Is religion to blame? | Robert Wright & Sam Harris [The Wright Show] (full conversation) NonzeroClips 2024-10-22 | Is religion to blame? | Robert Wright & Sam Harris [The Wright Show] (full conversation)
Israel and the Future of the Middle East I Robert Wright, Andrew Day, and Connor Echols I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-10-07 | Full conversation: https://nonzero.substack.com/p/israel...Robert Wright, Andrew Day, and Connor Echols discuss items from the Earthling, the weekend edition of the Nonzero Newsletter.Read this week's edition of the Earthling: https://nonzero.substack.com/p/bibis-...Recorded October 04, 2024. / nonzeronews / nonzeropods
On Cancel Culture I Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-10-04 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comMickey's Substack: kaus.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Mickey Kaus (kausfiles, The End of Equality). Recorded July 19, 2024.Twitter: / nonzeropods
Epidemic of Paranoid Billionaires I Robert Wright and Paul Bloom I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-10-03 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded September 24, 2024. Twitter: / nonzeropods
The Dangers of Social Media I Robert Wright and Arvind Narayanan I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-10-02 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Arvind Narayanan (Princeton University, AI Snake Oil). Recorded September 11, 2024.Twitter: / nonzeropods
Israel’s Escalation in Lebanon I Robert Wright and Connor Echols I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-10-01 | Full conversation: youtu.be/wp3mTosn2j4?feature=sharedRobert Wright and Connor Echols discuss items from the Earthling, the weekend edition of the Nonzero Newsletter.Read this edition of the Earthling: https://nonzero.substack.com/p/biden-...Recorded September 27, 2024. / nonzeronews / nonzeropods
This is Joe Bidens Main Flaw I Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-09-30 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comMickey's Substack: kaus.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Mickey Kaus (kausfiles, The End of Equality). Recorded July 19, 2024.Twitter: / nonzeropods
Can Global Governance Succeed? I Robert Wright and Emma Ashford I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-09-27 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Emma Ashford (Stimson Center, Foreign Policy). Recorded August 14, 2024.Twitter: / nonzeropods
The AI Doomer Problem I Robert Wright and Timothy B.Lee I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-09-26 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Timothy B. Lee (Full Stack Economics, Understanding AI). Recorded September 17, 2024.Tim's Understanding AI newsletter on Substack: understandingai.orgTwitter: / nonzeropods
The West and Russia Post-Cold War I Robert Wright and Jeffrey Sachs I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-09-25 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Jeffrey Sachs (Columbia, The End of Poverty, The Ages of Globalization). Recorded May 01, 2023.Jeffrey's website: jeffsachs.orgTwitter: / nonzeropods
Is Social Media Tearing Society Apart? I Robert Wright and Jonathan Haidt I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-09-24 | Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/vdx0oIVKa9E?si=Gz5lO-xLFUChNeC4Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Jonathan Haidt (NYU-Stern School of Business, The Righteous Mind). Recorded May 25, 2022.
Why Netanyahu Opposes a Palestinian State I Robert Wright and Stephen Walt I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-09-23 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Stephen Walt (Harvard University, Foreign Policy). Recorded August 26, 2024.Twitter: / nonzeropods
Why Russia May Outlast Ukraine I Robert Wright and Anatol Lieven I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-09-20 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Anatol Lieven (The Quincy Institute). Recorded September 05, 2024.Twitter: / nonzeropods
Stoicism vs Buddhism I Robert Wright and Massimo Pigliucci I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-09-19 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Massimo Pigliucci (CUNY Graduate Center, Plato's Footnote, How To Be a Stoic)Recorded on March 19, 2018
Does China Pose a Threat to Freedom Around The World? I Robert Wright and John Mearsheimer I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-09-18 | Robert Wright and international relations scholar John Mearsheimer debate whether containing Beijing should be a priority of US grand strategy.Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and John Mearsheimer (University of Chicago, The Great Delusion). Recorded April 19, 2023.
Israel Helped Created Hezbollah I Robert Wright and Stephen Walt I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-09-17 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Stephen Walt (Harvard University, Foreign Policy). Recorded August 26, 2024.Twitter: / nonzeropods
Does AI Actually Understand Things? I Robert Wright and Nathan Labenz I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-28 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Nathan Labenz (Cognitive Revolution, Waymark AI). Recorded August 06, 2024.
Why US Leaders Abet Israels Self-Destructive Behavior I Robert Wright and Stephen Walt I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-27 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Stephen Walt (Harvard University, Foreign Policy). Recorded August 26, 2024.
Is This Donald Trump 2.0? I Robert Wright and Paul Bloom I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-26 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comExclusive Overtime discussion at: nonzero.substack.com/p/predicting-the-past-robert-wrightRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded July 26, 2024.
What Does Realism Mean in International Relations? I Robert Wright and John Mearsheimer I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-23 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comExclusive Overtime discussion at nonzero.substack.com/p/early-access-russia-hawks-and-chinaRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and John Mearsheimer (University of Chicago, The Great Delusion). Recorded April 19, 2023.
How “Wokeness” Has Changed Academia I Robert Wright and Norman Finkelstein I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-22 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Norman Finkelstein (I Accuse!, I'll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It!). Recorded February 7, 2023.
How Much Progress Has America Made Since Jim Crow? I Robert Wright and Coleman Hughes I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-21 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Coleman Hughes (Conversations with Coleman). Recorded April 25, 2024.
How Netanyahu Stays in Power I Robert Wright and Andrew Day I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-20 | Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss items from the Earthling, the weekend edition of the Nonzero Newsletter. See the full conversation here: youtube.com/watch?v=_dVUCaPoRYcRecorded August 16, 2024.
Not All Quiet on the Eastern Front I Robert Wright and Andrew Day I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-19 | Is Ukraine’s Kursk offensive setting it up for failure?Robert Wright and Andrew Day discuss items from the Earthling, the weekend edition of the Nonzero Newsletter.Recorded August 16, 2024.
The Path to Hell for the United States I Robert Wright and Jonah Goldberg I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-16 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comThis conversation was recorded on April 23, 2018. See the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=UZxVAxGK6Zw
Debating Religion with Christopher Hitchens I Robert Wright I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-15 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comThis conversation was recorded on December 10, 2009. See the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=fJVTEz52BbY
How The United States Boosts Chinas AI Sector I Robert Wright and Jeffrey Ladish I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-14 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Jeffrey Ladish (Palisade Research). Recorded June 19, 2024.
Can Hamas Be Eliminated? I Robert Wright and Coleman Hughes I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-13 | Subscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Coleman Hughes (Conversations with Coleman). Recorded April 25, 2024.
The Lab Leak Theory Explained I Robert Wright and Peter Miller NonzeroClips 2024-08-12 | Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/MTxgq8fcPpU?feature=sharedRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Peter Miller. Recorded August 06, 2024.
A Case for AI Optimism I Robert Wright and Kevin Kelly I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-09 | Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/DM7V5mriXjs?feature=sharedRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Kevin Kelly (Wired, The Inevitable, What Technology Wants). Recorded April 29, 2024.
What Americans Get Wrong About China I Robert Wright and Edward Wong I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-08 | Listen to the full episode here: youtu.be/51xg5zQ7hdQ?si=b92GJ_8EpusofREpRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Edward Wong (The New York Times, At the Edge of Empire). Recorded June 18, 2024.
Understanding Race in America I Robert Wright and Glenn Loury I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-07 | Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/Q6jGGc4Q_9o?si=v2qtmsVu0QmtW1JMRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Glenn Loury (Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University, Late Admissions). Recorded June 13, 2024.
Why Netanyahu May Want a US-Iran War I Robert Wright and Joshua Landis I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-06 | Listen to the full conversation here: youtu.be/4fvvW40wKDsSubscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Nick Bostrom (Superintelligence, Macrostrategy Research Initiative, Deep Utopia). Recorded July 11, 2024.Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Can AI Solve Human Suffering? I Robert Wright and Nick Bostrom I Nonzero NonzeroClips 2024-08-05 | Listen to the full conversation here: youtu.be/WKvRTHSThQI?si=tpwgvG-tLqWsMW9BSubscribe to The Nonzero Newsletter at nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Nick Bostrom (Superintelligence, Macrostrategy Research Initiative, Deep Utopia). Recorded July 11, 2024.Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Would evidence of aliens be good news or bad? | Robert Wright & Robin Hanson | Nonzero Clips NonzeroClips 2024-04-15 | Full public conversation:youtube.com/watch?v=NzPNASQPxmMRobert Wright and economist and futurist Robin Hanson—coiner of the "Great Filter"—discuss what finding signs of extraterrestrial life would mean for the fate of humanity.Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Robin Hanson (George Mason University, The Elephant in the Brain, Overcoming Bias). Recorded April 02, 2024.Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Should AI rule the world? | Robert Wright & Paul Bloom | Nonzero Clips NonzeroClips 2024-04-12 | Exclusive Overtime discussion at: nonzero.substack.com/p/daniel-kahneman-and-the-rationalistsFull public conversation:youtube.com/watch?v=HWoS467b-dMRobert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss whether AI systems would make better arbiters of human affairs.Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded April 10, 2024. Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Why Trump and Biden Are the Same | Robert Wright & Andrew Day | NZ Clips NonzeroClips 2024-03-13 | Full public conversation:youtube.com/watch?v=XWN5aQtWh-URobert Wright and Andrew Day discuss seeing the 2024 election through a non-zero-sum lens—and compare and contrast this view with the ideas of Francis Fukuyama.Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Andrew Day (Nonzero Newsletter). Recorded March 08, 2024. Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Aaron Bushnell and the Psychology of Self-Immolation | Robert Wright & Paul Bloom | NZ Clips NonzeroClips 2024-02-29 | Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom discuss the US airman's act of radical protest against the war in Gaza.Public conversation:youtu.be/oG7i1bP-DKQRobert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net, University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded February 27, 2024. Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
What Drives Hamas | Robert Wright & Russ Roberts | NZ Clips NonzeroClips 2024-01-31 | Robert Wright and Russ Roberts, president of Shalem College in Jerusalem and host of the EconTalk podcast, discuss the role hatred plays in perpetuating the Israel-Palestine conflict.Public conversation:youtube.com/watch?v=GeIt-eur01gRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Russ Roberts (Shalem College, EconTalk, Listening to the Sirens, Wild Problems). Recorded January 24, 2024.Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Is America Doomed? | Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus | NZ Clips NonzeroClips 2024-01-25 | Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss the troubling state of the United States.Public conversation:youtu.be/aO6KM-qnXU8Full Overtime discussion available to Nonzero members at:nonzero.substack.com/p/the-biden-trump-catastrophe-robertRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Mickey Kaus (kausfiles, The End of Equality). Recorded January 20, 2024.Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
The Sam Altman Paradox: Resolved? | Robert Wright & Reid Hoffman | NZ Clips NonzeroClips 2024-01-22 | Tech entrepreneur Reid Hoffman gives Robert Wright his (semi-) insider assessment of the OpenAI CEO, in light of the drama with the board.Public conversation:youtube.com/watch?v=omzH1U8nx9AFull Overtime discussion available to Nonzero members at:nonzero.substack.com/p/techno-optimism-vs-techno-pessimismRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Reid Hoffman (Greylock Partners, Inflection AI, Impromptu, Possible). Recorded January 9, 2024.Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Psychedelics: gateway drugs to enlightenment? | Robert Wright & Kathryn Devaney | Nonzero Clips NonzeroClips 2024-01-17 | Robert Wright and neuroscientist Kathryn Devaney discuss psychedelics, meditation, and the pitfalls of the "not-self" doctrine.Public conversation:youtu.be/iGxnFhmJt2QFull Overtime discussion available to Nonzero members at:nonzero.substack.com/p/early-access-psychedelics-meditation Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Kathryn Devaney (The Alembic). Recorded December 06, 2023.Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
A Pentagon plot to kill Kennedy? | Robert Wright & Jefferson Morley | Nonzero Clips NonzeroClips 2024-01-08 | Full Overtime discussion available to Nonzero members at:nonzero.substack.com/p/down-the-jfk-rabbit-hole-robert-wrightRobert Wright and journalist Jefferson Morley, publisher of the JFK Facts newsletter, discuss Operation Northwoods.Public conversation:youtu.be/nBKUuTGJBDsJFK Facts on Substack: jfkfacts.substack.comRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Jefferson Morley (JFK Facts, Snow-Storm in August). Recorded December 28, 2023. Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
How Meditation Changes Your Mind | Robert Wright & Kathryn Devaney | Nonzero Clips NonzeroClips 2024-01-03 | Robert Wright and neuroscientist Kathryn Devaney discuss the effects of meditative practice.Public conversation:youtu.be/iGxnFhmJt2QFull Overtime discussion available to Nonzero members at:nonzero.substack.com/p/early-access-psychedelics-meditation Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Kathryn Devaney (The Alembic). Recorded December 06, 2023.Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Can (and should) we build godlike AI? | Robert Wright & Connor Leahy | Nonzero Clips NonzeroClips 2023-08-01 | Robert Wright and Connor Leahy of Conjecture AI discuss the creation of artificial general intelligence aligned with human values.Public conversation:youtube.com/watch?v=ti3YIuznuCA&t=184s&ab_channel=NonzeroFull Overtime discussion available to Nonzero members at: nonzero.substack.com/p/early-access-ai-and-existential-risk#detailsRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Connor Leahy (Conjecture). Recorded July 11, 2023.Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Human minds vs. AI minds | Robert Wright & Connor Leahy | Nonzero Clips NonzeroClips 2023-07-28 | Full Overtime discussion available to Nonzero members at: nonzero.substack.com/p/early-access-ai-and-existential-risk#detailsRobert Wright and Connor Leahy of Conjecture AI discuss how closely LLMs mirror human cognition.Public conversation:youtube.com/watch?v=ti3YIuznuCA&t=184s&ab_channel=NonzeroRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Connor Leahy (Conjecture). Recorded July 11, 2023.Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
An idea too disturbing to discuss? | Robert Wright, Roko Mijic & Alexander Campbell | Nonzero Clips NonzeroClips 2023-06-14 | Full Overtime discussion available to Nonzero members at: nonzero.substack.com/p/early-access-is-ai-an-existential#detailsRationalist writer Roko Mijic (reluctantly) explains his infamous AI "basilisk" thought experiment to Robert Wright and Rose AI CEO Alexander Campbell.Public conversation:youtu.be/2A9d-xwjZHoRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True), Roko Mijic (Heretical Update), and Alexander Campbell (Rose AI). Recorded April 11, 2023.Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
What the neurodiversity crowd gets right | Robert Wright & Paul Bloom | Nonzero Clips NonzeroClips 2023-04-26 | Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom question mental health orthodoxies.Full Overtime discussion available to Nonzero members at: https://open.substack.com/pub/nonzero...Public conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=CUCEoV3Dc24&ab_channel=NonzeroRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Paul Bloom (University of Toronto, The Sweet Spot, Against Empathy). Recorded March 07, 2023. Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Revelation or Mental Illness? | Robert Wright & David B. Yaden | Nonzero Clips NonzeroClips 2022-09-14 | Subscribe to Nonzero on YouTube: youtube.com/NonzeroSubscribe to the Nonzero Newsletter: nonzero.substack.comRobert Wright and David B. Yaden—author of a new book on spiritual experiences—discuss where to draw the line between spiritual experience and psychosis.Full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=Hcg4WM2D8aoRobert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and David B. Yaden (Johns Hopkins University). Recorded September 1, 2022.
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