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The Jim Rutt Show

Crisp conversations with critical thinkers at the leading edge of science, technology, politics, and social systems.

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EP 193 Aydan Connor on Rethinking Food Systems

EP 193 Aydan Connor on Rethinking Food Systems

Jim talks with Aydan Connor about improving American food systems and reducing waste. They discuss Aydan's experience in... Read more

20 Jul 2023

57mins

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EP 192 David Krakauer on Science, Complexity and AI

EP 192 David Krakauer on Science, Complexity and AI

Jim has a wide-ranging talk with David Krakauer about the ideas in his forthcoming paper "The Structure of Complexity in... Read more

18 Jul 2023

1hr 35mins

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EP 191 Alicia Juarrero on Context, Constraints, and Coherence

EP 191 Alicia Juarrero on Context, Constraints, and Coherence

Jim talks with Alicia Juarrero about her new book Context Changes Everything: How Constraints Create Coherence. They dis... Read more

13 Jul 2023

1hr 23mins

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EP 190 Peter Turchin on Cliodynamics and End Times

EP 190 Peter Turchin on Cliodynamics and End Times

Jim talks with Peter Turchin about the field he founded, cliodynamics, which applies the scientific method to history. T... Read more

6 Jul 2023

1hr 15mins

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Currents 100: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin on Time as an Object

Currents 100: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin on Time as an Object

Jim talks with Sara Walker and Lee Cronin about the ideas in their Aeon essay "Time Is an Object." They discuss the hist... Read more

5 Jul 2023

1hr 23mins

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Currents 099: Samuel Scarpino on Preparing for the Next Pandemic

Currents 099: Samuel Scarpino on Preparing for the Next Pandemic

Jim talks with Samuel Scarpino about what we've learned from Covid-19 and how to apply those lessons to preparing for th... Read more

27 Jun 2023

1hr 43mins

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Currents 098: Damien Walter on Science Fiction and the Rhetoric of Story

Currents 098: Damien Walter on Science Fiction and the Rhetoric of Story

Jim talks with Damien Walter about science fiction and the mechanics of myth. They discuss the roles of pathos & eth... Read more

23 Jun 2023

1hr 18mins

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EP 189 Forrest Landry on Civilization Design

EP 189 Forrest Landry on Civilization Design

Jim talks with recurring guest Forrest Landry about civilization design. They discuss the meaning of the concept, toolki... Read more

22 Jun 2023

1hr 29mins

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Currents 097: Frank Lantz on Network Wars and Games

Currents 097: Frank Lantz on Network Wars and Games

Jim talks with Frank Lantz, game designer and director of the Game Center at New York University, about Network Wars and... Read more

20 Jun 2023

1hr 29mins

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EP 188 Robert Tercek on Intellectual Property in the Time of AI

EP 188 Robert Tercek on Intellectual Property in the Time of AI

Jim talks with Robert Tercek about the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike and intellectual property rights in the e... Read more

13 Jun 2023

1hr 14mins

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