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#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | Robin Hanson is a professor at George Mason University and researcher at Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:– Lambda: https://lambdalabs.com/lex– Audible: https://audible.com/lex– BiOptimizers: http://www.magbreakthrough.com/lex to get 10% off– BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off– ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free
EPISODE LINKS:Robin’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/robinhansonRobin’s Website: https://mason.gmu.edu/~rhansonGrabby Aliens (paper): https://grabbyaliens.com/paperThe Elephant in the Brain (book): https://amazon.com/dp/0197551955/ref=nosim?tag=turingmachi08-20The Age of Em (book): https://amazon.com/dp/0198817827/ref=nosim?tag=turingmachi08-20
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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(06:49) – Grabby aliens(44:33) – War and competition(50:07) – Global government(1:02:58) – Humanity’s future(1:13:00) – Hello aliens(1:40:03) – UFO sightings(2:04:40) – Conspiracy theories(2:12:58) – Elephant in the brain(2:26:29) – Medicine(2:38:58) – Institutions(3:05:52) – Physics(3:10:43) – Artificial intelligence(3:28:32) – Economics(3:31:53) – Political science(3:37:42) – Advice for young people(3:46:33) – Darkest moments(3:49:34) – Love and loss(3:58:57) – Immortality(4:02:53) – Simulation hypothesis(4:13:10) – Meaning of life

This entry was posted in ai on June 9, 2022 by Lex Fridman.

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