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Podcast: The Knowledge with David Elikwu
Episode: 54. The Elephant in the Brain with Robin Hanson
Description: David speaks with Robin Hanson, an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and co-authored The Elephant in the Brain.They talked about:The role of self-deception in human behaviour and the thesis behind the book he co-authored, The Elephant in the BrainThe potential consequences and risks associated with AI, how human minds might become like artificial minds.What’s really out there in space and what the future of space exploration might look like, including ideas like the great filter and grabby aliens.The concept of the sacred in human societies and how it sh...