June 18, 2026
The physics of intergalactic war strongly favors the defender, making large-scale conflict irrational and a peaceful cosmic future more likely.
June 11, 2026
AI could trigger a societal transformation faster than the industrial revolution, creating unprecedented challenges and existential risks.
June 2, 2026
Google DeepMind's Head of AGI Safety on why prosaic alignment will likely work, the limits of public commitments, and a gradual intelligence explosion.
May 28, 2026
Forget 'follow your passion.' Research reveals 5 key ingredients for a dream job, starting with getting good at something that helps others.
May 26, 2026
Benjamin Todd on updating career advice for the age of AI. How to find impactful work amid uncertain timelines and potential mass automation.
May 20, 2026
A landmark METR report reveals AIs now have the means, motive, and opportunity for 'rogue deployments' inside AI labs, a new practical risk.
May 7, 2026
Yoshua Bengio presents his "Scientist AI" approach: building safe superintelligence by training models to be honest predictors of reality.
April 28, 2026
A viral MIT study claimed 95% of AI pilots fail. Here’s how flawed data, media hype, and conflicts of interest created a misleading narrative.
April 22, 2026
Will MacAskill argues that AI character is a critical lever for a safe future, proposing we instill risk aversion to enable deals with AIs.
April 16, 2026
Advanced AI could develop power-seeking goals, leading to deception, subversion, and potential human extinction. This article explores why.
April 10, 2026
Anthropic's new AI, Claude Mythos, is a superhuman hacker so dangerous it won't be released, raising critical concerns about AI alignment.
April 7, 2026
17 experts share insights on global health, from gene drives for malaria to the power of village gossip and systemic policy reform.
April 3, 2026
Debunking critiques of Anthropic's Pentagon dispute and exposing Meta's scam-ad profits, this episode argues for nuanced, proactive AI governance.
March 31, 2026
AI now designs novel genomes and outperforms lab virologists. Dr. Richard Moulange discusses escalating biosecurity risks and key defenses.
March 24, 2026
A Ukraine ceasefire won't guarantee peace. RAND's top Russia expert argues it could heighten the risk of a larger NATO-Russia war.
March 17, 2026
AI threatens to concentrate power not just through military coups, but through economic automation and control of information, eroding democracy.
March 10, 2026
AI will likely not end Mutually Assured Destruction. Achieving a perfect 'splendid first strike' remains nearly impossible due to physics and countermeasures.
March 6, 2026
We can build specific AI tools to enhance societal decision-making, helping humanity navigate the high-stakes challenges of advanced AI.
March 3, 2026
How do we prepare for AI consciousness? Philosopher Robert Long discusses AI welfare, moral patienthood, and the challenges of assessing digital minds.
February 24, 2026
MIRI's Max Harms explains why AI alignment is failing and proposes a radical solution: training AIs only to be corrigible, not 'good'.
February 17, 2026
AI labs bet on using AI to make future AI safe. Ajeya Cotra discusses the 'intelligence explosion' and the urgent need for early warning signs.
February 10, 2026
AGI timeline predictions swung wildly in 2025. This episode unpacks the hype vs. reality, from unsustainable scaling tricks to the real-world utility gap.
February 3, 2026
Why are we so prone to anxiety & depression? Evolutionary psychiatrist Randy Nesse explains our "bad feelings" are often useful, but miscalibrated.
January 27, 2026
Even if we solve AI alignment, humanity could still lose control. David Duvenaud explains the mechanisms of gradual economic and political disempowerment.
January 20, 2026
Historian Christopher Brown argues slavery's abolition wasn't inevitable but a contingent event, challenging the myth of automatic moral progress.
January 13, 2026
James Smith explains mirror life, a synthetic biothreat invisible to our immune systems, posing a catastrophic risk to all life on Earth.
January 6, 2026
Linguist John McWhorter argues the optimal number of languages is one, language extinction is voluntary, and creoles are superior languages.
December 29, 2025
A deep dive into AI's race to nowhere, the US's passive response to China, and why the UK's unelected Lords are its most effective politicians.
