The Human Podcast

Professor Simon Baron Cohen is a professor of clinical psychologist and professor of clinical psychopathology at the University of Cambridge. He is the director of the Autism Research Centre (ARC) and one of world's leading autism researchers. SOCIAL: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast GUEST: Simon's 𝕏: https://twitter.com/sbaroncohen Simon's Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Baron-Cohen Simon's Books: https://tinyurl.com/simonbaroncohenbooks Simon's Uni of Cambridge Page: https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/simon-baron-cohen Autism Research Centre (ARC): https://www.autismcentreofexcellence.org TIMESTAMPS: 0:07 - Early Experience Learning About Holocaust 4:56 - Simon's Parents Careers 6:05 - Simon's Sister's Condition 7:41 - Influence of Uta Frith 10:32 - Working at an Autistic School 14:01 - What is Autism? 17:08 - Disorder, Difference, Disability & Disease 22:45 - Public's Understanding of Autism 25:12 - Most Influential Autism Research 29:20 - Changing My Mind On Autism 32:07 - Systemising & Autism 35:14 - Career Highlights 42:15 - Motivation to Spend 40 Years on Autism 44:15 - Controversy Around Spectrum 10K Study 51:08 - Effect of Research on Personal Life 53:51 - What Is A Good Life? RECORDING/EDITING EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations. Learn More: https://kintek.co.uk Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: THHDNXMTRJZWMJPV GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Get in touch with me: heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

David Papineau is one of the world’s leading philosophers. He's a professor at King’s College London, and previously worked at Cambridge and City University of New York. His research focuses on the philosophy of mind, science, metaphysics and sport. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH NOW: Full Episode: Previous Episode (David's Life Story): https://youtu.be/6AyNonZ09J4 SOCIAL: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast GUEST: David’s 𝕏: https://twitter.com/davidpapineau David’s Website: https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk David’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Papineau David’s Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Papineau/e/B001IZRGAI?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1647521892&sr=8-1 ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Why'd You Become Interested in AI? 1:48 - What Can Philosophers Bring to AI / Knowing Geoff Hinton? 8:15 - How Did ChatGPT Change Your Views on AI? 11:21 - Understanding Next Token Prediction 22:12 - Are LLMs Thinkers? 32:47 - Would LLMs Pass The Turing Test? 36:12 - Will LLMs Be Considered People? 37:13 - What Was Your First Experience With An LLM Like? 40:15 - Do You Use LLMs? 41:48 - How Will AI Impact Philosophy? RECORDING/EDITING EQUIPMENT: Provided By Kintek, Who Provide Outstanding Technology Services To Organisations. Learn More: https://kintek.co.uk/ Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: THHDNXMTRJZWMJPV GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Get in touch with me: heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Ananyo Bhattacharya is the chief science writer at the London Insitute for Mathematical Sciences. He is the author of the Financial Times & TLS book of the year, The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qmMymWb6wig SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast GUEST: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ananyo LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ananyo-bhattacharya-2227b06/ The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Man-Future-Visionary-Life-Neumann/dp/024139886X ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:24 - Top 3 Arguments Von Neumann Was The Smartest Person Ever 5:49 - Why Is He Not A Household Name? 11:12 - What Would He Think About The World Today? 17:46 - Why Have You Been So Interested In Him? 22:37 - What Was His Personality Like? 25:19 - How Did Writing The Book Change You? 30:13 - What Work & Leisure Do You Engage In? 36:06 - What Does It Mean To Live A Good Life? MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTION / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Message me at heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com :)

Martin Rees is a distinguished cosmologist and astrophysicist at Cambridge University. He's the UK's Astronomer Royal, a member of the House of Lords, a former President of The Royal Society and a co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER).The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH (FILMED IN PERSON): https://youtu.be/_l5gvpPrZh4GUEST:Martin's Twitter - https://twitter.com/LordMartinReesMartin's Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_ReesMartin's Website - https://www.martinrees.ukMartin on Lex Fridman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50r-5ULcWgY&t=85s Martin on Sam Harris - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQL25nhn02UMartin with Brian Cox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSKT-d6KfWcSOCIAL:Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcastTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro1:45 - Growing Up2:45 - Studying at University7:44 - Knowing Stephen Hawking9:34 - Three Stages of Your Career: Astrophysics, Technology, Public Science14:13 - Cosmology's Most Interesting & Difficult Questions20:48 - UFO's29:41 - Where May Humanity End Up?36:32 - What Does a Bad Future Look Like?41:55 - What Does a Great Future Look Like?43:41 - How Will AI Change The World?49:27 - Is AI Necessary To Solve Science's Hardest Problems?51:32 - Does Thinking About Dangers To Humanity Affect You?52:27 - What Achievement Has Meant The Most To You?53:47 - Retirement55:26 - Living In Cambridge57:48 - What Does It Mean To Live A Good Life?MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journeyLicense code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPFGUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Cecily Whiteley is a philosopher at the University of Cambridge. Cecily is developing a novel testable model of depression, according to which depression involves a change to a subject's global state of consciousness, akin to a dream or psychedelic state.The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH (FILMED IN PERSON):https://youtu.be/xCBkjcpFoIg GUEST:Cecily's Website - https://www.cecilywhiteley.comCecily's Twitter - https://twitter.com/cecilymwhiteleyDepression as a Disorder of Consciousness (Article) - https://psyche.co/ideas/depression-is-more-than-low-mood-its-a-change-of-consciousnessDepression as a Disorder of Consciousness (Paper) - https://philpapers.org/archive/WHIDAA-4.pdfAphantasia, Imagination and Dreaming (Paper) - https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/106276/2/Whiteley_aphantasia_imagination_and_dreaming_published.pd SOCIAL:Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro1:19 - Growing Up4:02 - MPhil at KCL: The Neuroscience Of Consciousness And Its Metaphysics7:33 - PhD at LSE: Kinds And Classification In Consciousness Science11:15 - Studying At NYU15:13 - Moving to Cambridge University15:51 - Paper #1 - Depression as a Disorder of Consciousness56:45 - Paper #2 - Aphantasia, Imagination and Dreamin01:19:55 - Future Research Plans01:23:40 - What Does It Mean To Live A Good Life?01:25:07 - ThanksMUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journeyLicense code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPFGUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Tom Stevenson achieved the highest ever score (154) and a number of other records on the British TV show Countdown. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - Subscribe to be notified. Many apologies for the mistake in the introduction, where I referred to Tom as Tom Wilkinson, instead of Tom Stevenson. WATCH (FILMED IN PERSON): https://youtu.be/3KGWEFOC5sg DONATE: Donate to Tom's Charity Running Challenge for Mind - https://givepenny.com/tomstevenson_27_27 GUEST: Tom's Twitter - https://twitter.com/motnosnevets Tom's Countdown Wiki - https://wiki.apterous.org/Tom_Stevenson Tom's BBC Article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-63158937 Tom Breaking The Record - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDdcJ76XKQI&t=3s SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Getting The Highest Ever Score 5:50 - News Coverage & Fame 7:22 - Winning 120 Rounds In a Row Without A Loss 8:45 - Breaking Other Records 11:45 - Suffering From Agoraphobia 13:33 - Meditation 14:41 - Why Did You Want To Go On Countdown? 19:01 - Did You Read Lots When Younger? 20:12 - Unhappy With A-Level Grades 21:34 - Maths Ability At School 24:42 - Training 25:55 - Thinking & Dreaming About Countdown 26:40 - Technique: Letters Round 29:43 - Technique: Numbers Round 33:08 - Technique: Conundrum 34:40 - Is Competing Stressful? 35:30 - Your Most & Least Favourite Rounds? 36:19 - Tips For Improving Countdown 36:57 - Being Diagnosed With Asperger's 38:49 - Do You Have A Bust Mind? 39:41 - Being Considered A Genius 40:25 - Parents 41:00 - Behind The Scenes Stories 42:21 - Most Difficult Challenges On Show 43:45 - DEMO: Numbers Round 46:33 - 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 47:14 - DEMO: Conundrums (8 Out of 10 Cats) 48:25 - DEMO: Conundrums (Tricky Spreadsheet) 50:55 - Hobbies 51:54 - Plans For Other Gameshows 52:33 - University 53:02 - Career Plans 54:15 - GCHQ / Codebreaking 54:56 - Outro MUSIC: Blue Wednesday, Shopan - Murmuration: https://chll.to/c987ffe5 Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-... License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who might like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Contact Joe at heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Connor Mather, otherwise known as the real-life NPC, is popular on TikTok and YouTube with a combined following of over 2 million people! This is an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into Conner's life and content. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH (FILMED IN PERSON): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw CONNER MATHER: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@realconner YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO90yQlKVSM5kVxgAf1zTTw Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/connermatherr Discord - https://discord.com/invite/9f6XB4eD43 Linktree - https://linktr.ee/connerm SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - What Is NPC Content? 2:07 - Journey As A Creator 3:59 - Gaining 1.5 Million Followers Since October 4:35 - What Inspired NPC Content? 5:23 - GTA & Videogames 6:11 - Why Is Your Content So Popular? 7:48 - Young Aspirations To Be A YouTuber 10:53 - Who Has Inspired You? 13:04 - Describe Your Personality? 15:55 - Experience Shooting The First Video 16:45 - Are You Ever Nervous? 17:46 - How Do People React? 20:44 - Meeting Fans 22:18 - Typical Week In Your Life 24:03 - Sacrificing Social Life 25:18 - What Do Family/Friends Think? 26:22 - Future Plans For Content 30:37 - The Don & Visiting London 32:30 - Being On NY Times Square Billboard 33:46 - Meeting TikTok Star Shafar - @Shafar_sjc 34:22 - Downsides Of Being Famous At 17? 36:00 - Being The Scenes Stories 37:16 - What Have You Learnt About People? 38:48 - Benefits Of Being An NPC 43:14 - Finding Love As An NPC 43:55 - Do Creators Know Each Other? 45:39 - Making Great Videos 46:22 - NPC Book Idea 47:01 - Do You Plan Or Improv Videos? 47:51 - Did Your Parents Know You'd Grow Up To Be An NPC? 48:46 - Have You Ever Broken Character? 49:31 - Strong Sense Of Belief 52:55 - Have You Made Much Money? 54:46 - Advice For Content Creators 56:42 - Message For Fans 57:25 - Outro MUSIC: Blue Wednesday, Shopan - Murmuration: https://chll.to/c987ffe5 Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-... License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who might like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Contact Joe at heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Chris French is an anomalistic psychologist at Goldsmiths, University of London. Chris researches how human psychology can explain people's beliefs and experiences of paranormal phenomena. He also runs Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub, a meetup group that you're very welcome to join (details below)! The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH (FILMED IN PERSON): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw GUEST: Chris's Twitter - https://twitter.com/chriscfrench Chris's Website - http://profchrisfrench.com Chris's Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_French Chris's Goldsmiths Page - https://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/french/ Chris's Royal Institution Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jve3p0ws-nI Greenwich Skeptics In The Pub - https://sitp.online/sitp/greenwich SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - What Is Anomalistic Psychology? 1:01 - Were You Interested In The Paranormal As A Child? 6:35 - Parapsychology & Anomalistic Psychology 8:39 - Top Paranormal Claims 12:44 - How Has Your Work Affected You? 16:38 - Effects Of Paranormal Beliefs 22:04 - Fraudulent Psychics 25:23 - Psychological Explanations Of Paranormal Experiences 33:54 - Derren Brown 37:26 - Greenwich Skeptics In The Pub MUSIC: Blue Wednesday, Shopan - Murmuration https://chll.to/c987ffe5 Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Aidan Yeep creates beautiful illustrations that help people become inspired and take action, and has built up a following on Instagram and Twitter doing so. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw GUEST: Aidan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aidanyeep/ Aidan's Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/aidanyeep Aidan's Website - https://aidanyeep.com SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:17 - What Are The Illustrations About? 6:54 - What's The Process? 9:16 - What Inspired You To Start? 11:55 - Why Do You Enjoy This? 12:34 - Is This Work Full-Time? 13:48 - What's A Typical Week Like? 15:49 - Why Did You Enjoy Up Doing This? 18:21 - Why Is There An Appetite For This Content? 20:34 - Who Inspires You? 21:56 - Biggest Lesson You've Learnt About Motivation? 23:22 - Future Plans MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

George Scholey returns to the podcast after recently breaking the world record for solving the most Rubik’s Cubes in 24 hours - 6931 cubes. The previous month, he also set a record for solving 500 Rubik’s cubes whilst skateboarding. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw GUEST: George BBC News Interview (800,000+ Views) - https://youtu.be/ZwNVLVoiYAM George's World Record (Part 3/3) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5kZknQSwOU George's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/george.scholey/?hl=en George's Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/georgescholey George's Records - https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2015SCHO05 SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/ ORDER OF CONVERSATION / CUBING DEMOS: 0:50 - Intro 1:01 - Demo (3x3 Cube) 1:46 - What Inspired The World Record? 3:46 - Preparation 5:44 - Caffeine-Free Focus Drink 7:33 - World Record Details 10:28 - How Did You Feel Mentally? 22:05 - Were You Suprised You Completed It? 22:49 - Reaction From Cubing Community 23:51 - BBC News Coverage 24:41 - 2nd World Record: Skateboarding/Cubing 28:46 - Planning More World Records? 29:26 - Getting Into Running (2x Per Day) 30:19 - Future Plans 32:22 - Demos (3x3, One-Handed, Blindfolded) 34:55 - Support MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST/FEEDBACK REQUEST: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life, or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

David Edmonds is a philosopher, author, former BBC producer/presenter, and the co-host of the Philosophy Bites podcast (alongside Nigel Warburton). He works as a Research Fellow at Oxford University’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw GUEST: David's Website - http://www.davidedmonds.info David's Twitter - https://twitter.com/DavidEdmonds100 David's Books - https://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Edmonds/e/B001IXQBD8/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1 Philosophy Bites Podcast - https://philosophybites.com Philosophy 24/7 Philosophy - https://philosophy247.org David's Oxford University Page - https://www.ox.ac.uk/research/research-in-conversation/our-place-world/david-edmonds SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Attending Dulwich College 1:24 - Studying PPE At Oxford University 5:12 - BPhil / PhD / Supervisor Derek Parfit 8:42 - Effective Altruism 15:07 - BBC Producing/Presenting 24:10 - Philosophy Bites Podcast 35:30 - Writing Books 40:00 - Trolley Problem Thought Experiment 43:11 - Chess 46:27 - Public Philosophy 49:01 - How Has Philosophy Changed Your Life? 50:33 - Advice For Getting Into Producing/Presenting 53:18 - Where To Find David's Work MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Solomon Smith is the founder and director of the Brixton Soup Kitchen, a Brixton based service for the homeless and people in need. Solomon's also been a youth worker for about 16 years, mainly working in Lambeth. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast GUEST: Solomon BBC Three Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcrx7uyyaY4 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brixtonsoupkitchen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sollysworld Twitter - https://twitter.com/sollysworld Brixton Soup Kitchen Website - https://brixtonsoupkitchen.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/brixsoupkitchen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brixtonsoupkitchen/?hl=en ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:47 - Early Years 1:26 - First Concerns About Homelessness 5:02 - Starting Volunteering At School 6:01 - Life After School 8:21 - What Is The Brixton Soup Kitchen? 9:13 - Setting Up The Brixton Soup Kitchen 14:47 - Youth Work 15:25 - How's Homelessness Changed? 16:36 - Brixton Soup Kitchen Services 17:54 - How Has Brixton Soup Kitchen Changed Your Life? 20:09 - What Lessons Has Volunteering Taught You? 20:50 - How Does Volunteering Affect You? 21:35 - Grants/Funding 24:23 - Rio Ferdinand & Celebrities Visiting 25:45 - Future Plans 27:57 - Advice For People Considering Volunteering/Setting Up Own Charity 28:58 - Experience Sleeping Rough 37:40 - Thanks MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Kevin Mitchell is an associate professor of genetics and neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. Kevin’s research is aimed at understanding the genetic program specifying the wiring of the brain and its relevance to variation in human faculties. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast GUEST: Kevin’s Website - https://www.kjmitchell.com Kevin’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/WiringTheBrain Kevin’s Book (Innate: How The Wiring Of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Innate-How-Wiring-Brains-Shapes/dp/0691173885 Kevin’s TEDx Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZo9wXKmwFk Kevin’s Royal Institution Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkJqkGX0ThQ ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - What Is A Neurogeneticist? 3:12 - Choosing Genetics & Trinity College Dublin 6:46 - PhD: Neural Development of Fruitflies 12:26 - How Long Until We Understand An Insect’s Brain? 16:47 - Research Focuses 23:17 - Kevin’s Book - Innate: How The Wiring Of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are 36:39 - Effect Of Research On Personal Life 39:52 - Understanding Stupid/Bad Behaviour 40:57 - Morality 45:16 - Free Will 51:14 - Who Is Suited To Neurogenetics? 53:39 - Future Plans 57:15 - Relationship Between Neuroscience & AI/Genetics MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Jamie Pine is the founder and CEO of Spacedrive, an awesome new file explorer. He’s also had a successful career as a YouTuber and was the founder of another tech company, Notify. He is a regular and popular streamer on Twitch too. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast GUEST: Space Drive - https://www.spacedrive.com Jamie’s YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSa0hnM2n_yvOnecoQ2fgxA Jamie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamiepine Jamie's Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/jamiepinelive ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Selling Home Movies 2:14 - Beginning Filmmaking 5:34 - Journey After School 9:10 - Jamie's YouTube Channel 17:19 - Life As A YouTuber 21:57 - First Tech Startup: Notify 39:40 - Spacedrive 48:32 - Naval Ravikant Investing 52:02 - Future Plans 54:27 - Media Company 55:40 - Advice For Tech Founders & YouTubers? MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Chris Frith is a neuropsychologist and professor emeritus at University College London (UCL). Chris is considered one of the most influential neuroscientists of the modern era, and a pioneer in applied brain imaging. He lives in North London with his wife Uta Frith, another highly influential academic. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast GUEST: Chris’s Website - https://sites.google.com/site/chrisdfrith/Home Chris’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/cdfrith Chris’s Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Frith Chris’s Research - https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=0YEXoMMAAAAJ&hl=en Chris & Uta Frith's Book, 'Two Heads: Where Two Neuroscientists Explore How Our Brains Work with Other Brains' - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Heads-Story-Brains-Together/dp/1526601559 ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Profession 1:43 - Early Life & University 7:45 - PhD & Early Career 20:40 - Career Highlights 30:03 - Marriage to Uta Frith 32:40 - Chris & Uta’s Book: ‘Two Heads: Where Two Neuroscientists Explore How Our Brains Work with Other Brains’ 39:31 - Unanswered Questions 44:03 - Consciousness 50:19 - Retirement 51:24 - Living in London 52:20 - Favourite Books 54:44 - Being A Pioneer & Role Model MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Keith Frankish is a philosopher and co-host of the Mind Chat Podcast alongside philosopher Philip Goff. Keith is an Honorary Professor at the University of Sheffield and now teaches at the University of Crete. He’s well known for his work on ‘Illusionism’, a theory of consciousness. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast GUEST: Keith’s Website - https://www.keithfrankish.com Keith’s Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Frankish Keith’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/keithfrankish Mind Chat Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/c/mindchat ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Early Life 2:46 - Studying Arts (Open University) 7:14 - Switching To Philosophy 11:25 - Daniel Dennett 15:00 - PhD 20:58 - Marrying Another Philosopher 23:27 - Path After PhD 27:34 - Moving To Crete 32:20 - Public Philosophy / Nigel Warburton 35:18 - Mind Chat Podcast with Philip Goff 42:42 - Illusionism 1:05:58 - Free Will 1:09:06 - Website Creative Content (Poetry, Lyrics, Limericks...) 1:13:39 - Future Plans MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Philip Ball is a popular freelance science writer, broadcaster and author. He’s written for Nature for over 20 years, broadcast BBC podcasts, lectured for the Royal Institution, and authored 27 books. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast GUEST: Philip’s Website: https://philipball.co.uk Philip’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Ball Philip’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/philipcball Philip’s Guardian Page: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/philip-ball Philip’s Aeon Page: https://aeon.co/users/philip-ball ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Early Life 11:06 - Degree & PhD 15:39 - Being In A Band 18:08 - Book: ‘The Music Instinct’ 20:14 - How Music Effects Us 24:07 - Becoming A Journalist/Broadcaster 28:37 - Career Path 32:50 - Time Management 35:45 - What's Most Enjoyable About Work? 37:45 - What's Most Challenging About Work? 39:50 - What Award Has Meant The Most To You? 42:08 - Advice For Prospective Science Communicators 43:13 - Future Plans MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Peter Adamson is a philosopher at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and King’s College London. He has hosted the brilliant and popular podcast, ‘History of Philosophy without any gaps’, for over 10 years. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast GUEST: Peter’s LMU Munich Page: https://www.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/lehreinheiten/philosophie_6/personen/adamson/index.html Peter’s KCL Page: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/peter-adamson Peter’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Adamson_(philosopher) Peter’s/Podcast’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistPhilosophy Podcast (History of Philosophy without any Gaps): https://historyofphilosophy.net ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - Early Life 2:35 - Undergraduate 4:34 - PhD 6:50 - Early Research At King's College London 9:17 - Plotinus & Neoplatonism 18:08 - Moving to Munich / Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 21:22 - Reaching 400 Podcast Episodes 24:04 - Why Did You Start The Podcast? 28:57 - Process Behind The Podcast? 34:56 - Why Do You Enjoy The Podcast? 38:24 - Being A Public Philosopher 41:11 - Giving A Talk At Google 42:00 - Future Plans MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Cade Metz is a New York Times Technology Reporter, and the author of ‘Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought A.I. to Google, Facebook, and the World’. Cade previously wrote for WIRED magazine. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast GUEST: Cade’s NYT Page: https://www.nytimes.com/by/cade-metz Cade’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/cademetz Cade’s Book ‘Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought A.I. to Google, Facebook, and the World’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Genius-Makers-Facebook-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/184794213X Cade's WIRED Page: https://www.wired.com/author/cade-metz/ ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Interest In Technology/Engineers 4:19 - IBM's Deep Blue v Gary Kasparov 7:08 - Early Career Highlights 8:44 - iPhone Launch 11:17 - DeepMind's AlphaGo v Lee Sedol 24:12 - AI Progress Since AlphaGo 28:16 - Cade's Book, 'Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought A.I. to Google, Facebook, and the World' 34:30 - Interest In AI 35:28 - AI Visionaries 37:03 - Why Do You Enjoy Journalism? 38:37 - Difficulties Of Journalism? 40:50 - How Do You Feel About The Future? 41:55 - Future Plans / Second Book MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

Mal Norton is a magician and the owner of the world’s smallest magic shop, ‘Top Secret Magic’. He’s performed for over 30 years and is a member of The Magic Circle. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast GUEST: Mal’s Website - https://malnortonmagician.co.uk Mal’s Magic Shop (World's Smallest), ‘Top Secret Magic’ - http://www.topsecretmagic.co.uk ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:34 - *Magic Trick* 2:36 - Discovering Magic 7:43 - Heroes 9:21 - Becoming A Magician 13:38 - Style Of Magic 16:45 - Career Highlights 20:42 - ‘Magic The Way It Should Be’ 23:27 - Why’d You Love Magic? 27:01 - Resistance To Magic 28:45 - Difficulties Of Being A Magician 31:22 - Owning The World’s Smallest Magic Shop 32:49 - Meeting Derren Brown 37:37 - Why’d You Own A Store? 38:31 - Who Learns Magic? 41:13 - Lessons Learnt About People 43:23 - Life Outside Magic 44:36 - Advice For Learning Magic 45:35 - Future Plans MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journey License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPF GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com