Description (podcaster-provided):
Coffee table conversations with people thinking about foundational issues. Multiverses explores the limits of knowledge and technology. Does quantum mechanics tell us that our world is one of many? Will AI make us intellectually lazy, or expand our cognitive range? Is time a thing in itself or a measure of change? Join James Robinson as he tries to find out.
Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Neuroscience • Philosophy • Quantum Mechanics • AI and Technology • Ethics • Consciousness • Mathematics • Physics • Biology • Futurism • Poetry • Linguistics • Climate Science
This podcast, titled "Multiverses," delves into deep discussions with thinkers and experts across various domains, fostering conversations around foundational issues in science, philosophy, and technology. The show consistently explores the boundaries of human understanding and the implications of cutting-edge research and theories. Common themes include consciousness, the nature of infinity, and the philosophical underpinnings of science and technology.
Episodes frequently feature dialogues with philosophers and scientists who challenge conventional ideas. For example, some episodes explore the nuances of consciousness and the limitations of computational models in capturing the essence of conscious experiences. Other discussions venture into abstract mathematical and philosophical concepts, such as infinity, probability, and quantum mechanics, often tying in theoretical physics and its philosophical implications.
The podcast also examines the intersection of art and science, considering how poetry can complement scientific understanding, and how scientific advancements can influence the humanities. Additionally, topics such as the evolution of language, the impact of artificial intelligence, and the ethics surrounding AI are recurrent, reflecting concerns about technology's role in shaping society.
The show incorporates interdisciplinary approaches, featuring guests from fields such as neuroscience, philosophy, linguistics, and theoretical physics. By including diverse perspectives, the podcast not only charts the limits of what is known but also evaluates how emerging knowledge can alter our perception of reality and influence future societal norms. Overall, "Multiverses" serves as a platform for exploring challenging questions about existence, pushing the audience to ponder the interconnectedness of knowledge, experience, and innovation.
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Episodes:
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Consciousness is not Computation — Christof Koch
2025-May-02
62 minutes
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Where Does It End? — Adrian Moore on The Infinite
2025-Mar-14
76 minutes
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37| Mind-Wandering — Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva on the Science of Spontaneous Thought
2025-Jan-31
98 minutes
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36| History of Science: Mythmaking & Contingency — Patricia Fara
2024-Dec-23
89 minutes
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35| Hypercomputation: Why Machines May never Think Like Humans — Selmer Bringsjord
2024-Nov-08
99 minutes
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34| Animal Minds — Kristin Andrews on why assuming consciousness would aid science
2024-Aug-27
74 minutes
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33| Taking Chance Seriously — Alastair Wilson on Quantum Modal Realism
2024-Jul-19
85 minutes
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AI Moonshot — Nell Watson on the Near & Not So Near Future of Intelligence
2024-Jun-21
71 minutes
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Do Electrons Exist? — Céline Henne: Physicist's Views on Scientific Realism & Instrumentalism
2024-Jun-04
98 minutes
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30| Thinking Beyond Language — Anna Ivanova on what LLMs can learn from the brain
2024-May-15
99 minutes
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29 | What are words good for? — Nikhil Krishnan on Ordinary Language Philosophy
2024-Apr-12
97 minutes
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28| Music Evolution & Empirical Aesthetics — Manuel Anglada Tort
2024-Mar-28
96 minutes
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27| Why Knowledge is Not Enough — Jessie Munton
2024-Mar-14
84 minutes
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26| Networks, Heartbeats & the Pace of Cities — Geoffrey West
2024-Feb-29
114 minutes
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25| Peter Nixey — AI: Disruption Ahead
2024-Feb-15
77 minutes
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24| How Philosophy Serves Science — David Papineau
2024-Feb-01
76 minutes
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23| Paulina Sliwa — Moral philosophy as puzzles of daily life
2024-Jan-18
71 minutes
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22| Sean McMahon — Astrobiology: what is life & how to know it when we see it?
2024-Jan-04
80 minutes
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21| How and why do animals play? — Gordon Burghardt
2023-Dec-21
72 minutes
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20| Simon Kirby — Language Evolution & Emergence of Structure
2023-Dec-07
93 minutes
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19| The Meaning of Net Zero — Myles Allen
2023-Nov-16
54 minutes
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18| Feeling Right: Emotions & Ethics — James Hutton
2023-Nov-02
108 minutes
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17| Santiago Bilinkis — Artificial Intelligence: Risks & Rewards
2023-Oct-19
93 minutes
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16| Gábor Domokos — The Gömböc, a shape at the limit of possibility
2023-Oct-05
85 minutes
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15 | Simon Critchley — Philosophical itches & how to scratch
2023-Sep-21
89 minutes
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14| ChatGPT as a Glider — James Intriligator
2023-Sep-07
97 minutes
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13| Phylogeny & The Canterbury Tales — Peter Robinson
2023-Aug-24
68 minutes
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12 | The Long Now — Peter Schwartz
2023-Aug-10
87 minutes
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11| AI, Risk, Fairness & Responsibility — John Zerilli
2023-Jul-20
100 minutes
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10| Plants, Roots, Spirals and Palaeobotany — Sandy Hetherington
2023-Jul-13
82 minutes
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9| The Hunt for Hydrogen — Rūta Karolytė
2023-Jul-06
112 minutes
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8 | Harald Wiltsche — Thought Experiments, Mach, Galileo & Phenomenology
2023-Jun-29
99 minutes
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7| Anna Lewis — Genomics, polygenic risk scores, genetic ancestry, race & ethics
2023-Jun-22
107 minutes
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6| Christian Bök — Poetry, Constraints, DNA & The Xenotext
2023-Jun-15
111 minutes
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5| QBism: The World is Unfinished — Ruediger Schack
2023-Jun-08
93 minutes
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4| Science & Poetry — Sam Illingworth
2023-Jun-01
77 minutes
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3| Julian Barbour — Relational Space and Time
2023-May-25
75 minutes
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2 | David Wallace — The Emergent Multiverse
2023-May-18
87 minutes
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1 | Casey Handmer — Mining the Air
2023-May-11
91 minutes
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