Arjun Khemani Podcast

Farbood Nivi is the founder of Grockit (acquired by Kaplan in 2013). He has been biohacking for 25 years. Recently, he became one of the first 200 people in the world to receive Follistatin gene therapy. Topics we discuss are well captured by the timestamps below. Watch on YouTube or X. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Follow me on X for updates on future episodes. Click here to support my work. Timestamps 0:39 - Biohacking for 25 years 7:23 - Follistatin gene therapy 11:15 - Farbood’s protocol and results after taking follistatin 15:38 - The FDA’s job is not to keep you alive and healthy 20:58 - Próspera and other startup cities 24:13 - Effective accelerationism 29:27 - On living forever 33:40 - The nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m an effective altruist and I’m here to help” 44:40 - Action is always selfish 50:53 - Tips for the average person to get started with biohacking 57:00 - The importance of mobility and flexibility 1:02:14 - Steve Jobs and following your heart Follow Farbood on X: http://x.com/farbood This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Jeremy Shearmur is a fellow emeritus in philosophy at the Australian National University. He is the author of Hayek and After and The Political Thought of Karl Popper. He also worked as assistant to Karl Popper for eight years. Topics we discuss are well captured by the timestamps below. Watch on YouTube or X. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Read the full transcript on Substack. Follow me on X for updates on future episodes. Click here to support my work. Timestamps 0:00 - The commonalities (and differences) between Austrian economics and Popperian epistemology 14:34 - Young Popper’s socialism 25:35 - The sociology of philosophy 29:20 - Two different aspects to Popper’s approach to teaching 36:11 - The situation at the Institute for Humane Studies at GMU 45:45 - Popper’s personality, work ethic, and other interests 52:11 - Against the self-expressionist theory of art 56:24 - Why the ideas of Popper and Hayek aren’t mainstream 1:10:03 - Anarcho-capitalism 1:23:02 - Closing remarks If you are interested in Jeremy's Zoom based conferences on Karl Popper's work, you can contact him at: jeremy.shearmur@fallowfield.info This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

David Deutsch is the author of The Fabric of Reality and The Beginning of Infinity. He works on fundamental issues in physics, particularly the quantum theory of computation and information, and constructor theory. He is known as the father of quantum computing for his contributions to the field. He is an advocate of Taking Children Seriously, a new, non-paternalistic view of children. Topics we discuss are well captured by the timestamps below. Watch on YouTube or X. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Read the full transcript below. Follow me on X for updates on future episodes. Click here to support my work. Timestamps 0:22 - Happiness is a state of continually solving one’s problems 4:54 - Both free-will and the self exist 12:06 - The principle of optimism 17:28 - Any ultimate explanation is a bad explanation 20:22 - The origins of Taking Children Seriously 25:33 - Why children are the most coerced members in society 31:33 - Anarcho-capitalism This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

If you would like to support this podcast, click here. Max More is a philosopher, futurist, and former CEO of Alcor Life Extension Foundation. He is currently Director of Communications at Biostasis Technologies. Max wrote the first definition of “Transhumanism” in its modern sense. TIMESTAMPS 0:45 - Why Max changed his last name to “More” 2:45 - Max’s early life and interest in cryonics and life extension 8:00 - Extropian philosophy and Transhumanism 9:15 - Cryonics explained 26:06 - Hardest challenges in achieving indefinite lifespan 33:16 - Humans don’t like uncertainty 35:55 - We need more progress in AI 39:05 - Climate change is massively exaggerated 46:24 - Pancritical Rationalism and Karl Popper 52:21 - Proactionary principle 56:58 - Max’s book on cryonics and final remarks EPISODE LINKS Max’s website: https://www.maxmore.com Max’s Substack: https://maxmore.substack.com Arjun’s X: https://x.com/arjunkhemani Arjun’s Substack: https://arjunkhemani.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

If you would like to support this podcast, click here. Bitcoin donations at: bc1q3vajy7e79080uzg5j7watdtl2h7ktqx9l7x8w8 Tom Hyde is a geologist with degrees in geoscience and natural hazards. In addition to his academic background, Tom has a keen interest in the scientific and philosophical works of Karl Popper and David Deutsch, as well as in libertarianism, climate and risk, gender theory, aesthetics, anti-aging, and pro-natalism, among other topics. TIMESTAMPS 0:39 - Why a larger population is good for the world 11:18 - The morality of immortality 25:11 - Anarchism and why wealth inequality may be good for the poor 38:01 - Degrowth is disastrous 49:05 - Animal consciousness 56:31 - The infinite gender theory 1:07:40 - Final remarks and recommendations EPISODE LINKS Tom’s Substack: http://tomhyde.substack.com Tom’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomhyde_ Arjun’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani Arjun’s newsletter: https://arjunkhemani.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

If you would like to support this podcast, click here. Bitcoin donations at: bc1q3vajy7e79080uzg5j7watdtl2h7ktqx9l7x8w8 Per Bylund is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University and a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute. His latest book, How to Think about the Economy: A Primer, serves as an introduction to economic reasoning and aims to improve economic literacy. TIMESTAMPS 0:04 - Why economic illiteracy is so prevalent 5:25 - Individualists trying to spread their ideas in a collectivist manner 9:25 - The role of the entrepreneur 12:27 - The primacy of theory in the social sciences 25:07 - The irrationality of “social entrepreneurship” 32:17 - Cospaia 34:52 - Javier Milei 39:13 - The greatest economic fallacy 41:50 - The effects of taxes 43:55 - What advice would Per give his 17 year old self? 45:35 - Could we have cured cancer in the 60s? 49:49 - Final remarks EPISODE LINKS Per’s Twitter: x.com/perbylund Download Per’s latest book for free here: mises.org/primer Arjun’s Twitter: x.com/arjunkhemani Arjun’s newsletter: arjunkhemani.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Support this podcast: buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani David D. Friedman is an anarcho-capitalist economist, author of ‘The Machinery of Freedom’, and son of Milton Friedman. TIMESTAMPS 0:44 - 50 years of The Machinery of Freedom 3:35 - What is a government? 9:22 - How law could be produced and enforced in an anarcho-capitalist society 12:00 - Laws produced by the market will be biased toward freedom 14:27 - Is David an anarchist for pragmatic or ethical reasons? 15:41 - Strategy 18:19 - Governments evolving into private firms and science-fiction 25:43 - India, capitalism, and the West 32:51 - The rights of youth, education, and the State LINKS David’s website: daviddfriedman.com David’s Substack: daviddfriedman.substack.com Arjun’s Twitter: x.com/arjunkhemani Arjun’s newsletter: arjunkhemani.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Support this podcast at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani Jim O’Shaughnessy is the founder and CEO of O’Shaughnessy Ventures LLC. He also serves as the executive chair of the board of directors at Stability AI and is the host of the Infinite Loops podcast. TIMESTAMPS 0:27 - The future of AI and Jim’s investment in Stability AI 4:51 - The Beginning of Infinity and the ideas of David Deutsch 12:32 - The perils of labeling things and the illusion of certainty 17:35 - Thinking probabilistically vs. deterministically 23:14 - The education system and Synthesis School 29:38 - $100,000 OSV fellowships 35:43 - The Great Reshuffle and the movie industry 51:09 - We have more natural resources today than we did in the past 56:46 - Does Jim want to live forever? 1:02:08 - Final remarks JIM’S LINKS * Twitter: https://twitter.com/jposhaughnessy * O’Shaughnessy Ventures LLC: https://www.osv.llc ARJUN'S LINKS * Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani * Blog: https://arjunkhemani.com * Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

This episode was recorded on Airchat. Learn more at getairchat.com. Logan Chipkin is a writer. You can purchase his recently published fantasy novel, Windfall here. Follow Logan on Twitter @ChipkinLogan and on Airchat @logan. TIMESTAMPS 0:33 - A brief history of Austrian economics 9:15 - Is economics a science? 14:12 - How to think about the state 21:05 - The problem with welfare statism 30:05 - Constructor Theory and Austrian economics 33:12 - Economic creationism 41:20 - Consumerism: does capitalism rob us of meaning from our lives? 52:14 - Fiat, sound, hard, and easy monies 55:49 - The history of money: the fall of Rome 1:01:47 - Attributes of a sound money 1:05:59 - History of money: the Renaissance 1:12:06 - History of fiat money: the gold standard 1:15:17 - History of fiat money: World War I 1:18:48 - History of fiat money Post World War II 1:23:13 - Market feedback as criticism 1:32:56 - Bitcoin 1:52:51 - Constructor Theory 2:04:07 - Recommended reading and final remarks LINKS Support my work: buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani Twitter: twitter.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Yaron Brook is an objectivist philosopher, podcaster, and author. He’s also the chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute. Support the podcast at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani TIMESTAMPS 0:30 - What makes humans different 3:50 - Christian atheists 8:05 - Inequality good? 12:25 - AGI Doomerism 21:46 - Aliens 23:37 - Bad philosophy in popular movies 26:29 - The education system 28:37 - Epistemology and The Beginning of Infinity 40:58 - Advice for young people YARON'S LINKS * Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaronbrook * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yaronbrook ARJUN'S LINKS * Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani * Blog: https://arjunkhemani.com * Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Lulie Tanett is a writer and expositor of ideas of applied critical rationalism. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting it at: https://buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani We talk about: * Lulie’s untypical childhood and the parenting philosophy she was raised under * What psychology and the social sciences can learn from epistemology * Mindfulness tied to Critical Rationalism * The constraints of creativity * And much more! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Lulie’s childhood and Taking Children Seriously 9:30 - Why social science isn’t science 11:35 - Evolutionary psychology 14:15 - Foundations of psychology: not neurology, but epistemology 15:35 - Meme theory 17:39 - What’s needed for consciousness? 19:54 - AGI 21:14 - Criticism Scheduling and Privacy 29:35 - Tying mindfulness and meditation to Critical Rationalism 45:05 - Constraints help creativity 50:27 - Non-coercive schools 52:53 - Critical Rationalism community + recommendations by Lulie MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE * The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch * Episode 10 of Do Explain with David Deutsch on The Primacy of Ideas * Lulie’s recent appearance on the Do Explain podcast [The Chapman Series, Pt.5] * David Deutsch on the ‘Fun Criterion’ with Lulie Tanett * Increments podcast * Lulie’s post on Alexander Technique LULIE’S LINKS * Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/reasonisfun * Website: https://www.lulie.co.uk/ ARJUN’S LINKS * Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani * Blog: https://arjunkhemani.com * Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Nat and Martha are filmmakers. In February 2023, they won a fellowship through O’Shaughnessy Ventures to explore alternative education. Support this podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Preview and intro1:16 - Nat and Martha’s background (making movies)6:20 - Living on the road in an RV for a whole year11:47 - “you can just do stuff”15:30 - Winning $100,000 fellowship through O'Shaughnessey Ventures22:36 - Education, homeschooling/unschooling, “follow the fear”, gaps in knowledge, socialization, authority, Taking Children Seriously57:11 - Winning the social media game NAT & MARTHA'S LINKS Website: https://natandmartha.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@natandmarthaTwitter: https://twitter.com/natandmartha ARJUN’S LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemaniBlog: https://arjunkhemani.comBuy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Airchat: https://www.getairchat.com TIMESTAMPS0:24 - The nature of knowledge1:01- Constraints of progress6:31 - The finite speed of light is not a problem13:36 - “Any system that doesn’t get its feedback from free markets or nature eventually gets corrupted.” — Naval19:54 - Knowledge creation leads to wealth creation25:44 - Free will RELEVANT LINKSNaval on Airchat: https://www.getairchat.com/navalBrett on Airchat: https://www.getairchat.com/bretthallKeith on Airchat: https://www.getairchat.com/welivetoserveArjun on Airchat: https://www.getairchat.com/arjunKnowledge | Airchat: https://www.getairchat.com/arjun/knowledge Arjun’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani Support this podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Don Watkins is a fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute. He is the coauthor, along with Yaron Brook, of Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand's Ideas Can End Big Government and Equal is Unfair: America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality. Support this podcast: https://buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani TIMESTAMPS 0:39 - On a quest for the best life that you can achieve 4:02 - Happiness without morality or morality without happiness 5:27 - The interests of humans are at harmony 7:58 - Sacrifice is not good for you and the world 12:24 - Love is selfish 17:12 - Are soldiers sacrificial? 19:15 - The Fountainhead 23:33 - Communicating counter-culture ideas 33:58 - Epistemology 47:25 - Wealth, progress and happiness 1:01:52 - Closing remarks DON’S LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/donswriting Website: https://www.donswriting.com ARJUN’S LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani Blog: https://arjunkhemani.com Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Danny Miranda is the host of The Danny Miranda Podcast where he’s interviewed people like Bryan Johnson, Morgan Housel, Gary Vaynerchuck, David Perell, Jim O’Shaughnessy, Sam Parr, Anthony Pompliano, Derek Sivers, among many others. If you enjoy the podcast, the best way to support it is by sharing it. And if you have the means, please consider buying me a coffee. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - 7-year-old Danny taking over the New York Times 2:17 - Thoughts on creating content 5:09 - The desire to be normal 8:22 - Danny’s entire process of creating a podcast 22:25 - Seeing no results 22:09 - Twitter is invaluable 26:51 - You gotta go where the people are 35:10 - On podcasting and the future 41:10 - Books and podcasts Danny likes 46:53 - Gary Vaynerchuck and optimism 52:18 - People Danny admires and closing remarks DANNY’S LINKS Podcast: https://linktr.ee/heydannymiranda Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda ARJUN’S LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani Blog: https://arjunkhemani.com Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Support this podcast using this link: buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani James Pierce is a writer, executive coach and a philosopher. TIMESTAMPS 0:50 - How modern psychology weakens the mind and how to conquer anxiety 4:15 - Perspective and “direct observation” 8:25 - Shoulds, prescriptions, and inexplicit knowledge 15:58 - Sincere questions 17:59 - Why James doesn’t meditate, the sense of sense, and enlightenment 21:05 - The ultimate cause for all relationship problems 26:20 - Peace 33:30 - Insincere questions 36:40 - Freedom JAMES’ LINKS Website: james-pierce.com Twitter: twitter.com/jimmpierce ARJUN’S LINKS Twitter: twitter.com/arjunkhemani Blog: arjunkhemani.com Buy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

If you’d wish to support this podcast, click here. David Perell is a writer, podcaster and founder of the course Write of Passage. We talk about David’s new writing course for high schoolers, why he thinks the Internet is the best thing that happened to education, writing online and effective ways to do so, how to tackle long term goals, ChatGPT and more! TIMESTAMPS 0:30 - The problem David is trying to solve with his new writing course for high schoolers 6:10 - What David would do and how he would go about writing on the Internet if he were a 15 year old today 16:30 - The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to education and “the paradox of abundance” 22:57 - Arjun’s current school experience 28:25 - The tragedy of school killing curiosity 31:26 - A novel and important idea that David wants to write more about 36:29 - How to write a book 39:10 - “Is ChatGPT a part of your writing routine?” DAVID’S LINKS Website: perell.com Twitter: twitter.com/david_perell Write of Passage Liftoff: liftoff.school ARJUN’S LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani Blog: https://arjunkhemani.com Support the podcast using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Andrew Kirby is a YouTuber with over 600,000 subscribers who became financially free at age 22 by synthesizing content on the Internet. We talk about the path Andrew takes to attain financial freedom at age 22, how to write good cold DMs, entrepreneurship, misconceptions around money, The Beginning of Infinity and Andrew’s most influential books, the pursuit of creation, happiness and much more! Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Andrew’s backstory // his entrepreneurial childhood 4:50 - How Andrew became financially free at 22 // being a permission-less apprentice 9:15 - The shortcut to writing good Cold DMs 12:18 - What Andrew invests in 13:24 - Understanding is the purest form of power // Andrew’s big goals 15:42 - Money can be boiled down to solving people’s problems 19:15 - Say yes to everything at first, then say no // how to prioritize 22:30 - BOOKS! 30:45 - Creating for yourself vs. creating for others 34:37 - Happiness and the meaning of life ANDREW’S LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewKirbys Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAmAndrewKirby ARJUN’S LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani Blog: https://arjunkhemani.com Support the podcast using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Chiara is a quantum physicist and research fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Her research interests are at the foundations of physics. Together with David Deutsch she is the pioneer of constructor theory, a new mode of scientific explanation which expresses physical laws in terms of counterfactuals, i.e. what can and cannot happen. She is the author of The Science of Can and Can’t subtitled “A Physicist’s Journey Through the Land of Counterfactuals” which is all about constructor theory and its implications. We talk about Chiara’s lovely childhood that led to her developing an interest in fundamental physics, people being a force of nature, knowledge, instrumentalism, reductionism, information having physical properties, updates on constructor theory, productive constraints and more! Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. TIMESTAMPS 1:40 - Chiara’s childhood and why she came to do what she does today 11:44 - Man, a force in nature & what makes knowledge resilient 21:45 - In an information-less universe / why information and knowledge are physical (not abstract) entities 26:00 - Explanatory and non-explanatory knowledge 28:45 - How constructor theory has been received by the physics community so far 33:28 - Bad philosophy / instrumentalism and reductionism 45:17 - Constraints are good! 51:50 - Why Chiara isn’t on Twitter + closing remarks LINKS * https://constructortheory.org * https://www.chiaramarletto.com Support the podcast using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani ARJUN’S LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani Blog: https://arjunkhemani.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com

Charlie Jungheim (aka Hermes of Reason) makes really cool videos about Critical Rationalism following the works of Karl Popper and David Deutsch. He’s a musician and comedian. In a fun and wide-ranging conversation, we talk about mixing comedy with intellectual stuff, our lives being transformed by the works of David Deutsch, how meditation links to epistemology, then Mars and more! TIMESTAMPS 0:45 - Charlie’s INCREDIBLE content around critical rationalism (comedy mixed with intellectual stuff) 6:17 - Most intellectual heroes are dead. Ours isn’t. 11:55 - Deep ideas can take a while to penetrate (plus isn’t “being a Deutschian” ironic?) 18:33 - Things David Deutsch changed Charlie’s mind about (plus “your problem is the biggest problem in the world”) 24:50 - Linking meditation and epistemology, and Mars 38:25 - Barriers to creativity and productive constraints 48:25 - The meaning of life CHARLIE’S LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/hermesofreason YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDCrUxqE3ThHrmLYsuM9fLQ ARJUN’S LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani Blog: https://arjunkhemani.com Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/arjunkhemani This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com