Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker welcome Higher Learning’s Van Lathan for a grab bag of an episode that covers everything from killer robots to cloning your pets. Buckle up!

In this episode:

(2:45) Anthropic AI

(12:42) A communist streak

(19:38) 'Project Hail Mary'

(33:25) Starting five killer robots

(42:24) Jim Carrey replicant?

(54:31) The LUSID score

(57:04) The Doomscroll: Missing general, Bohemian Grove, and Rachel Dolezal

Hosts: Jason Concepcion and Tyler Parker

Guest: Van Lathan

Producers: Cory McConnell, Donnie Beacham, and Justin Sayles

Art direction: David Shoemaker

Motion graphics and animations: Chris Calleton

Engineering: Sarah Reddy

Set design: Hannah Leiken and Jonathan Ratliff

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