Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence or the SETI Institute, talks about falling in love with astronomy, SETI, searching for aliens, origins of life, UFOs and UAPs.

TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:20 Falling In Love With Astronomy

3:12 The Moon Landing

6:10 Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence

9:27 Drake’s Equation

14:31 Fermi Paradox

16:16 Detecting Planets

17:45 Telescopes & Frequencies

21:43 Origins Of Life

25:53 Great Filter Theory

31:51 Rare Earth Hypothesis

36:41 Mars Colony

38:40 Alien Civilizations

40:30 Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence

45:32 The Dark Forest Theory

47:17 Simulation Hypothesis

50:45 Making Contact

56:10 Close Encounters

58:35 Aliens In Movies

1:01:17 UFOs & UAPs

1:09:15 Lego Interpretation

1:10:27 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)

1:11:29 Legacy, Future & Meaning of Life

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Joscha Bach, cognitive scientist & AI researcher, talks about philosophy in computation, East Germany, AI, ChatGPT, AlphaZero, human intelligence, consciousness and AI takeover scenarios.

Payal Shah, founder of L'Dezen and Psylish jewelry, talks about Hong Kong, designing fine jewelry, architecture, interior design, working with celebrities, entrepreneurship, NFTs, Web 3.0 and AI in jewellery,

Kaneez Surka, comedian, actor and producer, talks about her childhood in Transkei, South Africa, the apartheid, finding her voice in India, the links between stand-up, sketch and improv comedy and the evolution of comedy in India.

Swarali Karulkar, choreographer, movement therapist and founder of Bollyheals and Goddess Synergy Movement, talks about falling in love with dance, reality television shows, Dance India Dance, movement therapy, how to use movement for kids, elderly, anxiety, stress, sedentary lifestyles and women empowerment.

Graham Priest, legendary philosopher, logician and author of Beyond The Limits of Thought and In Contradiction, talks about growing up in post-World War II London, getting into philosophy, what is logic, classical logic, non-classical logic, paraconsistent logic, dialetheism, intuitionistic logic, fuzzy logic, The Liar Paradox, Sorites Paradox and Buddhist, Asian and Eastern philosophy.

Suvir Saran, Michelin-starred chef and bestselling author, talks about his childhood, identity, homosexuality, cooking, the perception of Indian cuisine in the west, the cycles in culinary arts and the damaging effects of fast food in America.

TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:13 Identity

8:28 Homosexuality

21:24 New York

29:03 Culinary Arts 

41:41 Indian Cuisine

49:34 Organic Food

59:30 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models, Chefs)

1:04:22 Advice

1:05:49 Death, Legacy & Meaning of Life

Sheldon Goldstein, professor of mathematics, philosophy and physics at Rutgers University, talks about the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, pilot wave theory or Bohmian Mechanics or the De Broglie–Bohm theory, the measurement problem and the problems in physics and quantum theory.

Gianni Russo, former associate of The Mafia and actor known for his role of Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather, talks about his childhood in Little Italy, the polio epidemic of New York, Frank Sinatra, Frank Costello, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and behind the scenes stories of The Godfather.

Jeff Wise, writer, science & aviation journalist, host of Deep Dive: MH370 and leading investigator of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, talks about journalism, seeking mysteries and adventures, what happened to MH370, the official narrative, the accident theory, the pilot theory and potential Russian involvement.