subject: An Update on Hookworms.
@univalent
Your Friendly Neighborhood Hookworms
1
Hidden Brain had a pretty good podcast on this, and the linked page includes a quick summary.
@fuzzythinker
When It's Okay to Lie
1
RadioLab did a podcast on the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly; it might help give additional background on the topic.
@dalke
You and Me and Mr. Self-Esteem
1
Listen to the latest radiolab episode for example, on whether simple animals like shrimp and insects are conscious.
@m_mueller
It's Like ... Radiolab
1
An audio story about the invention of closed caption systems, with fascinating parts on the early "black box" experiments and how AI is now replacing human captioners.
@danso
The Echo in the Machine
with Meredith Patterson
1
Radiolab did an amazing episode on food freshness covering plastic produce packaging, which is more interesting than you think.
@chneu
Forever Fresh
1
A great episode of NPR's Hidden Brain about the placebo effect, "All The World's A Stage—Including The Doctor's Office."
@gnatman
Wellness 2.0: When It's All Too Much
1
A great Radiolab episode on how a small but vocal minority shifted the NRA from sports shooting to what it is today.
@itchypersonal
More Perfect: The Gun Show
1
Recommends this excellent Radiolab episode about saving lives during heart attacks.
@exhilaration
How to Save a Life
1
There was a great Radiolab episode about the lower-frequency stuff, explaining how stimulating brainwaves at matching frequencies might work.
@NickM
Memory and Forgetting
1
The Hidden Brain episode "Escaping the Matrix" with Jonathan Haidt argues phones and social media build static networks that make people fear the unknown.
@itishappy
Escaping the Matrix
with Jonathan Haidt
1
Radiolab's "Cheating Death" episode argues a world where nothing dies would freeze life in place.
@unyttigfjelltol
Cheating Death
with Chris Schell
1
A great Radiolab episode that talks about divide by zero in perhaps more conceptual terms.
@CharlieDigital
Zeroworld
1
Relevant Radiolab episode here, linked directly as the one to listen to.
@novia
Shrink
1
Radiolab's "The Interstitium" is worth a listen as a favorite episode from the year.
@ilikepi
The Interstitium
1
Radiolab's "Toy Soldiers" shows how low-flying drone operators come to know their enemies up close, even grieving their comrades.
@bumby
Toy Soldiers
1
The episode is about how to make our lives feel longer than they really are, and why time sometimes drags and sometimes flies.
@flanbiscuit
The Secret to a Long Life
1
Covers the recent studies challenging the Marshmallow test.
@wanderingmind
When to Eat the Marshmallow
1
There's also an excellent RadioLab episode about it, and the ability it provides to help solve crime is pretty compelling.
@jcims
Eye in the Sky
1
Interviewer flew to Kazakhstan to meet Sci-Hub's secretive founder, unsure she'd even show up.
@tootie
The Library of Alexandra
with Alexandra Elbakyan
1
Great episode on Dmitri Belyaev's domesticated foxes and the idea that humans may have domesticated ourselves.
@hansjorg
New Normal
1
Highly recommend this radiolab episode, which covers much of the content of this article in fascinating detail.
@jiocrag
Guts
1
A Radiolab piece on a Russian with perfect recall who could memorize endless lists, but eventually went mad from the interconnections.
@tylerrooney
The Theater of David Byrne's Mind
1
Describes a horrifying story of how life-supporting resources were managed when a New Orleans hospital lost power during Katrina.
@slouch
Playing God
1
The latest Hidden Brain episode discusses this very phenomenon of group perception shaping feelings.
@totetsu
Separating Yourself from the Pack
1
Recent Hidden Brain episode on the power of subtraction: taking things away is a path to improvement we rarely consider.
@johnthuss
Do Less
1
A great Radiolab episode interviews the person whose license plate was NULL.
@fouronnes3
NULL
1
Listened to Radiolab's "The Wordless Place" this morning; putting a word to worry is an effective way to stop it, an angle I hadn't considered.
@glenstein
The Wordless Place
1
If you liked that, you might want to listen to the Radiolab on Lonesome George. It's worth listening to all three for context.
@bronson
The 11th: A Letter From George
1
Radiolab recently did a podcast on Darkode and the way ransomware affects everyday folks. It was interesting.
@yitchelle
Of Bombs and Butterflies
1
Radiolab just had an interesting episode on how we used to use leaded gasoline and how it resulted in lead being everywhere.
@zeven7
HEAVY METAL
1
Surprising look at human endurance: a woman runs ultramarathons for days, despite brain trauma.
@rcavezza
In the Running
1
Here's a really excellent podcast for anyone who might be interested.
@sdenton4
The Queen of Dying
1
Radiolab had a pretty good podcast explaining where these economic estimates come from and why they are important to have around.
@novia
The Vanishing of Harry Pace: Episode 3
1
The Radiolab "Breath" episode discusses well how rapid breathing and stress feed each other, and how breath exercises may help break that cycle.
@UniverseHacker
Breath
1
Anyone interested in this should listen to this RadioLab episode where a reporter goes to work as a picker at a fulfillment warehouse.
@pmoriarty
Brown Box
1
Highly recommend this RadioLab episode on the septendecennial sing-along, and they have more about cicadas too.
@malkia
The Septendecennial Sing-Along
1
It does a good job explaining how the virus replicates in the body and how it behaves differently if the patient is immunocompromised.
@spuz
Dispatch 14: Covid Crystal Ball
1
Radiolab did a podcast about voting precinct tallies that don't follow Benford's Law, linked as "Breaking Benford."
@celias
Breaking Benford
1
Such a great episode, and great show - I recommend both to everyone.
@slamdunc
Falling
1
There was a Radiolab episode about this a few years back: radiolab.org/episodes/fungus-amungus
@qamorgan
Fungus Amungus
1
A section on presenting our best sides to strangers rather than the people in our lives is really insightful.
@baali
You 2.0: Our Pursuit of Happiness
1
Radiolab had a great episode on this, linking the "Baby Blue Blood Drive" story.
@marconey
Baby Blue Blood Drive
1
Gebru and others have proposed concrete solutions, and this Science Friday segment on a pragmatic wishlist for AI ethics shows it.
@cxw
SciFri Extra: A Pragmatic Wishlist For AI Ethics
1
Radiolab has a wonderfully deep episode on this topic, covering the four-second decisions Facebook's moderators face.
@skosch
Post No Evil Redux
1
Radiolab had a fascinating episode diving into this very topic: the "Body Count" episode.
@DeRock
Body Count
1
There was an interesting Radiolab episode called "Things" about exactly this. I'd recommend listening if you're interested in what makes things with a history valuable.
@pmoriarty
Things
1
Worth a listen; the episode makes a number of points both for and against that are worth hearing.
@fpgaminer
Right to be Forgotten
1
A recent Radiolab episode covers how lead exposure cut IQ by about 4 points, and how statistics revealed that harm in 1979.
@philshem
G: Problem Space
1
If you thought this article was pop-y, you might be in for a surprise, but I found it quite entertaining.
@rquantz
Dinopocalypse Redux
1
A recent Radiolab podcast discusses how and why the idea that your DNA is your property is not the case; counterintuitive but interesting.
@mattdodge
Asking for a Friend
1
A Radiolab episode covers the same idea of apologizing after medical mistakes, at a different hospital.
@ilikepi
Apologetical
1
Hidden Brain had a nice episode on the same topic: starving the watchdog, and who foots the bill when newspapers disappear.
@amrrs
Starving the Watchdog
1
A pretty good podcast explores why religions may have arisen: moral rules needed to keep large communities functioning among strangers.
@craftyguy
Creating God
1
Recommends listening to the Radiolab Border Trilogy Part 1 rather than reading the transcript, if you have time.
@a_wild_dandan
Border Trilogy Part 1: Hole in the Fence
1
Radiolab had an episode interviewing participants of the remotely organized, Russian-linked event; pretty good listen for a deeper dive.
@bradford
The Curious Case of the Russian Flash Mob at the West Palm Beach Cheesecake Factory
1
Explains how high spousal expectations pressure marriages, and why couples can adjust expectations and meet some needs through friends.
@gnicholas
When Did Marriage Become So Hard?
1
I recommend people listen the audio or read the transcript because this podcast changed forever the way I think of empathy and morality.
@deltaonefour
How to Be a Hero
1
There was a great Radiolab episode about this called "Mr. Graham and the Reasonable Man."
@pmoriarty
Radiolab Presents: More Perfect - Mr. Graham and the Reasonable Man
1
If you're interested in this type of thing, Radiolab has just started an excellent podcast on Supreme Court cases called More Perfect.
@knucklesandwich
Radiolab Presents: More Perfect - American Pendulum I
1
Radiolab did a very interesting episode on the ethical commentary around self-driving cars: "Driverless Dilemma."
@baldgeek
Driverless Dilemma
1
There was a RadioLab episode touching on this, with a significant change of behavior following surgery for epilepsy. Disturbing listening, so be warned.
@anitil
Revising the Fault Line
1
You should listen to this week's episode of Hidden Brain.
@theGnuMe
Episode 62: On The Knife's Edge
1
A Radiolab episode about Guadeloupe's raccoons, considered almost sacred there, is worth hearing, especially the locals' reaction to the hosts' incredulity.
@prawn
Stranger in Paradise
1
Hidden Brain's Episode 56: Getting Unstuck offers a method: define three ideal life paths, analyze them, pick one, and retry.
@WheelsAtLarge
Episode 56: Getting Unstuck
1
Hidden Brain (NPR) has a great episode on Broken Windows that explains where the idea came from.
@Abishek_Muthian
Encore of Episode 15: Loss and Renewal
1
A Radiolab episode covers the unknowns between days 14 and 30 of embryo development, and why the 14-day rule was chosen.
@gasbag
The Primitive Streak
1
RadioLab ran an interesting episode about the person behind this lawsuit and other lawsuits against affirmative action in schools.
@jsilvers
Radiolab Presents: More Perfect - The Imperfect Plaintiffs
1
The interviews with researchers and addicts are truly eye opening and address the failure-of-character framing.
@buxtehude
The Fix
1
There is an interesting RadioLab episode that covers antibiotic resistance and an unlikely source of new antibiotics.
@tedd4u
Staph Retreat
1
Radiolab has a podcast on changing animal nature and behaviour; the third story covers Soviet red fox domestication experiments.
@Viperus
Update: New Normal?
1
Oliver Sacks tells how he wrote his first book in 10 days after committing to kill himself if he missed the goal.
@wanderingstan
Radiolab Live: Tell-Tale Hearts featuring Oliver Sacks
with Oliver Sacks
1
One of my favorites: the Radiolab "worth" story. It gets you thinking, though it runs long, about three stories in one.
@miluz
Worth
1
Radiolab's Patient Zero episodes are a fantastic listen, released a couple years before the newer miniseries.
@shawnlower2
Patient Zero - Updated
1
A Radiolab segment interviewing Ken Murray is very illuminating; everyone should listen, whatever their age, and prepare for mortality.
@thread_id
In The Dust Of This Planet
with Ken Murray
1
Listened to a Radiolab episode about three "Black Boxes"; the first is about a mysterious threshold in the brain between consciousness and unconsciousness.
@thathonkey
Black Box
1
Radiolab did a fun podcast piece on this a while back. Great background listen.
@tomerdmann
An Ice-Cold Case
1
A fantastic Radiolab episode about tumors that covers the discovery of this cancer.
@spatten
UPDATE: Famous Tumors
1
Great Radiolab episode on whether brain-based self-control impairment should lessen blame.
@ajmurmann
Blame
1
1
There's a related RadioLab episode on this topic: caloric restriction in adolescence may affect descendants' risk of heart disease and diabetes.
@louprado
Inheritance
1
An excellent Radiolab episode ends with a similar story of someone on TPN; it's worth a listen.
@Ductapemaster
Guts
1
RadioLab is a great podcast, they did a lucid dreaming episode.
@EAMiller
Wake Up and Dream
1
There was a Radiolab story about dolls vs toys, the tariff loophole that let Marvel import X-Men figures as "not human" toys.
@0cf8612b2e1e
Mutant Rights
1
Dramatic episode on inter-species jungle crosstalk; a researcher realizes a leopard is stalking him by triangulating monkey alarms.
@alteriority
Wild Talk
1
Radiolab has a great episode on Cities; you can predict average walking speed in a city with some accuracy.
@Balgair
Cities
1
There was a good radiolab podcast about this, linking to its "The Bus Stop" post.
@soitgoes
The Bus Stop
1
There's also a radiolab episode with an account of divers rescuing a humpback whale from a net.
@steveax
Animal Minds
1
1
Highly recommends the Radiolab episode "Where Am I?" as a quick overview of current research on the brain-body link.
@jballanc
Where Am I?
1
Sam Harris interviewed the paper's author for his podcast, it is worth a listen.
@wayeq
#416 — "More From Sam": Biden's Big Lie, Review of Tapper Interview, Trump, & a Case Against Israel's Actions in Gaza
1
I'd recommend listening to his podcast with Charles Murray about the Bell Curve.
@hayez1
#409 — "More From Sam": Religion, Deportations, Douglas Murray vs. Rogan, & Bill Maher's Dinner with Trump
with Charles Murray
1
Listen to Sam Harris' podcast this week on the denominator problem; the expert sees 0.6% as an upper bound for mortality, based on South Korea's intensive testing.
@djaychela
#335 — A Postmortem on My Response to Covid
1
Sam Harris recently had an excellent podcast episode with Carl Robichaud on nuclear risk policy.
@dr-smooth
#330 — The Doomsday Machine
with Carl Robichaud
1
This particular interview shows Harris not at his best, but Mauldin shines.
@xpe
#318 — Physics & Philosophy
with Tim Maudlin
1
I listened to a great podcast titled "The Trouble with AI" on Making Sense with Sam Harris.
@jabloczko
#312 — The Trouble with AI
1
Sam Harris interviewed Timothy Snyder on this topic, with a decent dive into the history and the meaning of the war for both sides.
@nuccy
#301 — The Politics of Unreality: Ukraine and Nuclear Risk
with Timothy Snyder
1
I found a recent episode of the Making Sense podcast in this topic to be thought provoking. You might give it a listen.
@bwhaley
#297 — Preparing for the End
1
They talk about competing motivations and how they give rise to an illusion of a self.
@tmnvix
#282 — Do You Really Have a Self?
with Jay Garfield
1
I warmly recommend listening to Curt's Salvatore Pais interview, as you will quickly dismiss certain doubts about the intent behind certain patents.
@ganzuul
Salvatore Pais: The Navy's UFO Patents and the Pais Effect
with Salvatore Pais
1
There was a really good conversation on Sam Harris's podcast about this with Sam Bankman-Fried.
@monroewalker
#271 — Earning to Give
with Sam Bankman-Fried
1
Recommended as an overview of the fall of Afghanistan, following a sweeping section on the topic from independent media.
@throwawaysea
#258 — The Fall of Afghanistan
with Paul Bergen
1
I personally find this to be my favorite because I found it to be the most impactful.
@lettergram
How to save the world, in three easy steps.
1
Sam Harris and Rob Reid discussed the engineering apocalypse in depth a few years ago.
@_jas
Special Episode: Engineering the Apocalypse
with Rob Reid
1
Sam Harris's new episode with Rener Gracie on police training is worth the listen.
@misiti3780
#246 — Police Training & Police Misconduct
with Rener Gracie
1
A really solid walkthrough of meditative practice, the science behind it, and more
@dmje
#227 — Knowing the Mind
1
Definitely worth a listen, he's an equally impressive conversationalist.
@jcims
#214 — A Conversation with Siddhartha Mukherjee
with Siddhartha Mukherjee
1
Recently listened to the Penrose episode, interviewed by Brady Haran; it was quite interesting.
@polytely
Why Did The Mathematician Cross The Road? - with Roger Penrose
with Roger Penrose
1
Sam Harris's podcast with David Frum is really fascinating; Frum explains how Republican strategists chose to double down after Obama's election.
@Itsdijital
#206 — A Conversation with David Frum
with David Frum
1
Listen to the Markovits episode for an introduction to the book; the argument is novel, thoughtful, and quite convincing.
@FabHK
#205 — The Failure of Meritocracy
with Daniel Markovits
1
Here's his 1-hour podcast interview with Sam Harris about the topic.
@hombre_fatal
#204 — A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt
with Jonathan Haidt
1
Recent Making Sense episodes with Paul Bloom changed the commenter's mind on whether the ends justify the means here.
@ebb_earl_co
#198 — A Conversation with Paul Bloom
with Paul Bloom
1
Good and very recent podcast on this topic by Sam Harris and Matt Mullenweg.
@bamboozled
#194 — The New Future of Work
with Matt Mullenweg
1
Sam Harris's latest episode interviews an infectious disease specialist who isn't particularly concerned; serious, but not alarming.
@cm2187
#191 — Early Thoughts on a Pandemic
1
Sam Harris with ex-Muslim Yasmine Mohammed on leaving Islam; a major social issue. I recommend the episode to everyone.
@hombre_fatal
#175 — Leaving the Faith
with Yasmine Mohammed
1
A fun listen for a conversational understanding of Andrew McAfee's ideas before reading his book.
@erva
#170 — The Great Uncoupling
with Andrew McAfee
1
They go into quite a bit of detail on antibiotic resistance and how low on the radar it sits for most people.
@tw202003131459
#166 — The Plague Years
with Matt McCarthy
1
Recent appearance on Sam Harris podcast, I quite enjoyed it.
@mistermann
#164 — Cause & Effect
with Judea Pearl
1
Sam Harris and Shane Parrish's conversation on mental models is highly recommended for understanding how to sandbox ideas.
@tomrod
#155 — Mental Models
with Shane Parrish
1
He was honest and direct in answering tough questions about Twitter.
@nostromo
#148 — Jack Dorsey
with Jack Dorsey
1
Sam Harris's Making Sense invites experts on varied topics for informative conversations, with no ads and free episodes.
@mosselman
#147 — Stephen Fry
with Stephen Fry
1
To understand the actual details of how Russia carried out its campaign, I highly recommend this episode.
@Azerty9999
#145 — The Information War
with Renée DiResta
1
Sam Harris's recent podcast with Michael Pollan is a very interesting listen, and Pollan also wrote a book on the subject.
@misiti3780
#127 — Freedom from the Known
with Michael Pollan
1
Russell Barkley likens habits, calendars, and medications to a prosthesis, a framing that helps accept them as part of a unique life.
@bad-joke
The Russell Brand Interview
with Russell Barkley
1
The podcast, for anyone interested: Sam Harris speaks with David Benatar about anti-natalism, the asymmetry between good and bad things in life, and population ethics.
@ciarannolan
#107 — Is Life Actually Worth Living?
with David Benatar
1
Sam Harris recently had a podcast on the topic for those who are interested.
@hawktheslayer
#104 — The Lessons of Death
1
There is a good podcast interview with Harris and Joseph Goldstein on why to meditate, recommended for fighting the distraction problem.
@ycombinete
#63 — Why Meditate?
with Joseph Goldstein
1
It helped me better understand Peterson outside the spotlight of his controversial topics.
@ithkuil
#62 — What is True?
1
Eric Weinstein argues religious belief may be an evolutionary cost that persisted because it offers significant benefits in certain circumstances.
@tomhoward
#41 — Faith in Reason
with Eric Weinstein
1
Sam Harris did a good interview with this outfit.
@lamby
#28 — Meat Without Misery
1
Sam Harris made a good argument for meeting violence with violence in "The Riddle of the Gun Revisited."
@obituary_latte
#19 — The Riddle Of The Gun (Revisited)
1
Check out this Sam Harris podcast with the maker, Joshua Oppenheimer, to learn more about the movie.
@hebrox
#13 — The Moral Gaze
with Joshua Oppenheimer
1
Sam Harris discusses why some people don't understand meditation at the start of this episode; I thought it was interesting.
@lifter3101
#2 — Why Don't I Criticize Israel?
1
Sam Harris is methodical, not someone who jumps to conclusions; his "Drugs and the Meaning of Life" episode explains why psychedelics are worth trying.
@civilian
#1 — Drugs And The Meaning Of Life
1
PBS Space Time had a recent episode on primordial black holes; the series dives deep into spacetime topics in ~10 minute videos.
@MichaelApproved
RECENT DISCOVERY About Supermassive Black Holes Explained!
1
I'd also suggest checking out PBS Space Time (in general) and in particular this episode - The Oh My God Particle
@shagie
The Oh My God Particle
1
PBS Space Time just did an episode on this. Based purely on the maths it is possible, however highly improbable for us to do it.
@Khaine
The Arrow of Time and How to Reverse It
1
See the episode for a better explanation and references to the research.
@tzs
Can The Crisis in Cosmology Be EXPLAINED By Cosmic Voids?
1
PBS Space Time had a nice episode on the timeline to uninhabitable Earth.
@tzs
The End of the Habitable Zone
1
A fun little episode that wondered what if there is life inside a sun.
@Ygg2
Could Life Evolve Inside Stars?
1
This PBS Space Time episode covers quite a few possible designs for space telescopes without heavy lenses or mirrors.
@danbruc
Did Life on Earth Come from Space?
1
PBS Space Time has yet another awesome episode on that, linking the Fermi paradox to mitochondria.
@ck2
Is There A Basic Answer To The Fermi Paradox?
1
Be sure to stick around for the end of each video, as he often calls out corrections from highly qualified physicists.
@JshWright
Are Many Worlds & Pilot Wave THE SAME Interpretation?
1
Points readers to a PBS Space Time episode on the black hole information paradox as related background on the topic.
@aurelian15
The Black Hole Information Paradox
1
PBS Space Time just did an episode on light interacting with gravity. You should check it out.
@ganzuul
How Does Gravity Affect Light?
1
There is a good PBS Space Time episode discussing Absolute Cold, with a portion on the Bose-Einstein condensate.
@Triesault
Absolute Cold | Space Time
1
The episode "Is Dark Matter Made of Particles?" of PBS Space Time covers that.
@tzs
Is Dark Matter Made of Particles?
1
An interesting PBS Space Time episode on whether LIGO could detect alien civilizations' massive ships via gravitational waves.
@qual
Could LIGO Find GIANT Alien Spacecraft?
1
Episode "The Speed of Light is NOT About Light" comes pretty close to making the same points you are making.
@tzs
What If The Speed of Light Were NOT CONSTANT?
1
PBS SpaceTime had a recent episode that helps with this apparent paradox. Their entire black hole playlist is worth a watch.
@willis936
Is It IMPOSSIBLE To Penetrate The Event Horizon? | Black Hole Firewall Paradox
1
A good recent look at MOND and how it compares to dark matter theories.
@tzs
What If Our Understanding of Gravity Is Wrong?
1
A PBS Space Time episode from about a year ago covers the same recent Penrose idea discussed here.
@tzs
Was Penrose Right? RECENT FINDINGS For Quantum Effects In The Brain
1
Points to a PBS SpaceTime episode on why humans may be early in the universe, saying it's worth checking out.
@nobody9999
Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe
1
PBS Space Time episode on the subject with artist visuals
@ck2
What UNEXPLORED SCIENCE Would We Discover with a Moon Telescope?
1
PBS Space Time just did a neat episode on plasma, focusing on what the requirements are for confinement.
@ziddoap
The Final Obstacle to (Nearly) Infinite Energy
1
It's explained in this PBS Space Time episode much better: the universe's "scale change" marks the beginning of a new epoch.
@tiborsaas
Deciphering The Vast Scale of the Universe | STELLAR
1
The PBS Space Time episode on how much of the universe humanity can ever see might be interesting.
@tzs
How Much Of The Universe Can Humanity Ever Witness?
1
PBS Space Time has done a couple of episodes on Stationary Action and Noether's Theorem that are approachable by those not yet already exposed to Langrangians.
@michelpp
Noether's Theorem and The Symmetries of Reality
1
Sean Carroll covers science funding concerns like yours in an impressively apolitical way; highly recommended to listen or read.
@consumer451
Bonus | Cuts to Science Funding and Why They Matter
1
Leslie Valiant was on Sean Carroll's podcast to talk about the same topic.
@canjobear
272 | Leslie Valiant on Learning and Educability in Computers and People
with Leslie Valiant
1
If you want more, here is Matt Strassler on Mindscape, on relativity, fields, and the language of reality.
@jahnu
268 | Matt Strassler on Relativity, Fields, and the Language of Reality
with Matt Strassler
1
Screenwriters Lawrence Laskar and Walker Parkes discuss the research behind Sneakers and WarGames on this StarTalk episode.
@rhplus
How Storytelling Prevented Nuclear War
1
Tim Maudlin's recent Mindscape interview on renewed interest in pilot wave theory is a good interview.
@wwarner
241 | Tim Maudlin on Locality, Hidden Variables, and Quantum Foundations
with Tim Maudlin
1
The Peter Attia interview on StarTalk was interesting, with some parts hilarious.
@rekahrv
Medicine 3.0: Extending Human Lifespan with Dr. Peter Attia
with Peter Attia
1
Sean Carroll recently did a podcast with Amy Finkelstein on insurance markets. I think you'd find it interesting.
@russdill
232 | Amy Finkelstein on Adverse Selection and Hidden Information
with Amy Finkelstein
1
Recommends the latest Mindscape episode as a deep dive into the questions raised about how AI works.
@jahnu
230 | Raphaël Millière on How Artificial Intelligence Thinks
with Raphael Milliere
1
A good episode of Mindscape with the authors of Curious Minds, going into depth on the busybody, dancer and hunter concepts.
@jinnko
219 | Dani Bassett and Perry Zurn on the Neuroscience and Philosophy of Curiosity
1
Liked Sean Carroll's take on where spacetime and gravity come from, with Steven Strogatz on The Joy of Why.
@boschnix
Where Do Space, Time and Gravity Come From?
with Sean Carroll
1
Really cool episode on Mindscape with Arik Kershenbaum on why certain traits, like wings and symmetry, make sense and why alien life would look similar.
@mr_mitm
188 | Arik Kershenbaum on What Aliens Will Be Like
with Arik Kershenbaum
1
Sean Carroll's podcast with Gary Marcus is worth listening to on this subject.
@slowmovintarget
184 | Gary Marcus on Artificial Intelligence and Common Sense
with Gary Marcus
1
Excellent discussion between the author and Sean Carroll on the subject.
@russdill
169 | C. Thi Nguyen on Games, Art, Values, and Agency
with C. Thi Nguyen
1
Neil deGrasse Tyson's podcast has a quick Q&A touching on complexity versus entropy, the puzzle of life and the second law.
@throwaway_isms
Level Up: Your Brain on Video Games with Heather Berlin
1
If you have an hour to spare and are interested in what quantum computers might be good for in the long run, I recommend this interview.
@superjan
153 | John Preskill on Quantum Computers and What They're Good For
with John Preskill
1
Sean Carroll recently interviewed Loeb; listening to it gives a very different picture of who Loeb is and what he is saying.
@criddell
131 | Avi Loeb on Taking Aliens Seriously
with Avi Loeb
1
Halfway through the latest Mindscape episode, which covers this topic very approachably.
@jcims
117 | Sean B. Carroll on Randomness and the Course of Evolution
1
Sean Carroll has a great podcast episode discussing the results with Netta Engelhardt, one of the co-authors of a paper discussed in this article.
@tanvach
115 | Netta Engelhardt on Black Hole Information, Wormholes, and Quantum Gravity
with Netta Engelhardt
1
Sean Carroll and Nick Bostrom discuss Anthropic arguments on Mindscape, with Bostrom bringing a very technical background.
@maroonblazer
111 | Nick Bostrom on Anthropic Selection and Living in a Simulation
with Nick Bostrom
1
Sean Carroll interviewed Stuart Bartlett for his Mindscape podcast, linked as episode 106 on what life means.
@mihaitodor
106 | Stuart Bartlett on What "Life" Means
with Stuart Bartlett
1
A great episode of Mindscape where Max Tegmark takes the question of whether math is real and runs with it.
@eprparadox
75 | Max Tegmark on Reality, Simulation, and the Multiverse
with Max Tegmark
1
Sean Carroll plays a very good devil's advocate, a nice friendly critic of panpsychism; highly recommended.
@xtacy
71 | Philip Goff on Consciousness Everywhere
with Philip Goff
1
Sean Carroll's solo episode on deriving quantum gravity from quantum mechanics, not by quantizing relativity. Blew the commenter's mind several times over.
@misterman0
63 | Solo -- Finding Gravity Within Quantum Mechanics
1
Great mindscape podcast about how the magical thinking developed
@nmlnn
36 | David Albert on Quantum Measurement and the Problems with Many-Worlds
with David Albert
1
The Mindscape podcast touches on a lot of these issues, and more recently had David Chalmers, who was quoted in the OP.
@mathattack
25 | David Chalmers on Consciousness, the Hard Problem, and Living in a Simulation
with David Chalmers
1
Commenter listened to the Mike Brown episode on the Planet Nine search and found the explanation of how hard it is to search the sky useful.
@snissn
11 | Mike Brown on Killing Pluto and Replacing It with Planet 9
with Mike Brown
1
Commenter just listened to StarTalk's interview with James Cameron, where he explains that Avatar's reactive plants were inspired by his scuba diving.
@fosco
The Spirit of Exploration, with James Cameron
with James Cameron
1
Dr. Green describes how extracting water from Martian soil may be as simple as heating it up.
@ryanhuff
A Conversation with Andy Weir – Special Bonus Episode
with Andy Weir, Jim Green
1
Neil DeGrasse Tyson's podcast had an episode recently where Bill Nye talked all about the LightSail.
@Adam_O
Cosmic Queries: LightSail with Bill Nye
with Bill Nye
1
Musk's StarTalk interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson includes a good anecdote about living on $1 a day and realizing he wouldn't starve, so he could take risks.
@treetoppin
The Future of Humanity with Elon Musk
with Elon Musk