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Skeptically Curious

In each episode I endeavour to know more and think better by interviewing knowledgeable guests about fascinating topics. I have an insatiable curiosity about many areas, including politics, economics,... Read more

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Episode 16 - The Anthropocene with Dr. Will Steffen

Episode 16 - The Anthropocene with Dr. Will Steffen

If I were to hazard a guess, the odds are far more likely that someone has heard of climate change than they have of the... Read more

1 Dec 2021

55mins

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Episode 15 - AI Controllability, AGI, and Possible AI Futures with Roman Yampolskiy

Episode 15 - AI Controllability, AGI, and Possible AI Futures with Roman Yampolskiy

For this episode I was very pleased to be once again joined by Roman Yampolskiy. Dr. Yampolskiy is a professor in the de... Read more

10 Nov 2021

1hr 6mins

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Episode 14 - The Psychopath Whisperer with Dr. Kent Kiehl (Part 2) - Free will, serial killers, and treating psychopathy

Episode 14 - The Psychopath Whisperer with Dr. Kent Kiehl (Part 2) - Free will, serial killers, and treating psychopathy

This episode of Skeptically Curious features the second interview with Dr. Kent Kiehl, one of the foremost contemporary ... Read more

3 Nov 2021

2hr 9mins

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Episode 13 - The Psychopath Whisperer with Dr. Kent Kiehl (Part 1)

Episode 13 - The Psychopath Whisperer with Dr. Kent Kiehl (Part 1)

Rarely does one have the opportunity to interview someone who, without any exaggeration, can be legitimately considered ... Read more

21 Oct 2021

1hr 38mins

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Episode 12 - Science-based medicine, science denial as a form of conspiracy theory, and countering vaccine misinformation with Dr. David Gorski

Episode 12 - Science-based medicine, science denial as a form of conspiracy theory, and countering vaccine misinformation with Dr. David Gorski

In this episode I was joined by Dr. David Gorski, managing editor and prolific writer at the thoroughly indispensable we... Read more

5 Oct 2021

1hr 38mins

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Episode 11 - AI Risk with Roman Yampolskiy

Episode 11 - AI Risk with Roman Yampolskiy

For this episode I was delighted to be joined by Dr. Roman Yampolskiy, a professor of Computer Engineering and Computer ... Read more

24 Sep 2021

1hr 22mins

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Episode 10 - Enlightenment values with Professor A.C. Grayling

Episode 10 - Enlightenment values with Professor A.C. Grayling

In this milestone tenth episode of Skeptically Curious, I had the immense privilege and unique honour to speak with worl... Read more

3 Sep 2021

1hr 36mins

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Episode 9 - Secular Buddhism with Stephen Batchelor

Episode 9 - Secular Buddhism with Stephen Batchelor

I have been interested in Buddhism for some years now, and so to further feed my curiosity and broaden my knowledge on t... Read more

6 Aug 2021

1hr 4mins

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Episode 8 - Reflective and Therapeutic Writing with Dr. Gillie Bolton

Episode 8 - Reflective and Therapeutic Writing with Dr. Gillie Bolton

To many, the thought of writing likely conjures at least some of the following associations: furiously taking down notes... Read more

24 Jul 2021

1hr 21mins

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Episode 7 - The Irrational Ape with David Robert Grimes (Part 2)

Episode 7 - The Irrational Ape with David Robert Grimes (Part 2)

In this second interview with Dr. David Robert Grimes, author of the indispensably excellent book, The Irrational Ape, I... Read more

12 Jul 2021

1hr 8mins

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