The Human Podcast

Martin Rees is a distinguished cosmologist and astrophysicist at Cambridge University. He's the UK's Astronomer Royal, a member of the House of Lords, a former President of The Royal Society and a co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER).The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. WATCH (FILMED IN PERSON): https://youtu.be/_l5gvpPrZh4GUEST:Martin's Twitter - https://twitter.com/LordMartinReesMartin's Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_ReesMartin's Website - https://www.martinrees.ukMartin on Lex Fridman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50r-5ULcWgY&t=85s Martin on Sam Harris - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQL25nhn02UMartin with Brian Cox - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSKT-d6KfWcSOCIAL:Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcastTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro1:45 - Growing Up2:45 - Studying at University7:44 - Knowing Stephen Hawking9:34 - Three Stages of Your Career: Astrophysics, Technology, Public Science14:13 - Cosmology's Most Interesting & Difficult Questions20:48 - UFO's29:41 - Where May Humanity End Up?36:32 - What Does a Bad Future Look Like?41:55 - What Does a Great Future Look Like?43:41 - How Will AI Change The World?49:27 - Is AI Necessary To Solve Science's Hardest Problems?51:32 - Does Thinking About Dangers To Humanity Affect You?52:27 - What Achievement Has Meant The Most To You?53:47 - Retirement55:26 - Living In Cambridge57:48 - What Does It Mean To Live A Good Life?MUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journeyLicense code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPFGUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message [email protected]

Cecily Whiteley is a philosopher at the University of Cambridge. Cecily is developing a novel testable model of depression, according to which depression involves a change to a subject's global state of consciousness, akin to a dream or psychedelic state.The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.

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GUEST:Cecily's Website - https://www.cecilywhiteley.comCecily's Twitter - https://twitter.com/cecilymwhiteleyDepression as a Disorder of Consciousness (Article) - https://psyche.co/ideas/depression-is-more-than-low-mood-its-a-change-of-consciousnessDepression as a Disorder of Consciousness (Paper) - https://philpapers.org/archive/WHIDAA-4.pdfAphantasia, Imagination and Dreaming (Paper) - https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/106276/2/Whiteley_aphantasia_imagination_and_dreaming_published.pd

SOCIAL:Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast

TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro1:19 - Growing Up4:02 - MPhil at KCL: The Neuroscience Of Consciousness And Its Metaphysics7:33 - PhD at LSE: Kinds And Classification In Consciousness Science11:15 - Studying At NYU15:13 - Moving to Cambridge University15:51 - Paper #1 - Depression as a Disorder of Consciousness56:45 - Paper #2 - Aphantasia, Imagination and Dreamin01:19:55 - Future Research Plans01:23:40 - What Does It Mean To Live A Good Life?01:25:07 - ThanksMUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journeyLicense code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPFGUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message [email protected]

Tom Stevenson achieved the highest ever score (154) and a number of other records on the British TV show Countdown. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals.

New episodes are released every week - Subscribe to be notified.

Many apologies for the mistake in the introduction, where I referred to Tom as Tom Wilkinson, instead of Tom Stevenson.

WATCH (FILMED IN PERSON):

https://youtu.be/3KGWEFOC5sg

DONATE:

Donate to Tom's Charity Running Challenge for Mind - https://givepenny.com/tomstevenson_27_27

GUEST:

Tom's Twitter - https://twitter.com/motnosnevets

Tom's Countdown Wiki - https://wiki.apterous.org/Tom_Stevenson

Tom's BBC Article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-63158937

Tom Breaking The Record - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDdcJ76XKQI&t=3s

SOCIAL:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

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

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

0:42 - Getting The Highest Ever Score

5:50 - News Coverage & Fame

7:22 - Winning 120 Rounds In a Row Without A Loss

8:45 - Breaking Other Records

11:45 - Suffering From Agoraphobia

13:33 - Meditation

14:41 - Why Did You Want To Go On Countdown?

19:01 - Did You Read Lots When Younger?

20:12 - Unhappy With A-Level Grades

21:34 - Maths Ability At School

24:42 - Training

25:55 - Thinking & Dreaming About Countdown

26:40 - Technique: Letters Round

29:43 - Technique: Numbers Round

33:08 - Technique: Conundrum

34:40 - Is Competing Stressful?

35:30 - Your Most & Least Favourite Rounds?

36:19 - Tips For Improving Countdown

36:57 - Being Diagnosed With Asperger's

38:49 - Do You Have A Bust Mind?

39:41 - Being Considered A Genius

40:25 - Parents

41:00 - Behind The Scenes Stories

42:21 - Most Difficult Challenges On Show

43:45 - DEMO: Numbers Round

46:33 - 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

47:14 - DEMO: Conundrums (8 Out of 10 Cats)

48:25 - DEMO: Conundrums (Tricky Spreadsheet)

50:55 - Hobbies

51:54 - Plans For Other Gameshows

52:33 - University

53:02 - Career Plans

54:15 - GCHQ / Codebreaking

54:56 - Outro

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Connor Mather, otherwise known as the real-life NPC, is popular on TikTok and YouTube with a combined following of over 2 million people! This is an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into Conner's life and content.

The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.

WATCH (FILMED IN PERSON):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw

CONNER MATHER:

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

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO90yQlKVSM5kVxgAf1zTTw

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

Discord - https://discord.com/invite/9f6XB4eD43

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/connerm

SOCIAL:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

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

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

1:04 - What Is NPC Content?

2:07 - Journey As A Creator

3:59 - Gaining 1.5 Million Followers Since October

4:35 - What Inspired NPC Content?

5:23 - GTA & Videogames

6:11 - Why Is Your Content So Popular?

7:48 - Young Aspirations To Be A YouTuber

10:53 - Who Has Inspired You?

13:04 - Describe Your Personality?

15:55 - Experience Shooting The First Video

16:45 - Are You Ever Nervous?

17:46 - How Do People React?

20:44 - Meeting Fans

22:18 - Typical Week In Your Life

24:03 - Sacrificing Social Life

25:18 - What Do Family/Friends Think?

26:22 - Future Plans For Content

30:37 - The Don & Visiting London

32:30 - Being On NY Times Square Billboard

33:46 - Meeting TikTok Star Shafar - @Shafar_sjc

34:22 - Downsides Of Being Famous At 17?

36:00 - Being The Scenes Stories

37:16 - What Have You Learnt About People?

38:48 - Benefits Of Being An NPC

43:14 - Finding Love As An NPC

43:55 - Do Creators Know Each Other?

45:39 - Making Great Videos

46:22 - NPC Book Idea

47:01 - Do You Plan Or Improv Videos?

47:51 - Did Your Parents Know You'd Grow Up To Be An NPC?

48:46 - Have You Ever Broken Character?

49:31 - Strong Sense Of Belief

52:55 - Have You Made Much Money?

54:46 - Advice For Content Creators

56:42 - Message For Fans

57:25 - Outro

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GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:

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Chris French is an anomalistic psychologist at Goldsmiths, University of London. Chris researches how human psychology can explain people's beliefs and experiences of paranormal phenomena. He also runs Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub, a meetup group that you're very welcome to join (details below)!

The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.

WATCH (FILMED IN PERSON):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw

GUEST:

Chris's Twitter - https://twitter.com/chriscfrench

Chris's Website - http://profchrisfrench.com

Chris's Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_French

Chris's Goldsmiths Page - https://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/french/

Chris's Royal Institution Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jve3p0ws-nI

Greenwich Skeptics In The Pub - https://sitp.online/sitp/greenwich

SOCIAL:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

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

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:20 - What Is Anomalistic Psychology?

1:01 - Were You Interested In The Paranormal As A Child?

6:35 - Parapsychology & Anomalistic Psychology

8:39 - Top Paranormal Claims

12:44 - How Has Your Work Affected You?

16:38 - Effects Of Paranormal Beliefs

22:04 - Fraudulent Psychics

25:23 - Psychological Explanations Of Paranormal Experiences

33:54 - Derren Brown

37:26 - Greenwich Skeptics In The Pub

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Aidan Yeep creates beautiful illustrations that help people become inspired and take action, and has built up a following on Instagram and Twitter doing so.

The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.

WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw

GUEST:

Aidan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aidanyeep/

Aidan's Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/aidanyeep

Aidan's Website - https://aidanyeep.com

SOCIAL:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

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

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:17 - What Are The Illustrations About?

6:54 - What's The Process?

9:16 - What Inspired You To Start?

11:55 - Why Do You Enjoy This?

12:34 - Is This Work Full-Time?

13:48 - What's A Typical Week Like?

15:49 - Why Did You Enjoy Up Doing This?

18:21 - Why Is There An Appetite For This Content?

20:34 - Who Inspires You?

21:56 - Biggest Lesson You've Learnt About Motivation?

23:22 - Future Plans

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George Scholey returns to the podcast after recently breaking the world record for solving the most Rubik’s Cubes in 24 hours - 6931 cubes. The previous month, he also set a record for solving 500 Rubik’s cubes whilst skateboarding.

The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.

WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw

GUEST:

George BBC News Interview (800,000+ Views) - https://youtu.be/ZwNVLVoiYAM George's World Record (Part 3/3) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5kZknQSwOU

George's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/george.scholey/?hl=en

George's Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/georgescholey

George's Records - https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/persons/2015SCHO05

SOCIAL:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

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

ORDER OF CONVERSATION / CUBING DEMOS:

0:50 - Intro

1:01 - Demo (3x3 Cube)

1:46 - What Inspired The World Record?

3:46 - Preparation

5:44 - Caffeine-Free Focus Drink

7:33 - World Record Details

10:28 - How Did You Feel Mentally?

22:05 - Were You Suprised You Completed It?

22:49 - Reaction From Cubing Community

23:51 - BBC News Coverage

24:41 - 2nd World Record: Skateboarding/Cubing

28:46 - Planning More World Records?

29:26 - Getting Into Running (2x Per Day)

30:19 - Future Plans

32:22 - Demos (3x3, One-Handed, Blindfolded)

34:55 - Support

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GUEST/FEEDBACK REQUEST:

Know anyone who may like to speak about their life, or have any feedback? Just message [email protected]

David Edmonds is a philosopher, author, former BBC producer/presenter, and the co-host of the Philosophy Bites podcast (alongside Nigel Warburton). He works as a Research Fellow at Oxford University’s Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.

The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.

WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw

GUEST:

David's Website - http://www.davidedmonds.info

David's Twitter - https://twitter.com/DavidEdmonds100

David's Books - https://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Edmonds/e/B001IXQBD8/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1

Philosophy Bites Podcast - https://philosophybites.com

Philosophy 24/7 Philosophy - https://philosophy247.org

David's Oxford University Page - https://www.ox.ac.uk/research/research-in-conversation/our-place-world/david-edmonds

SOCIAL:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

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

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:42 - Attending Dulwich College

1:24 - Studying PPE At Oxford University

5:12 - BPhil / PhD / Supervisor Derek Parfit

8:42 - Effective Altruism

15:07 - BBC Producing/Presenting

24:10 - Philosophy Bites Podcast

35:30 - Writing Books

40:00 - Trolley Problem Thought Experiment

43:11 - Chess

46:27 - Public Philosophy

49:01 - How Has Philosophy Changed Your Life?

50:33 - Advice For Getting Into Producing/Presenting

53:18 - Where To Find David's Work

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GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:

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Solomon Smith is the founder and director of the Brixton Soup Kitchen, a Brixton based service for the homeless and people in need. Solomon's also been a youth worker for about 16 years, mainly working in Lambeth.

The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.

WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw

SOCIAL:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

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

GUEST:

Solomon

BBC Three Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcrx7uyyaY4

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

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

Twitter - https://twitter.com/sollysworld

Brixton Soup Kitchen Website - https://brixtonsoupkitchen.com

Twitter - https://twitter.com/brixsoupkitchen

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brixtonsoupkitchen/?hl=en

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:47 - Early Years

1:26 - First Concerns About Homelessness

5:02 - Starting Volunteering At School

6:01 - Life After School

8:21 - What Is The Brixton Soup Kitchen?

9:13 - Setting Up The Brixton Soup Kitchen

14:47 - Youth Work

15:25 - How's Homelessness Changed?

16:36 - Brixton Soup Kitchen Services

17:54 - How Has Brixton Soup Kitchen Changed Your Life?

20:09 - What Lessons Has Volunteering Taught You?

20:50 - How Does Volunteering Affect You?

21:35 - Grants/Funding

24:23 - Rio Ferdinand & Celebrities Visiting

25:45 - Future Plans

27:57 - Advice For People Considering Volunteering/Setting Up Own Charity

28:58 - Experience Sleeping Rough

37:40 - Thanks

MUSIC:

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GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:

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Kevin Mitchell is an associate professor of genetics and neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin. Kevin’s research is aimed at understanding the genetic program specifying the wiring of the brain and its relevance to variation in human faculties.

The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.

WATCH - FILMED IN PERSON:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw

SOCIAL:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

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

GUEST:

Kevin’s Website - https://www.kjmitchell.com

Kevin’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/WiringTheBrain

Kevin’s Book (Innate: How The Wiring Of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are) - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Innate-How-Wiring-Brains-Shapes/dp/0691173885

Kevin’s TEDx Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZo9wXKmwFk

Kevin’s Royal Institution Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkJqkGX0ThQ

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:22 - What Is A Neurogeneticist?

3:12 - Choosing Genetics & Trinity College Dublin

6:46 - PhD: Neural Development of Fruitflies

12:26 - How Long Until We Understand An Insect’s Brain?

16:47 - Research Focuses

23:17 - Kevin’s Book - Innate: How The Wiring Of Our Brains Shapes Who We Are

36:39 - Effect Of Research On Personal Life

39:52 - Understanding Stupid/Bad Behaviour

40:57 - Morality

45:16 - Free Will

51:14 - Who Is Suited To Neurogenetics?

53:39 - Future Plans

57:15 - Relationship Between Neuroscience & AI/Genetics

MUSIC:

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GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:

Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message [email protected]