Philosophica

Podcast: Brown Pundits (LS 43 · TOP 1.5% ) Episode: Khushnood Nabizada on Afghanistan in the time of the Taliban Pub date: 2021-07-13 This episodes features Akshar talking to Khushnood Nabizada, an Afghan government official and founder of Khaama News. Khushnood talks about growing up Afghanistan, being a journalist under the Taliban, and hopes for Afghanistan’s future. https://www.khaama.com/

Duration:00:38:51

The Psychological Soul of Spirituality - Ralph Piedmont

Podcast: MindStew (LS 27 · TOP 10% ) Episode: The Psychological Soul of Spirituality - Ralph Piedmont Pub date: 2021-07-19 My guest today is Professor Ralph Piedmont, Professor of Pastoral Counselling at Loyola University in Maryland and a past president of the APA's Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. In this conversation, we discuss the nature of spirituality as a personality trait (arguably the sixth personality trait!) that cuts across cultures and religions, it's relevance for clinical practice and wellbeing and the nature of the FFM domain of openness to experience and its maladaptive expressions. Ralph is also co-author (with Teresa Wilkins) of the recently published book, Understanding the Psychological Soul of Spirituality. **20% Discount Available to MindStew listeners - enter the code BSE20 at checkout**

Duration:00:49:35

Eric Weinstein: Vaccines, Ivermectin & Dark Horse

Podcast: Rebel Wisdom (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% ) Episode: Eric Weinstein: Vaccines, Ivermectin & Dark Horse Pub date: 2021-07-29 What does Eric Weinstein make of the current controversy around vaccines and Ivermectin, centred on the criticism of his brother Bret's podcast, the Dark Horse. In the last days, Sam Harris and former guest Yuri Deigin have both been heavily critical of claims made by both Bret and his guests. In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom's David Fuller, Eric talks through his concerns at what is going on, and what he thinks are the deeper currents of the problem, including a lack of effective leadership in dealing with the pandemic. Films mentioned in this episode: Eric Weinstein, Glitch in the Matrix 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKeMIWVOnbo&t=4s Sam Harris, A Contagion of Bad Ideas: https://samharris.org/subscriber-extras/256-contagion-bad-ideas/ To join behind the scenes coversations about these topics in Rebel Wisdom's Digital Campfire, check out the membership options here: https://rebelwisdom.co.uk/plans

Duration:00:50:52

Karl Smith: inflation, the debt crisis, China and the American tripartite class system

Podcast: Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning (LS 47 · TOP 1% ) Episode: Karl Smith: inflation, the debt crisis, China and the American tripartite class system Pub date: 2021-08-06 Economics is obviously important. Recently in the US, we’ve been talking about the threat of inflation, and spending financed through debt. What does this all mean? Not only are the answers important on a macro level, but they’re also relevant to all of us. To attack these questions I decided to talk to Karl Smith, a columnist at Bloomberg. We tackle four big topics: Are we on the path toward severe inflation? (in the US) Is the US headed toward a public debt crisis in the 2020’s? What is the path forward for the US-China relationship? Finally, Karl proposes his own understanding of the new class system in the US, divided into three groups, and how we can proceed forward in a reasonably equitable manner

Duration:00:44:45

Travis Walton on Being Abducted, Alien Faces, and Being Inside a UFO

Podcast: Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% ) Episode: Travis Walton on Being Abducted, Alien Faces, and Being Inside a UFO Pub date: 2021-08-07 YouTube link: https://youtu.be/0Myis6JOaZw Prof. Brian Keating's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 Steven Cambian's Truthseekers: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPyK7hcP5xVlWNI3h6T5_UQ Jeremy Rys' Alien Scientist: https://www.youtube.com/user/AlienScientist Prof. Brian Keating's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 Sponsors: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off. http://algo.com for supply chain AI. Steven Cambian's Truthseekers: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPyK7hcP5xVlWNI3h6T5_UQ Jeremy Rys' Alien Scientist: https://www.youtube.com/user/AlienScientist Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything THANK YOU: Thank you EndlessKettle (Ollie) for helping me with the questions TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:38 Why has Travis seen so many UFOs when most have seen none? 00:05:01 [Saqib Ali] Aspect about the incident that he doesn't like talking about 00:07:03 I-5 Sighting of a Pyramidal / Triangular UFO 00:08:39 Pregnant girlfriend alien experience -- no longer pregnant afterward. 00:11:43 Does Travis regret that the abduction occurred? 00:13:24 Travis done DMT? Psychedelics and his experience with aliens 00:14:41 Consciousness and telepathy 00:16:27 [jonny 80] Any new memories of advanced technology? 00:19:54 New details of a "screen" (with a drawing later) 00:22:47 [Steve Cambian] Roger Lier association 00:26:31 [Roger Mawby] Did the aliens have a face with a nose and mouth? 00:27:00 Did Travis watch The UFO Incident (Betty Hill case) prior to his case? 00:27:46 [Steve Cambian] Mike Rogers says it's a hoax 00:35:16 Who's the filmmaker against Travis? 00:40:11 [Archer, emissary of gorgonites] Skinny Bob 00:41:01 Smells inside the craft 00:41:45 [Jackson Vega] What do you think of Steven Greer? 01:40:54 [Randol] Were the aliens PART of the craft? 01:41:53 [Jason Brown] What else is physical evidence near the abduction site 01:43:54 [Dynomyte Bizquick] Was gravity different on the craft? 01:45:37 How did the aliens walk? 01:46:33 [Benito] Did they grab you to heal you? 01:47:24 How has this affected his view on death and God? 01:48:29 Kelley Waldrip's accusation that Travis is lying 01:54:21 [Eve Clancy] Have you been abducted more than once? 01:54:59 [Bilbo Baggins] The UAP disclosures, are they the same craft that you've seen 01:55:55 More about the noise of the craft 01:58:08 [John Doe] Coincident about making up a UFO story when younger 01:58:54 [Buck Fanx] Did the other beings communicate with one another 01:59:24 [Freedom Loving Fool] Could you tell if you were underwater or aerial 01:59:40 Freedom Fighter] UFO's as psy ops? Are they threats? 02:02:05 [Dynomyte Bizquick] Do popular alien depictions resemble what you've seen? 02:02:50 Testing his clothes (for radiation etc.) 02:03:21 [Stephon Exodus] Is he amazed that people still ask him about his abduction 02:04:48 [Steve Cambien] Did Roger Lier inspect Travis' pregnant girlfriend? 02:08:25 [Tim] Do you recall seeing signs / symbols

Duration:02:18:43

A new alliance of democracies

Podcast: Future Tense (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% ) Episode: A new alliance of democracies Pub date: 2021-08-08 President Joe Bidden wants to establish a new alliance of democracies to counter the rise of authoritarianism. He’s planning a global summit for later this year. But is such an alliance achievable in a 21st century marked by heightened geo-economic interdependency? Or is it simply a nostalgic yearning for the past? And if such an alliance could be formed, is the United States really up to the job of leading it?

Duration:00:29:06

Ask Me Anything #17

Podcast: Making Sense with Sam Harris (LS 80 · TOP 0.01% ) Episode: Ask Me Anything #17 Pub date: 2021-08-08 In this episode of the podcast, Sam takes your questions. He begins by addressing the blowback that followed his previous podcast on “vaccine hesitancy” with Eric Topol. And then he answers the following questions: How can I inoculate my biracial children against identity politics? In what way is journalism broken, and how can we fix it? Have you read the research suggesting that the effects of microdosing psychedelics are indistinguishable from taking placebos? Can you comment on the degree to which Leftist political ideas have captured the Buddhist community? What should Democrats do to prevent a resurgence of Trumpism? What are the ingredients for a good life? Is it ever ethical for governments to lie to their citizens? If the present moment is all that matters, how can we plan for the future? If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

Duration:00:24:15

159 | Mari Ruti on Lack, Love, and Psychoanalysis

Podcast: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% ) Episode: 159 | Mari Ruti on Lack, Love, and Psychoanalysis Pub date: 2021-08-09 Neuroscience has given us great insights into how our brains work. But there is still room for purely humanistic disciplines to help us think through our thoughts and emotions, not to mention the meaning of our lives. Mari Ruti is a professor of English literature, with expertise in critical theory, gender studies, and psychoanalysis, especially the work of French theorist Jacques Lacan. We talk about the psychological drive that is motivated by what Lacan calls “lack,” which is related to “desire.” We use this as a way to think about such essential human experiences as mourning, creativity, and love. (We don’t talk about love enough here on the podcast.) Support Mindscape on Patreon. Mari Ruti received her Ph.D. in comparative literature from Harvard University. She is currently a Distinguished Professor of critical theory and gender and sexuality studies at the University of Toronto. She is the co-editor of the Psychoanalytic Horizons book series for Bloomsbury. U Toronto web pageAmazon.com author pageSemantic scholarWikipediaTwitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:01:50:30

You 2.0: In the Heat of the Moment

Podcast: Hidden Brain (LS 84 · TOP 0.01% ) Episode: You 2.0: In the Heat of the Moment Pub date: 2021-08-09 In a fit of anger or in the grip of fear, many of us make decisions that we never would have anticipated. As part of our You 2.0 summer series, we look at situations that make us strangers to ourselves — and why it's so difficult to remember what these "hot states" feel like once the moment is over. If you like our work, please consider supporting it! See how you can help at support.hiddenbrain.org. And to learn more about human behavior and ideas that can improve your life, subscribe to our newsletter at news.hiddenbrain.org.

Duration:00:56:31

#117 Kat Cole: The Power of Possible

Podcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% ) Episode: #117 Kat Cole: The Power of Possible Pub date: 2021-08-10 Kat Cole discusses how "the power of possible" guided her from a part-time job as a hostess at a Hooters restaurant to one of the most respected business leaders in America. In this wide-ranging episode Cole discusses the dark side of gratitude and how it can keep you in place, defaulting to believing in people, leading with a heavy heart while navigating through tough times, adopting new roles at work, questions to ask to uncover the truth in business and personal life, and so much more. Cole spent roughly a decade in leadership roles with Focus Brands, the global multi-channel franchisor and operator of Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba Juice and others. She was named President and COO of Focus Brands in 2017 after she spent five years as the President of Cinnabon. She left the company in December 2020. -- Go Premium: Members get early access, ad-free episodes, hand-edited transcripts, searchable transcripts, member-only episodes, and more. Sign up at: https://fs.blog/membership/ Every Sunday our newsletter shares timeless insights and ideas that you can use at work and home. Add it to your inbox: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ Follow Shane on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrish

Duration:01:04:14

Can We Trust Science? | Danny Nemu ~ ATTMind 146

Podcast: Adventures Through The Mind (LS 49 · TOP 0.5% ) Episode: Can We Trust Science? | Danny Nemu ~ ATTMind 146 Pub date: 2021-07-30 Danny Nemu is on the show to talk about Science Revealed, the failures of our scientific institutions, and their unreliability as proxies for sensemaking reality. We explore the question: Can we trust science? ***Interview recorded April 29, 2021 (This is a weird interview because there are several moments where my—I personally consider valid—inclination to push back against certain statements revealed myself as being somewhat wrapped in ideological assumptions and juvenile reactivity... It was an interesting learning experience for myself... That being said, Danny and I continued to have a thoughtful and respectful conversation and one that I hope you will appreciate.) ... For links to Beiner's work, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/ATTMind146 ***Full Topics Breakdown Below*** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M Episode Breakdown ************** SUPPORT THIS PODCAST ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/ ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter ► Or, you can buy a copy of one of my books! https://www.jameswjesso.com/decomposing-the-shadow/https://www.jameswjesso.com/true-light-darkness/

Duration:02:20:48

#206 – Ishan Misra: Self-Supervised Deep Learning in Computer Vision

Podcast: Lex Fridman Podcast (LS 76 · TOP 0.01% ) Episode: #206 – Ishan Misra: Self-Supervised Deep Learning in Computer Vision Pub date: 2021-07-31 Ishan Misra is a research scientist at FAIR working on self-supervised visual learning. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off – The Information: https://theinformation.com/lex to get 75% off first month – Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium – Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: Ishan’s twitter: https://twitter.com/imisra_ Ishan’s website: https://imisra.github.io Ishan’s FAIR page: https://ai.facebook.com/people/ishan-misra/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (07:49) – Self-supervised learning (16:24) – Self-supervised learning is the dark matter of intelligence (20:17) – Categorization (28:50) – Is computer vision still really hard? (32:35) – Understanding Language (42:14) – Harder to solve: vision or language (48:59) – Contrastive learning & energy-based models (52:59) – Data augmentation (57:19) – Fixed audio spike by lowering sound with pen tool (1:05:33) – Real data vs. augmented data (1:09:16) – Non-contrastive learning energy based self supervised learning methods (1:12:54) – Unsupervised learning (SwAV) (1:15:37) – Self-supervised Pretraining (SEER) (1:20:44) – Self-supervised learning (SSL) architectures (1:26:43) – VISSL pytorch-based SSL library (1:29:38) – Multi-modal (1:37:06) – Active learning (1:42:45) – Autonomous driving (1:54:12) – Limits of deep learning (1:58:19) – Difference between learning and reasoning (2:03:26) – Building super-human AI (2:11:14) – Most beautiful idea in self-supervised learning (2:15:02) – Simulation for training AI (2:18:27) – Video games replacing reality (2:19:40) – How to write a good research paper (2:24:08) – Best programming language for beginners (2:25:01) – PyTorch vs TensorFlow (2:28:26) – Advice for getting into machine learning (2:30:31) – Advice for young people (2:32:58) – Meaning of life

Duration:02:35:48

Zubin Damania on Nondualism, Fasting, Consciousness, Podcasting, and Self-fulfilling beliefs

Podcast: Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% ) Episode: Zubin Damania on Nondualism, Fasting, Consciousness, Podcasting, and Self-fulfilling beliefs Pub date: 2021-08-01 YouTube link: https://youtu.be/X6qeFzrmRqU Zubin interviews Curt, interviewing Zubin. Sponsors: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off. http://algo.com for supply chain AI. Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything LINKS MENTIONED: ZdoggMD (Zubin's channel): https://www.youtube.com/user/ZDoggMD TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:02 Similarities between ZdoggMD and Theories of Everything 00:09:34 Uncertainty and the present moment 00:13:11 Self deception and lies 00:22:59 The nature of reality and ancient texts (Bible, Vedas, etc.) 00:28:06 Curt's problems with sleeping 00:39:11 Free will and too much chatter in the brain 00:47:54 Nonduality (who's experiencing the experiences?) 00:54:24 Belief isn't just a "thought" 01:02:34 Limits of language 01:08:22 Limits of science 01:10:50 Science 2.0 (abhijgnosis) 01:23:05 Placebo and self-fulfilling beliefs being as primary as consciousness 01:28:07 Atheism and Sam Harris 01:34:20 What's fundamental, in nondualism? 01:37:14 Nondualism is nihilism 01:51:41 The public's mistrust of "science" is warranted 02:00:57 As podcasters, should we delete comments that decelerate conversations? 02:05:38 When certain topics / viewpoints become demonitized, suspicion is raised 02:12:10 Fasting and difficulty sleeping 02:15:46 Zubin and Curt exchange podcasting foibles 02:24:17 Rationality doesn't motivate you, and perhaps shouldn't. 02:32:20 Admonishments against being "left" or "right" 02:44:40 Live audience questions answered by Zubin on meditation and nondualism * * * Just wrapped (April 2021) a documentary called Better Left Unsaid http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com on the topic of "when does the left go too far?" Visit that site if you'd like to watch it.

Duration:02:55:09

Ep. 275: Hegel's Project in the "Phenomenology of Spirit" (Part One)

Podcast: The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast (LS 64 · TOP 0.05% ) Episode: Ep. 275: Hegel's Project in the "Phenomenology of Spirit" (Part One) Pub date: 2021-08-02 On G.W.F. Hegel's 1807 opus: A series of treatments of various theories in epistemology (among other things), seeing how they're internally incoherent, which then moves us to more sophisticated theories. Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up at partiallyexaminedlife.com/support or via Apple Podcasts. Get it now or listen to a preview. Don't miss Mark's new podcast Philosophy vs. Improv.

Duration:01:01:32

158 | David Wallace on the Arrow of Time

Podcast: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% ) Episode: 158 | David Wallace on the Arrow of Time Pub date: 2021-08-02 The arrow of time — all the ways in which the past differs from the future — is a fascinating subject because it connects everyday phenomena (memory, aging, cause and effect) to deep questions in physics and philosophy. At its heart is the fact that entropy increases over time, which in turn can be traced to special conditions in the early universe. David Wallace is one of the world’s leading philosophers working on the foundations of physics, including space and time as well as quantum mechanics. We talk about how increasing entropy gives rise to the arrow of time, and what it is about the early universe that makes this happen. Then we cannot help but connecting this story to features of the Many-Worlds (Everett) interpretation of quantum mechanics. Support Mindscape on Patreon. David Wallace received a D.Phil. in Physics and a D.Phil. in Philosophy from Oxford University. He is currently W.A. Mellon Professor of Philosophy of Science, with joint appointments in the Philosophy Department and the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of The Emergent Multiverse: Quantum Theory According to the Everett Interpretation. Among his honors are the Lakatos Award for outstanding contribution to the philosophy of science. His most recent book is Philosophy of Physics: A Very Short Introduction. Web sitePhilPeople profileGoogle Scholar publicationsAmazon.com author page See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:01:48:57

Alex Mesoudi: the origins of cultural evolution

Podcast: Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning (LS 47 · TOP 1% ) Episode: Alex Mesoudi: the origins of cultural evolution Pub date: 2021-07-23 In this conversation, I discuss “cultural evolution” with Alex Mesoudi. The very term can be confusing and perplexing to some. After all, it seems intuitive that culture evolves and changes. But here Mesoudi and I discuss the science of cultural evolution, which is today a robust and interdisciplinary field (also see my conversation with Richard McElreath). Why do cultures vary? How fast and why do they change? What is the relation between genes and cultures? All these are topics that cultural evolution as a field addresses. The origins of cultural evolution go back to the 1970’s and 1980’s, in particular, with the research of three pairs of researchers: L. L. Cavalli-Sforza and Marcus Feldman, Cultural Transmission and Evolution E. O. Wilson and Charles Lumsden, Genes, Mind, and Culture Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson, Culture and Evolutionary Process These scholars understood cultural evolution as a branch of population biology. More precisely, they leveraged evolutionary genetic modes of thinking and models and applied them to cultural processes. Boyd and Richerson in particular have continued working in this area (see Not By Genes Alone) and spawned a whole coterie of scholars. In a wide-ranging conversation, Mesoudi offers his opinion on topics as variegated as reductionism, the importance of theory, group selection, and the utility of memes. Also, I should mention that he’s written the literal book on the topic, Cultural Evolution: How Darwinian Theory Can Explain Human Culture and Synthesize the Social Sciences.

Duration:01:18:24

#256 — A Contagion of Bad Ideas

Podcast: Making Sense with Sam Harris (LS 80 · TOP 0.01% ) Episode: #256 — A Contagion of Bad Ideas Pub date: 2021-07-23 Sam Harris speaks with Eric Topol about vaccine hesitancy and related misinformation. They discuss the problem of political and social siloing, concerns about mRNA vaccines, the Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA, the effectiveness of the COVID vaccines, vaccine efficacy vs effectiveness, the Delta variant, the misuse of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), concerns about long-term side effects from vaccines, bad incentives in medicine, ivermectin, government and corporate censorship, vaccine mandates, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

Duration:01:26:54

157 | Elizabeth Strychalski on Synthetic Cells and the Rules of Biology

Podcast: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 68 · TOP 0.05% ) Episode: 157 | Elizabeth Strychalski on Synthetic Cells and the Rules of Biology Pub date: 2021-07-26 Natural selection has done a pretty good job at creating a wide variety of living species, but we humans can’t help but wonder whether we could do better. Using existing genomes as a starting point, biologists are getting increasingly skilled at designing organisms of our own imagination. But to do that, we need a better understanding of what different genes in our DNA actually do. Elizabeth Strychalski and collaborators recently announced the construction of a synthetic microbial organism that self-reproduces just like a normal unicellular creature. This work will help us understand the roles of genes in reproduction, one step on the road to making DNA molecules and artificial cells that will perform a variety of medical and biological tasks. Support Mindscape on Patreon. Elizabeth Strychalski received her Ph.D. in physics from Cornell University. She is the founder and current leader of the Cellular Engineering Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. She serves on the steering group for the Build-A-Cell collaboration. NIST web pageGoogle Scholar publicationsTalk on Controlling Biology with Complexity“Genetic requirements for cell division in a genomically minimal cell,” Pelletier et al. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Duration:01:19:22

#116 Jeff Immelt: Leadership In A Crisis