The Human Podcast

Jamie Pine is the founder and CEO of Spacedrive, an awesome new file explorer. He’s also had a successful career as a YouTuber and was the founder of another tech company, Notify. He is a regular and popular streamer on Twitch too.

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

SOCIAL:

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

GUEST:

Space Drive - https://www.spacedrive.com

Jamie’s YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSa0hnM2n_yvOnecoQ2fgxA

Jamie’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamiepine

Jamie's Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/jamiepinelive

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:40 - Selling Home Movies

2:14 - Beginning Filmmaking

5:34 - Journey After School

9:10 - Jamie's YouTube Channel

17:19 - Life As A YouTuber

21:57 - First Tech Startup: Notify

39:40 - Spacedrive

48:32 - Naval Ravikant Investing

52:02 - Future Plans

54:27 - Media Company

55:40 - Advice For Tech Founders & YouTubers?

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GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:

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Chris Frith is a neuropsychologist and professor emeritus at University College London (UCL). Chris is considered one of the most influential neuroscientists of the modern era, and a pioneer in applied brain imaging. He lives in North London with his wife Uta Frith, another highly influential academic.

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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SOCIAL:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

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

GUEST:

Chris’s Website - https://sites.google.com/site/chrisdfrith/Home

Chris’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/cdfrith

Chris’s Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Frith

Chris’s Research - https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=0YEXoMMAAAAJ&hl=en

Chris & Uta Frith's Book, 'Two Heads: Where Two Neuroscientists Explore How Our Brains Work with Other Brains' - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Heads-Story-Brains-Together/dp/1526601559

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:38 - Profession

1:43 - Early Life & University

7:45 - PhD & Early Career

20:40 - Career Highlights

30:03 - Marriage to Uta Frith

32:40 - Chris & Uta’s Book: ‘Two Heads: Where Two Neuroscientists Explore How Our Brains Work with Other Brains’

39:31 - Unanswered Questions

44:03 - Consciousness

50:19 - Retirement

51:24 - Living in London

52:20 - Favourite Books

54:44 - Being A Pioneer & Role Model

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Keith Frankish is a philosopher and co-host of the Mind Chat Podcast alongside philosopher Philip Goff. Keith is an Honorary Professor at the University of Sheffield and now teaches at the University of Crete. He’s well known for his work on ‘Illusionism’, a theory of consciousness.

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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SOCIAL:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast

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GUEST:

Keith’s Website - https://www.keithfrankish.com

Keith’s Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Frankish

Keith’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/keithfrankish

Mind Chat Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/c/mindchat

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:42 - Early Life

2:46 - Studying Arts (Open University)

7:14 - Switching To Philosophy

11:25 - Daniel Dennett

15:00 - PhD

20:58 - Marrying Another Philosopher

23:27 - Path After PhD

27:34 - Moving To Crete

32:20 - Public Philosophy / Nigel Warburton

35:18 - Mind Chat Podcast with Philip Goff

42:42 - Illusionism

1:05:58 - Free Will

1:09:06 - Website Creative Content (Poetry, Lyrics, Limericks...)

1:13:39 - Future Plans

MUSIC:

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Philip Ball is a popular freelance science writer, broadcaster and author. He’s written for Nature for over 20 years, broadcast BBC podcasts, lectured for the Royal Institution, and authored 27 books.

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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SOCIAL:

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

GUEST:

Philip’s Website: https://philipball.co.uk

Philip’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Ball

Philip’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/philipcball

Philip’s Guardian Page: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/philip-ball

Philip’s Aeon Page: https://aeon.co/users/philip-ball

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:50 - Early Life

11:06 - Degree & PhD

15:39 - Being In A Band

18:08 - Book: ‘The Music Instinct’

20:14 - How Music Effects Us

24:07 - Becoming A Journalist/Broadcaster

28:37 - Career Path

32:50 - Time Management

35:45 - What's Most Enjoyable About Work?

37:45 - What's Most Challenging About Work?

39:50 - What Award Has Meant The Most To You?

42:08 - Advice For Prospective Science Communicators

43:13 - Future Plans

MUSIC:

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Peter Adamson is a philosopher at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and King’s College London. He has hosted the brilliant and popular podcast, ‘History of Philosophy without any gaps’, for over 10 years.

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:

Peter’s LMU Munich Page: https://www.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/lehreinheiten/philosophie_6/personen/adamson/index.html

Peter’s KCL Page: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/peter-adamson

Peter’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Adamson_(philosopher)

Peter’s/Podcast’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistPhilosophy

Podcast (History of Philosophy without any Gaps): https://historyofphilosophy.net

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:39 - Early Life

2:35 - Undergraduate

4:34 - PhD

6:50 - Early Research At King's College London

9:17 - Plotinus & Neoplatonism

18:08 - Moving to Munich / Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

21:22 - Reaching 400 Podcast Episodes

24:04 - Why Did You Start The Podcast?

28:57 - Process Behind The Podcast?

34:56 - Why Do You Enjoy The Podcast?

38:24 - Being A Public Philosopher

41:11 - Giving A Talk At Google

42:00 - Future Plans

MUSIC:

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Cade Metz is a New York Times Technology Reporter, and the author of ‘Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought A.I. to Google, Facebook, and the World’. Cade previously wrote for WIRED magazine.

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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SOCIAL:

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GUEST:

Cade’s NYT Page: https://www.nytimes.com/by/cade-metz

Cade’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/cademetz

Cade’s Book ‘Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought A.I. to Google, Facebook, and the World’: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Genius-Makers-Facebook-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/184794213X

Cade's WIRED Page: https://www.wired.com/author/cade-metz/

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:28 - Interest In Technology/Engineers

4:19 - IBM's Deep Blue v Gary Kasparov

7:08 - Early Career Highlights

8:44 - iPhone Launch

11:17 - DeepMind's AlphaGo v Lee Sedol

24:12 - AI Progress Since AlphaGo

28:16 - Cade's Book, 'Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought A.I. to Google, Facebook, and the World'

34:30 - Interest In AI

35:28 - AI Visionaries

37:03 - Why Do You Enjoy Journalism?

38:37 - Difficulties Of Journalism?

40:50 - How Do You Feel About The Future?

41:55 - Future Plans / Second Book

MUSIC:

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Mal Norton is a magician and the owner of the world’s smallest magic shop, ‘Top Secret Magic’. He’s performed for over 30 years and is a member of The Magic Circle.

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:

Mal’s Website - https://malnortonmagician.co.uk

Mal’s Magic Shop (World's Smallest), ‘Top Secret Magic’ - http://www.topsecretmagic.co.uk

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:34 - *Magic Trick*

2:36 - Discovering Magic

7:43 - Heroes

9:21 - Becoming A Magician

13:38 - Style Of Magic

16:45 - Career Highlights

20:42 - ‘Magic The Way It Should Be’

23:27 - Why’d You Love Magic?

27:01 - Resistance To Magic

28:45 - Difficulties Of Being A Magician

31:22 - Owning The World’s Smallest Magic Shop

32:49 - Meeting Derren Brown

37:37 - Why’d You Own A Store?

38:31 - Who Learns Magic?

41:13 - Lessons Learnt About People

43:23 - Life Outside Magic

44:36 - Advice For Learning Magic

45:35 - Future Plans

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Roman Yampolskiy is an AI safety & security researcher. He’s a tenured associate professor at the University of Louisville and the director of the Cyber Security Laboratory.

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

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GUEST:

Roman’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/romanyam

Roman’s Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Yampolskiy

Roman’s Webpage - http://cecs.louisville.edu/ry/

Roman’s Books - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-V-Yampolskiy/e/B00DBE57XM Roman’s Papers - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0_Rq68cAAAAJ&hl=en

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:36 - Early Life

2:08 - PhD / AI

7:13 - AI Safety Research

14:54 - Reading / Teaching

19:23 - Asilomar AI Conference

21:33 - Philosophical AI Research

30:18 - DALL·E 2 & AI Progress

4:48 - Robotics

38:36 - Advice For AI Safety Work

39:18 - Roman's Books

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Helen Wilson is a professor of applied mathematics and the head of department at UCL. Helen’s research focuses on complex fluids.

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:

Helen’s Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HelenWilsonMathematician

Helen’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/profhelenwilson

Helen’s Academic Page - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucahhwi/

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:25 - Early life

4:35 - Undergraduate at Cambridge

6:37 - PhD at Cambridge

10:29 - Applied & Pure Mathematics

17:35 - Moving to America

18:57 - Return to England

19:30 - Research Into Complex Fluids

25:14 - Becoming Head of Department

30:37 - Teaching

32:40 - Chocolate Fountain Research

35:53 - Life Outside Mathematics

38:32 - Influence of Susan Brown

39:42 - What’s Exciting About Mathematics

43:15 - Future Plans

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Heather Browning is a philosopher at the London School of Economics & Political Science, where she researches animal sentience and welfare. Heather also spent many years as a zookeeper and animal welfare officer in Australia.

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 all episodes, filmed in person: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC29JGmLUfv5eUeKzv3cRXGw

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GUEST:

Heather's Website: https://www.heatherbrowning.net

Heather's Twitter: https://twitter.com/zoophilosophy

Heather's LSE Research which contributed to a UK bill change: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/octopus-crab-sentient-emotions-law-b2043357.html

ORDER OF CONVERSATION:

0:00 - Intro

0:33 - Early love of animals

02:48 - Zookeeper

11:25 - Animals passing away

13:17 - Animal welfare officer

19:16 - Lessons learnt about animal lives

23:50 - Favourite animals

26:17 - Switching to philosophy: undergraduate degree

31:12 - Philosophy PhD in animal welfare

35:23 - LSE Research contributing to a UK bill change

41:38 - Comparing effects of animal & human relationships

43:15 - Effect of thinking about animal minds

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