Mar 21, 2024
Given what we know of physics and neuroscience, can there be
free will? Kevin Mitchell, a neuroscientist himself,
joins Vasant Dhar in episode 80
of Brave New World to unpack his argument for the existence of free
will.
Useful resources
1. Kevin Mitchell on Amazon, Twitter, Trinity
College, Google
Scholar,
Mar 7, 2024
Artificial intelligence is transforming society. And
therefore politics. Arthur Spirling joins Vasant Dhar in episode 79 of Brave New World to
share his insights from his twin fields of data science and
political science.
Useful resources:
1. Arthur Spirling at Princeton, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google
Scholar and his
own...
Feb 22, 2024
How can we use the insights of behavioral economics to make the
world a better place? David Halpern joins Vasant Dhar in episode 78
of Brave New World to share his learnings from running the
Behavioral Insight Team for the British government.
Useful resources:
1. David Halpern on Wikipedia and the
Behavioural Insights...
Feb 8, 2024
Her film My Octopus Teacher won an academy
award -- and her insights on nature, and her love for it, go far
beyond the film. Pippa Ehrlich joins Vasant Dhar in episode 77 of Brave New World to
talk about her work and what she has learnt from it.
Useful resources:
1. Pippa Ehrich on Instagram, X, LinkedIn and
Jan 25, 2024
Life on earth is a crazy accident. We have no idea how it arose or whether it will survive. Peter Ward joins Vasant Dhar in episode 76 of Brave New World to chat about the origins of our planet, the many extinctions and resurgences of life, and the future of our species.