A curated collection of podcasts that sometimes venture into science or philosophy, among many other topics. Also see the Science Podcast Collection and the Philosophy Podcast Collection.
Updated: 2026-Jun-16 17:13 UTC. Podcasts listed: 38. Ordered by date of most recent episode (newest to oldest). AI-generated content is based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions.
Collection summary covering past 30 days of combined episodes (AI-generated):
Across these podcasts, the dominant mode is long-form conversation and analysis aimed at explaining complex ideas in science, technology, politics, and culture. A major throughline is artificial intelligence: what advanced AI is, whether it could be conscious, how alignment and control might fail, and what governance or institutional models could reduce catastrophic risks. Several episodes also examine AI’s political economy—how automation could reshape labor, inequality, and wealth distribution—and the influence of industry lobbying, cybersecurity, surveillance, and manipulative digital design.
Another recurring focus is institutions under strain: democracies dealing with polarization, distrust of expertise, short-term incentives, and media dynamics; geopolitical conflicts involving Iran, Russia-Ukraine, and US-China competition; and debates about nationalism, migration, and the mainstreaming of far-right politics. Related episodes explore moral and legal responsibility in public life, including assisted dying, the ethics of sport mega-events, and the ways courts, governments, and markets allocate accountability.
The humanities content often uses novels, film, satire, and historical case studies to think about ideology, freedom, utopia and dystopia, feminism, and the moral ambiguity of espionage and resistance. History episodes range from ancient Greece and Ptolemaic Egypt to early North America and modern Germany, using biography and empire-building to illuminate present-day questions.
Health, mind, and well-being appear via discussions of hormones, organs, psychedelics, dreams, attachment and loneliness, rituals, rumination, happiness research, disability and accessibility, and the social conditions that shape intimacy—including human relationships with chatbots. Environmental and societal systems round things out through episodes on bees and agriculture, housing as a human right, urban design, drugs policy, and language extinction.
Good Is In The DetailsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 195 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 46 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Practical philosophy, ethics, critical thinking • culture/pop media analysis (film, music, sci‑fi, reality TV) • technology, AI, privacy, surveillance • law, justice, journalism, truth • social issues, education, work, relationships, sexuality Description (podcaster-provided): Good Is In The Details is an engaging philosophy and education podcast hosted by Gwendolyn Dolske, Ph.D., and Rudy Salo, exploring the ideas that shape how we think, learn, and live. Blending philosophy, higher education, books, ethics, culture, and critical thinking, the show invites listeners into thoughtful conversations with scholars, authors, and experts from a wide range of disciplines. Latest episode (2026-Jun-16 05:34 UTC): How To Critically Think About Career Choices: Hope for Unhappy Lawyers |
IdeasProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 240 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 54 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Big-idea interviews and documentaries • politics, authoritarianism, democracy, human rights, war • climate, rivers, agriculture, energy • wealth inequality, labour, migration • technology and AI ethics • history, religion, literature, culture • psychology and bias Description (podcaster-provided): IDEAS is a place for people who like to think. If you value deep conversation and unexpected reveals, this show is for you. From the roots and rise of authoritarianism to near-death experiences to the history of toilets, no topic is off-limits. Hosted by Nahlah Ayed, we’re home to immersive documentaries and fascinating interviews with some of the most consequential thinkers of our time. Latest episode (2026-Jun-15 21:10 UTC): The unforgivable crime of being queer in Africa |
Conversations with ColemanProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 246 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 67 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Politics, culture-war controversies, free speech and institutions • Israel-Palestine, Iran, antisemitism, U.S. foreign policy • AI, biotech, truth and information ecosystems • Immigration, race, criminal justice, morality, religion, human behavior Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations with Coleman is where deep thinkers and curious minds meet for sharp, surprising, and unfiltered chats. Hosted by Coleman Hughes, writer, thinker, and guy who asks the questions other people dodge - this podcast isn’t about debating. It’s about discovery. Politics, philosophy, race, culture, science: it’s all fair game. If you're done with hot takes and hungry for real-talk, come join the conversation. Latest episode (2026-Jun-15 09:00 UTC): Coleman Hughes vs. Peter Beinart Debate: Should Israel Be a Jewish State? |
The Gray Area with Sean IllingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 773 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 61 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Philosophical interviews on politics, democracy, institutions•Internet and AI impacts, expertise, conspiracy, free speech•Culture and identity: dating, masculinity, parenting, sports•Wellbeing: anxiety, addiction, mindfulness, forgiveness•Work, inequality, climate progress Description (podcaster-provided): The Gray Area with Sean Illing takes a philosophy-minded look at culture, technology, politics, and the world of ideas. Each week, we invite a guest to explore a question or topic that matters. From the the state of democracy, to the struggle with depression and anxiety, to the nature of identity in the digital age, each episode looks for nuance and honesty in the most important conversations of our time. New episodes drop every Monday. From the Vox Media Podcast Network. Latest episode (2026-Jun-15 08:00 UTC): How to feel more secure |
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 607 episodes 2014 to 2026 Median: 66 minutes Collections: SciPhi-Adjacent • Science Themes (AI-generated): Science author interviews • Environment, climate, geology, rivers • Space and radio astronomy • Biology, evolution, animals, parasites • Medicine and public health • Psychology, language, behavior • Evidence, misinformation • Crime, justice, inequality, ethics Description (podcaster-provided): Dr. Cara Santa Maria is a clinical health psychologist, television presenter, and science communicator. Since 2014, her podcast Talk Nerdy has been a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting topics. Latest episode (2026-Jun-15 07:37 UTC): Intersectional Cosmology w/ Chanda Prescod-Weinstein |
Intelligence SquaredProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1587 episodes 2013 to 2026 Median: 48 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Geopolitics: war, trade, Arctic, climate •UK politics: populism, far right •AI: prediction, chatbots, AGI ethics •Science/health: organs, overdiagnosis, trauma, evolution, aliens •Culture/history: literature, translation, myth, fascism, slavery, espionage, language loss Description (podcaster-provided): Intelligence Squared is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Follow Intelligence Squared wherever you get your podcasts and enjoy four regular episodes per week taking you to the heart of the issues that matter in the company of the world’s great minds. We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to [email protected] or Tweet us @intelligence2. Latest episode (2026-Jun-14 23:20 UTC): Life and Death in the KGB, with The Rest is Classified’s Gordon Corera (Part One) |
Past Present FutureProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 314 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 57 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): history of ideas in politics, philosophy, culture, technology • democracy, power, legitimacy, cruelty • Britain’s politics, Labour/New Labour, devolution, electoral system • US power, geopolitics, China • nuclear war, societal collapse, AI and work • political fiction, film, Orwell • ideological conversions, political trials Description (podcaster-provided): Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Latest episode (2026-Jun-14 05:00 UTC): The Great Political Fictions: The Years |
The Michael Shermer ShowProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 625 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 91 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): long-form science, philosophy, and history conversations • skepticism, truth, evidence, uncertainty, conspiracies • UFO/UAP claims, aliens, government secrecy • free speech, censorship, media incentives • psychology: manipulation, cults, mental health • evolution, consciousness, cosmology, religion • policy: criminal justice, climate/nuclear, war, immigration, AI/technology Description (podcaster-provided): The Michael Shermer Show is a series of long-form conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and leading scientists, philosophers, historians, scholars, writers and thinkers about the most important issues of our time. Latest episode (2026-Jun-13 19:00 UTC): The Zodiac Killer Wasn't Real |
Know TimeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 181 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 77 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): long-form interviews across science and tech • neuroscience, brain development, memory, stress, psychedelics • physics and math fundamentals • Indian history, politics, diplomacy • architecture, urbanism • film, acting, music, comedy • entrepreneurship, media, real estate • sport coaching Description (podcaster-provided): For the ones curious about the world and everything in it, but have know time. Latest episode (2026-Jun-13 11:20 UTC): #171: Urban Design 101, City Planning, Housing & Dubai ft. Ahmed Al Mulla |
Wonder CabinetProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 17 episodes 2026 Median: 39 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): long-form conversations on wonder and re-enchantment • ecology, living Earth, interdependence • consciousness, psychedelics, mind–matter • myths, fairy tales, imaginal world • deep time, evolution, natural history • ethics, politics, climate, rights of nature, capitalism reform Description (podcaster-provided): Wonder Cabinet is an independent podcast from Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson, Peabody Award-winning creators of public radio's To The Best Of Our Knowledge. For 35 years, that show brought long-form conversations to 200+ stations nationwide; its interviews are now archived in the Library of Congress. Latest episode (2026-Jun-13 11:00 UTC): An Evening of Wonder with Alan Lightman |
Arts & IdeasProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 2000 episodes 2012 to 2026 Median: 44 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): ideas shaping society•philosophy, history, politics•power, authority, responsibility, evidence•identity, community, class•religion, morality, good life•language, oracy, censorship•technology, social media, innovation•war, peace, justice, punishment•culture, taste, food, traditions•uncertainty, decision-making, isolation Description (podcaster-provided): Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives – looking back at the news and making links between past and present. Broadcast as Free Thinking, Fridays at 9pm on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari and Anne McElvoy. Latest episode (2026-Jun-12 21:22 UTC): Satire and Gulliver's Travels |
Making Sense with Sam HarrisProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 496 episodes 2013 to 2026 Median: 42 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): AI disruption, alignment, job loss • U.S. politics, democracy erosion, authoritarianism • Israel-Gaza, Iran, antisemitism, Islamism • technology, social media, conspiracism • consciousness, psychedelics, mindfulness • ethics, effective altruism, inequality • pandemics, biosecurity, global order Description (podcaster-provided): Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and five-time New York Times best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the mind, society, current events, moral philosophy, religion, and rationality—with an overarching focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Latest episode (2026-Jun-12 17:15 UTC): #480 — The Economics of Everything |
Robert Wright's NonzeroProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 572 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 57 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Geopolitics: Iran–Israel–US conflict, Middle East realignment, Ukraine drone warfare, China–Taiwan tech tensions •AI acceleration, safety/governance, agentic systems, consciousness, jobs •Trump/MAGA politics, media/algorithmic attention, meaning and ritual Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking. Latest episode (2026-Jun-11 23:53 UTC): The AI Lobby’s Dirty Tricks (Robert Wright & Tyler Johnston) |
80,000 Hours PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 339 episodes 2017 to 2026 Median: 140 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): AI safety, alignment, deception, interpretability, AGI timelines • Governance, regulation, corporate accountability, geopolitics, military/nuclear stability • AI biosecurity, engineered pandemics, mirror life • Careers for impact amid automation • Global health and development interventions • Consciousness and AI welfare ethics Description (podcaster-provided): The most important conversations about artificial intelligence you won’t hear anywhere else. Latest episode (2026-Jun-11 16:43 UTC): How AI could create the world’s biggest problems (article by Zershaaneh Qureshi) |
Moral MazeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 272 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 42 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Moral and political debates • ethics of war, foreign policy, migration • democracy, social cohesion, media influence • education, NHS, welfare, inequality • technology, AI, privacy, social media harms • religion, culture, identity, art • personal virtues, responsibility, moral psychology Description (podcaster-provided): Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze Latest episode (2026-Jun-11 16:42 UTC): Is the World Cup morally compromised? |
Converging DialoguesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 495 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 89 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Long-form dialogues with scholars • Global history and empires (US, Europe, Rome, Ottomans, Islam, Syria, India, Maya) • Politics, democracy, war, capitalism • Psychology, psychiatry, addiction • Biology, evolution, genetics, consciousness • Science, technology, space • Art, museums, classics, translation • Social identity, gender/sex, belonging Description (podcaster-provided): Converging Dialogues is a podcast that is designed to have honest and authentic conversations with a diversity of thoughts and opinions. Wide-ranging topics include philosophy, psychology, politics, and social commentary. A spirit of civility, respect, and open-mindedness is the guiding compass. Latest episode (2026-Jun-11 15:22 UTC): #495 - Rumination and Rumblings of the Mind: A Dialogue with Donna Jackson Nakazawa |
Big BrainsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 221 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 28 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Expert interviews on new science • Quantum tech/biology, AI systems • Brain, behavior, relationships, wellbeing • Medicine/public health: imaging, drugs, vaccines, microplastics • Policy, economy, climate, space Description (podcaster-provided): Big Brains explores the groundbreaking research and discoveries that are changing our world. In each episode, we talk to leading experts and unpack their work in straightforward terms. Interesting conversations that cover a gamut of topics from how music affects our brains to what happens after we die. Latest episode (2026-Jun-11 12:00 UTC): How Websites Trick You Using ‘Dark Patterns’ |
Lives Well LivedProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 84 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 63 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): ethical living & meaning • happiness, mattering, wellbeing science • moral philosophy & effective altruism • AI, consciousness, governance • animal ethics & food systems • social psychology, bias, decision-making • trauma, empathy, relationships • politics, justice, climate, global health Description (podcaster-provided): Lives Well Lived is hosted by Peter Singer & Kasia de Lazari Radek. Episodes consist of interviews with remarkable guests who have lived well, both in the sense of living an ethical life, but also in that they are fulfilled and happy with what they have achieved in their lives. Some of these guests will be well-known figures, but others who are doing extraordinary things will be unfamiliar to almost all of our listeners. The conversations will often cover ground that involves ethics, how to live well, and how to make a positive difference in the world. It will inspire and empower its audience to change their own lives for the better. Latest episode (2026-Jun-11 06:44 UTC): Lessons from the World Happiness Report with JOHN HELLIWELL |
Conversations with TylerProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 290 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 58 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Long-form interviews • history and archaeology • economics, finance, development • AI, internet, infrastructure • politics, law, governance • culture: music, literature, art • religion, philosophy, happiness science Description (podcaster-provided): Tyler Cowen engages today's deepest thinkers in wide-ranging explorations of their work, the world, and everything in between. New conversations every other Wednesday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Latest episode (2026-Jun-10 11:30 UTC): Katja Hoyer on Weimar, the GDR, and the German Character |
Within ReasonProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 153 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 81 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): philosophy interviews • consciousness, self, mind–brain theories • AI consciousness, alignment, existential risk, creativity • religion, atheism, Christianity, Hinduism • ethics, happiness, Stoicism, existentialism • science, physics, cosmology, logic • language and culture Description (podcaster-provided): For the curious. Latest episode (2026-Jun-08 21:43 UTC): #157 How a Blind Man Sees the World - Tommy Edison |
Dwarkesh PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 128 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 93 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): AI/AGI progress debates • reinforcement learning, self-play, mechanistic interpretability • LLM training/serving math • chips, GPUs/TPUs, datacenters, energy bottlenecks • tech geopolitics (China/Russia) • science, history, evolution/biotech, robotics Description (podcaster-provided): Deeply researched interviews Latest episode (2026-Jun-04 16:14 UTC): Alex Imas and Phil Trammell – What remains scarce after AGI? |
Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 348 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 117 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): theoretical physics foundations: quantum mechanics interpretations, QFT, quantum gravity, black holes, wormholes, holography • cosmology: dark matter/energy, topology, inflation, simulation ideas • math foundations: logic, infinity, category theory • consciousness, free will, AI alignment • philosophy of science and metaphysics Description (podcaster-provided): Exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, Ai, and God in a technically rigorous manner. If you'd like to support this endeavor, then please visit the Patreon ( https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal ). Thank you for your charitable and kindhearted support. My name's Curt Jaimungal, a Torontonian with a degree in mathematical physics from the University of Toronto and I analyze various Theories of Everything from this analytic perspective, though more and more opening up to alternative approaches. The separating factor of TOE from other podcasts is its focus on depth even at the risk of limiting the audience due to how much detail we delve into subjects. Paralleling the intensity found in academic discourse, we're increasingly embracing a spectrum of unconventional ideas to conduct research during this podcast, rather than merely conveying existing information. Contact toe [at] indiefilmTO [dot] com for business inquiries / sponsorship. Latest episode (2026-Jun-01 11:12 UTC): We're Simulated. AI Is Conscious. And We Can't Win. |
Lex Fridman PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 498 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 148 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): AI, LLMs, scaling laws, agents, GPUs •programming, open source, codecs •physics & cosmology mysteries •math foundations, computability •history, war, geopolitics •psychology, crime, human nature •music, film, gaming creativity •evolution, exploration Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations that explore technology, history, philosophy, physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, engineering, AI, robotics, programming, music, film, art, sports, psychology, neuroscience, geopolitics, business, economics, religion, astronomy, and the human condition with people from all walks of life. Latest episode (2026-May-29 16:22 UTC): #497 – Biggest Mysteries in Physics: Antimatter, Dark Energy & ToE – Don Lincoln |
Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious MindsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 94 episodes 2014 to 2026 Median: 56 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): interdisciplinary conversations • AI ethics, fairness, personhood • data surveillance, platform governance, metaverse strategy • evolution across biology/culture, human origins, longevity • consciousness, sentience, brain development • space exploration, exoplanets, astronomy • science communication, social change, public health Description (podcaster-provided): In-depth conversations with researchers, explorers and thought leaders from around the world, on cutting edge research and original ideas. Latest episode (2026-May-27 22:39 UTC): “Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change” with Professor Alex Madva |
Context with Brad HarrisProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 53 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 30 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): historical forces shaping modernity • science, truth, and institutions • AI, probability, and technology futures • civilizational decline, renewal, and trust • politics, bureaucracy, and liberal democracy • meaning, boredom, mortality, war Description (podcaster-provided): Context is a podcast that explores the historical forces shaping our modern world. Hosted by Brad Harris, who earned his PhD from Stanford in the History of Science & Technology, each episode delves into pivotal ideas, events, and figures that have influenced civilization's trajectory. From the rise of scientific thought to the challenges of globalization, Brad provides insightful analysis that connects the past to our present. Whether you're a history enthusiast or seeking deeper understanding of contemporary issues, Context with Brad Harris offers a thoughtful journey through the narratives that define us. Latest episode (2026-May-13 08:30 UTC): Take Nobody's Word For It: How Science Lost Its Founding Virtue |
Point of InquiryProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 660 episodes 2005 to 2026 Median: 36 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): science communication & discovery •skepticism, paranormal/psychic claims, cold reading •religion, atheism, deconversion, secular humanism •misinformation, conspiracy theories, science denial •U.S. politics, Supreme Court, church–state separation Description (podcaster-provided): Point of Inquiry is the Center for Inquiry's flagship podcast, where the brightest minds of our time sound off on all the things you're not supposed to talk about at the dinner table: science, religion, and politics. Latest episode (2026-May-06 20:16 UTC): Ann Druyan |
The Human PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 69 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 48 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): human stories • philosophy for living • AI, alignment, governance, ethics • minds, consciousness, empathy, autism • neuroscience, psychology, memory • mathematics, physics, cosmology • technology, design, UX • creativity, magic • propaganda • endurance, adventure • psychedelics, spirituality • altruism, charities Description (podcaster-provided): Stories & ideas about being human. New episodes every Wednesday. Latest episode (2026-Apr-19 09:00 UTC): The Extraordinary Life & Mind of Alan Turing, Revealed By His Biographer | Andrew Hodges |
MULTIVERSESProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 41 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 87 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Foundational science philosophy •Quantum mechanics, realism, infinity, mathematics •Mind, consciousness, cognition, animal minds •AI capabilities, ethics, future •Language, creativity, culture evolution •Climate, energy, astrobiology 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. Latest episode (2026-Feb-09 09:00 UTC): A Story For Humanity — Minhyong Kim on Why Maths Will Never End |
ANOMALYProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 58 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 57 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Economics and growth policy • Technology, AI, crypto, and innovation • Defense, modern warfare, and geopolitics (China, Ukraine) • Markets, banking, and monetary policy • Culture war, religion, philosophy • History and social science institutions Description (podcaster-provided): Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) interviews some of the world's leading economists, political scientists, and philosophers to discuss their ideas and what they mean for society, technology, and the economy. Latest episode (2025-Aug-12 12:00 UTC): Andrew Markoff of Smack on Deterring Conflict with China |
The NeuromanticsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 26 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 48 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Neuroscience-meets-literature conversations • perception, attention, imagery, inner speech • language, naming, reading, handwriting • memory, trauma, ageing, dementia • emotion, humour, music reward • cognition biases, metaphor, problem-solving • animal behaviour, social bonds, ritual, death Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to The Neuromantics – a monthly podcast for writers, psychologists, neuroscientists, poets, philosophers, comedians, musicians, and anyone interested in the exchange of ideas. The idea: a free-ranging conversation between Professor Sophie Scott (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/icn/people/sophie-scott and @sophiescott) of the Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL and Will Eaves about the brain, the mind, language, gesture, and communication as a fundamental property of science, literature and the arts. The format: roughly 30 mins of chat with musical stings in the punning style of the podcast title by Michael Caines. Sophie shares a bit of research. Will brings along a poem, story, speech, or essay. There will be guests in the future. There will be events. Latest episode (2025-Jun-26 13:57 UTC): The Neuromantics – S3, Ep 6 |
ParadigmProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 30 episodes 2023 to 2024 Median: 84 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of consciousness, self, metacognition • AI risk, ethics, online misinformation • foundations of physics: quantum, time, cosmology • evolution, synthetic biology, life beyond Earth • science, media, economics, energy policy Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations with the world's deepest thinkers in philosophy, science, and technology. A global top-ranked podcast by Matt Geleta. Latest episode (2024-Sep-23 15:00 UTC): Oliver Burkeman: Shortness of Life | Paradox of Productivity | Rethinking Time Management |
FuturemakersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 50 episodes 2018 to 2023 Median: 49 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Oxford academic debates on mental health and suicide prevention • youth, maternal, workplace wellbeing • trauma in crises • brain injury rehabilitation • pandemic history and epidemiology • climate policy, energy, migration, food systems • AI ethics, bias, automation, governance • quantum computing Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to Futuremakers, from the University of Oxford, where our academics debate key issues for the future of society. Latest episode (2023-Sep-21 13:30 UTC): S4 Ep9: Evidence-based strategies for suicide and self-harm prevention with Professor Seena Fazel |
Four ThoughtProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 380 episodes 2011 to 2023 Median: 19 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Culture and society debates •Grief, bereavement, trauma, mental health •Caregiving, social services, education inequality •Identity, beauty, naming, migration •Climate choices •Justice, prisons, crime narratives •Art, language, media, technology, science ethics Description (podcaster-provided): Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society Latest episode (2023-Feb-22 20:45 UTC): What I've Learned from Four Thought |
Rationally Speaking PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 263 episodes 2010 to 2021 Median: 51 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): skepticism and rational inquiry • evidence-based policy and economics • public health and biosecurity • existential risk and AI • political polarization and free speech • statistics and forecasting • moral psychology and disagreement Description (podcaster-provided): Rationally Speaking is the bi-weekly podcast of New York City Skeptics. Join host Julia Galef and guests as they explore the borderlands between reason and nonsense, likely from unlikely, and science from pseudoscience. Any topic is fair game as long as we can bring reason to bear upon it, with both a skeptical eye and a good dose of humor! Latest episode (2021-Dec-23 16:02 UTC): Is cash the best way to help the poor? (Michael Faye) |
MeaningofLife.tvProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 31 episodes 2021 Median: 60 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): philosophy and critical theory (Kant) • meditation, mindfulness, Buddhist-inspired practice • cognitive biases, tribalism, conflict and cooperation • free will, determinism, moral responsibility • quantum mechanics, reality, consciousness, mind-body problem • evolution, human nature, sexuality • effective altruism, global risks • free speech and culture wars • comparative theology, spirituality • education and grading Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations about philosophy, science, religion and spirituality Latest episode (2021-Nov-29 18:35 UTC): Kant Stop Critiquin' (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & David Ottlinger) |
Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEASProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 27 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 46 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): political philosophy through key thinkers • state, sovereignty, liberty, justice • democracy and leadership • revolution, capitalism, markets • inequality, slavery, colonialism • feminism, patriarchy, sexual politics • morality, hypocrisy • utopias, technology, machines • crises shaping modern politics Description (podcaster-provided): A new series of talks by David Runciman, in which he explores some of the most important thinkers and prominent ideas lying behind modern politics – from Hobbes to Gandhi, from democracy to patriarchy, from revolution to lock down. Plus, he talks about the crises – revolutions, wars, depressions, pandemics – that generated these new ways of political thinking. From the team that brought you Talking Politics: a history of ideas to help make sense of what’s happening today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2021-May-08 23:00 UTC): History of Ideas Q and A |
The Big IdeaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 42 episodes 2018 to 2020 Median: 10 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): science and society through expert interviews • psychology and neuroscience: addiction, sleep, emotions, memory, development • economics and inequality, cities, governance • politics, trust, discrimination • technology/AI futures • climate and public health Description (podcaster-provided): What are the big ideas shaping our world now? Latest episode (2020-Dec-19 08:50 UTC): Fighting pandemics |
Think Again - a Big Think PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 237 episodes 2015 to 2020 Median: 50 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Big-idea conversations with writers, artists, scientists • creativity and storytelling • spirituality, mindfulness, Buddhism • psychology of mind/body and attention • politics, identity, race, gender, masculinity • technology, media manipulation • trauma, resilience, compassion Description (podcaster-provided): We surprise some of the world's brightest minds with ideas they're not at all prepared to discuss. With host Jason Gots and special guests Neil Gaiman, Alan Alda, Salman Rushdie, Mary-Louise Parker, Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Saul Williams, Henry Rollins, Bill Nye, George Takei, Maria Popova, and many more . . . You've got 10 minutes with Einstein. What do you talk about? Black holes? Time travel? Why not gambling? The Art of War? Contemporary parenting? Some of the best conversations happen when we're pushed outside of our comfort zones. So each week on Think Again, we surprise smart people you've probably heard of with hand-picked gems from Big Think's interview archives on every imaginable subject. The conversation could go anywhere. SINCE 2008, BIG THINK has captured on video the best ideas of the world’s leading thinkers and doers in every field, renowned experts including neurologist Oliver Sacks, physicist Stephen Hawking, behavioral psychologist Daniel Kahneman, authors Margaret Atwood and Marylinne Robinson, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, painter Chuck Close, and philosopher Daniel Dennett. Latest episode (2020-May-13 09:00 UTC): [SPECIAL] Clever Creature with Jason Gots - Episode 1: DESERT |
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