A curated collection of podcasts that sometimes venture into science or philosophy, among many other topics. Also see the Science Podcast Collection and the Philosophy Podcast Collection.
Updated: 2026-May-02 17:12 UTC. Podcasts listed: 38. Ordered by date of most recent episode (newest to oldest). AI-generated content is based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions.
Collection summary covering past 30 days of combined episodes (AI-generated):
Across these podcasts, the dominant mode is long-form conversation and explainer-style analysis that tries to connect big abstract questions to real-world consequences. A major throughline is the relationship between science, philosophy, and technology: episodes probe consciousness and free will, debates over reductionism and emergence, the foundations of mathematics (especially infinity, category theory, and formal systems), and the interpretive puzzles of quantum physics and time. Alongside these conceptual topics are detailed discussions of how modern AI is built and governed, from chip supply chains and model training economics to alignment, deception, “power-seeking” risks, military applications, and the political dynamics of an international AI race.
Another recurring theme is institutions under pressure—democracy, courts, universities, journalism, and trust infrastructures. Several episodes examine polarization, bias, overdiagnosis in medicine, and how information ecosystems (including online encyclopedias and social platforms) shape what people take to be true. National and global politics appears frequently, often framed through current conflicts and strategic competition, as well as historical case studies of ideology, espionage, and wartime decision-making.
History and culture provide a second major pillar. There are narrative dives into ancient civilizations and empires, 20th-century political upheavals, and the moral psychology of authoritarianism, as well as episodes that use films, literature, art, architecture, and music to explore censorship, identity, translation, and social change.
Finally, many conversations turn inward toward practical ethics and human experience: meaning, friendship, loneliness, addiction, parenting, forgiveness, resilience, happiness, and what it means to live well in an age shaped by algorithms, inequality, climate risk, and rapid technological change.
The Michael Shermer ShowProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 613 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 91 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): science and skepticism • cosmology, origin of life, consciousness • religion and morality in history/politics • psychology: cognition, mental health, manipulation, group dynamics • AI/technology: audits, espionage, brain implants • UFO/UAP claims • war, power, social conflict Description (podcaster-provided): The Michael Shermer Show is a series of long-form conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and leading scientists, philosophers, historians, scholars, writers and thinkers about the most important issues of our time. Latest episode (2026-May-02 16:00 UTC): The Scientist Who Tried to Prove Reincarnation |
Wonder CabinetProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 13 episodes 2026 Median: 38 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Long-form conversations blending science, philosophy, literature, spirituality • wonder/awe, deep time, cosmos • living Earth ecology: flowers, rivers, mycelium • pantheism, sacred feminine, shamanism, altered states • rights of nature, climate, hope, moral imagination Description (podcaster-provided): Wonder Cabinet is an independent podcast from Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson, Peabody Award-winning creators of public radio's To The Best Of Our Knowledge. For 35 years, that show brought long-form conversations to 200+ stations nationwide; its interviews are now archived in the Library of Congress. Latest episode (2026-May-02 11:00 UTC): Rebecca Henderson: Can Capitalism Save the World It’s Destroying? |
Arts & IdeasProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 2000 episodes 2012 to 2026 Median: 44 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): History-informed roundtables on politics, power, authority, justice • Philosophy and ethics: good life, humility, idleness, common sense • Language, oracy, censorship • Class, community, identity • Religion, science, uncertainty • Arts, aesthetics, culture • Memory, war, reconciliation Description (podcaster-provided): Leading thinkers discuss the ideas shaping our lives – looking back at the news and making links between past and present. Broadcast as Free Thinking, Fridays at 9pm on BBC Radio 4. Presented by Matthew Sweet, Shahidha Bari and Anne McElvoy. Latest episode (2026-May-01 21:33 UTC): Weapons, real and symbolic |
IdeasProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 246 episodes 2025 to 2026 Median: 54 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): ideas-focused documentaries/interviews • politics, democracy, authoritarianism • human rights, war, antisemitism • colonialism, Indigenous history, migration • inequality, billionaires • AI risks, tech culture • environment, energy, food • literature, music, philosophy Description (podcaster-provided): IDEAS is a place for people who like to think. If you value deep conversation and unexpected reveals, this show is for you. From the roots and rise of authoritarianism to near-death experiences to the history of toilets, no topic is off-limits. Hosted by Nahlah Ayed, we’re home to immersive documentaries and fascinating interviews with some of the most consequential thinkers of our time. Latest episode (2026-May-01 16:10 UTC): Your tomatoes have a backstory and it’s not always pretty |
Intelligence SquaredProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 1561 episodes 2013 to 2026 Median: 48 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Geopolitics, war, security strategy •Climate impacts, Arctic resources •AI/AGI, chatbots, attention economy •History: espionage, revolutions, slavery •Health psychology: diagnosis, trauma, breathing •Culture: literature, art, folklore •Economy, finance, leadership Description (podcaster-provided): Intelligence Squared is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Follow Intelligence Squared wherever you get your podcasts and enjoy four regular episodes per week taking you to the heart of the issues that matter in the company of the world’s great minds. We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to [email protected] or Tweet us @intelligence2. Latest episode (2026-May-01 13:08 UTC): What Will Trigger the Next World War? With Peter Apps |
The Gray Area with Sean IllingProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 761 episodes 2016 to 2026 Median: 61 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): philosophy-minded conversations on politics and democracy • culture wars, wokeness, free speech • technology, social media, AI risks and war • psychology of parenting, anxiety, forgiveness • climate, progress, inequality, attention economy Description (podcaster-provided): The Gray Area with Sean Illing takes a philosophy-minded look at culture, technology, politics, and the world of ideas. Each week, we invite a guest to explore a question or topic that matters. From the the state of democracy, to the struggle with depression and anxiety, to the nature of identity in the digital age, each episode looks for nuance and honesty in the most important conversations of our time. New episodes drop every Monday. From the Vox Media Podcast Network. Latest episode (2026-May-01 08:00 UTC): In defense of fatherhood |
Lives Well LivedProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 81 episodes 2024 to 2026 Median: 63 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): ethical living and meaning • happiness, “mattering,” wellbeing science • moral psychology, decision-making, biases • trauma, forgiveness, resilience • AI ethics and consciousness • animal minds, rights, activism • social justice, politics, climate • relationships, love, addiction, mindfulness Description (podcaster-provided): Lives Well Lived is hosted by Peter Singer & Kasia de Lazari Radek. Episodes consist of interviews with remarkable guests who have lived well, both in the sense of living an ethical life, but also in that they are fulfilled and happy with what they have achieved in their lives. Some of these guests will be well-known figures, but others who are doing extraordinary things will be unfamiliar to almost all of our listeners. The conversations will often cover ground that involves ethics, how to live well, and how to make a positive difference in the world. It will inspire and empower its audience to change their own lives for the better. Latest episode (2026-May-01 06:44 UTC): forgiving the unforgivable, with Holocaust survivor EDITH EGER |
Robert Wright's NonzeroProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 560 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 58 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): AI acceleration, superintelligence risk, governance and safety debates • US foreign policy under Trump • Iran-Israel conflict, nuclear diplomacy, Strait of Hormuz • US-China rivalry, chips, arms-race dynamics • media algorithms, polarization, MAGA politics • meaning, mind, consciousness Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations with a series of people who have nothing in common except that program host Robert Wright is curious about what they’re thinking. Latest episode (2026-May-01 00:51 UTC): Mythos and China (Robert Wright & Lennart Heim) |
Big BrainsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 218 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 28 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Scientific research explained via expert interviews • neuroscience, cognition, relationships, mindfulness, grief, aging • AI impacts: forecasting, data centers, ethics, piracy • medicine: imaging, drugs, vaccines, bioelectronics • climate, space, economics, law, social policy Description (podcaster-provided): Big Brains explores the groundbreaking research and discoveries that are changing our world. In each episode, we talk to leading experts and unpack their work in straightforward terms. Interesting conversations that cover a gamut of topics from how music affects our brains to what happens after we die. Latest episode (2026-Apr-30 12:00 UTC): Why the Fed Matters Now More Than Ever, with Douglas Diamond |
Good Is In The DetailsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 192 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 46 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Practical philosophy and critical thinking tools •Ethics, law, justice, public policy •Technology, AI, surveillance, free will, mind •Media literacy, local news, conspiracy •Love, sexuality, masculinity, wellbeing •Culture, film, music, history Description (podcaster-provided): Good Is In The Details is an engaging philosophy and education podcast hosted by Gwendolyn Dolske, Ph.D., and Rudy Salo, exploring the ideas that shape how we think, learn, and live. Blending philosophy, higher education, books, ethics, culture, and critical thinking, the show invites listeners into thoughtful conversations with scholars, authors, and experts from a wide range of disciplines. Latest episode (2026-Apr-30 05:21 UTC): Encore: The Philosophy of Star Wars. Eastern Wisdom, Attachment, and the Search for Happiness |
Dwarkesh PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 124 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 93 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): AI research and AGI timelines • LLM/RL scaling, interpretability, continual learning • compute stack: chips, datacenters, inference economics, energy, supply chains • geopolitics: China-US, Cold War, WW2 • science/math discovery history • biotech, aging, origins of life Description (podcaster-provided): Deeply researched interviews Latest episode (2026-Apr-29 17:07 UTC): Reiner Pope – The math behind how LLMs are trained and served |
Making Sense with Sam HarrisProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 489 episodes 2013 to 2026 Median: 42 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): American politics, Trump-era authoritarianism, polarization • AI risk, alignment, job displacement • Israel–Gaza, Iran, antisemitism • technology/social media, conspiracism, trust erosion • effective altruism, ethics, inequality • pandemics, biosecurity • mindfulness, attention, well-being Description (podcaster-provided): Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and five-time New York Times best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the mind, society, current events, moral philosophy, religion, and rationality—with an overarching focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Latest episode (2026-Apr-29 17:00 UTC): #473 — Money, Power, and Moral Failure |
Conversations with TylerProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 287 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 58 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Long-form interviews with scholars, founders, artists •economics, finance, monetary policy, development •history and political institutions •AI, internet, governance, regulation •religion, philosophy, happiness, psychology •literature, music, art, cities Description (podcaster-provided): Tyler Cowen engages today's deepest thinkers in wide-ranging explorations of their work, the world, and everything in between. New conversations every other Wednesday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Latest episode (2026-Apr-29 11:30 UTC): Craig Newmark on Institutional Maintenance, Giving Away Control, and the Internet We Were Promised (Live at 92NY) |
Past Present FutureProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 301 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 57 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): History of ideas across politics, philosophy, geopolitics • Democracy, censorship, moral panics, social media • Political conversions and ideology shifts • Major trials, justice, power • WW2, Cold War, nuclear risk • Societal collapse, inequality, state power • Films, literature as political thought Description (podcaster-provided): Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Latest episode (2026-Apr-29 05:00 UTC): Live Film Special: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut w/Beeban Kidron |
80,000 Hours PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 333 episodes 2017 to 2026 Median: 140 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): AI safety, alignment, deception, interpretability, model evaluations • AGI forecasting, intelligence explosion, automation, labour displacement • AI governance, regulation, corporate oversight, geopolitics, military/nuclear stability • Biosecurity, engineered pandemics, mirror life • Global health/development, decision-making tools, ethics/consciousness, careers Description (podcaster-provided): The most important conversations about artificial intelligence you won’t hear anywhere else. Latest episode (2026-Apr-28 16:52 UTC): '95% of AI Pilots Fail': The hidden agenda behind the viral stat that misled millions |
Converging DialoguesProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 488 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 89 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): long-form expert dialogues • global history: ancient civilizations, empires, religion, war, genocide • political theory, democracy, liberalism, education • economics, capitalism, technology, AI • psychology, neuroscience, consciousness, psychiatry, addiction • evolution, genetics, health, sexuality Description (podcaster-provided): Converging Dialogues is a podcast that is designed to have honest and authentic conversations with a diversity of thoughts and opinions. Wide-ranging topics include philosophy, psychology, politics, and social commentary. A spirit of civility, respect, and open-mindedness is the guiding compass. Latest episode (2026-Apr-27 16:41 UTC): #488 - A New History of the Ancient Maya: A Dialogue with David Stuart |
Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 344 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 117 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Quantum foundations, measurement, realism •Gravity, cosmology, dark matter/energy alternatives •Time, determinism, causality, infinity •Consciousness, free will, neuroscience, psychedelics •Math foundations: category/sheaf theory, logic, vagueness •AI, computation, language, epistemology, religion Description (podcaster-provided): Exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, Ai, and God in a technically rigorous manner. If you'd like to support this endeavor, then please visit the Patreon ( https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal ). Thank you for your charitable and kindhearted support. My name's Curt Jaimungal, a Torontonian with a degree in mathematical physics from the University of Toronto and I analyze various Theories of Everything from this analytic perspective, though more and more opening up to alternative approaches. The separating factor of TOE from other podcasts is its focus on depth even at the risk of limiting the audience due to how much detail we delve into subjects. Paralleling the intensity found in academic discourse, we're increasingly embracing a spectrum of unconventional ideas to conduct research during this podcast, rather than merely conveying existing information. Contact toe [at] indiefilmTO [dot] com for business inquiries / sponsorship. Latest episode (2026-Apr-27 14:04 UTC): Slavoj Zizek: “Buddhism Can’t Explain This” |
Conversations with ColemanProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 239 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 67 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Politics and institutions • U.S. foreign policy and Middle East • Israel–Palestine debates • immigration and citizenship • free speech, campus culture, media bias • AI, biotech, truth and conspiracy • history, religion, human behavior Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations with Coleman is where deep thinkers and curious minds meet for sharp, surprising, and unfiltered chats. Hosted by Coleman Hughes, writer, thinker, and guy who asks the questions other people dodge - this podcast isn’t about debating. It’s about discovery. Politics, philosophy, race, culture, science: it’s all fair game. If you're done with hot takes and hungry for real-talk, come join the conversation. Latest episode (2026-Apr-27 09:00 UTC): The Case for Drinking Alcohol |
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa MariaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 600 episodes 2014 to 2026 Median: 66 minutes Collections: SciPhi-Adjacent • Science Themes (AI-generated): Science, evidence, and science communication • Psychology, behavior, disagreement, language • Social policy: criminal justice, economics, inequality, race • Health, genomics, public health, reproductive issues • Environment, climate, geology, deep time • Animals, evolution, microbes, biodiversity • Space, technology, photography, investigative journalism Description (podcaster-provided): Dr. Cara Santa Maria is a clinical health psychologist, television presenter, and science communicator. Since 2014, her podcast Talk Nerdy has been a place for conversations with interesting people about interesting topics. Latest episode (2026-Apr-27 08:56 UTC): Evidence w/ Helen Pearson |
Within ReasonProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 149 episodes 2019 to 2026 Median: 81 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): philosophy conversations • consciousness, self, brain • AI alignment, AGI risk, superintelligence • materialism, idealism, panpsychism, emergence • religion and atheism debates • Christianity/Bible scholarship • science, physics, cosmology • ethics, logic, stoicism • language change and social media Description (podcaster-provided): For the curious. Latest episode (2026-Apr-26 13:43 UTC): #153 If Anyone Builds It, EVERYONE Dies - AI Expert on Superintelligence |
Know TimeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 174 episodes 2020 to 2026 Median: 77 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): wide-ranging expert interviews • architecture/urbanism • arts: acting, filmmaking, music, dance, comedy • Indian history, politics, journalism, diplomacy • philosophy/ethics • science: physics, math, neuroscience, computing/AI • business/entrepreneurship, real estate, marketing • health, environment, social issues Description (podcaster-provided): For the ones curious about the world and everything in it, but have know time. Latest episode (2026-Apr-25 11:27 UTC): #164: Architecture, Art Deco & Urban History of Bombay & Navi Mumbai ft. Mustansir Dalvi |
The Human PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 69 episodes 2022 to 2026 Median: 48 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Human stories via expert interviews • AI, alignment, governance, ethics, existential risk • philosophy: good life, happiness, morality, consciousness • psychology/neuroscience: empathy, autism, memory, persuasion • design/tech futures • maths/physics, computing history • culture, endurance, psychedelics, propaganda Description (podcaster-provided): Stories & ideas about being human. New episodes every Wednesday. Latest episode (2026-Apr-19 09:00 UTC): The Extraordinary Life & Mind of Alan Turing, Revealed By His Biographer | Andrew Hodges |
Lex Fridman PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 496 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 147 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Long-form interviews • AI/LLMs, agents, compute, programming • Tech leadership and business • Geopolitics, war, censorship, freedom • History/ancient civilizations • Math/physics/cosmology • Biology, evolution, environment • Music, film, gaming • Psychology, human nature Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations that explore technology, history, philosophy, physics, mathematics, biology, chemistry, engineering, AI, robotics, programming, music, film, art, sports, psychology, neuroscience, geopolitics, business, economics, religion, astronomy, and the human condition with people from all walks of life. Latest episode (2026-Apr-09 17:43 UTC): #495 – Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age |
Moral MazeProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 270 episodes 2015 to 2026 Median: 42 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Moral debates on public policy and culture wars • democracy, justice, welfare, inequality • foreign policy, war, immigration, social cohesion • technology, AI, social media, privacy • religion, education, climate ethics • personal virtues, masculinity, parenting, death Description (podcaster-provided): Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze Latest episode (2026-Apr-09 12:20 UTC): What is education for? |
Context with Brad HarrisProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 51 episodes 2018 to 2026 Median: 30 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): historical forces shaping modernity • science/technology history • AI, probability, prediction • trust, institutions, finance, blockchain/crypto regulation • civilizational decline/renewal, meaning, boredom • truth, propaganda, postmodernism, universities, liberal democracy • ecology, war, inequality, globalization Description (podcaster-provided): Context is a podcast that explores the historical forces shaping our modern world. Hosted by Brad Harris, who earned his PhD from Stanford in the History of Science & Technology, each episode delves into pivotal ideas, events, and figures that have influenced civilization's trajectory. From the rise of scientific thought to the challenges of globalization, Brad provides insightful analysis that connects the past to our present. Whether you're a history enthusiast or seeking deeper understanding of contemporary issues, Context with Brad Harris offers a thoughtful journey through the narratives that define us. Latest episode (2026-Apr-09 08:30 UTC): Why Modern Civilization Runs on Trust — And Why It's Breaking |
Bridging the Gaps: A Portal for Curious MindsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 93 episodes 2014 to 2026 Median: 56 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): space exploration, exoplanets, human adaptation, space ethics • evolution across biology and culture • AI, data, metaverse, platforms, fairness, personhood • consciousness, sentience, brain, memory • science communication, innovation, public health, sustainability Description (podcaster-provided): In-depth conversations with researchers, explorers and thought leaders from around the world, on cutting edge research and original ideas. Latest episode (2026-Apr-03 15:35 UTC): “Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds” with Prof. Scott Solomon |
Point of InquiryProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 659 episodes 2005 to 2026 Median: 36 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): skepticism and critical thinking • debunking paranormal claims, psychics, conspiracies, pseudoscience • science communication, education, creationism disputes • atheism, secular humanism, deconversion, “nones” • religion–politics conflicts, Supreme Court, church–state separation • misinformation, vaccine hesitancy Description (podcaster-provided): Point of Inquiry is the Center for Inquiry's flagship podcast, where the brightest minds of our time sound off on all the things you're not supposed to talk about at the dinner table: science, religion, and politics. Latest episode (2026-Mar-16 20:25 UTC): Telepathy Tapes |
MULTIVERSESProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 41 episodes 2023 to 2026 Median: 87 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Foundations of physics and quantum interpretations •Philosophy of science, realism, reductionism •Mind, consciousness, animal cognition •AI/LLMs impacts, ethics, computation limits •Maths, infinity, networks, complexity •Language, culture, aesthetics •Climate, energy, astrobiology Description (podcaster-provided): Coffee table conversations with people thinking about foundational issues. Multiverses explores the limits of knowledge and technology. Does quantum mechanics tell us that our world is one of many? Will AI make us intellectually lazy, or expand our cognitive range? Is time a thing in itself or a measure of change? Join James Robinson as he tries to find out. Latest episode (2026-Feb-09 09:00 UTC): A Story For Humanity — Minhyong Kim on Why Maths Will Never End |
ANOMALYProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 58 episodes 2020 to 2025 Median: 57 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Economics, finance, and monetary policy • AI, crypto, and innovation • Defense technology and modern warfare • Trade, immigration, and governance • Culture war, religion, and secularism • History, philosophy, consciousness, and science debates Description (podcaster-provided): Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) interviews some of the world's leading economists, political scientists, and philosophers to discuss their ideas and what they mean for society, technology, and the economy. Latest episode (2025-Aug-12 12:00 UTC): Andrew Markoff of Smack on Deterring Conflict with China |
The NeuromanticsProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 26 episodes 2019 to 2025 Median: 48 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): neuroscience-meets-literature conversations • perception, imagery, inner speech, voice-hearing • memory, naming, reading, handwriting/typing • emotion, humour, music reward • cognitive bias/problem-solving • ageing, dementia, trauma • social bonds, culture, sexuality • animal cognition (birds/primates) • metaphor, magic, uncanny Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to The Neuromantics – a monthly podcast for writers, psychologists, neuroscientists, poets, philosophers, comedians, musicians, and anyone interested in the exchange of ideas. The idea: a free-ranging conversation between Professor Sophie Scott (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/icn/people/sophie-scott and @sophiescott) of the Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL and Will Eaves about the brain, the mind, language, gesture, and communication as a fundamental property of science, literature and the arts. The format: roughly 30 mins of chat with musical stings in the punning style of the podcast title by Michael Caines. Sophie shares a bit of research. Will brings along a poem, story, speech, or essay. There will be guests in the future. There will be events. Latest episode (2025-Jun-26 13:57 UTC): The Neuromantics – S3, Ep 6 |
ParadigmProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 30 episodes 2023 to 2024 Median: 84 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Consciousness, perception, selfhood • AI risk, misinformation, platform governance • Fundamental physics: time, quantum theory, cosmology, multiverse • Origins of life: evolution, synthetic biology, extraterrestrial search • Ethics of neurotechnology, psychedelics, sex and gender Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations with the world's deepest thinkers in philosophy, science, and technology. A global top-ranked podcast by Matt Geleta. Latest episode (2024-Sep-23 15:00 UTC): Oliver Burkeman: Shortness of Life | Paradox of Productivity | Rethinking Time Management |
FuturemakersProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 50 episodes 2018 to 2023 Median: 49 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Oxford academic debates on future society • brain and mental health: suicide prevention, self-harm, depression, anxiety, maternal mental health, workplace wellbeing, trauma, brain injury rehab • pandemics history, epidemiology, vaccines • climate policy, energy, economics, migration/conflict, litigation • AI ethics, bias, automation, disinformation, governance • quantum computing impact Description (podcaster-provided): Welcome to Futuremakers, from the University of Oxford, where our academics debate key issues for the future of society. Latest episode (2023-Sep-21 13:30 UTC): S4 Ep9: Evidence-based strategies for suicide and self-harm prevention with Professor Seena Fazel |
Four ThoughtProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 380 episodes 2011 to 2023 Median: 19 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Culture-and-society ideas • personal narratives of grief, trauma, identity • care, carers, social services • mental health, disability, resilience • justice, crime, prisons • climate, cities, environment • arts, language, media, technology ethics Description (podcaster-provided): Series of thought-provoking talks in which the speakers air their thinking on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society Latest episode (2023-Feb-22 20:45 UTC): What I've Learned from Four Thought |
Rationally Speaking PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 263 episodes 2010 to 2021 Median: 51 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): skeptical reasoning and evidence evaluation • economics and anti-poverty policy • global catastrophic and AI/pandemic risks • politics, polarization, free speech • moral psychology, disagreement • science reproducibility and statistics • technology, privacy, misinformation, crypto Description (podcaster-provided): Rationally Speaking is the bi-weekly podcast of New York City Skeptics. Join host Julia Galef and guests as they explore the borderlands between reason and nonsense, likely from unlikely, and science from pseudoscience. Any topic is fair game as long as we can bring reason to bear upon it, with both a skeptical eye and a good dose of humor! Latest episode (2021-Dec-23 16:02 UTC): Is cash the best way to help the poor? (Michael Faye) |
MeaningofLife.tvProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 31 episodes 2021 Median: 60 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): Philosophy and Kantian critique • Cognitive bias, tribalism, conflict • Mindfulness/meditation as practice and ethics • Free will, determinism, moral responsibility • Quantum mechanics interpretations, reality, spacetime • Evolution, consciousness, mind-body problem • Religion/spirituality, comparative theology • Culture-war debates, free speech, effective altruism Description (podcaster-provided): Conversations about philosophy, science, religion and spirituality Latest episode (2021-Nov-29 18:35 UTC): Kant Stop Critiquin' (Aryeh Cohen-Wade & David Ottlinger) |
Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEASProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 27 episodes 2020 to 2021 Median: 46 minutes Collections: Philosophy • SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): modern political thought via classic texts • state, sovereignty, leadership • democracy, liberalism, markets • justice, liberty, inequality • revolution, class, utopia • feminism, patriarchy • slavery, colonialism, nonviolence • morality, hypocrisy • technology, machines • crises shaping ideas Description (podcaster-provided): A new series of talks by David Runciman, in which he explores some of the most important thinkers and prominent ideas lying behind modern politics – from Hobbes to Gandhi, from democracy to patriarchy, from revolution to lock down. Plus, he talks about the crises – revolutions, wars, depressions, pandemics – that generated these new ways of political thinking. From the team that brought you Talking Politics: a history of ideas to help make sense of what’s happening today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Latest episode (2021-May-08 23:00 UTC): History of Ideas Q and A |
The Big IdeaProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 42 episodes 2018 to 2020 Median: 10 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): science and social science ideas • pandemics, addiction, sleep, emotions, memory • bias, discrimination, fairness, inequality, trust • cities, rules, policing, crime • democracy, institutions, dictatorship • AI, big data, superintelligence • language, development, evolution, epigenetics, environment Description (podcaster-provided): What are the big ideas shaping our world now? Latest episode (2020-Dec-19 08:50 UTC): Fighting pandemics |
Think Again - a Big Think PodcastProfile • Site • RSS • Apple Podcasts 237 episodes 2015 to 2020 Median: 50 minutes Collection: SciPhi-Adjacent Themes (AI-generated): interviews with writers, artists, scientists, philosophers • creativity, storytelling, film, music • mindfulness, Buddhism, spirituality, compassion • politics, racism, masculinity, trauma • technology, attention economy, media manipulation • nature, deep time, human body and mind Description (podcaster-provided): We surprise some of the world's brightest minds with ideas they're not at all prepared to discuss. With host Jason Gots and special guests Neil Gaiman, Alan Alda, Salman Rushdie, Mary-Louise Parker, Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Saul Williams, Henry Rollins, Bill Nye, George Takei, Maria Popova, and many more . . . You've got 10 minutes with Einstein. What do you talk about? Black holes? Time travel? Why not gambling? The Art of War? Contemporary parenting? Some of the best conversations happen when we're pushed outside of our comfort zones. So each week on Think Again, we surprise smart people you've probably heard of with hand-picked gems from Big Think's interview archives on every imaginable subject. The conversation could go anywhere. SINCE 2008, BIG THINK has captured on video the best ideas of the world’s leading thinkers and doers in every field, renowned experts including neurologist Oliver Sacks, physicist Stephen Hawking, behavioral psychologist Daniel Kahneman, authors Margaret Atwood and Marylinne Robinson, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, painter Chuck Close, and philosopher Daniel Dennett. Latest episode (2020-May-13 09:00 UTC): [SPECIAL] Clever Creature with Jason Gots - Episode 1: DESERT |
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