Episodes
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 2.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/potential-vs-achievement
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and...
Published 11/07/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 10, Episode 1.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/polls-vs-prediction-markets
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and...
Published 10/31/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 13.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/modernism
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes...
Published 10/10/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 12.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/fear-of-persuasion
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and...
Published 09/12/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 11.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/cancel-culture
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher...
Published 08/28/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 10.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/romantic-validation
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and...
Published 08/08/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 9.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/cryonics
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes...
Published 07/31/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 8.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/taylor-swift
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes...
Published 07/24/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 7.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/love-triangles
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes...
Published 07/17/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 6.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/color
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard...
Published 07/03/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 5.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/power
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard...
Published 06/26/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 4.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/experts-vs-elites-revisited
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and...
Published 06/19/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 3.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/protest
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard...
Published 06/12/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 2.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/internet-culture
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes...
Published 06/05/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 9, Episode 1.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/meta
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard...
Published 05/29/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 11.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/the-two-cultures
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher...
Published 05/02/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 10.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/multiculturalism
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes...
Published 04/24/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 9.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/cultural-evolution
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher...
Published 04/17/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 8.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/3-body-problem
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes...
Published 04/11/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 7.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/corpses
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard...
Published 04/03/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 6.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/nostalgia
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard...
Published 03/27/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 5.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/resentment
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard...
Published 03/20/24
Minds Almost Meeting: Season 8, Episode 4.
View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/social-miracles
Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes...
Published 03/14/24