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The Foresight Institute Podcast
The Foresight Institute Podcast
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Welcome to the Foresight Institute’s podcast! Since 1986, Foresight has advanced technologies for the long-term benefit of life, focusing on science and... more

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Eric Drexler | Advanced Nanotechnology

Eric Drexler is a visionary scientist and engineer thought of as one of the “Founding fathers of nanotechnology”, the science... more

01 Nov 2024 · 13 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Dr Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston | The Future Loves You

SpeakerDr Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston is a neuroscientist at Monash University, Australia, where he investigates methods for characterising the nature of conscious... more

25 Oct 2024 · 53 minutes
Molly MacKinlay | New Decentralized Mechanisms for Funding Public Goods

Molly Mackinlay has extensive work experience in various roles at different companies. She is currently the Head of Engineering, Product,... more

18 Oct 2024 · 14 minutes
Anders Sandberg | Whole Brain Emulation Ethics

Anders Sandberg's research centres on estimating the capabilities and underlying science of future technologies, methods of reasoning about long-term futures,... more

11 Oct 2024 · 12 minutes
Barbara Diehl | Innovation and Funding Mechanisms at SPRIND

Barbara Diehl is a proven expert in entrepreneurship, innovation and education and has been facilitating partnerships with science and business... more

04 Oct 2024 · 14 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Eli Dourado, Abundance Institute | Accelerating Progress

Eli Dourado is the Chief Economist at the Abundance Institute. He is a former Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at... more

24 Sep 2024 · 53 minutes
Gustavs Zilgavis | The Path to Mars Governance

Gustavs Zilgalvis is a technology and security policy fellow within RAND's Global and Emerging Risks Division, a Ford Dorsey Master's... more

20 Sep 2024 · 9 minutes
Amanda Ngo | Innovating With AI for Wellbeing

SpeakerAmanda Ngo is a 2024 Foresight Fellow. Recently, she has built Elicit.org from inception to 100k+ monthly users, leading a... more

13 Sep 2024 · 48 minutes
Jeffrey Ladish | AI Threat Models, Hacking, Deception, and Manipulation

Jeffrey Ladish Before starting Palisade, Jeffrey helped build out the information security program at Anthropic through his security consulting company,... more

06 Sep 2024 · 10 minutes
Kristian Rönn | The Darwinian Trap That Explains Our World

SpeakerKristian Rönn is the CEO and co-founder of Normative. He has a background in mathematics, philosophy, computer science and artificial... more

29 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Divya Siddarth | Collective Intelligence for Collective Progress

Speaker Divya is the co-founder of the Collective Intelligence Project, which advances collective intelligence capabilities for the democratic and effective governance... more

23 Aug 2024 · 59 minutes
Siméon Campos | Governing AI for Good

SpeakerSiméon Campos is president and founder of SaferAI, an organization working on developing the infrastructure for general-purpose AI auditing and... more

16 Aug 2024 · 52 minutes
Dean Woodley Ball | Humanity’s Next Leap: Thoughts on the Frontiers of Neural Technology

Speaker Dean Woodley Ball is a Research Fellow at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center and author of the Substack Hyperdimensional. His work... more

09 Aug 2024 · 49 minutes
Dana Watt | A Neuroscientist's Guide to Starting a Company

Dr. Watt is an investment associate at Ascension Ventures, an investment firm specializing in healthcare technology. She previously co-founded and... more

02 Aug 2024 · 52 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: James Pethokoukis | Conservatism Meets Futurism

James Pethokoukis is a senior fellow and the DeWitt Wallace Chair at the American Enterprise Institute, where he analyzes US economic... more

25 Jul 2024 · 51 minutes
Existential Hope: The Flourishing Foundation at the Transformative AI Hackathon

The Flourishing FoundationIn February 2024, we partnered with the Future of Life Institute on a hackathon to design institutions that... more

05 Jul 2024 · 58 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Roman Yampolskiy | The Case for Narrow AI

Dr Roman Yampolskiy holds a PhD degree from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo.... more

26 Jun 2024 · 47 minutes
Existential Hope Worldbuilding: 1st place | Cities of Orare

This episode features an interview with the 1st place winners of our 2045 Worldbuilding challenge! Why Worldbuilding?We consider worldbuilding an... more

21 Jun 2024 · 54 minutes
Christian Schroeder de Witt | Secret Collusion Among Generative AI Agents: Toward Multi-Agent Security

Christian is a researcher in foundational AI, information security, and AI safety, with a current focus on the limits of undetectability.... more

21 Jun 2024 · 49 minutes
Existential Hope Worldbuilding: 2nd Place | Rising Choir

This episode features an interview with the 2nd place winners of our 2045 Worldbuilding challenge! Why Worldbuilding?We consider worldbuilding an... more

14 Jun 2024 · 51 minutes
Evelyn Yehudit Bischof | Healthy Longevity Medicine in the Clinical Practice

Evelyne Yehudit Bischof, MD, MPH, FEFIM, FMH is Associate Professor at the Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Chief Associate Physician... more

14 Jun 2024 · 53 minutes
Existential Hope Worldbuilding: 3rd Place | FloraTech

This episode features an interview with the 3rd place winners of our 2045 Worldbuilding challenge! Why Worldbuilding?We consider worldbuilding an... more

07 Jun 2024 · 54 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Stuart Buck | What is Good and Bad Science

SpeakerStuart Buck is the Executive Director of the Good Science Project, and a Senior Advisor at the Social Science Research... more

30 May 2024 · 48 minutes
Tom Burns, Cornell University | At the Interface of AI Safety and Neuroscience

SpeakerTom Burns graduated with First Class Honours in his Bachelor of Science from Monash University in 2013, exploring the mathematical... more

24 May 2024 · 51 minutes
Jason Crawford, Roots of Progress | Sustainable Technological Futures | Xhope Worldbuilding Course

Jason Crawford is the founder of The Roots of Progress, where he writes and speaks about the history of technology and... more

17 May 2024 · 19 minutes
Robert Lempert, RAND | On the How & Why of Worldbuilding | Xhope Worldbuilding Course

Robert Lempert (Ph.D., Applied Physics, Harvard University) is a senior physical scientist at RAND. He is the director of the... more

10 May 2024 · 26 minutes
Anthony Aguirre, FLI | Why Worldbuilding? | Xhope Worldbuilding Course

SpeakerAnthony is the Executive Director & Secretary of the Board at the Future of Life Institute, and the Faggin Presidential... more

03 May 2024 · 10 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Hannu Rajaniemi | On Being a Sci-Fi Author and Biotech Entrepreneur

SpeakerHannu Rajaniemi is a Finnish American author of science fiction and fantasy, who writes in both English and Finnish. He... more

30 Apr 2024 · 52 minutes
Allison Duettmann | On Existential Hope & Existential Risk | Xhope Worldbuilding Course

SpeakerAllison Duettmann is the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. She founded Existentialhope.com, co-edited Superintelligence: Coordination & Strategy, co-authored Gaming the Future, and... more

19 Apr 2024 · 9 minutes
Jeff Sebo | Investigating Digital Minds

Jeff Sebo is an American philosopher. He is a clinical associate professor of environmental studies, director of the animal studies... more

12 Apr 2024 · 55 minutes
Jules Hedges | Compositional Game Theory – Towards Incentives Modelling at Scale

Jules Hedges is a mathematician and computer scientist who was a pioneer of the recently developed field of applied category... more

05 Apr 2024 · 51 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: David Pearce | A Future without Suffering

This month, we talk to David Pearce, a thought leader who is always pushing the boundaries of human potential. Pearce, a philosopher and... more

29 Mar 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Sumner Norman | Neurotech for Mental Health

Sumner Norman is a pioneering figure at the nexus of neuroscience, engineering, and impact-driven entrepreneurship. His research in brain-computer interfaces... more

22 Mar 2024 · 52 minutes
Trent McConaghy | A Solarpunk Vision from AI, Web3 & BCI

Trent McConaghy is the Founder and CTO of Ocean Protocol and BigchainDB, specializing in AI and blockchain technology to democratize... more

15 Mar 2024 · 28 minutes
Vision Weekend France: Biotech Panel

tPanellists: Alex Fedintsev, Leon Peshkin, Yuri Deigin, and Aleksandra Singer.Recorded at Vision Weekend France 2023.Key HighlightsThey discussed the field's growth... more

08 Mar 2024 · 37 minutes
Vision Weekend France: Energy and Space Panel

Panellists: Andre Losekrug, Michael Gibson, Anders Sandberg, and Robin Hanson.Recorded at Vision Weekend France 2023.Energy Key Highlights:Excitement about energy advancements,... more

01 Mar 2024 · 39 minutes
Existential Hope: Danielle Strachman | Education, Agency, and the Ability to Experiment

Danielle Strachman is a cofounder and general partner of 1517. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade.... more

23 Feb 2024 · 49 minutes
Vision Weekend France: Intelligent Cooperation Panel

Panellists: Divya Siddarth, Jonathan Prasserat-Palmbach, Lewis Hammond, Primavera De Filippi, Stuart Armstrong, and Trent Mcconaghy. Recorded at Vision Weekend France... more

16 Feb 2024 · 39 minutes
Vision Weekend France: Neuotech Panel

Panellists: Anders Sandberg, Bradley Love, Robin Hanson, Brett KaganRecorded at Vision Weekend France 2023. Key HighlightsThe panel explored how brain... more

09 Feb 2024 · 40 minutes
Vision Weekend France: Molecular Machines Panel

Panellists: Alexis Courbet, Erik Benson, Stephane Redon, Dean Thomas. Recorded at Vision Weekend France. Key HighlightsThe panel discusses molecular nanotechnology... more

02 Feb 2024 · 35 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Gus Docker | Beyond Survival

Gus Docker hosts The Future of Life Institute podcast, which features conversations with prominent researchers, policy experts, philosophers, and influential thinkers of... more

26 Jan 2024 · 47 minutes
Dr. Scott Hubbard | Exploring Mars: Following the Water

Dr. Scott Hubbard has been a leader in space exploration for almost 50 years. His career includes a National Lab,... more

12 Jan 2024 · 1 hour,
Mark Hamalainen | A Coherent, Executable Plan to Achieve Unlimited Healthy Lifespan

Mark Hamalainen is cofounder of the Longevity Biotech Fellowship. His career has progressed from manual bench work in academia, to... more

05 Jan 2024 · 51 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Jason Crawford | Progress: An Ever-Evolving Journey

Jason Crawford is the founder of The Roots of Progress, where he writes and speaks about the history of technology and the... more

29 Dec 2023 · 49 minutes
Casey Handmer | Why Mars is Hard

Casey Handmer is the founder of Terraform Industries, a company dedicated to gigascale atmospheric hydrocarbon synthesis. His method of creating... more

22 Dec 2023 · 49 minutes
Matjaz Leonardis | Interpretability and Security of AI Models

Matjaž Leonardis, in collaboration with David Deutsch at the University of Oxford, is advancing the understanding of a theorem by... more

15 Dec 2023 · 9 minutes
Dr. Anders Sandberg | WBE History and Overview

Dr. Anders Sandberg is a Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University, where he specializes... more

08 Dec 2023 · 25 minutes
Kipply Chen | Fireside Chat on AI Alignment

Kipply Chen is part of the data team at Anthropic.Key HighlightsThe swift pace of alignment potentially outpacing AI advancements.Challenges of... more

01 Dec 2023 · 12 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Trent McConaghy | From Starships to Tokens: Pioneering Futures

Trent McConaghy is the founder of Ocean Protocol, a decentralized platform aimed at democratizing AI data sharing while maintaining privacy.... more

24 Nov 2023 · 51 minutes
David Dalrymple | Rethinking Uploading Given 10-Year AI Timelines

David Dalrymple, with a background from MIT and Harvard, is known for his study on Caenorhabditis elegans' nervous system, featured... more

17 Nov 2023 · 8 minutes
Existential Hope Special: Six Hopeful Visions of the Future

SpeakerBeatrice Erkers reads six Existential Hope Scenarios. Beatrice is the program manager of the Existential Hope program, and Chief of... more

10 Nov 2023 · 10 minutes
Jan Leike | Superintelligent Alignment

Jan Leike is a Research Scientist at Google DeepMind and a leading voice in AI Alignment, with affiliations at the... more

03 Nov 2023 · 9 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Emilia Javorsky | The Future of AI, Bioengineering, and Human Empathy

Emilia Javorsky, MD, MPH, is the Director of the Futures Program at the Future of Life Institute. A physician-scientist and... more

27 Oct 2023 · 55 minutes
Mark Miller | Paperclips and Pyramids: Misdiagnosing AI Risks

Mark S. Miller is the Chief Scientist at Agoric. He is a pioneer of agoric (market-based secure distributed) computing and... more

20 Oct 2023 · 49 minutes
Dr. Thomas Macrina | AI for Whole Brain Circuit Mapping

Dr. Thomas Macrina, CEO of Zetta AI and possessing a rich background in deploying deep learning to map neural circuits... more

13 Oct 2023 · 56 minutes
Robert Zubrin | The Mars Society

Robert Zubrin is an American aerospace engineer, author, and advocate for human exploration of Mars. He and his colleague at... more

06 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Existential Hope Podcast: Joe Carlsmith | Infite Ethics and the Sublime Utopia

Joe Carlsmith is a writer, researcher, and philosopher. He works as a senior research analyst at Open Philanthropy, focusing on... more

28 Sep 2023 · 49 minutes
Sumner Norman | What To Expect From The Next Generation Of Brain-Computer Interfaces

Sumner is a research scientist with a decade of experience designing brain-computer interfaces (BCI) and neuroprosthetics for people with neurological... more

22 Sep 2023 · 54 minutes
Stuart Russel | Human Compatible AI

Stuart Jonathan Russell is a British computer scientist known for his contributions to artificial intelligence. He is a professor of... more

15 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Nathan Johnson, Space Court Foundation | Space Court Foundation’s Research Into Foundations and Evolution of Space Law

Nathan Johnson, a licensed attorney in Washington DC, is the author of the blog and podcast AstroEsq. With expertise in... more

08 Sep 2023 · 55 minutes
Steven Byrnes, Astera Institute | Challenges for Safe and Beneficial Brain Like AGI

Steven Byrnes Steven Byrnes is a Research Fellow at the Astera Institute, where he is doing research at the intersection of... more

01 Sep 2023 · 59 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Liv Boeree | Game Theory, Moloch & Our Hopeful Future

Liv Boeree  is a British science communicator, television presenter and former professional poker player. She is a World Series of... more

25 Aug 2023 · 43 minutes
Sonia Arrison, Longevity Mentorship | Career Counselling

Sonia is a longevity investor via her company 100+ Capital, a women’s investor group called Portfolia, and advises BioVerge here... more

18 Aug 2023 · 56 minutes
Lewis Hammond, Cooperative AI | Introduction to Cooperative AI

Lewis is based at the University of Oxford where he is a DPhil candidate in computer science and a DPhil... more

10 Aug 2023 · 53 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Daron Acemoglu | New Paths For Human-Technology Synergy

In this episode we welcome renowned academic and author, Daron Acemoglu, Institute professor and Economist at MIT.Drawing upon his rich... more

27 Jul 2023 · 56 minutes
Joseph Mascaro | The Evolution of Space Technology: From Spin-offs to Exaptation

Joseph MascaroJoe Mascaro is a tropical ecologist and Director, Science Strategy & Programs at Planet, a public benefit corporation that... more

20 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Divya Siddarth | Collective Intelligence for Collective Progress

Divya SiddarthDivya is the co-founder of the Collective Intelligence Project, which advances collective intelligence capabilities for the democratic and effective... more

13 Jul 2023 · 59 minutes
Chris Eliasmith, University of Waterloo | How to Build a Brain

Dr. Chris Eliasmith is jointly appointed in Philosophy and Systems Design Engineering, and cross-appointed to Computer Science at the University... more

06 Jul 2023 · 58 minutes
Sara Walker | Unraveling Life's Beginnings with the Cosmic Perspective

In this episode we engage with renowned physicist Sara Walker on topics of life's origin, artificial intelligence, and our cosmic... more

29 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Reason, Fight Aging | Towards Biotechnology to Finally Defeat Cholesterol

Reason is co-founder and CEO of Repair Biotechnologies. He has been an active angel investor in the longevity industry since... more

01 Jun 2023 · 55 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Kevin Kelly | Pioneering Visions of a High-Tech Future

In this episode of Foresight’s Existential Hope Podcast, our special guest is Kevin Kelly, an influential figure in technology, culture,... more

25 May 2023 · 54 minutes
Career Advice from Jaan Tallinn | Future of Life Institute, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

Jaan Tallinn is a co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk in Cambridge, the Future of Life... more

18 May 2023 · 35 minutes
Zaki Manian, Iqlusion | Shielded Transaction Special

How can #shieldedtransactions/#privacy-protecting initiatives change the way we interact in society? What can we do to safeguard our identities in... more

10 May 2023 · 51 minutes
Natalie Dullerud | CaPC – Confidential and Private Collaborative Learning

Natalie Dullerud is a first-year PhD student at Stanford University and recently received her Master’s from University of Toronto. She... more

04 May 2023 · 53 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: David Deutsch | On Beauty, Knowledge, and Progress

David Deutsch, a physicist and writer, has a broad interest in fundamental concepts. He is credited with discovering the first... more

28 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Avichal Garg, Electric Capital | What does the future hold for shielded transactions?

What does the future hold for shielded transactions? How can #shieldedtransactions/#privacy-protecting initiatives change the way we interact in society? What... more

20 Apr 2023 · 54 minutes
V. Gladyshev, M. Moqri, V.Sebastiano | Quantifying Aging

Vadim Gladyshev is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Center for Redox Medicine at Brigham... more

14 Apr 2023 · 54 minutes
Neurotech Special: Whole Brain Emulation and Artificial General Intelligence

This Neurotech Special: Whole Brain Emulation and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) Virtual Meeting Seminar brings together leading researchers, engineers, and... more

06 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Anders Sandberg | Grand Futures & The Post-Human Coral Reef

In this episode of the Existential Hope Podcast, we have the pleasure of interviewing Anders Sandberg, a Swedish philosopher, and... more

31 Mar 2023 · 59 minutes
Marta Belcher, Filecoin Foundation | Privacy & Law in the Age of AI | Shielded Transaction Special

How can #shieldedtransactions/#privacy-protecting initiatives change the way we interact in society? What can we do to safeguard our identities in... more

29 Mar 2023 · 55 minutes
Bryan Johnson | Blueprint Rejuvenation Athlete

Bryan Johnson, KernelBryan Johnson is founder & CEO of Kernel, creator of the world’s first mainstream non-invasive neuroimaging system; OS... more

16 Mar 2023 · 59 minutes
Robin Hanson, George Mason University | Deflecting The Sacred

Robin Dale Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future... more

02 Mar 2023 · 12 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Lee Cronin | Catalyzing Progress through Chemistry

Lee Cronin is a Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, with a passion for science and technology... more

23 Feb 2023 · 56 minutes
Allison Duettmann, Foresight Institute | The Long term Potential of Cryptocommerce

Allison Duettmann, Foresight InstituteAlison Duettmann is the president and CEO of Foresight Institute. She directs the Intelligent Cooperation, Molecular Machines,... more

16 Feb 2023 · 13 minutes
Mark S. Miller, Agoric | Computational Markets & Agoric Systems

Mark Miller, AgoricMark S. Miller is a Chief Scientist at Agoric. He is a pioneer of agoric (market-based secure distributed)... more

09 Feb 2023 · 15 minutes
Juan Benet, Filecoin | Crypto Tools for Paretotopia

What types of crypto tools can help enable paretotopian futures? Listen to Juan Benet present on what he considers to... more

02 Feb 2023 · 14 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: David Leigh | Exploring the possibilities of nanotechnology

David Leigh is a scientist who designs and synthesizes artificial molecular motors and machines from first principles. In this episode,... more

26 Jan 2023 · 51 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Adam Brown | A Theoretical Physicist's Take on the Future

Adam Brown is a theoretical physicist at Stanford, interested in early universe cosmology, inflation, black holes, and assorted other topics.... more

30 Dec 2022 · 54 minutes
Career Advice from Sonia Arrison, 100+ Capital

Sonia Arrison, 100+ CapitalSonia Arrison is a longevity investor via her company 100+ Capital, a women’s investor group called Portfolia,... more

20 Dec 2022 · 56 minutes
Existential Hope Podcast: Robin Hanson | On Futurism and his Best Career Advice

Is Robin Hanson feeling hopeful about the future? What future does he want to see? How big can the future... more

08 Dec 2022 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
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Adam Brown is a theoretical physicist at Stanford, interested in early universe cosmology, inflation, black holes, and assorted other topics. His academic... more