Moloch & The Beauty Wars Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2021-09-21 | Are AI face filters a race to the bottom? And what have they got to do with a biblical demon?Quite a lot actually - in this short film, we explore how weird the world of beauty is getting. Thanks to technology, you can now transform the ugliest photo into a masterpiece in one click. But is this instant gratification of hotness-on-demand GOOD for us? This video is part one of a series on game theory and civilization. It centres around a character called Moloch: the God of Unhealthy Competition. The bad guy of humanity’s evolutionary story, and the enemy we must overcome. Written, produced and edited by Liv Boeree ♾️ Website: www.livboeree.com♾️ Twitter: twitter.com/liv_boeree♾️ Instagram: instagram.com/liv_boeree (oh the irony)Further Reading:♾️ Meditations on Moloch by Scott Alexander: slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-molochStudies/Research Material: ♾️ tinyurl.com/73dp26yd♾️ tinyurl.com/rcjnyyuv♾️ tinyurl.com/3xybz867♾️ tinyurl.com/2mjds9jfLiv Boeree is a channel exploring the fringes of science, technology and philosophy (or whatever else is on my mind that day).#InstagramvsReality #beautyfilters #depression #snapchatdysmorphia
Nate Silver - Predicting Elections in Turbulent Times Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-10-03 | Can we still accurately model elections in such chaotic times? Are prediction markets the future of news?Nate Silver thinks so - Nate is a renowned election analyst, author and former professional poker player. He's the founder of FiveThirtyEight, whose statistical models revolutionized election forecasting, earning him national acclaim.His two books "On The Edge: The Art of Risking Everything." and "Signal in Noise" are inspirations for today's Win-Win conversation with Liv and Igor. We discuss polling accuracy, the importance of prediction markets like Polymarket, poker thinking, solutions to political polarization, and of course his latest predictions on Trump vs Kamala.We also hear his theory on "The River" and "The Village" communities, defined by their opposing perspectives on risk - and how these contrasting worldviews shape approaches to everything from public health policy to technology.Chapters00:01:34 - Predicting Elections00:06:49 - Trump Assassination Attempt00:11:45 - Prediction Markets00:21:13 - Nate’s New Book on Risk00:25:53 - Institutional screwups on COVID00:33:30 - Why are People so Averse to Probabilities?00:35:27 - Silicon Valley’s Blind Spots00:40:43 - Excessively Risky Behavior00:44:29 - Regulations00:48:55 - Finding Common Ground Between Village and River01:00:18 - Alternative Voting Structures01:06:50 - Signal vs Noise in the AI age01:12:15 - Advice for Sharpening Your Models01:22:25 - Nate’s Maxims For A Win-Win FutureLinks:♾️ Nate’s Blog: natesilver.net♾️ Nate’s Twitter: https://x.com/NateSilver538/♾️ Nate’s New Book: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/529280/on-the-edge-by-nate-silverCredits:♾️ Hosted and Produced by Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov♾️ Post-Production by Ryan KesslerThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.Podcast links:♾️ Youtube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWgq0OZMtwtOIyMsVM_vksqdfWcM-b68S♾️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/03bGVUaFZmJUmEvSHNDPdI♾️ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/win-win-with-liv-boeree/id1724791350♾️ Pocketcast: https://pca.st/podcast/7f708340-d17c-013b-f46e-0acc26574db2#election #predictions
Is Phone Use in Bed RUINING Your Relationship? Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-09-18 | Liv Boeree explains how she addresses her partner's phone use in bed. Clipped from the Win-Win Podcast
Founder of Anaconda on Open Source, AI & Virtual Worlds | Peter Wang Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-09-17 | Open-source movements have historically been a great source of collaboration. Can we harness the power of open source software, science or AI to help solve the world's coordination problems? Or could it just make everything worse? In this episode of the Win-Win Podcast, Liv and Igor are joined by Peter Wang, a physicist, computer scientist, and founder of Anaconda, one of the most widely used open source platforms for Python development. Peter leads Anaconda’s AI Incubator, which focuses on advancing core Python technologies and developing new frontiers in open-source AI and machine learning, especially in the areas of edge computing, data privacy, and decentralized computing. In this wide-ranging conversation. we explore how these technologies, and their philosophies can potentially help us navigate the complexities of our informationally overloaded environment.Chapters:01:50 - What is Open Source Software?10:29 - The History of the Open Source Movement35:06 - Security and State Interests in Open Source Software37:16 - Open Science and The Knowledge Commons39:40 - The Central Problem of Coordination43:46 - The Problems Markets Solve and Create01:04:40 - Synchronous Attention As A Scarce Resource1:09:23 - The Sensemaking Crisis1:17:09 - Avoiding "Virtual" Dystopias & Escaping the Matrix01:22:03 - Is Technology Values-Neutral?01:32:30 - Is Moloch Controlling our Tech Stack?01:35:57 - Psychosecurity and The Dangers of Attention-Renting Software01:41:55 - Is Science Stuck? 01:43:51 - Understanding the Cosmos. Also: Aliens?01:53:18 - The Stagnation of Physics01:56:06 - AI from a civilizational perspective2:05:23 - The Benefits of Open Source AI2:27:27 - How to Minimize Risks of Open Source AILinks:♾️ Peter’s Twitter: https://x.com/pwang?lang=en♾️ Anaconda: anaconda.com♾️ Peter’s Blog: medium.com/@pwangCredits:♾️ Hosted and Produced by Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov♾️ Edited and Mixed by Ryan KesslerThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.Podcast links:♾️ Youtube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWgq0OZMtwtOIyMsVM_vksqdfWcM-b68S♾️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/03bGVUaFZmJUmEvSHNDPdI♾️ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/win-win-with-liv-boeree/id1724791350♾️ Pocketcast: https://pca.st/podcast/7f708340-d17c-013b-f46e-0acc26574db2#WinWinPodcast #Moloch #AI #Python
Some thoughts on the nature of politics and complexity #politics Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-08-18 | ...
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Our Secrets of Relationship Success | Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-08-16 | What are the key ingredients of successful long-term relationships? How can couples better navigate conflict? What about jealousy? In this very personal Win-Win episode, professional poker couple Liv and Igor discuss what they've learned from the ten years of dating each other. Prepare yourself for plenty of strategy, anecdotes and smack talk!Chapters00:00 - Intro01:29 - Secret Ingredient? 04:26 - Dumbbell Theory07:59 - The Power of Banter & Radical Honesty11:22 - Dealing with Emotional Volatility 15:27 - Role of Forgiveness & Competitive Dynamics 18:23 - Igor Spirals about LLMs19:41 - Quick Hacks for Reducing Arguments21:23 - Dealing with Unbalanced Power Dynamics25:57 - Handling Jealousy30:57 - Soulmates and Stopping Algorithms33:20 - Interviewer Switcheroo 33:40 - Stubbornness & the need to change your partner37:38 - Effect of Money 41:18 - Balancing Time Together and Apart42:24 - New Ten Year Prediction48:29 - OutroLinks♾️ The Passion Trap - amazon.com/Passion-Trap-Right-Unbalanced-Relationship/dp/1587361086♾️ Igor's Twitter - twitter.com/igorkurganov?lang=en♾️ Igor discusses AI with @MagatteWadeOfficial - youtube.com/watch?v=h9k2YdpiypYCredits♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov♾️ Edit and Audio Mix by Liv Boeree and Ryan KesslerThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.Podcast links:♾️ Youtube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWgq0OZMtwtOIyMsVM_vksqdfWcM-b68S♾️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/03bGVUaFZmJUmEvSHNDPdI♾️ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/win-win-with-liv-boeree/id1724791350♾️ Pocketcast: https://pca.st/podcast/7f708340-d17c-013b-f46e-0acc26574db2 #relationships #datingadvice
The Capitalism Debate | Faces of X Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-08-07 | You know when you’re arguing with someone about some hot political issue, but you’re just shouting past one another?What if you could integrate your different views into a bigger, more accurate picture?Faces of X is a series of short videos that integrate different perspectives on divisive "culture war" issues — like abortion, gender, race and capitalism. The videos are deliberately simple — first, they steel-man the different perspectives of each issue, and then attempt to articulate a synthesis. But this synthesis isn’t just "both-sides-ism". Both-sides-ism assumes that all sides are equally relevant or valuable, which is rarely true. Synthesis is the act of thinking beyond a seeming dichotomy and viewing a contentious topic from a higher perspective, like stepping off a 2D page to see the shadow of a square and a circle are both true faces of a 3D cylinder. Only by seeing the full picture, can you hope to find truly viable and lasting solutions.Anyway, if you enjoyed this video, make sure to watch the other Faces of X videos, and share them with someone you love to argue with: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRN1pe0US2hQtmDjdhAzn-iyIdy1W_P6T For the script, discussion questions and more, visit the website: http://www.facesofx.org Credits:Brought to you by: Synthesis Media - Starring: Liv BoereeDirector: Stephanie LeppScript: Stephanie Lepp and Liv BoereeThe line “A tree is worth more dead than alive” - inspired by the words of Daniel Schmachtenberger. MusicWaltz of the Damned (Solo Piano), by JCarNew Theme 86, by Hays HolladayKokobongo, by Alessandro GugelSpecial thanks: Igor Kurganov, Greg Johnstone, Glenn Loury, Jeff Salzman, Carter Phipps, Jim Rutt, Denise Hearn, Nathan Schneider#Culturewars #Capitalism
Sean Carroll on the Enigma of Complexity | Win-Win Podcast Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-07-25 | Is complexity the ultimate frontier of physics? How does emergence work? What makes a great physicist, anyway?These are just some of the delicious topics covered in this Win-Win episode with @seancarroll - Sean is a theoretical physicist and philosopher who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and philosophy of science. He's the current Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, and an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He's also author of various books, including "Something Deeply Hidden", "The Big Picture" and "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe". He's also the host of the amazing "Mindscape" Podcast. 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:59 - New Discoveries of the Webb Telescope00:11:05 - Complexity The New Frontier in Physics00:16:42 - How Physicists See The World00:20:14 - Observing Trends in Complexity00:26:21 - How To Approach Metaphysical (Un)certainty00:30:41 - Quantum Measurement Problem00:33:49 - Many Worlds vs Copenhagen Interpretation00:40:35 - Emergence00:44:40 - Information under Classical and Quantum Mechanics00:50:20 - Democracy As A Physical System00:56:35 - Decision & Game Theory In Many Worlds01:02:03 - Competition in Academia01:07:20 - Academic Publishing01:12:57 - The Problem with Superintelligence01:23:59 - Computing and Theories of Mind01:31:26 - Poetic Naturalism01:41:58 - What Makes A Great Physicist?01:44:29 - Are There Any Breakthroughs Left?01:52:08 - Credences of HypothesesLinks♾️ Sean's Website: preposterousuniverse.com♾️ The Big Picture Book: amazon.co.uk/Big-Picture-Origins-Meaning-Universe/dp/0525954821♾️ Sean's Youtube: youtube.com/@seancarroll♾️ Full Episode Transcript: winwinpodcast.com/episodes-1/f/27---sean-carroll-on-the-enigma-of-complexityCredits♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov♾️ Edited and Mixed by Ryan KesslerThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.
Silicon Valley’s vibe is OFF. How can we fix it before it’s too late? #winwinpodcast Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-07-01 | ...
David Shapiro | Why We Must Defeat Nihilism | Win-Win Podcast Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-06-27 | Nihilism has become all too popular, and this man is on a mission to fix that! @DaveShap is a Youtuber, philosopher and technologist focussed on understanding and healing what he calls the "Nihilism Crisis" - the crisis of meaning the world is currently suffering from, especially as it transitions into the AI age. And as you can imagine, this makes him a perfect guest for Win-Win, which is trying to solve that too! ( and defeat Moloch ;-)So if you're interested in alignment, AI, game theory, incentive design and competition, this is very much a conversation for you. 00:00:00 - Intro00:02:05 - Defeating Moloch00:08:02 - The Meaning Crisis00:14:39 - The Third Attractor00:15:29 - Post-Nihilism00:19:17 - The Four Abandonments00:30:13 - Complexity Destruction & Extremism00:36:40 - Radical Alignment & Body-First Living00:44:30 - Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs00:48:04 - Accelerationists & Self Abandonment00:50:43 - Competition & Status Games00:52:28 - AI & Why Silicon Valley's Vibe Seems Off00:58:14 - Sam Altman as a High Priest?00:59:02 - Summarizing Everything so Far 01:01:33 - Mythic Archetypes 01:07:50 - Liv's Favourite Axioms01:11:35 - Neurodivergence01:16:17 - Culture Wars01:26:26 - Creating the Third Attractor StateLinks:♾️ David's video: Moloch is Losing! - youtube.com/watch?v=DiCUbJAwmgk♾️ Slate Star Codexslatestarcodex.com♾️ John Vervaeke - Awakening from the Meaning Crisisjohnvervaeke.com/series/awakening-from-the-meaning-crisis♾️ Daniel Schmactenberger - Finding the Third Attractor Stateconsilienceproject.org/media/daniel-schmachtenberger-in-search-of-the-third-attractor-part-1♾️ An Immanent Metaphysics by Forrest Landry amazon.com/Immanent-Metaphysics-Forrest-Landry/dp/B0CPSJ647N♾️ “Good Enough” Parenting studysciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190508134511.htm♾️ The Status Game - Will Storrgoodreads.com/book/show/58642436-the-status-game♾️ Roger Walsh - Therapeutic Lifestyle Changesdrrogerwalsh.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/LMH-Summary-for-California-Psychologist-2018-12-20.pdf♾️ Self Determination Theoryen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-determination_theory♾️ Patricia Churchland - Brain Trusthttps://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691180977/braintrust♾️ William Ury - Power of the Positive Nopenguinrandomhouse.com/books/182089/the-power-of-a-positive-no-by-william-ury♾️ The Fourth Turning - William Strauss, Neil Howepenguinrandomhouse.com/books/174648/the-fourth-turning-by-william-straussCredits:♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree♾️ Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei♾️ Audio Mix by Keir Schmidt#WinWinPodcast #Moloch #Nihilism
This Guy Took the US Constitution Literally and Heres What Happened | A.J. Jacobs Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-06-21 | How literally should we take the US Constitution? What about the bible? Should we experiment with radical honesty with strangers?Those are just some of the questions human guinea pig A.J. Jacobs spends his life trying to answer. An author and journalist, he regularly immerses himself into extreme social experiments to understand the world better (and then usually writes a book about it). And this conversation does not disappoint -- we explore his discoveries on everything from love and relationships, competitive puzzling, US politics, health... one of my favourite conversations so far!Chapters:00:00:00 - Intro00:02:06 - Immersions00:05:47 - Maximizing Health00:11:14 - Living Biblically00:19:17 - Living Constitutionally00:49:50 - Gratitude Experiment00:53:03 - Extreme Outsourcing00:55:31 - Relationship Stuff01:01:13 - Radical Honesty01:10:43 - Choosing Projects01:17:43 - Tips for Building Habits01:22:51 - The Power of Puzzles01:29:19 - Relationship with CompetitionLinks:♾️ AJ's Booksajjacobs.com/books♾️ The Year of Living Constitutionally ajjacobs.com/books/the-year-of-living-constitutionally♾️ Cochrane Reportcochrane.org♾️ Cold Takes Blogcold-takes.com♾️ The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferrisspenguinrandomhouse.com/books/49081/the-4-hour-workweek-expanded-and-updated-by-timothy-ferriss♾️ The Scout Mindset by Julia Galefpenguinrandomhouse.com/books/555240/the-scout-mindset-by-julia-galef♾️ Stickk.comstickk.comCredits:♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree♾️ Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei♾️ Audio Mix by Keir SchmidtThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.Podcast links:♾️ Youtube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWgq0OZMtwtOIyMsVM_vksqdfWcM-b68S♾️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/03bGVUaFZmJUmEvSHNDPdI♾️ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/win-win-with-liv-boeree/id1724791350♾️ Pocketcast: https://pca.st/podcast/7f708340-d17c-013b-f46e-0acc26574db2
How to Prevent Civilizational Collapse | Samo Burja | Win-Win Podcast Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-05-29 | Why did Rome fall? What can we learn from past civilization collapses to protect our own? How do we fix our Institutions? In this Win-Win episode I speak to Samo Burja - a leading geopolitical analyst and founder of the intelligence brief Bismarck Analysis. Samo is a prolific writer on nature of power, leadership, bureaucracy and governance. If you're worried about the health of our institutions and sense-making, this is the episode for you.Chapters0:00 - Intro00:01:40 - Common Themes of Historical Civilizations00:05:13 - Loss of Knowledge00:13:38 - Impact of Demographic Collapse00:17:06 - Indigenous Knowledge Loss00:21:13 - Role of Institutions00:24:01 - The Succession Problem & Knowledge Loss00:38:34 - Bureaucracy and Goodhart's Law00:45:52 - Democracy and Monarchy00:50:44 - Sensemaking & AI 01:07:13 - Building New Civilizational Games01:23:27 - Great Founder Theory01:33:34 - What Makes a Great Founder?01:38:53 - How to Avoid Getting Drunk on Power01:44:50 - Democratization of Technology & Vulnerable Worlds01:53:52 - Geopolitical PredictionsLinks♾️ Bismarck Brief brief.bismarckanalysis.com♾️ Samo's Website samoburja.com♾️ Samo's Youtube youtube.com/@UC4QYBbgLkGaULStiC5yc_1Q Credits♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree♾️ Produced by Raymond Wei♾️ Edit and Audio Mix by Ryan KesslerThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.Podcast links:♾️ Youtube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWgq0OZMtwtOIyMsVM_vksqdfWcM-b68S♾️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/03bGVUaFZmJUmEvSHNDPdI♾️ Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/win-win-with-liv-boeree/id1724791350♾️ Pocketcast: https://pca.st/podcast/7f708340-d17c-013b-f46e-0acc26574db2#history #geopolitics
Exposing Media Bias | Ground News Founder Harleen Kaur Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-05-16 | Polarization, Echo Chambers... how do we fix the problem of biased news? That's a problem today's Win-Win guest has dedicated her life to solving. Harleen Kaur is the founder of Ground News, a news aggregator platform that provides overviews of what different media outlets across the political spectrum report, so that consumers can get a clearer and more impartial perspective. We explore the deeper questions of WHY we’re so divided in the first place, and what are the most promising ways of healing that divide. An especially important topic as we head into the age of synthetic AI generated media!Chapters:00:00:00 - Intro00:01:55 - Harleen’s Background00:09:10 - Ground News00:22:07 - Advertising Model Leading to Polarization00:31:30 - Positive Effects from Ground News00:35:22 - Reaching GenZ and Boomers00:40:15 - Other Solutions To the Media Moloch00:48:22 - Role of AI to Combat Media Bias00:52:46 - Jonathan Haidt Solutions for Social Media01:03:22 - Win-Win NewsLinks:♾️ Ground Newshttps://ground.news/Ground News Browser Extensionhttps://ground.news/extension♾️ Sentiment Mining 500 Years Of History: Is The World Really Darkening?forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2019/05/14/sentiment-mining-500-years-of-history-is-the-world-really-darkening/?sh=1725a43e35ef♾️ Fairness Doctrine 1949en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_doctrine♾️ Paradox of Polarisation Studyhttps://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-polarization-paradox-elected-officials-and-voters-have-shifted-in-opposite-directions/♾️ Jonathan Haidt - Social Mediajonathanhaidt.com/social-mediaThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.Watch Liv's film on the Media Wars here: youtube.com/watch?v=PRz54V7rU4U&pp=ygUTYm9lcmVlIG1lZGlhIG1vbG9jaA%3D%3DCredits:♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree♾️ Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei♾️ Audio Mix by Keir Schmidt#WinWinPodcast #CriticalThinking
Saving Wild Places The Key to Climate Change Solutions? | Win-Win with Liv Boeree Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-05-06 | In the conversation of stopping climate change, does the idea of saving wild places get lost in the shuffle? Wes Carter shares why he believes saving wilderness is one of the best ways to combat a changing planet.Check out the entire conversation with Wes on my podcast, Win-Win with Liv Boeree - out now on all platforms!#climatechange #earthday #environment #conservation #nature #animals
The REAL SCIENCE behind lab meat #desantis #environment #health Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-05-04 | Ron DeSantis just banned lab meat, calling it "insects". He clearly knows NOTHING about the technology. here's the real science behind it.
The Endless Life of Aluminum | Win-Win with Liv Boeree Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-05-03 | What are some of the best materials to recycle, potentially infinitely? Wes Carter, head of one of the largest packaging companies in the world, shares his insights.Check out the entire conversation with Wes on my podcast, Win-Win with Liv Boeree - out now on all platforms!#recycling #environment #plastic #pollution #climatechange
Unlocking the Power of Carbon Tax | Win-Win with Liv Boeree Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-04-26 | What is the quickest path to a greener future? TAXES! Well specifically, a carbon tax - Hannah Ritchie, from Our World in Data, explains why.Check out the entire conversation with Hannah on my podcast, Win-Win with Liv Boeree - out now on all platforms!#climatechange #carbontax #carbonfootprint #environment
How to Solve Packaging Pollution | Wes Carter and Liv Boeree Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-04-26 | Is it possible to solve ocean pollution by turning the packaging industry into a closed-loop economy? Wes Carter thinks so. Wes is the Founder of a New Earth Project and President of Atlantic Packaging, on a personal mission to stop the significant pollution the packaging industry causes. In this episode we hear what it would take to close the loop on the economy via new types of biodegradable materials that could replace plastic and other common pollutants. We also discuss which types of recycling work, and which are rubbish. And of course, in true Win-Win Podcast style, we hear about what it would take to change the game so that companies (and their customers) are properly incentivized to account for the true environmental costs of the production and consumption. Chapters:00:00:00 - Intro00:02:35 - Wes's Story & the Packaging Industry00:10:07 - Circular Economies00:24:30 - Potential Solutions00:31:11 - How to Align Incentives?00:46:22 - Are Consumers Responsible?00:51:41 - A New Earth Project00:58:06 - Psychedelic Experiences01:08:38 - Carbon Offsets01:13:30 - Are Shareholders bad for the environment?01:23:14 - Amazon's Progress01:27:38 - Advice to Young EntrepreneursLinks:♾️ A New Earth Projectanewearthproject.com♾️ Atlantic Packagingatlanticpkg.com♾️ Breaking Open the Head by Daniel Pinchbeckgoodreads.com/book/show/1815.Breaking_Open_the_Head♾️ A Journey to a New Earth Series amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09WMS44P8/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_rThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.Watch the previous episode with Ocean Cleanup Founder Boyan Slat here: youtu.be/QEYbLN-LC5k?si=XaV2jVAb-fjKAf5NCredits:♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree♾️ Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei♾️ Audio Mix by Keir Schmidt
Is a little fear good for humanity? | Win-Win with Liv Boeree Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-04-24 | We live in a world where at any moment someone could be watching, and there's a certain fear in that. But is that a bad thing?Check out the entire conversation with Chris Anderson on my podcast, Win-Win with Liv Boeree - out now on all platforms!#tedtalk #fear #society #socialmedia
How do we find meaning in a solved world? Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-04-17 | How would we find meaning in a world where we've solved all problems? This is the subject of Nick Bostrom's latest work, Deep Utopia.Check out the entire conversation with Nick on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!#philosophy #history #futurism #utopia
The Truth about Global Well-Being Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-04-15 | Has the world gotten worse or better in the last 10 years? Many of us would say worse, but the truth is just the opposite. Hannah Ritchie uses the power of data to set the record straight.Check out the entire conversation on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!#climate #environment #earth #data #statistics
Is Freedom of Speech worth a little toxicity? Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-04-12 | Is freedom of speech worth a bit of toxicity? The splintering of Twitter/X and Threads has created two distinctly approaches to this problem.Check out the full conversation on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!#socialmedia #generosity #TED #twitter #threads
Why We Arent Doomed by Climate Change | Hannah Ritchie Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-04-11 | Sustainability. It's a big buzzword that gets lots of headlines, but what if our definition of it is incomplete? That's the view of Hannah Ritchie - Hannah is the lead Environmental Scientist at OurWorldinData.org - a leading data science organization that analyses data to find out the true state of our world. In today's conversation we explore her findings on the planet's biggest issues. We discuss which problems are over-hyped, which ones are under-hyped, and most importantly: How do we become sustainable AND keep the high quality of life we're used to? That would indeed be a Win-Win.Chapters:00:00:00 - Intro00:02:06 - Redefining Sustainability00:09:12 - The Perception Gap00:22:09 - Degrowth Movement00:26:46 - Jevon's Paradox00:31:38 - Carbon Tax & Rethinking Incentives00:35:45 - Latest Climate Data00:43:38 - Geoengineering Solutions00:50:03 - Impact of Farming00:59:42 - Environmental Success Stories01:05:12 - Badly Behaving Businesses01:18:33 - Most Surprising Fact on OWID01:26:18 - Relationship with Competition01:31:38 - Win-Win FuturesLinks:♾️ Not the End of The World by Hannah Ritchienottheendoftheworld.co.uk♾️ Our World in Dataourworldindata.org♾️ Hannah’s TED Talk - Are We the Last Generation or the First Sustainable One?youtube.com/watch?v=Kl3VVrggKz4♾️ Hans Rosling - The Best Stats You’ve Ever Seenyoutube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w♾️ Nate Hagen’s Youtube Channelyoutube.com/@thegreatsimplificationThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.Watch the previous episode with Philosopher Nick Bostrom here: youtu.be/o28s-mnykdECredits:♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree♾️ Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei♾️ Audio Mix by Keir Schmidt#WinWinPodcast #winwin
The power of Radical Generosity from the founder of TED Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-04-09 | What is the power of radical generosity? Chris Anderson, the founder of TED, shares his experience of giving away all of TED's talks for free in 2006.#generosity #TEDtalk #TED #socialmediaCheck out the entire conversation on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!
Nick Bostrom | Life and Meaning in an AI Utopia Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-03-29 | What would life look like in a fully automated world? How would we derive meaning in a world of superintelligence? Today's Win-Win episode is all about utopias, dystopias and thought experiments, because I'm talking to Professor Nick Bostrom. Nick is one of the world’s leading philosophers - he's a leading thinker on the nature of consciousness, AI, catastrophic risks, cosmology… he’s also the guy behind the Simulation Hypothesis, the Paperclip Maximizer thought experiment, the seminal AI book Superintelligence, …he even inspired this video of mine!youtube.com/watch?v=tq9XMr3GDUwThanks to Igor for joining me in this one, give him a follow at: twitter.com/igorkurganov?lang=enOff into the hypotheti-sphere we go…Chapters0:00 - Intro01:42 - Why shift focus to Utopia?03:31 - Different types of Utopias11:40 - How to find purpose in a solved world?18:31 - Potential Limits to Technology22:34 - How would Utopians approach Competition? 30:24 - Superintelligence34:39 - Vulnerable World Hypothesis39:48 - Thinking in Superpositions 41:24 - Solutions to the Vulnerable World? 46:34 - Aligning Markets to Defensive Tech48:43 - Digital Minds & Uploading52:25 - Consciousness & AI55:08 - OutroLinks:Nick’s Website - nickbostrom.comAnthropic Bias Paper - anthropic-principle.comDeep Utopia Book - nickbostrom.com/booklink/deep-utopiaSuperintelligence book - Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, StrategiesVulnerable World Hypothesis - nickbostrom.com/papers/vulnerable.pdfOrthogonality Thesis - nickbostrom.com/superintelligentwill.pdfSimulation Argument - simulation-argument.comDigital Minds - nickbostrom.com/papers/interests-of-digital-minds.pdfFuture of Humanity Institute - fhi.ox.ac.ukThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.Watch the previous episode with TED founder Chris Anderson here: youtube.com/watch?v=FhviOzgqQ84Credits♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov♾️ Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei♾️ Audio Mix by Keir Schmidt
The Extreme Competition of Pro Tennis | Marcus Daniell | Win-Win with Liv Boeree Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-03-20 | What sacrifices does it take to be a pro tennis player? How is pro tennis like pro poker?Marcus Daniell understands it all - he has played professional tennis for over 20 years, a career that has earned him an Olympic medal and a whole lot of wisdom around the nature of competition. He is also the founder of High Impact Athletes, a movement of professional athletes who donate to highly effective charities. Chapters00:00:00 - Introduction00:06:50 - Overlap of Tennis and Poker 00:13:56 - Dynamic Between Pro Tennis Players00:22:00 - How competitiveness changes with age00:29:08 - Strategies of Pro Players00:31:11 - Competition As Young Athlete00:31:57 - Playing Doubles00:51:52 - Technology and Tennis01:00:00 - Evolution of Tennis01:05:44 - Moloch Traps in Tennis01:11:10 - Enhanced Olympics01:19:57 - Tennis Payout Structures01:28:00 - High Impact Athletes and Philanthropy01:49:43 - Kindest Things Someone Has Done01:51:53 - Proudest MomentLinks♾️ High Impact Athleteshighimpactathletes.org♾️ Marcus Daniell Twittertwitter.com/marcusdaniell♾️ Giving What We Can Pledgegivingwhatwecan.org/pledgeCredits♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree♾️ Produced by Raymond Wei♾️ Edit and Audio Mix by Ryan KesslerThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.Watch the previous episode with Chris Anderson here: youtu.be/FhviOzgqQ84
What will we do when AI is SENTIENT? Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-03-15 | How will society react when AI becomes sentient? Could this be another way that we give up control over AI systems? AI expert Dan Hendrycks describes what could be a pretty interesting future.Check out the entire conversation with Dan on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!
Are we prepared for an intelligence explosion? Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-03-13 | Losing control of AI systems doesn’t just mean Terminator-like futures. It can also happen much more subtly, and in the academic sphere. Are we prepared to deal with a potential knowledge explosion?Check out the entire conversation with Dan on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!
How AI is different from normal software? Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-03-11 | What makes AI different from traditional software? AI expert Dan Hendrycks explains how AI systems are infinitely more complex.Check out the entire conversation with Dan on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!
How AI could cause the next pandemic Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-03-08 | We’ve all experienced what a global pandemic can do to humanity, and AI could potentially make that problem 100x worse. Leading AI safety expert Dan Hendrycks explains why AI could open the Pandora’s Box for bioweapons.Check out the entire conversation with Dan on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!
A fun fact about sperm Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-03-06 | Want a fun fact about sperm? A surprising amount of them are completely weird and mutated. This is just one of the fun things you learn when making breakthroughs in genomic testingCheck out the full conversation with Noor Siddiqui on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!#reproduction #ivf #embryo #dna #dnatesting #podcast #technology
Chris Anderson | The Power of Infectious Generosity | Win-Win Podcast Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-03-06 | What if we could harness the power of the internet to make kindness go VIRAL? That's the topic of this conversation with Chris Anderson -- Chris has run TED (of the famous TED talks) for the last twenty years, and recently wrote a book called "Infectious Generosity", which seeks to understand the nature of human kindness, and find ways to make it spread in the digital age. A crucial issue in these divisive times!Expect lots of evolutionary psychology, a dissection of why the media is broken, some deep internet history, and how to improve (and win at!) the attention game.Chapters:00:00:00 - Intro00:02:20 - Infectious Generosity00:13:12 - How Moloch has captured the Internet00:30:50 - Role of News Media00:37:09 - Evolution of Generosity00:50:04 - Effective Giving00:53:28 - Intent vs Consequence01:01:30 - Religion and Generosity01:08:59 - The Audacious Project01:22:41 - Giving What You Can Pledge01:26:54 - Is Chris Competitive?01:36:35 - Future of TEDLinks♾️ Infectious Generosity by Chris Andersoninfectiousgenerosity.org♾️ Thinking Fast and Slowgoodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow♾️ Media Moloch Youtube Videoyoutube.com/watch?v=PRz54V7rU4U♾️ The Mystery Experiment - a Study of Generositybigthink.com/the-present/generosity-study-economics♾️ Against Empathy by Paul Bloomgoodreads.com/book/show/29100194-against-empathy♾️ Atheism 2.0 by Alain de Botton TED Talkyoutube.com/watch?v=2Oe6HUgrRlQ♾️ The Audacious Projectaudaciousproject.org♾️ Project Vestahttps://www.vesta.earth/♾️ Liv's TED talk - The Dark Side of Competition in AI youtube.com/watch?v=WX_vN1QYgmE♾️ The Giving What We Can Pledge - http://givingwhatwecan.org/winwinCredits♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree♾️ Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei♾️ Audio Mix by Keir SchmidtThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.
Orgasm during birth?! Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-03-01 | Women have a wide array of different birthing experiences - from the horrific to literally orgasmic - but they are all a part of the human experience.Check out the full conversation on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!#reproduction #ivf #embryo #dna #dnatesting #podcast #technology
You were once inside your grandmothers womb! Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-02-28 | Did you know you actually existed inside of your grandmother’s womb? Confused? Noor Siddiqui explains this mind-bending fact..Check out the full conversation on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!#reproduction #ivf #embryo #dna #dnatesting #podcast #technology
Is IVF stealing eggs from the future? Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-02-26 | It’s a common misconception that using IVF is fast-tracking menopause - which isn’t the case! Noor Siddiqui clears things up..Check out the full conversation on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!#reproduction #ivf #embryo #dna #dnatesting #podcast #technology
Fertility technology - What is full genome embryo testing? Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-02-23 | What is full genome testing and how is it different from the testing we have already available? Orchid is changing the game of embryonic screening and Noor Siddiqui, founder, shares how.Check out the full conversation on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!#reproduction #ivf #embryo #dna #dnatesting #podcast #technology
The AI Risk-Reward Landscape | Dan Hendrycks | Win-Win Podcast Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-02-21 | The rate of AI progress is accelerating, so how can we minimize the risks of this incredible technology, while maximizing the rewards?Today I am speaking to leading AI researcher Dan Hendrycks — Dan is the founder of Center for AI Safety, and lead advisor to Elon Musk's X.AI -- he was also the architect behind the "Mitigating Risks" letter that was signed by Demis Hassabis, Sam Altman, Bill Gates, Yoshua Bengio and many others. In this conversation we discuss everything from immediate issues like deepfakes, to upcoming risks like malicious use, centralisation of power, regulatory capture and more. In other words, how do we ensure AI ends up a win/win for humanity instead of a lose/lose.Chapters00:00:00 - Intro00:02:18 - Are current laws sufficient?00:09:10 - Types of AI Risk00:23:30 - Corporate Arms Races00:39:10 - What happens inside an AI?00:46:39 - Rogue AI00:52:22 - Sentient AI01:07:36 - Risks from Centralization01:14:45 - Open Source AI01:23:02 - AI speeding up systemic risks01:29:54 - Synthetic Data & Simulations01:34:54 - What can the average person do to help?01:36:44 - What Dan is excited about in AILinks♾️ An Overview of Catastrophic Risk Paperarxiv.org/pdf/2306.12001.pdf♾️ Center for AI Safetysafe.ai/ai-risk♾️ Representation Engineeringai-transparency.org♾️ Liv's Ted talk on AI & Moloch youtube.com/watch?v=WX_vN1QYgmE♾️ Norbert Wieneren.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert_Wiener♾️ Reinforcement Learning Textbookhttps://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs188/sp20/assets/files/SuttonBartoIPRLBook2ndEd.pdf♾️ Richard Posner - Economics Enginehttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/legal-econanalysis/♾️ More Than a Toy: Random Matrix Models Predict How Real-World Neural Representations Generalizearxiv.org/abs/2203.06176The Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.Watch the previous episode with Boyan Slat of the Ocean Cleanup here: youtu.be/QEYbLN-LC5kCredits♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov♾️ Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei♾️ Audio Mix by Keir Schmidt
What is CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM? Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-02-12 | How can we harness the power of the free market without the potential corruption that comes with it? Magatte Wade tells us about a new movement in capitalism - conscious capitalism - that could be the update we need.Check out the full conversation on Win-Win with Liv Boere!
What is CRONY capitalism? Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-02-09 | There are many different types of capitalism and "crony" capitalism has given the whole thing a bad name. Magatte Wade tell us what exactly crony capitalism is and how it is different from the free market.Check out the whole conversation on Win-Win with Liv Boeree!
The ideal role of capitalism in society Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-02-07 | Magatte Wade is a self-proclaimed capitalist, but what does that really mean to her? Magatte shares her belief of what capitalism and the market should do for society.Check out the full conversation on Win-Wiin with Liv Boeree!
Is Embryo Screening the Future of Reproduction? | Win-Win with Liv Boeree Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-02-07 | Most people want to give their children the best start in life, but what if that "best start" could be determined *before* birth? That's what today's guest Noor Siddiqui believes -- her Mom progressively lost her vision due to a degenerative retinal condition, which made her determined to find a way to prevent her own children from the same fate.A computer scientist by training, Noor has since founded Orchid, the world's first full-genome sequencing platform for embryos conceived through IVF that enables parents to screen and select the embryo with the highest probability of good health in both child and adulthood. So as you can imagine, this opens up a lot of fascinating questions, both technical and ethical, and as someone with prospective parenthood on my mind, this was a great opportunity to pick her brains about where the future of reproductive technology is going. Chapters:00:02:14 - What is genetic testing?00:09:30 - How IVF works00:13:38 - Current costs of testing00:19:33 - Genetic Testing and the Disabled Community00:26:59 - The Naturalism Debate00:32:29 - Genetic Trade-Offs00:39:30 - Effects on the Gene Pool00:42:58 - Genetic Control & Eugenics00:48:45 - The Fertility Crisis01:05:14 - Artificial Wombs01:21:13 - Her vision for the FutureLinks:Orchid - orchidhealth.comNoor's Twitter - twitter.com/noor_siddiqui_IVF - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_vitro_fertilisationCredits♾️ Hosted by Liv Boeree & Igor Kurganov♾️ Produced & Edited by Raymond Wei♾️ Audio Mix by Keir SchmidtThe Win-Win Podcast:Poker champion Liv Boeree takes to the interview chair to tease apart the complexities of one of the most fundamental parts of human nature: competition. Liv is joined by top philosophers, gamers, artists, technologists, CEOs, scientists, athletes and more to understand how competition manifests in their world, and how to change seemingly win-lose games into Win-Wins.Watch the previous episode with Boyan Slat of the Ocean Cleanup here: youtu.be/QEYbLN-LC5k
What its like to do business in Africa Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-02-05 | What's it like doing business in Africa? Surprisingly difficult actually. And according to Magatte Wade, it could be a huge part of why Africa is poor today.Check out the full conversation in my show, Win-Win with Liv Boeree!
Moloch - The Deadly Force Driving Humanity To The Brink? Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-02-05 | Social media addiction, AI arms races, and nuclear weapons -- all three are significant threats to humanity, and all three issues share a common cause: a force of game theory known as Moloch. Created by filmmaker Dagan Shani @DaganOnAI this short film explores the ideas of Scott Alexander, Daniel Schmachtenberger, and me (Liv Boeree). When Dagan approached me to see if I'd post his film direct to my channel, I couldn't refuse! I think he's done an excellent job of compiling the various arguments, so while I can't take any credit for any of this piece, it is my pleasure to share it with you all, because its message is so incredibly important. Please share and give him a follow at twitter.com/daganshani1 and youtube.com/channel/UCyh0WEm0kuIdAujJi1OBQxgChapters00:00:00 - Intro00:01:39- Introducing Liv Boeree and Daniel Schmachtenberger00:02:18 - The Concept of Moloch00:06:34 - 1st Example of Moloch Dynamic - Beauty Filters00:08:11 - 2nd Example of Moloch Dynamic - Doping in pro cycling00:10:26 - 3rd Example of Moloch Dynamic - Nuclear Arms Race00:13:19 - 4th Example of Moloch Dynamic - The AI Race00:17:29 - EpilogueSupporting MaterialMeditations on Moloch blog post: slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-molochLiv and Daniel discuss Moloch & AI on the Win-Win podcast youtube.com/watch?v=KCSsKV5F4xcBeauty Filters & Moloch: youtube.com/watch?v=fifVuhgvQQ8 The Media Industry & Moloch: youtube.com/watch?v=PRz54V7rU4UAnd if you're new to my channel, feel free to check out some of my Moloch/game theory related videos too.Liv Boeree
Engineers have the power to change the world Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-01-29 | Engineers hold an incredible amount of power in their hands - power that can change the world. But do many realize this?Check out the entire conversation with Boyan on my podcast, Win-Win with Liv Boeree!
Boyan Slat on the Degrowth Argument Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-01-26 | Some argue that the best thing for the Earth is to stop all growth, and go back to our roots. But is this really the best way forward?Check out the entire conversation with Boyan on my podcast, Win-Win with Liv Boeree!
The REAL reason Africa is still POOR #winwinpodcast Win-Win with Liv Boeree 2024-01-25 | Senegalese entrepreneur Magatte Wade explains what Africa truly needs. Watch the full episode here: youtube.com/watch?v=-Z36uOpiu-8
