Might we unwittingly start sharing our world with a super AI? A monologue and (mostly) playful thought experiment.

Will the glittering dawn of the genai era be accompanied by a dark tsunami of pixel-perfect deep fakes? I discuss... more

My thoughts on what's happening in the mad world of generative AI, announcing my new home online at robreid.substack.com, and... more

USAID’s new “DEEP VZN” program aims to discover new pandemic-grade viruses, then broadcast their genomes to the world, according to... more

A wide-ranging discussion of cognition in octopuses & cuttlefish, plus many, many other topics with globally renowned sensory ecologist Roger... more

Harvard epidemiologist Megan Murray tells us all about the anti-tuberculosis vaccine “BCG,” and the astonishing protection it may provide against... more

This is closely tied to a 4-hour collaboration between Sam Harris and me, which Sam is posting to his podcast's... more

This "episode" is just a quick new announcement of a new season of the podcast (finally)! And also of something... more

Quantitative Psychologist Don Hoffman has a head-spinning take on the true nature of reality vs. what our senses report to... more

Quantum mechanics – and its eerie "Many Worlds" interpretation – are explored in terms that both poets & physicists can... more