The Human Podcast

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Andrew Hodges is the author of 'Alan Turing: The Enigma' - his definitive biography (and the official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley). Andrew has spent his life deeply researching Turing's extraordinary life - from inventing the computer and breaking Nazi codes at Bletchley Park, to his tragic persecution and death at 41. In this conversation, we explore the mind of the man who changed computing forever.

The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Introduction

0:32 - Turing's 3 Biggest Achievements

2:41 - How He Imagined Computers Before Existence

6:50 - Actually Building The Computer

10:10 - How The Death of Christopher Morcom Shaped Him

15:05 - Secretly Being Gay & University

19:08 - The Personality Everyone Completely Misunderstood

22:50 - The Truth Behind His Suicide

27:11 - Can Machines Think? The Turing Test

34:03 - What Turing Would Think Of ChatGPT

36:00 - He Was An Olympic-Level Runner

38:14 - The Imitation Game Film

43:13 - Why Your Deep Interest in Turing?

43:22 - Why Spend Your Life Researching Turing?

46:51 - Andrew Working With Roger Penrose On Twistor Theory

48:26 - Turing vs Twistor Theory - Which Matters More?

49:56 - What Is A Good Life?

Guest - Andrew Hodges

Book (Alan Turing: The Enigma) - https://amzn.to/4ewdccJ

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Hodges

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Meet Jonny Thomson - creator of "Mini Philosophy", the channel that's made philosophy accessible, relatable, and genuinely fun for over two million followers worldwide. A former secondary school philosophy teacher turned author, Jonny writes regularly for Big Think and has published three books - Mini Philosophy, Mini Psychology, and Mini Big Ideas.

Timestamps

0:00 - What Is Mini Philosophy?

2:06 - What Is Philosophy?

4:06 - Key Areas Of Philosophy

6:48 - How Philosophy Can Transform Your Life

9:28 - AI Is Bringing Philosophy Back

11:09 - The Secret To Becoming Happier

16:41 - Why Doing Less Makes You Happier

18:52 - Why Meaning & Fulfilment Also Matter

21:03 - The Happiness Mistakes People Make

22:11 - Why Are You Obsessed With Happiness?

23:33 - When Philosophy Destroys You (Overthinking)

26:04 - The Truth About Real Friendship

29:19 - Awkwardness About Discussing Deep Things

32:34 - Why You Keep Toxic Friends Around

33:48 - Should You Ditch or Save Your Friends?

35:43 - How To Start Philosophy (For Beginners)

39:43 - How My Psychologist Parents Shaped Me

41:43 - Teaching Philosophy To Teenagers

43:38 - Growing Mini Philosophy To Millions

46:33 - My Book On Happiness + What's Next

48:30 - Writing For Big Think

49:24 - What Is A Good Life?

The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human.

Guest - Mini Philosophy (Jonny Thomson)

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/philosophyminis

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@philosophyminis

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/philosophyminis

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@philosophyminis

X - https://x.com/philosophyminis

Book: Mini Philosophy - https://amzn.to/4edXCSX

Substack - https://miniphilosophy.substack.com

LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jonny-thomson-mini-philosophy

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Meet Irene Pereyra, a world-class designer who is the co-founder of the Brooklyn-based design studio "Anton & Irene", along with Anton Repponen.

Irene has led the strategy and UX initiatives for clients, including The Met, Kickstarter, Balenciaga, USA Today, EA, Spotify, Google, Nickelodeon, BBC and Red Bull. Her work has been recognised by Cannes, The Webbys, The Emmys, and she is the author of "Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology".

The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human.

Timestamps

0:00 - What Is Design?

1:22 - Different Design Fields

2:15 - What Is UX (My Speciality)?

3:56 - How Designers Work With Clients

6:40 - Designer vs Client Disagreements

9:33 - Key Design Principle

12:33 - Why Form Beats Function

14:02 - Design Process: Consider, Empathise, Define, Research, Design, Validate

14:52 - The #1 Mistake Designers Make

18:09 - Personality & Lifestyles Of Great Designers

22:19 - Designers Are Not Relaxed People

23:55 - How To Become A Phenomenal Designer

26:53 - Why I Hate "Design Thinking"

28:19 - Are Design Skills Transferable?

30:44 - Is Design Objective or Subjective?

35:18 - How Irene Got Into Design

37:06 - My Design Heroes & Inspiration

38:42 - My Design Studio With Anton Repponen

40:38 - Creating The NU:RO Watch

42:33 - Working With Google, Spotify, Red Bull & More

44:52 - Why I Can't Stop Designing

47:07 - What Is A Good Life?

Guest - Irene Pereyra

Book: Universal Principles of UX: 100 Timeless Strategies to Create Positive Interactions between People and Technology - https://amzn.to/4saIo4u

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/irenepereyra

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/irenepereyra

Anton & Irene - https://antonandirene.com/

NU:RO Watch - https://nuro.co/

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In this episode, I interview Victoria Lynn Carroll, the director of the award-winning 'She Is A Shaman' - a meditative documentary that follows an ayahuasca shaman who balances hallucinatory rituals and her unusual daily. The film explores the difference between the idolized shamanic figure and who they really are.

Watch 'She Is A Shaman': https://youtu.be/Lra4c4LwCBw?si=Y0twCfZs_30ZrT8m

The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human.

Timestamps

0:00 - What is 'She Is A Shaman'?

3:12 - The History of Ayahuasca

3:46 - Why People Take It

6:14 - Shamans Believe Ayahuasca Is Sentient

6:58 - What Are Shamans Like?

9:19 - The Paradox About Ordinary Shamans

11:33 - Experience Filming Ayahuasca Ceremonies

13:03 - Why Make This Film?

15:56 - My Ayahuasca Experience

17:21 - Science vs. Spirituality Explaining Ayahuasca

21:16 - DMT vs. Ayahuasca

24:49 - Was The Film A Healing Process?

27:05 - Why Watch This Film?

28:30 - Who Should & Should NOT Take It?

30:12 - Psychedelics Helping Society

32:20 - Voice Acting Career

35:08 - Why I Took Ayahuasca

37:47 - Ayahuasca Helped My Trauma

41:55 - Next Film: 'O God'

44:03 - What Makes a Good Life?

Guest - Victoria Lynn Carroll

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/incertaspecie

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6IxClbWJ8X6yKQIwQTeITw

Website - https://www.victorialynncarroll.com/

Substack - https://substack.com/@victorialynncarroll

IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3055998/

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In this episode, I sit down with Kevin Kelly — co-founder of Wired magazine, author of "1000 True Fans," editor of the Whole Earth Review, futurist, and one of the most influential voices on technology. Kevin is the author of various books, including "What Technology Wants" and "Excellent Advice for Living".

The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human.

Timestamps

0:00 - Most interesting moments of your life

0:57 - I'm a recovering hippy

2:01 - How psychedelics shaped Silicon Valley

3:32 - The future belongs to optimists

5:27 - Backpacking around Asia

8:22 - Whole Earth Catalog

11:19 - Meeting Steve Jobs

11:59 - Co-founding Wired Magazine

16:10 - Book: What Technology Wants

19:35 - What is the 'Technium'?

21:40 - Book: Excellent Advice For Living

25:36 - What have you changed your mind on?

26:32 - Book: Vanishing Asia

28:32 - 1000 True Fans

34:00 - Living as if you'll die in 6 months

36:02 - The Amish's relationship with tech

38:38 - Why are you so interested in tech?

42:08 - Thoughts on the future

46:44 - Advice for writers

48:10 - What is a good life?

Guest - Kevin Kelly

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Kelly_(editor)

Website - https://kk.org/

X - https://x.com/kevin2kelly

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kevin2kelly/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Kevin2Kelly/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/KevinKelly

Book: Excellent Advice For Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier - https://amzn.to/4lUDY0f

Book: What Technology Wants - https://amzn.to/41xYAln

Book: The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future - https://amzn.to/4rT871i

Article: Thousand True Fans - https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/

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In this episode, I sit down with world-class magician and creator of The Neat Review, Alex Hansford. Alex has performed internationally in card magic, including at The Magic Castle, earning global recognition. He's also a highly respected designer and publisher, creating beautifully crafted magic magazines and designing Derren Brown's latest book, Notes From a Fellow Traveller.

The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human.

Timestamps

0:00 - Incredible card trick performance

4:02 - How much practice is needed

5:46 - Why people obsess over magic

8:36 - Personality of a magician

11:05 - Different areas of magic

12:18 - How to master magic

14:35 - Magic community around world

16:29 - Psychology secrets behind magic

22:02 - Working with my idol, Derren Brown

25:17 - Derren Brown's influence on me

26:34 - What is 'The Neat Review'?

32:55 - Creating Derren Brown's book

34:35 - Learning great design skills

37:13 - Future plans in magic

39:20 - Rare magician-designer combination

44:02 - What makes a good life?

Guest - Alex Hansford

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/watchalexander

Instagram (The Neat Review) - https://www.instagram.com/neatrvw

The Neat Review - https://theneatreview.com

Derren Brown Book (Notes From A Fellow Traveller) - https://derrenbrown.co.uk/books

Magic Tricks - https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magician/Alex-Hansford

The Neat Review (Store) - https://theneatreview.com/collections/all

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In this episode, I sit down with Professor Yang Hui-He, a mathematical physicist who is a Fellow at the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (LIMS) and a lecturer at Merton College, Oxford.

I ask Yang about his work on AI-guided mathematics and whether AI will solve the hardest mathematical problems, the basics of string theory, his career journey, who LIMS are, why he's working in Michael Faraday's apartment, and more!

The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human.

Timestamps

0:00 - Working in Faraday's apartment

3:30 - $1million problems AI could solve

7:38 - Does AI make you sad or excited?

10:54 - What AI can already do

14:57 - What AI struggles with

17:18 - How I became a mathematical physicist

19:57 - AI will replace your calculator

20:40 - What is string theory?

25:33 - Does string theory mess with your mind?

27:24 - Mathematics can literally drive people mad

30:27 - Lecturing at the Royal Institution

33:10 - What is algebraic geometry?

37:20 - What I most love about mathematics

39:47 - Princeton, Cambridge & MIT PhD

42:34 - How I plan years of research

44:14 - Does your work practically matter?

46:19 - One question for a superintelligence

47:53 - What is a good life?

Guest - Yang Hui-He

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yang-hui-he-22b3ab/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/yanghui.he.9

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang-Hui_He

London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (LIMS) - https://lims.ac.uk/

Oxford Physics (Yang) - https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/our-people/he

LIMS (Yang) - https://lims.ac.uk/yang-hui-he/

Royal Institution Lecture (The Search for a Theory of Everything) - https://youtu.be/llGvkEgXnAQ?si=FYBDjwcd6JsMlYYO

Royal Institution Lecture (How geometry created modern physics) - https://youtu.be/z8jdndd-x7w?si=i_4wdBzUyCawK12j

Royal Institution Lecture (Mathematics: The rise of the machines) - https://youtu.be/oOYcPkBaotg?si=NrAGlzIWitSU9vlo

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In this episode, I sit down again with Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University - one of the world's leading psychologists, and author of Zero Degrees of Empathy.

Is evil the best way to explain people who do cruel things? Simon argues that what we call "evil" is actually rooted in low empathy, not some inherent darkness. We explore the science behind empathy, examine the minds of psychopaths, narcissists, and those with borderline personality disorder (BPD), discuss what causes empathy to break down, and explore how we should respond to those behaving badly.

The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human.

Timestamps

0:00 - Do evil people exist?

Watch Previous Episode with Simon: https://youtu.be/fwC1rzgmPtw

Guest - Simon Baron-Cohen

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Baron-Cohen

Zero Degrees of Empathy Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zero-Degrees-Empathy-Simon-Baron-Cohen/dp/0141017961

The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Science-Evil-Empathy-Origins-Cruelty/dp/0465031420/

Uni of Cambridge Bio - https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/simon-baron-cohen

Autism Research Centre (ARC) - https://www.autismcentreofexcellence.org

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Today, I speak to Nick Butter, the first person to ever run a marathon in every single country in the world. I ask about this incredible adventure, what motivates him, another adventure running Britain, his life story, starting a charity, running tips, and more!

The Human Podcast explores the life stories of humans, known and unknown. Subscribe for a new interview every week!

You can donate to Nick's charity, The 196 Foundation, here: https://www.the196foundation.com/

🕒 TIMESTAMPS

0:00 – Intro

0:05 – Running a Marathon in Every Country

5:41 – What I’ve Learned About Myself

8:20 – The Psychological Experience

11:10 – Marathons vs. Countries

12:48 – Next Challenge: 1,000 Marathons

16:26 – Nick’s Top Running Tips

20:40 – Life Story & Background

25:49 – Becoming Obsessed with Running

28:20 – What Is “Suffering”?

30:19 – Are You Addicted?

33:11 – Being Misunderstood

35:02 – Running Britain & The Italian Grand Tour

37:40 – Starting a Charity

41:38 – Hosting My ‘Run Weekends’

43:31 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life?

👤 NICK

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nickbutterrun

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nickbutterun

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/nickbutterrun

Website - https://www.nickbutter.com/

Book (Running The World) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-World-World-Record-Breaking-Adventure/dp/1787631729

Book (Run Britain) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Run-Britain-Record-Breaking-Adventure-Coastline-ebook/dp/B0B7W7FP5X?ref_=ast_author_dp

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In this episode, I speak to Julia Willemyns, a co-founder of The Centre for British Progress, a new non-partisan think tank researching and producing concrete ideas for an era of British growth and progress. Julia is an entrepreneur and studied at the University of Oxford and LSE.

The Human Podcast explores the life stories of humans, known and unknown. Subscribe for a new interview every week!

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🕒 TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro

0:32 - Overview of the Centre for British Progress

1:17 - What is a (non-partisan) think tank?

2:46 - What progress are you focused on?

4:07 - Turning ideas into real results

6:08 - How do you conduct research?

9:03 - How are politicians influenced?

10:23 - What is movement building?

12:38 - How to encourage ambitious individuals

13:59 - Analysing Britain's progress

19:04 - How are you funded?

19:40 - Story co-founding the think tank

22:01 - Why are you passionate about this?

25:52 - Daily life at work

27:21 - Vice President of Oxford University Debating Society

29:08 - Studying Public Policy at LSE

30:00 - Developing three mobile apps

31:41 - Career highlights so far

34:45 - Value of learning about fundraising

36:08 - What have you learnt about people's ambitions?

37:47 - What do you do to unwind?

38:23 - Proust is an inspiration to me

43:28 - CLOSING QU: What is a good life?

👤 JULIA WILLEMYNS

𝕏 - https://x.com/jujulemons

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-garayo-willemyns-baba111b0

👤 CENTRE FOR BRITISH PROGRESS

𝕏 - https://x.com/britishprogress

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/britishprogress/

Substack - https://britishprogress.substack.com/

Website - https://britishprogress.org/

📱 SOCIAL

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Email - [email protected]