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-Mar-03 18:11 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):
These podcasts span long-form conversations and essays about how humans explain the world, govern themselves, and cope with rapid technological and social change. A major through-line is foundational inquiry in science and philosophy: what counts as a belief or an explanation; whether mathematical knowledge is discovered, invented, or learned as a kind of cognitive “technology”; and how physics might be rethought through information, entropy, and observation. Several discussions focus on the hardest interpretive questions in modern science, including the status of the quantum wave function, the nature of consciousness, and how (or whether) subjective experience can be studied.
Another prominent theme is artificial intelligence as both tool and threat. Across episodes, AI is treated in technical, ethical, and political terms: timelines toward more general systems, safety strategies (including corrigibility and “using AI to make AI safe”), the possibility of AI consciousness or suffering, and the societal effects of automation on work, attention, and online life increasingly dominated by bots. Related bioethical topics include genomics, social narratives around inheritance, synthetic biology, gene editing, and “designer” reproduction.
Public affairs and history recur throughout, often framed as stress tests for institutions: authoritarianism and democratic backsliding, war and nuclear risk, migration and exile, criminal justice and punishment, and the dynamics of state power and societal collapse. Culture and the inner life also receive sustained attention—mindfulness and spirituality outside traditional religion, anxiety and meaning, empathy and cruelty, love and jealousy, and how literature, art, and even stage magic illuminate perception, morality, and wonder.
80,000 Hours PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 322 episodes 2017 to 2026 Median: 141 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): AI safety: alignment, corrigibility, deception, interpretability, control • AGI timelines, scaling, automation, robot economy • Governance, regulation, OpenAI oversight • Geopolitics, military autonomy, power concentration, democracy • Biosecurity, engineered pandemics, mirror life • Consciousness, moral status, welfare • Careers, mental health, resilience to catastrophes Description (podcaster-provided): Unusually in-depth conversations about the world's most pressing problems and what you can do to solve them. Latest episode (2026-Mar-03 17:27 UTC): We're Not Ready for AI Consciousness | Robert Long, philosopher and founder of Eleos AI |
IdeasProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 240 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 54 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Big-idea interviews, documentaries • Human rights, democracy, authoritarianism • AI safety, bots, digital life, reading • History, climate, colonialism • Justice, empathy, ethics, MAID • Culture, music, science, Indigenous thought 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-Mar-02 23:10 UTC): 'Accidental activist' links resource extraction to MMIW |
Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 346 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 114 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): theoretical physics, quantum foundations • gravity from information/entropy, quantum gravity tests • cosmology: dark matter/energy, black holes, time • mathematics intuition, AI-assisted discovery • consciousness, free will, cognition, language • philosophy of science, realism, God/symbolism 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-Mar-02 15:45 UTC): Neil deGrasse Tyson Doesn’t Understand What “Belief” Means | Curt Jaimungal |
Converging DialoguesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 478 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 89 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Long-form interviews with scholars •democracy, liberalism, education, constitutional history •global conflicts, Middle East politics, genocide •ancient/modern world history •science of mind, genetics, evolution •economics, capitalism, inflation, technology/AI 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-Mar-02 14:17 UTC): #478 - Five Partitions of Modern Asia: A Dialogue with Sam Dalrymple |
Conversations with ColemanProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 229 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 67 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): politics, polarization, Trump-era institutions and lawfare • free speech, campus culture, wokeness, dissent • race, religion, antisemitism • geopolitics: Iran, Israel-Hamas, Greenland, Venezuela/Cuba • science/tech ethics: AI, gene editing, evolution • well-being, love, moral ambition 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-Mar-02 10:00 UTC): Yuval Levin on What Conservatism Is for Today |
The Gray Area with Sean IllingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 746 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 62 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy-driven interviews on politics and democracy • Technology, AI, and attention economy • Culture, media, and internet platforms • Climate change and energy transition • Mental health, emotions, selfhood • Inequality, institutions, and social change 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-Mar-02 09:00 UTC): Of course you're anxious |
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 592 episodes 2014 to 2026 Median: 66 minutes Collections: SciPhi-Adjacent • Science Themes (AI-generated): Science author interviews •geology deep time fossils rivers •biology parasites microbiomes primates animal research •space •public health women’s health •climate toxins conservation •psychology neuroscience language •social economy racism misinformation Description (podcaster-provided): Cara Santa Maria is a science communicator, television host, producer, and journalist. She is excited to present "Talk Nerdy," a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting topics. Latest episode (2026-Mar-02 08:00 UTC): Social Genomics w/ Daphne O. Martschenko |
Intelligence SquaredProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1526 episodes 2013 to 2026 Median: 48 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Geopolitics, war and foreign policy • Russia/Putin, Ukraine, Middle East, Arctic security • UK politics and economic outlook • AI, tech monopolies, attention economy, workplace agents • Bioengineering, longevity, synthetic biology • Health, wellbeing, grief • Arts, literature, cultural history • Climate, water justice • Money laundering and illicit finance 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-Mar-02 00:20 UTC): CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Trump, Iran and the World in 2026 (Part Two) |
Past Present FutureProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 282 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 57 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): history of political ideas • democracy reform and institutions • strongmen, populism, rhetoric, disinformation • geopolitics: US power, China rivalry • nuclear war risk • societal collapse, inequality, authority • landmark trials and justice • film, philosophy, memory, identity 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-Mar-01 06:00 UTC): Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – The Modern Age |
Lex Fridman PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 493 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 148 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): AI, LLMs, agents, coding tools • mathematics, infinity, computability • physics, cosmology, aliens • biology, origin of life • history of empires, WWII • geopolitics, war, economics • music, gaming, filmmaking • psychology, crime, human nature Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations about science, technology, history, philosophy and the nature of intelligence, consciousness, love, and power. Lex is an AI researcher at MIT and beyond. Latest episode (2026-Mar-01 04:33 UTC): #492 – Rick Beato: Greatest Guitarists of All Time, History & Future of Music |
Good Is In The DetailsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 188 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 46 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy and critical thinking tools • Ethics, law, justice, responsibility • AI, consciousness, free will, neuroscience • Media bias, rhetoric, conspiracies, misinformation • Culture, relationships, sexuality, masculinity • History, sociology, education, infrastructure, disasters, pop-culture lenses 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-Mar-01 02:46 UTC): How To Be Mindful about our Brains: Brain Surgery, Free Will, and the Illusion of Mind? |
Wonder CabinetProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 6 episodes 2026 Median: 38 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Long-form interviews • Wonder as a way of knowing • Ecology, interconnection, deep time • Physics and cosmic mysteries • Myth, fairy tales, ecological storytelling • Death, afterlife, moral imagination • Hope, politics, social change • Consciousness, psychedelics 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-Feb-28 12:00 UTC): Renee Bergland: The Enchanted Science of Emily Dickinson and Charles Darwin |
Arts & IdeasProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 2000 episodes 2012 to 2026 Median: 44 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Ideas in politics and power • History linking past and present • Social class, community, identity • Ethics: justice, evil, gifts • Science, evidence, innovation, uncertainty • Love, marriage, friendship, solitude 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-Feb-27 22:17 UTC): Authority |
The Michael Shermer ShowProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 595 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 91 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Skepticism, truth-seeking, evidence • Culture wars, free speech, cancel culture, publishing • Religion vs atheism, cosmology arguments • UFO/UAP claims, government secrecy • Mind, consciousness, AI, neuroscience, brain implants • Human behavior: cults, revenge, conformity, radicalization • War, espionage, politics • Health, psychiatry, pandemics, social media impacts 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-Feb-26 20:00 UTC): Who Gets to Edit Culture? Sensitivity Readers & Censorship in Book Publishing |
Making Sense with Sam HarrisProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 477 episodes 2013 to 2026 Median: 42 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): U.S. politics and democratic erosion under Trump • authoritarianism, fascism, political violence • geopolitics: Russia-Ukraine, Iran, Israel-Gaza, NATO • AI risks, alignment, job displacement • religion, wokeness/DEI, antisemitism • mindfulness, ethics, effective altruism • pandemics and trust in institutions 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-Feb-25 19:15 UTC): #461 — Dictators Always Tell You What They'll Do |
Within ReasonProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 140 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 80 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): philosophy interviews • religion, atheism, Christianity, Hinduism • arguments for/against God • consciousness, self, emergence, panpsychism/idealism • ethics, existential meaning, Stoicism, logic • physics/cosmology, time, quantum, Big Bang • AI/AGI risk Description (podcaster-provided): For the curious. Latest episode (2026-Feb-25 14:38 UTC): #144 Sam Harris - Spirituality for Atheists. |
Robert Wright's NonzeroProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 542 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 59 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): AI acceleration, AGI/singularity, existential risk, alignment, consciousness, centralization, jobs, healthcare uses • Trump/MAGA politics, polarization, authoritarianism, media ecosystems • US foreign policy: Iran, Israel-Gaza, China/Taiwan, Ukraine, trade/chips, international law • Epstein/elite scandals, free speech debates, Covid policy, NASA/space, mindfulness ethics 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-Feb-24 22:24 UTC): Iran War II (Robert Wright & Joshua Landis) |
Context with Brad HarrisProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 49 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 30 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Historical forces shaping modern world • civilizational rise/decline, renewal • technology/science history, AI risks, innovation vs bureaucracy • war, meaning, boredom • truth, postmodernism, universities • geopolitics narratives • disease, inequality, globalization 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-Feb-24 09:30 UTC): When Greatness Becomes Bad |
Know TimeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 164 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 76 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Expert interviews • science & math explainers • Indian politics/history/geopolitics • business/entrepreneurship, VC, real estate • media/marketing/journalism • arts: Bollywood, theatre, comedy, music • health: cardiology, neuroscience, body image • Dubai culture & careers Description (podcaster-provided): For the ones curious about the world and everything in it, but have know time. Latest episode (2026-Feb-21 11:05 UTC): #154: Real Estate 101, Dubai, Investments & Sales Strategies ft. Farooq Syed |
Big BrainsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 213 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 28 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Groundbreaking science explained • Neuroscience: attention, memory, self, grief, dementia, mindfulness • Medical innovation: spinal cord repair, imaging, bioelectronics, drugs, vaccines • AI, wearables, quantum biology/sensing • Society: fertility, parenting, housing/race, gun violence • Space/climate, animal minds 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-Feb-19 13:00 UTC): Remarkable New Treatments for Spinal Cord Injuries, with Mohamad Bydon |
Lives Well LivedProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 75 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 64 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Ethical living, meaning and “mattering” • Happiness science, wellbeing policy, mindfulness, addiction • Decision-making, nudges, optimism bias • Neuroscience of emotion, consciousness, free will • Animal ethics, activism • Social justice, effective altruism, moral ambition 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-Feb-19 05:44 UTC): REBECCA GOLDSTEIN thinks we are all attention seeking |
The Human PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 64 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 47 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): filmed interviews • human stories, careers, motivation • psychology, empathy, autism, consciousness • AI futures: alignment, governance, ethics, existential risk • mathematics, physics, infinity • neuroscience, persuasion, propaganda • creativity, performance, sport, endurance challenges Description (podcaster-provided): Stories & ideas about being human. Latest episode (2026-Feb-18 18:38 UTC): The Mind Of A World-Class Magician - Alex Hansford |
Conversations with TylerProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 281 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 58 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Economics & development • AI, work, regulation • Finance, markets, investing • Government, institutions, infrastructure • Geopolitics, war, security • Religion, history, philosophy • Culture, arts, music, cities 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-Feb-18 12:30 UTC): Joe Studwell on Africa, Asia, and What Development Actually Requires |
Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious MindsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 91 episodes 2014 to 2026 Median: 56 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): AI ethics, fairness, personhood • data surveillance, platforms, metaverse • consciousness, sentience, brain, memory • evolution, biological information, health • astronomy, exoplanets, space ethics • science communication, innovation, design • hunger, poverty, inequality 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-Feb-17 00:33 UTC): Building a Thriving Future: Navigating the Metaverse and Multiverse with Dr Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio |
Dwarkesh PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 117 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 91 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): AGI forecasting, scaling limits, reinforcement learning & continual learning • AI economics, compute/energy/datacenter buildout, business models • Robotics autonomy, brain-inspired AI/neuroscience • Geopolitics/history: China, USSR, WWII strategy • Biology/evolution, aging, synthetic biology Description (podcaster-provided): Deeply researched interviews Latest episode (2026-Feb-13 16:46 UTC): Dario Amodei — "We are near the end of the exponential" |
MULTIVERSESProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 41 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 87 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): philosophy of science foundations • quantum mechanics interpretations, modality • consciousness, animal minds, cognition • AI capabilities, ethics, risk, LLMs • mathematics, infinity, computation limits • language evolution, meaning • climate/energy technologies, astrobiology, scaling laws 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 |
Point of InquiryProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 658 episodes 2005 to 2026 Median: 36 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): science communication, skepticism, critical thinking • religion, atheism, secular humanism, deconversion • church–state separation, Supreme Court, civil rights • misinformation, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience • psychology of belief, paranormal/psychic debunking • ethics, philosophy, culture, social issues 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-Jan-27 14:21 UTC): From Under a Guru's Thumb | Chanchal Garg |
Moral MazeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 264 episodes 2015 to 2025 Median: 42 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Moral philosophy debates on current affairs • democracy, populism, social cohesion, immigration • war, Israel-Palestine, geopolitics • technology, AI, social media harms, privacy • justice, juries, sentencing, prisons, welfare • culture wars, religion, history, art • family, masculinity, fertility • climate ethics, trade, global poverty • death, gratitude, loyalty, intent, disgust Description (podcaster-provided): Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze Latest episode (2025-Dec-24 21:00 UTC): What Is Truth? |
ANOMALYProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 58 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 57 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Economics, monetary policy, trade, growth • Technology, AI, crypto, defense innovation • Geopolitics, Ukraine/Russia, China deterrence • Culture war, religion, therapy, postmodernism • History, ancient civilizations • Education reform, energy abundance 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–literature dialogues • perception, attention, imagery, reading • language, naming, humour • memory, inner speech, hallucinations • emotion, trauma, grief • ageing, dementia, plasticity • social bonds, art, culture • music, voice, embodiment • cognition, bias, problem-solving • animal behaviour, navigation, magic/trickery 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 mind and consciousness • AI risk, ethics, misinformation, social-media incentives • Foundations of physics: quantum, time, cosmology, multiverse • Evolution, complexity science • Space, extraterrestrial life • Energy policy, nuclear power • Bioethics, sexuality 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): Mental health and brain research • suicide/self-harm prevention • youth, maternal, workplace wellbeing • trauma in crises, parenting support • anxiety treatments • neuroplasticity, rehabilitation • pandemic history and epidemiology • climate policy, energy, food, migration • AI ethics, bias, automation, misinformation • quantum computing race 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 talks • Personal stories of grief, trauma, resilience • Caregiving, justice, inequality • Mental health, wellbeing, identity • Arts, language, storytelling • Climate choices, sustainable living • Technology, gaming, work • Ethics, science, space 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): Skeptical, evidence-based analysis • economics and policy debates • global poverty, cash transfers, effective altruism • existential risk, pandemics, AI • statistics, forecasting, misinformation • polarization, free speech, tech power • morality, philosophy of mind, genetics 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 (Kant, critical theory) • Quantum mechanics, reality, consciousness, free will/determinism • Evolution, cognitive biases, tribalism, conflict • Mindfulness/meditation, enlightenment, global cooperation • Religion/spirituality, comparative theology • Ethics, effective altruism, speech/academia debates 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 and history of ideas • key thinkers from Hobbes to Rawls • democracy, state, liberty, justice • revolution, capitalism, markets • feminism, patriarchy, inequality • slavery, colonialism, resistance • morality, hypocrisy • technology, machines, modern crises 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 social science big ideas • psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, economics • human behavior: addiction, sleep, emotions, bias, memory, choice • cities, institutions, inequality, democracy • technology, AI, big data • climate, pandemics 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 artists, writers, scientists • creativity and storytelling • philosophy, tragedy, liberalism • Buddhism, mindfulness, compassion • identity and gender • race, prisons, trauma • technology, attention economy, data politics • nature, deep time, human body 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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