The Human Podcast

Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/QR-HIaU8xTU Andrew Hodges is the author of 'Alan Turing: The Enigma' - his definitive biography (and the official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley). Andrew has spent his life deeply researching Turing's extraordinary life - from inventing the computer and breaking Nazi codes at Bletchley Park, to his tragic persecution and death at 41. In this conversation, we explore the mind of the man who changed computing forever. The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Audio Spotify - Apple Podcasts - Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 0:32 - Turing's 3 Biggest Achievements 2:41 - How He Imagined Computers Before Existence 6:50 - Actually Building The Computer 10:10 - How The Death of Christopher Morcom Shaped Him 15:05 - Secretly Being Gay & University 19:08 - The Personality Everyone Completely Misunderstood 22:50 - The Truth Behind His Suicide 27:11 - Can Machines Think? The Turing Test 34:03 - What Turing Would Think Of ChatGPT 36:00 - He Was An Olympic-Level Runner 38:14 - The Imitation Game Film 43:13 - Why Your Deep Interest in Turing? 43:22 - Why Spend Your Life Researching Turing? 46:51 - Andrew Working With Roger Penrose On Twistor Theory 48:26 - Turing vs Twistor Theory - Which Matters More? 49:56 - What Is A Good Life? Guest - Andrew Hodges Book (Alan Turing: The Enigma) - https://amzn.to/4ewdccJ Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hodges Social Media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://https://www.tiktok.com/@heythehumanpodcast 𝕏 - https://x.com/heyhumanpodcast Support The Show https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Audio License MB01ISGEO0XN8EK"

Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/HYqm9BRwz-I Meet Jonny Thomson - creator of "Mini Philosophy", the channel that's made philosophy accessible, relatable, and genuinely fun for over two million followers worldwide. A former secondary school philosophy teacher turned author, Jonny writes regularly for Big Think and has published three books - Mini Philosophy, Mini Psychology, and Mini Big Ideas. Timestamps 0:00 - What Is Mini Philosophy? 2:06 - What Is Philosophy? 4:06 - Key Areas Of Philosophy 6:48 - How Philosophy Can Transform Your Life 9:28 - AI Is Bringing Philosophy Back 11:09 - The Secret To Becoming Happier 16:41 - Why Doing Less Makes You Happier 18:52 - Why Meaning & Fulfilment Also Matter 21:03 - The Happiness Mistakes People Make 22:11 - Why Are You Obsessed With Happiness? 23:33 - When Philosophy Destroys You (Overthinking) 26:04 - The Truth About Real Friendship 29:19 - Awkwardness About Discussing Deep Things 32:34 - Why You Keep Toxic Friends Around 33:48 - Should You Ditch or Save Your Friends? 35:43 - How To Start Philosophy (For Beginners) 39:43 - How My Psychologist Parents Shaped Me 41:43 - Teaching Philosophy To Teenagers 43:38 - Growing Mini Philosophy To Millions 46:33 - My Book On Happiness + What's Next 48:30 - Writing For Big Think 49:24 - What Is A Good Life? The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Guest - Mini Philosophy (Jonny Thomson) Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/philosophyminis TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@philosophyminis Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/philosophyminis YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@philosophyminis X - https://x.com/philosophyminis Book: Mini Philosophy - https://amzn.to/4edXCSX Substack - https://miniphilosophy.substack.com LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jonny-thomson-mini-philosophy Social Media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://https://www.tiktok.com/@heythehumanpodcast 𝕏 - https://x.com/heyhumanpodcast Support The Show https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Audio License MB01ISGEO0XN8EK

Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/_CZEjwp_Ajg Meet Irene Pereyra, a world-class designer who is the co-founder of the Brooklyn-based design studio "Anton & Irene", along with Anton Repponen. Irene has led the strategy and UX initiatives for clients, including The Met, Kickstarter, Balenciaga, USA Today, EA, Spotify, Google, Nickelodeon, BBC and Red Bull. Her work has been recognised by Cannes, The Webbys, The Emmys, and she is the author of "Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology". The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Timestamps 0:00 - What Is Design? 1:22 - Different Design Fields 2:15 - What Is UX (My Speciality)? 3:56 - How Designers Work With Clients 6:40 - Designer vs Client Disagreements 9:33 - Key Design Principle 12:33 - Why Form Beats Function 14:02 - Design Process: Consider, Empathise, Define, Research, Design, Validate 14:52 - The #1 Mistake Designers Make 18:09 - Personality & Lifestyles Of Great Designers 22:19 - Designers Are Not Relaxed People 23:55 - How To Become A Phenomenal Designer 26:53 - Why I Hate "Design Thinking" 28:19 - Are Design Skills Transferable? 30:44 - Is Design Objective or Subjective? 35:18 - How Irene Got Into Design 37:06 - My Design Heroes & Inspiration 38:42 - My Design Studio With Anton Repponen 40:38 - Creating The NU:RO Watch 42:33 - Working With Google, Spotify, Red Bull & More 44:52 - Why I Can't Stop Designing 47:07 - What Is A Good Life? Guest - Irene Pereyra Book: Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology - https://amzn.to/4saIo4u Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/irenepereyra LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/irenepereyra Anton & Irene - https://antonandirene.com/ NU:RO Watch - https://nuro.co/ Social Media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://https://www.tiktok.com/@heythehumanpodcast 𝕏 - https://x.com/heyhumanpodcast Support The Show https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Audio License MB01ISGEO0XN8EK

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/K1w1fVk0GMg In this episode, I interview Victoria Lynn Carroll, the director of the award-winning 'She Is A Shaman' - a meditative documentary that follows an ayahuasca shaman who balances hallucinatory rituals and her unusual daily. The film explores the difference between the idolized shamanic figure and who they really are. Watch 'She Is A Shaman': https://youtu.be/Lra4c4LwCBw?si=Y0twCfZs_30ZrT8m The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Timestamps 0:00 - What is 'She Is A Shaman'? 3:12 - The History of Ayahuasca 3:46 - Why People Take It 6:14 - Shamans Believe Ayahuasca Is Sentient 6:58 - What Are Shamans Like? 9:19 - The Paradox About Ordinary Shamans 11:33 - Experience Filming Ayahuasca Ceremonies 13:03 - Why Make This Film? 15:56 - My Ayahuasca Experience 17:21 - Science vs. Spirituality Explaining Ayahuasca 21:16 - DMT vs. Ayahuasca 24:49 - Was The Film A Healing Process? 27:05 - Why Watch This Film? 28:30 - Who Should & Should NOT Take It? 30:12 - Psychedelics Helping Society 32:20 - Voice Acting Career 35:08 - Why I Took Ayahuasca 37:47 - Ayahuasca Helped My Trauma 41:55 - Next Film: 'O God' 44:03 - What Makes a Good Life? Guest - Victoria Lynn Carroll Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/incertaspecie YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6IxClbWJ8X6yKQIwQTeITw Website - https://www.victorialynncarroll.com/ Substack - https://substack.com/@victorialynncarroll IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3055998/ The Human Podcast 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Support the show - https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Audio License MB01ISGEO0XN8EK"

Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/i2KTV4G7iUw In this episode, I sit down with Kevin Kelly — co-founder of Wired magazine, author of "1000 True Fans," editor of the Whole Earth Review, futurist, and one of the most influential voices on technology. Kevin is the author of various books, including "What Technology Wants" and "Excellent Advice for Living". The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Timestamps 0:00 - Most interesting moments of your life 0:57 - I'm a recovering hippy 2:01 - How psychedelics shaped Silicon Valley 3:32 - The future belongs to optimists 5:27 - Backpacking around Asia 8:22 - Whole Earth Catalog 11:19 - Meeting Steve Jobs 11:59 - Co-founding Wired Magazine 16:10 - Book: What Technology Wants 19:35 - What is the 'Technium'? 21:40 - Book: Excellent Advice For Living 25:36 - What have you changed your mind on? 26:32 - Book: Vanishing Asia 28:32 - 1000 True Fans 34:00 - Living as if you'll die in 6 months 36:02 - The Amish's relationship with tech 38:38 - Why are you so interested in tech? 42:08 - Thoughts on the future 46:44 - Advice for writers 48:10 - What is a good life? Guest - Kevin Kelly Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Kelly_(editor) Website - https://kk.org/ X - https://x.com/kevin2kelly Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kevin2kelly/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Kevin2Kelly/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/KevinKelly Book: Excellent Advice For Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier - https://amzn.to/4lUDY0f Book: What Technology Wants - https://amzn.to/41xYAln Book: The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future - https://amzn.to/4rT871i Article: Thousand True Fans - https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ The Human Podcast 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Support the show - https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Audio License MB01ISGEO0XN8EK"

Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Ic7waaBcUm8 In this episode, I sit down with world-class magician and creator of The Neat Review, Alex Hansford. Alex has performed internationally in card magic, including at The Magic Castle, earning global recognition. He's also a highly respected designer and publisher, creating beautifully crafted magic magazines and designing Derren Brown's latest book, Notes From a Fellow Traveller. The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Timestamps 0:00 - Incredible card trick performance 4:02 - How much practice is needed 5:46 - Why people obsess over magic 8:36 - Personality of a magician 11:05 - Different areas of magic 12:18 - How to master magic 14:35 - Magic community around world 16:29 - Psychology secrets behind magic 22:02 - Working with my idol, Derren Brown 25:17 - Derren Brown's influence on me 26:34 - What is 'The Neat Review'? 32:55 - Creating Derren Brown's book 34:35 - Learning great design skills 37:13 - Future plans in magic 39:20 - Rare magician-designer combination 44:02 - What makes a good life? Guest - Alex Hansford Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/watchalexander Instagram (The Neat Review) - https://www.instagram.com/neatrvw The Neat Review - https://theneatreview.com Derren Brown Book (Notes From A Fellow Traveller) - https://derrenbrown.co.uk/books Magic Tricks - https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magician/Alex-Hansford The Neat Review (Store) - https://theneatreview.com/collections/all The Human Podcast 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Support the show - https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Music License SyncID - MB01JIHRGHQFBB8

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xOpnvk7XIyE In this episode, I sit down with Professor Yang Hui-He, a mathematical physicist who is a Fellow at the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (LIMS) and a lecturer at Merton College, Oxford. I ask Yang about his work on AI-guided mathematics and whether AI will solve the hardest mathematical problems, the basics of string theory, his career journey, who LIMS are, why he's working in Michael Faraday's apartment, and more! The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Timestamps 0:00 - Working in Faraday's apartment 3:30 - $1million problems AI could solve 7:38 - Does AI make you sad or excited? 10:54 - What AI can already do 14:57 - What AI struggles with 17:18 - How I became a mathematical physicist 19:57 - AI will replace your calculator 20:40 - What is string theory? 25:33 - Does string theory mess with your mind? 27:24 - Mathematics can literally drive people mad 30:27 - Lecturing at the Royal Institution 33:10 - What is algebraic geometry? 37:20 - What I most love about mathematics 39:47 - Princeton, Cambridge & MIT PhD 42:34 - How I plan years of research 44:14 - Does your work practically matter? 46:19 - One question for a superintelligence 47:53 - What is a good life? Guest - Yang Hui-He LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yang-hui-he-22b3ab/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/yanghui.he.9 Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang-Hui_He London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (LIMS) - https://lims.ac.uk/ Oxford Physics (Yang) - https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/our-people/he LIMS (Yang) - https://lims.ac.uk/yang-hui-he/ Royal Institution Lecture (The Search for a Theory of Everything) - https://youtu.be/llGvkEgXnAQ?si=FYBDjwcd6JsMlYYO Royal Institution Lecture (How geometry created modern physics) - https://youtu.be/z8jdndd-x7w?si=i_4wdBzUyCawK12j Royal Institution Lecture (Mathematics: The rise of the machines) - https://youtu.be/oOYcPkBaotg?si=NrAGlzIWitSU9vlo The Human Podcast 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Support the show - https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Music License SyncID - MB01JIHRGHQFBB8

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MloFCML_Y7E In this episode, I sit down again with Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University - one of the world's leading psychologists, and author of Zero Degrees of Empathy. Is evil the best way to explain people who do cruel things? Simon argues that what we call "evil" is actually rooted in low empathy, not some inherent darkness. We explore the science behind empathy, examine the minds of psychopaths, narcissists, and those with borderline personality disorder (BPD), discuss what causes empathy to break down, and explore how we should respond to those behaving badly. The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human. Timestamps 0:00 - Do evil people exist? Watch Previous Episode with Simon: https://youtu.be/fwC1rzgmPtw Guest - Simon Baron-Cohen 𝕏: https://twitter.com/sbaroncohen Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Baron-Cohen Zero Degrees of Empathy Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zero-Degrees-Empathy-Simon-Baron-Cohen/dp/0141017961 The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Science-Evil-Empathy-Origins-Cruelty/dp/0465031420/ Uni of Cambridge Bio - https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/simon-baron-cohen Autism Research Centre (ARC) - https://www.autismcentreofexcellence.org The Human Podcast 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Support the show - https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast Music License SyncID - MB01JIHRGHQFBB8

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qp-41ZOHt94?si=Q9YSFgkrUvqEW4No Today, I speak to Nick Butter, the first person to ever run a marathon in every single country in the world. I ask about this incredible adventure, what motivates him, another adventure running Britain, his life story, starting a charity, running tips, and more! The Human Podcast explores the life stories of humans, known and unknown. Subscribe for a new interview every week! You can donate to Nick's charity, The 196 Foundation, here: https://www.the196foundation.com/ 🕒 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Intro 0:05 – Running a Marathon in Every Country 5:41 – What I’ve Learned About Myself 8:20 – The Psychological Experience 11:10 – Marathons vs. Countries 12:48 – Next Challenge: 1,000 Marathons 16:26 – Nick’s Top Running Tips 20:40 – Life Story & Background 25:49 – Becoming Obsessed with Running 28:20 – What Is “Suffering”? 30:19 – Are You Addicted? 33:11 – Being Misunderstood 35:02 – Running Britain & The Italian Grand Tour 37:40 – Starting a Charity 41:38 – Hosting My ‘Run Weekends’ 43:31 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life? 👤 NICK Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nickbutterrun Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nickbutterun Linktree - https://linktr.ee/nickbutterrun Website - https://www.nickbutter.com/ Book (Running The World) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-World-World-Record-Breaking-Adventure/dp/1787631729 Book (Run Britain) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Run-Britain-Record-Breaking-Adventure-Coastline-ebook/dp/B0B7W7FP5X?ref_=ast_author_dp 📱 SOCIAL 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com ☕️ SUPPORT THE SHOW https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast It's just me working on this, and so any support is hugely helpful and greatly appreciated! ❤️

WATCH EPISODE HERE: https://youtu.be/w8OkYrWKBqM In this episode, I speak to Julia Willemyns, a co-founder of The Centre for British Progress, a new non-partisan think tank researching and producing concrete ideas for an era of British growth and progress. Julia is an entrepreneur and studied at the University of Oxford and LSE. The Human Podcast explores the life stories of humans, known and unknown. Subscribe for a new interview every week! ☕️ SUPPORT THE SHOW https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast It's just me (Joe) working on this, and so any support is hugely helpful and greatly appreciated! ❤️ 🕒 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 0:32 - Overview of the Centre for British Progress 1:17 - What is a (non-partisan) think tank? 2:46 - What progress are you focused on? 4:07 - Turning ideas into real results 6:08 - How do you conduct research? 9:03 - How are politicians influenced? 10:23 - What is movement building? 12:38 - How to encourage ambitious individuals 13:59 - Analysing Britain's progress 19:04 - How are you funded? 19:40 - Story co-founding the think tank 22:01 - Why are you passionate about this? 25:52 - Daily life at work 27:21 - Vice President of Oxford University Debating Society 29:08 - Studying Public Policy at LSE 30:00 - Developing three mobile apps 31:41 - Career highlights so far 34:45 - Value of learning about fundraising 36:08 - What have you learnt about people's ambitions? 37:47 - What do you do to unwind? 38:23 - Proust is an inspiration to me 43:28 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life? 👤 JULIA WILLEMYNS 𝕏 - https://x.com/jujulemons LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-garayo-willemyns-baba111b0 👤 CENTRE FOR BRITISH PROGRESS 𝕏 - https://x.com/britishprogress LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/britishprogress/ Substack - https://britishprogress.substack.com/ Website - https://britishprogress.org/ 📱 SOCIAL 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com

WELCOME TO THE AI SAFETY SERIES, FEATURING FILMED INTERVIEWS WITH INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE AI SAFETY FIELD, ABOUT THEIR LIVES & WORK. In this episode, I speak to Gabe Alfour, a co-founder and the CTO of Conjecture, and an advisor to ControlAI. Conjecture is an AI Safety organisation, based in London. ControlAI is a non-profit organisation that works to reduce the risks to humanity from artificial intelligence. The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. ☕️ BUY ME A COFFEE https://buymeacoffee.com/thehumanpodcast It's just me (Joe) working on this so any support is hugely helpful and greatly appreciated! ❤️ 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - What are Conjecture & ControlAI? 1:22 - Why are you starting to speak out? 2:45 - Working in crypto 4:23 - GPT-3 caused me to pivot into AI safety 7:30 - What is alignment? 9:45 - What is AI alignment? 12:57 - Story of co-founding Conjecture 14:52 - What has Conjecture worked on? 18:13 - Why run Conjecture as a for-profit? 20:02 - Publishing 'The Compendium' 21:25 - How could AI cause human extinction? 25:21 - What do ControlAI do? 28:09 - Transitioning to policy work from technical 30:04 - Dissecting the 'AI safety community' into 4 groups 32:59 - Personal impact of belief in AI causing extinction 35:01 - Biggest lesson learnt: people are too cynical 39:06 - Believing great change is possible 42:00 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life? 👤 GABE ALFOUR: X - https://x.com/gabe_cc Conjecture - https://www.conjecture.dev/about ControlAI - https://controlai.com/ 'The Compendium' - https://www.thecompendium.ai/ 'A Narrow Path' - https://www.narrowpath.co/ 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/ Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/0KmaotctziE WELCOME TO THE NEW AI SAFETY SERIES, FEATURING FILMED CONVERSATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE AI SAFETY FIELD, ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND WORK. In this episode, I speak to Liron Shapira,host of the 'Doom Debates' Podcast. Doom Debates' Mission is to raise mainstream awareness of imminent extinction from AGI and build the social infrastructure for high-quality debate. The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:05 - What is 'Doom'? 0:57 - How could AI cause doom? 4:08 - What is P(doom)? 6:02 - How do you determine P(doom)? 8:16 - Hosting the 'Doom Debates' Podcast 10:17 - Most people are worried about AI 11:51 - Journey into AI safety 14:25 - Liron's mind and life 17:55 - Beliefs about AI 20:14 - Best argument against AI doom 22:49 - Who would you like to see debate AI? 25:19 - Why do you believe we're doomed? 28:48 - Other risks such as nuclear & virus doom 31:05 - Rogue AI vs AI misuse risks 31:54 - What can be done to stop AI doom? 37:23 - Don't we need to build AGI because of bad actors? 40:35 - Richard Feynmann painting 41:15 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life? 👤 LIRON SHAPIRA / DOOM DEBATES: Liron's X - https://x.com/liron Doom Debates YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DoomDebates 'Doom Debates' Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4v2mFQwcDa8vQvCnYceCfs 'Doom Debates' Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doom-debates/id1751366208 'Doom Debates' Substack - https://lironshapira.substack.com/ 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/ Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/VTGBHcPnJXo Meet the world's most fun psychologist & magician, Professor Richard Wiseman, Britain's only Professor in the Public Understanding of Psychology. He's consulted for top magicians like Derren Brown, published a dozen influential books and over 100 papers, amassed an astonishing 800+ million YouTube views and helped shape the Edinburgh Fringe as a board member. The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of unique individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:19 - Richard's many achievements 1:09 - How have you achieved so much? 2:24 - Richard's research journey 4:42 - Parapsychology research 7:02 - Practising magic early on 8:39 - Richard's supportive parents 9:58 - Pursuing psychology instead of magic 13:37 - Magic's psychology lessons 15:28 - Edinburgh Fringe: Working on the board 16:24 - World's funniest joke 18:54 - Apollo moon landing research 21:36 - 'in59seconds' YouTube channel 22:36 - 59 second ideas that will change how you think 24:10 - 'Quirkology' YouTube channel 27:14 - Derren Brown: Helping as a creative consultant 28:42 - Luck research: How to I be lucky? 31:44 - Changing my mind at the last minute 32:53 - Has your career been stressful? 34:02 - Watching no TV 35:31 - Taking no holidays as I love my work 36:45 - How has your research impacted your life? 38:24 - How would your friends and family describe you? 39:37 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life? 👤 PROFESSOR RICHARD WISEMAN: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wiseman Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B001IGSOSK?ingress=0&visitId=5aa7397a-318f-4298-9682-707c19bbd4fc&ref_=ap_rdr Website - https://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/ X - https://x.com/RichardWiseman Quirkology - https://www.youtube.com/user/Quirkology In59seconds - https://www.youtube.com/@In59seconds 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/ Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/1PqGHUSADKE Welcome to the new quickfire series where I'm asking a wide range of people, from different careers, 10 Questions in 10 Minutes! Episode 5 is with Peter Adamson - a philosopher at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and King’s College London. He has also been the host of the extremely popular podcast, ‘History of Philosophy without any gaps’ for over 10 years. Subscribe for new episodes every week! Full series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdXqMrbQhkyuTGEVeaxGtPXUe_Vcpn_6l 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Qu 1: Most Interesting Period Of Philosophy? 0:47 - Qu 2: Most Fascinating Philosopher Ever? 1:17 - Qu 3: Best Philosophers To Teach Us How To Live? 2:21 - Qu 4: How Has Philosophy Impacted Your Life? 2:52 - Qu 5: Most Underrated Philosopher? 4:02 - Qu 6: How'd Ancient Philosophers React To The World Today? 5:12 - Qu 7: What Does History of Philosophy Tell Us About History? 6:13 - Qu 8: What Does History of Philosophy Tell Us About Philosophy? 7:11 - Qu 9: Why Did You Start Your Podcast? 7:32 - Qu 10: What Would You Be Doing If You Weren't A Philosopher? 👤 GUEST: Podcast (History of Philosophy without any Gaps) - https://historyofphilosophy.net Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Adamson_(philosopher) Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/histphilosophy.bsky.social Twitter - https://twitter.com/HistPhilosophy 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@heythehumanpodcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/heythehumanpodcast.bsky.social Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/dhww--wcPnk Welcome to the new quickfire series where I'm asking a wide range of people, from different careers, 10 Questions in 10 Minutes! Ep .4 is with an 'effective altruist' - Stefan Schubert. 'Effective altruists' aim to find the best ways to help others and put this into practice. Stefan is a researcher in philosophy and psychology at Effective Altruism Sweden. Subscribe for new episodes every week! Full series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdXqMrbQhkyuTGEVeaxGtPXUe_Vcpn_6l 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 00:02 - Qu 1: What Is Effective Altruism? 00:09 - Qu 2: Easiest Way to Improve the World? 01:11 - Qu 3: Are Humans More Altruistic or Selfish? 01:56 - Qu 4: Most Important Problem in the World? 02:39 - Qu 5: Why We're Often Ineffectively Altruistic? 03:49 - Qu 6: Biggest Existential Risk Humanity Faces? 04:52 - Qu 7: What Gives You Hope for the Future? 05:37 - Qu 8: What Does It Mean To Be Rational? 06:54 - Qu 9: What Is Sleepwalk Bias? 08:31 - Qu 10: Who Inspires You? 👤 GUEST: 𝕏 - https://x.com/StefanFSchubert LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanfschubert/ Substack - https://stefanschubert.substack.com/ Academia - https://lse.academia.edu/StefanSchubert Effective Altruism - https://www.effectivealtruism.org/people/stefan-schubert 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@heythehumanpodcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/heythehumanpodcast.bsky.social Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/ETj4sMNAwgs This interview is with Professor Jo Fox, a historian of propaganda. She is an expert in psychological warfare in twentieth-century Europe and propaganda in Britain & Germany during WW1 & WW2. Jo is also the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research and Public Engagement at the University of London. The Human Podcast explores the lives and ideas of unique individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Research Overview 1:39 - What are misinformation & disinformation 3:12 - What is propaganda? 5:06 - What are rumours? 6:31 - WW2 propaganda 8:11 - Measuring the impact of propaganda 10:23 - Film propaganda (WW1 & WW2) 13:29 - Woman in propaganda 15:34 - Ethics of propaganda (Britain's in WW1/WW2) 19:08 - How to avoid propaganda 24:05 - Decreased trust in the media 26:11 - Institutional corruption 27:51 - AI/Technology & future of propaganda 29:57 - Why the motivation to research propaganda? 31:25 - How's your research influenced your life? 33:28 - Where did interest in propaganda come from? 34:48 - Jo's PhD 35:58 - Benefits of learning history 37:32 - Tech leaders should understand history 39:17 - George Orwell's 1984 Ministry of Truth: Filming location? 42:03 - SHOW ENDING TRADITION: What is a good life? 👤 GUEST: LinkedIn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Fox Uni of London Page - https://www.london.ac.uk/about/senior-executive-team/professor-jo-fox Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Jo-Fox/author/B001JOYKW0 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/hpZ89E-n8hQ This interview is with the host of The Cognitive Revolution Podcast, Nathan Labenz. The Cognitive Revolution is a fantastic and highly regarded weekly podcast featuring interviews with artificial intelligence (AI) innovators, diving into the transformative impact AI will have in the near future. The Human Podcast explores the lives, careers and beliefs of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:04 - Inspiration for starting The Cognitive Revolution Podcast 2:43 - Decision to host podcast vs becoming a researcher 6:37 - Imagining podcast episodes in 1-3 years 12:22 - Life as a podcaster 17:50 - Life story 24:13 - Effect of high consumption of AI advancements/news 29:41 - Trends across podcast guests (agreements & disagreements) 36:15 - What is a good life? 👤 NATHAN: 𝕏 - https://x.com/labenz Website - https://www.nathanlabenz.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanlabenz/ 🎙️ COGNITIVE REVOLUTION PODCAST: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@UCjNRVMBVI30Sak_p6HRWhIA Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yHyok3M3BjqzR0VB5MSyk Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cognitive-revolution-ai-builders-researchers-and/id1669813431 𝕏 - https://x.com/cogrev_podcast 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/8Ssqnccv2_I NEW SERIES WHERE I ASK FASCINATING PEOPLE 10 QUESTIONS in 10 MINUTES! Ep #3 is with the scientific advisor of the film 'Ex Machina', Professor Murray Shanahan. Murray works at Google DeepMind as a Principal Research Scientist, and is a Professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London. He is an expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Subscribe for new episodes every week! 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Qu 1: What do you hope the world learns from Ex Machina? 0:20 - Qu 2: When can we expect a robot like Ava? 0:43 - Qu 3: What should the public know about AI? 1:15 - Qu 4: How do you feel about what's coming with AI? 2:03 - Qu 5: Can we build conscious AI? 2:48 - Qu 6: Should we build conscious AI? 3:46 - Qu 7: What's been your most interesting chat with AI? 4:15 - Qu 8: What question has fascinated you most? 5:53 - Qu 9: Does AGI require breakthroughs or just continuing as we are? 7:36 - Qu 10: What is a good life? 👤 GUEST: 𝕏: https://twitter.com/JDHamkins Website: https://jdh.hamkins.org/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_David_Hamkins Substack (Infinitely More): https://www.infinitelymore.xyz/ Books: https://tinyurl.com/4kc8df7d YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeMZeXYIhdxnQvZP360uoBg 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/vMVkRVviiRw __________________ NEW SERIES WHERE I ASK FASCINATING PEOPLE 10 QUESTIONS EACH! Ep #2 is with Former World memory Champion, Ben Pridmore. Ben was the first person to ever memorise a deck of cards in under 30 seconds. He's also an accountant who loves to holiday in Las Vegas. Subscribe for new episodes every week! 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - 1. Most impressive memory feat? 0:43 - 2. How do you memorise a deck of cards? 1:13 - 3. Can anyone develop an amazing memory? 1:39 - 4. Do you ever forget things? 2:11 - 5. Is an amazing memory a gift or a curse? 2:39 - 6. How do you radically improve your memory? 3:14 - 7. Do you use memory techniques in everyday life? 4:00 - 8. What do people misunderstand about memory? 4:50 - 9. Why did you become so obsessed with memorisation? 5:43 - 10. How has your amazing memory changed your life? 👤 GUEST: 𝕏: https://twitter.com/JDHamkins Website: https://jdh.hamkins.org/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_David_Hamkins Substack (Infinitely More): https://www.infinitelymore.xyz/ Books: https://tinyurl.com/4kc8df7d YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeMZeXYIhdxnQvZP360uoBg 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay

WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/eonR5-VN4y8 In this episode, I speak to the scientific advisor of the film 'Ex Machina', Professor Murray Shanahan. Murray works at Google DeepMind as a Principal Research Scientist, and is a Professor of Cognitive Robotics at Imperial College London. He is an expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Human Podcast explores the lives, careers and beliefs of inspiring individuals. Subscribe for new interviews every week. 🕒 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Helping with Ex Machina film 3:13 - What Ex Machina taught me about AI 5:25 - Is Ex Machina a realistic look at the future? 6:55 - 'Her' film / AI relationships 9:03 - Watershed robotics moment 11:00 - Conversations with AI (LLM Chatbots) 16:19 - Disturbing moments with AI 18:05 - Theme of my career 19:54 - Interest in technical & philosophical areas 23:26 - Google DeepMind & Imperial College London 24:25 - Being a student 28:15 - Early life 33:11 - Buddhism interest 35:55 - Future plans 39:00 - Consciousness / Conscious exotica 45:30 - What is a good life? 👤 GUEST: 𝕏 - https://x.com/mpshanahan Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Shanahan Website - https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~mpsha/ Book inspiring Ex Machina (Embodiment and the Inner Life” (2010)) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Embodiment-inner-life-Cognition-Consciousness/dp/0199226555?ref_=ast_author_dp Conscious Exotica (Aeon article) - https://aeon.co/essays/beyond-humans-what-other-kinds-of-minds-might-be-out-there Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=00bnGpAAAAAJ&hl=en Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mpshanahan.bsky.social 📱 SOCIAL: 𝕏 - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumanpodcastinsta TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thehumanpodcasttiktok Email - heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com 🎥 EQUIPMENT: Provided by Kintek, who provide organisations with outstanding technology services - https://kintek.co.uk 🎵 MUSIC: Music by penguinmusic - Better Day from Pixabay