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The USIA: United Sigma Intelligence Association exists, as an international think tank, to gather gifted people contributing to the field of human and artificial intelligence. United Sigma Intelligence Association (USIA): www.usiassociation.org
Maria Ho is a Taiwanese-American poker player and television host/commentator. One of the top-ranked female poker players in the world, and a Women in Poker Hall of Fame inductee, she has over $4,000,000 in live tournament winnings.
OUTLINE: 0:00 Introduction 0:59 Maria’s Path to Becoming a Poker Professional 4:25 How to Improve at Poker 6:47 Mathematics vs. Psychology 8:11 Evolution of the Game 10:40 Misconceptions about Poker 13:04 How can poker attract more female players? 15:41 Thoughts on Ladies-Only Events 18:38 Can poker continue to grow? 21:37 Outlook for the 2021 World Series of Poker 24:17 Future Goals 26:47 How to Follow Maria
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Ian Terry's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TulaneTerry
Ian Bott's Twitter: https://twitter.com/IanBott
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:25 - Big Brother Strategy
5:47 - Reality TV Experience
9:48 - Cost-Benefit Analysis and Probabilistic Thinking
16:49 - Living with Autism
19:23 - Teaching and Education
28:33 - Backgammon
31:01 - Impact of AI
33:48 - Game-theory Optimal vs. Exploitative Play
39:12 - Gender Disparities in Strategy Games
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Ellen Jane Langer is a professor of psychology at Harvard University. She became the first woman ever to be tenured in psychology at Harvard.
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:50 - What is mindfulness?
4:28 - A revolution in consciousness
6:30 - The impact of social media on mindfulness
9:05 - The need to let go of absolute categories
11:40 - How can we become more mindful?
14:26 - Should we try to be mindful all the time?
17:34 - Mindfulness as a tool to get what we want
18:50 - Our relationship with aging
21:37 - Work-life integration
24:33 - Mindfulness during Covid-19
29:07 - The myth of mind-body dualism
32:03 - Further reading and resources
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Dr. Aubrey de Grey is a biomedical gerontologist based in Cambridge, UK and Mountain View, California, USA, and is the Chief Science Officer of SENS Research Foundation, a California-based 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to combating the aging process. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Rejuvenation Research, the world's highest-impact peer-reviewed journal focused on intervention in aging.
EPISODE LINKS: SENS Research Foundation Website: https://www.sens.org/ Aubrey de Grey's Twitter: https://twitter.com/aubreydegrey
Ian Bott's Twitter: https://twitter.com/IanBott
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:43 - How to define "aging"
3:25 - The importance of ending aging
4:05 - Why a "pro-aging trance" exists
5:59 - Why repair is better than prevention
8:49 - The central causes of aging
10:44 - The impact of CRISPR
13:11 - Rapid vs. Incremental Progress
14:36 - "Eureka" Moments
15:56 - Motivation to work on rejuvenation
17:51 - Background as an AI researcher
18:38 - When to "break the rules"
20:41 - Problems with how research is funded
24:43 - The "triangular logjam"
28:08 - How to support human longevity research
29:07 - How human values might change
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Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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Howard Gardner's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrHowardGardner
Ian Bott's Twitter: https://twitter.com/IanBott
OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:52 - What is synthesizing? 4:43 - The importance of synthesizing 6:31- How to get better at synthesizing 15:33 - Interdisciplinary Education 16:58 - Relationship between synthesis and creativity 22:55 - When to be non-confirming 28:38 - Human Synthesis vs. AI Synthesis
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:48 - What is intelligence?
1:28 - Are IQ tests useful as a measure of intelligence?
5:33 - Genetic vs. environmental influences on intelligence
7:01 - Differences in Western and Eastern thought
16:11 - How can we teach reasoning skills?
22:26 - The replicability crisis in the social sciences
31:05 - Misaligned incentives in academia
Lord Martin Rees, Ph.D., OM, FRS is a Fellow of Trinity College and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Cambridge. He holds the honorary title of Astronomer Royal and was President of the Royal Society from 2005-2010.
EPISODE LINKS:
Martin Rees' Twitter: https://twitter.com/LordMartinRees
Ian Bott's Twitter: https://twitter.com/IanBott
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:45 - On the Future
2:55 - Existential Risks
4:18 - Psychology of Discount Rates
9:24 - Climate Change
17:50 - Pandemics
22:20 - Intelligent Life
30:17 - Artificial Intelligence
34:15 - Gene Editing
38:43 - Wealth Inequality
41:12 - The Future of Education
43:13 - Is This Our Final Century?
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Professor Pritchard is a Chair in Philosophy (Epistemology) at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California Irvine, USA.
EPISODE LINKS:
Duncan Pritchard's Website: https://www.duncanpritchard.org/
Ian Bott's Twitter: https://twitter.com/IanBott
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:07 - How skeptical should we be?
4:21 - Implications of extended cognition / neuromedia
6:31- The evolving purpose of education
12:28 - The limitations of probabilistic thinking
20:18 - The relationship between risk and meaning
21:41 - How to advance discourse and reason
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EPISODE LINKS:
Mark Coeckelbergh's Website: https://coeckelbergh.wordpress.com/
Mark Coeckelbergh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MCoeckelbergh
Ian Bott's Twitter: https://twitter.com/IanBott
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:32 - AI Ethics
3:46 - AI and Climate Change
6:58 - Governance of AI
9:29 - The future of space exploration
13:10 - Philosophy of Technology
15:25 - The need for both human and artificial intelligence
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