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The Jim Rutt Show is a professionally-produced podcast series featuring crisp conversations with critical thinkers at the leading edge of science, technology, politics, economic and social systems.

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Extra: On COVID-19 Potentia...

04.02.2020

In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Bonnitta Roy about what it means to ‘stay with the trouble’, habitual behavior, the value of reflection, consumerism, scarcity & abundance, resourcefulness, the allure of going back to the rat race, system ...

The Jim Rutt Show episodes:

04.02.2020 Extra: On COVID-19 Potentials with Bonnitta Roy In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Bonnitta Roy about what it means to ‘stay with the trouble’, habitual behavior, the value of reflection, consumerism, scarcity & abundance, resourcefulness, the allure of going back to the rat race, system ...
04.01.2020 Extra: On Post COVID-19 Impacts with Ben Goertzel In this short extra episode, Jim talks to Dr. Ben Goertzel about the economic & cultural impacts we could expect after the peak of COVID-19, the end of the tech backlash, income inequality, homeostasis & hysteresis, business travel bets from ...
03.30.2020 Bonus: Jim on The Stoa, COVID & Game B In this bonus episode, Jim hosts a talk & Q&A on The Stoa. Peter Limberg sets the context for this talk and they then go on to reflect on the impacts & opportunities created by COVID-19, homeostasis vs hysteresis, flaws ...
03.27.2020 Extra: On COVID-19 & UBI with Bob Reid In this short extra episode, Co-Founder & CEO of Everest Bob Reid talks with Jim about the core elements of an effective UBI, short vs long term UBI approaches for the US, the Everest platform’s UBI capabilities & implementation timelines, ...
03.25.2020 Extra: On COVID-19 & Complexity with Jordan Hall In this short extra episode, Jim talks with Jordan Hall about the lessons we are learning with respect to complex system dynamic response capabilities including: our current sensemaking & limitations, distributed decision-making, finding warning signals in cultural noise, potential prevention ...
03.24.2020 Extra: On COVID-19 with John Robb In this short extra episode Jim talks with John Robb about how prepared we were for a pandemic like this, manufacturing, the economic & health impacts, CA & NY trends, impacts of ignoring quarantine, what is needed for a societal ...
03.23.2020 EP47 Mark Burgess on the Physics of Money Author, founder & scientist Mark Burgess talks with Jim about promise theory, the many functions of money, its network transfer & physical components, spacetime’s connection to money’s ability to store value, the role of banks, memory & debt, interest & ...
03.16.2020 EP46 Daniel Schrag on Climate Dynamics Professor Daniel Schrag talks with Jim about Geology’s connection to climate change, the dynamics & scope of abrupt climate changes, global collective action, the value & limits of climate models, thermal inertia in the ocean, the potential impacts of ocean ...
03.09.2020 EP45 Beth Pyles on Faith, Peace & Community Beth Pyles talks to Jim about small community living, why she left trial law to become a pastor, the dynamics affluenza & the hedonistic treadmill, how she views meaning & faith, spirituality vs religion, metaphysics, Presbyterianism vs Methodism, the value ...
03.02.2020 EP44 Steve LeVine on EV Battery Tech Steve LeVine talks with Jim about why battery innovation is so important for sustainable transportation, the challenges & promises of transitioning to electric vehicles, how Steve researched & wrote his book (The Powerhouse), key milestones for electric vehicle range & ...
02.24.2020 EP43 Daniel Christian Wahl on a Regenerative Future Daniel Christian Wahl talks with Jim about catalysis, Game B, geo therapy vs geoengineering, the short-term perspective of fossil fuels & limited resources, viewing population projections in relation to climate impact, the difference between sustainable & regenerative, the bioregional approach, ...
02.17.2020 EP42 Jessika Trancik on Tech & Research vs Climate Change MIT professor & researcher Jessika Trancik talks with Jim about energy return on investment (EROI), the power of learning curves, the feasibility of an all-electric society, base vs intermittent renewable energy, ‘energy storage plus’, the role & power of soft ...
02.13.2020 EP41 Daniel Mezick on the Agile Organization Daniel Mezick talks with Jim about how he got into business consulting & agile processes, what an openspace organization is & how it scales with business size/type, Jim’s experience with agile, how an agile scrum is structured, the value of ...
02.10.2020 EP40 Eric Smith on the Physics of Living Systems Multidimensional thinker Eric Smith has a wide-ranging talk with Jim about the origins of life, monetary systems, language & sustainability. Eric starts by sharing how geochemistry informs the origin of life topic, the dynamics of autocatalytic processes, how little we ...
02.03.2020 EP39 John Koza on Bleeding Edges Multi-talented thinker & creator John Koza & Jim start by talking about what led him to create secure lottery ticket tech early in his career. They then go on to talk about how he got interested in genetic algorithms, his ...
01.27.2020 EP38 Tristan Harris on Humane Tech Tristan Harris & Jim start by talking about how Tristan’s career & education in design ethics are informed by being a magician in his youth. They then go on to talk about his experience at the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab, ...
01.23.2020 EP37 Jared Janes on Spirituality Meditator & thinker Jared Janes talks with Jim about why he still uses the word ‘spiritual’, altered states vs altered traits, the equation & dynamics of suffering, understanding our own intentions, the confabulating mind, embodied intuition, the value & limits ...
01.20.2020 EP36 Hanzi Freinacht on Metamodernism Hanzi Freinacht, political philosopher, historian, sociologist, & author has a wide-ranging talk with Jim that starts by exploring what postmodern views are, how many postmodernists there might be & how they act. They, then go on to cover effective values ...
01.16.2020 EP35 Ken McCarthy on the History of Online Business Internet pioneer Ken McCarthy talks with Jim about why & how he first got on the internet in 1993, what it was like to be in tech in the 90’s, the walled gardens of the early internet, the birth of ...
01.13.2020 EP34 Joe Edelman on the Power of Values Joe Edelman, philosopher, social scientist & designer starts this conversation with Jim by talking about how meaningfulness is connected to values, social norms & ideological commitments. Then, they go on to talk about the pros & cons of pluralism & ...
01.06.2020 EP33 Melanie Mitchell on the Elements of AI Professor & Author Melanie Mitchell and Jim have a wide-ranging talk about her work in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). They explore the differences between deep learning, symbolic techniques & hybrid systems, AI springs/winters & hype cycles, self-driving cars, ...
12.30.2019 EP32 Jason Brennan on Irrational Democracy & Academia Author & Research Professor Jason Brennan talks with Jim about teaching in business school after studying philosophy, what a bleeding heart libertarian is, the ignorance & irrationality of voters, how well group identity predicts personal values, whether political engagement leads ...
12.16.2019 EP31 Forrest Landry on Building our Future Forrest Landry, philosopher, writer, researcher, scientist, engineer, craftsman, and teacher talks with Jim about his company (Magic-Flight), what motivates his work, how he defines ethics, metaphysics & its connection to realism, free will & choice, the nature of time, how ...
12.09.2019 EP30 Nora Bateson on Complexity & the Transcontextual Nora Bateson, award-winning filmmaker, writer, educator, and President of the International Bateson Institute talks with Jim about the work of the International Bateson Institute, her father (Gregory Bateson) & grandfather’s (William Bateson) academic histories & the impact they had on ...
12.02.2019 EP29 Michael Mauboussin on The Success Equation Michael Mauboussin, Director of Research at BlueMountain Capital Management, Author, and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University talks with Jim about how he came to be the Chairman of the Board at the Santa Fe Institute, his perspective on investing & ...
11.25.2019 EP28 Mark Burgess on Promise Theory, AI & Spacetime Author, founder & scientist Mark Burgess talks with Jim about why he made the switch from theoretical physics to computer science, the widely applicable skill set of physicists, what led him to create CFEngine, computer immunology, how he came up ...
11.21.2019 EP27 Jamie Wheal on Flow & the Future of Culture Author Jamie Wheal talks with Jim about working with the Navy SEALs, what characterizes flow, intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation, the Eleusinian Mysteries, Plato, Aristotle & Pythagoras, soft-leadership & dynamic hierarchies, group flow, if courage & integrity can be taught & ...
11.19.2019 EP26 Jordan Hall on the Game B Emergence Jordan Hall and Jim have another wide-ranging conversation about Game B. They start with a quick overview of Game A and then move on to talk about the emerging collaboration of Game B & how it happened, its competitive advantage ...
11.14.2019 EP25 Gary Marcus on Rebooting AI Scientist, author & entrepreneur Gary Marcus talks with Jim about his latest book, Rebooting AI. In this wide-ranging conversation they cover the gullibility gap, the illusory progress gap, the robustness gap, driverless car progress & safety, how narrow AI is ...
11.11.2019 EP24 Bret Weinstein on Evolving Culture Bret Weinstein and Jim talk about the evolutionary & game-theoretic dynamics that have led humanity to an unsustainable place, the impact of today’s algorithms & how they’re connected to human evolution, the recent shift of corporate values, how Game B ...
11.05.2019 EP23 Jeff Gomez on Narrative & Cultural Change CEO Jeff Gomez and Jim have a wide-ranging talk about Jeff’s work with massive movies like Pirates of the Caribbean, his work with transmedia storytelling & worldbuilding, how nerdy Jim really is, how narrative & story differ & the role ...
10.31.2019 EP22 Sara Kindsfater-Yerkes on the Evolution of Business Business Consultant Sara Kindsfater-Yerkes and Jim start this episode by reflecting on working together in their earlier careers. They then go on to talk about today’s multi-generational workforce, commonalities of Gen Z & Boomers, workplace mindsets, recruitment strategies & HR ...
10.28.2019 EP21 Roman Yampolskiy on the Outer Limits of AI This conversation with Jim and Dr. Roman V. Yampolskiy–author, tenured associate professor, founding director of Cyber Security Lab–starts by covering the vast variance of possible minds. They then go on to talk about Boltzmann brains, the implications of an infinite ...
10.24.2019 EP20 Pamela McCorduck on Her Life & Times with AI Author Pamela McCorduck talks with Jim about themes of her latest book, This Could Be Important: My Life and Times with the Artificial Intelligentsia. They talk about C.P. Snow’s Two Cultures thesis that explores the divide between the humanities & ...
10.21.2019 EP19 John Robb on Asymmetric & Networked Conflict & Strategy This conversation with Jim and John Robb–author, inventor, entrepreneur, technology analyst, astro engineer, and military pilot–starts by covering the impact of the recent drone attack on a Saudi fuel processing center, and the current US political situation. They then go ...
10.17.2019 EP18 Stuart Kauffman on Complexity, Biology & T.A.P. Professor, MacArthur Fellow and author Stuart Kauffman talks with Jim about the major themes of his career: complexity, auto-catalytic chemical sets, protocells and the origins of life, the problem of the error catastrophe, human evolution, social and technical evolution, the ...
10.14.2019 EP17 – Bonnitta Roy on Process Thinking and Complexity Bonnitta Roy, author of Our Future at Work and editor at Integral Review, talks with Jim Rutt about process thinking, complexity, evolution, and Game B. The discussion begins with a description of Roy's "insight practice," process thinking, complexity science, reification, ...
10.07.2019 EP16 Anaconda CTO Peter Wang on The Distributed Internet Anaconda CTO Peter Wang talks with Jim Rutt about the latest Python tools, deep fakes, nonrivalrous economics, and the distributed Internet. The discussion begins with a slew of new Python tools, including Numba, Dask, PyTorch, Chainer, CuPy, and PyData. That's ...
09.30.2019 EP15 Futurist David Brin on The Case for Optimism Author and futurist David Brin talks with Jim Rutt about optimism, ritualized combat, The Transparent Society, and the search for life in the universe. Beginning with the case for optimism, Brin takes on "Star Wars" and talks up "Star Trek" ...
09.23.2019 EP14 Astrophysicist Jill Tarter on SETI and Technosignatures Astrophysicist Jill Tarter talks with host Jim Rutt about the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), technosignatures + related projects. Starting with the Fermi Paradox and the Drake Equation, they discuss the hunt for life in the universe. While discussing the ...
09.16.2019 EP13 Trent McConaghy: Blockchain, AI and DAOs Trent McConaghy, of Ocean Protocol, talks with host Jim Rutt about blockchain, AI, and DAOs. Beginning with a discussion of Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and public utility networks, the conversation explores the DCS Triangle, the Interplanetary File System (IPFS), Decentralized Autonomous Organizations ...
09.12.2019 EP12 Brian Nosek – Open Science and Reproducibility Brian Nosek, cofounder of the Center for Open Science, and host Jim Rutt discuss the cutting edge in science governance including the reproducibility crisis, the Open Science Framework, OSF Preprints, peer review journals, Registered Reports, Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) ...
09.09.2019 EP11 Dave Snowden and Systems Thinking Dave Snowden is Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Cognitive Edge. He has pioneered a science-based approach to organizations drawing on anthropology, neuroscience, and complex adaptive systems theory. In this podcast, Dave Snowden and Jim Rutt discuss decision-making tools, assessment ...
09.03.2019 EP10 David Krakauer: Complexity Science David Krakauer is President and William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute. David’s research focuses on the evolutionary history of information processing mechanisms in biology and culture. In this podcast, David and Jim begin with ...
08.27.2019 EP9 Joe Norman: Applied Complexity Joe Norman is affiliated with the New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI), the Real World Risk Institute (RWRI), and Applied Complexity Science, LLC. In this podcast, Jim and Joe discuss applied complexity, emergence, climate science and GMOs.
08.21.2019 Special Episode: Zachary Vorhies Senior Google executives perjured themselves before Congress, says Google whistleblower Zachary "Zach" Vorhies on a special edition of The Jim Rutt Show
08.19.2019 EP8 Jordan “Greenhall” Hall and Game B "Game A is over," says tech superstar, Jordan Hall, in an interview describing the inevitable collapse of the global economy and the rise of "Game B."
08.12.2019 EP7 Daniel Schmachtenberger and the Evolution of Technology Is civilization doomed? "Yes," says Neurohacker Collective co-founder, evolutionary philosopher Daniel Schmachtenberger, when grilled by host Jim Rutt.
08.05.2019 EP 6 Douglas Rushkoff – Memetics, Money + TeamHuman Jim Rutt interviews author and media critic, Douglas Rushkoff, about his new book, "Team Human," and the dangerous effects of technology on human beings.
07.26.2019 EP5 Lee Smolin – Quantum Foundations and Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution Jim Rutt interviews physicist Lee Smolin of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics about his new book, Einstein's Unfinished Revolution

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The Jim Rutt Show

What's The Jim Rutt Show about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Jim Rutt Show episodes:

Extra: On COVID-19 Potentials with Bonnitta Roy

Extra: On Post COVID-19 Impacts with Ben Goertzel

Bonus: Jim on The Stoa, COVID & Game B

Extra: On COVID-19 & UBI with Bob Reid

Extra: On COVID-19 & Complexity with Jordan Hall

Extra: On COVID-19 with John Robb

EP47 Mark Burgess on the Physics of Money

EP46 Daniel Schrag on Climate Dynamics

EP45 Beth Pyles on Faith, Peace & Community

EP44 Steve LeVine on EV Battery Tech

EP43 Daniel Christian Wahl on a Regenerative Future

EP42 Jessika Trancik on Tech & Research vs Climate Change

EP41 Daniel Mezick on the Agile Organization

EP40 Eric Smith on the Physics of Living Systems

EP39 John Koza on Bleeding Edges

EP38 Tristan Harris on Humane Tech

EP37 Jared Janes on Spirituality

EP36 Hanzi Freinacht on Metamodernism

EP35 Ken McCarthy on the History of Online Business

EP34 Joe Edelman on the Power of Values

EP33 Melanie Mitchell on the Elements of AI

EP32 Jason Brennan on Irrational Democracy & Academia

EP31 Forrest Landry on Building our Future

EP30 Nora Bateson on Complexity & the Transcontextual

EP29 Michael Mauboussin on The Success Equation

EP28 Mark Burgess on Promise Theory, AI & Spacetime

EP27 Jamie Wheal on Flow & the Future of Culture

EP26 Jordan Hall on the Game B Emergence

EP25 Gary Marcus on Rebooting AI

EP24 Bret Weinstein on Evolving Culture

EP23 Jeff Gomez on Narrative & Cultural Change

EP22 Sara Kindsfater-Yerkes on the Evolution of Business

EP21 Roman Yampolskiy on the Outer Limits of AI

EP20 Pamela McCorduck on Her Life & Times with AI

EP19 John Robb on Asymmetric & Networked Conflict & Strategy

EP18 Stuart Kauffman on Complexity, Biology & T.A.P.

EP17 – Bonnitta Roy on Process Thinking and Complexity

EP16 Anaconda CTO Peter Wang on The Distributed Internet

EP15 Futurist David Brin on The Case for Optimism

EP14 Astrophysicist Jill Tarter on SETI and Technosignatures

EP13 Trent McConaghy: Blockchain, AI and DAOs

EP12 Brian Nosek – Open Science and Reproducibility

EP11 Dave Snowden and Systems Thinking

EP10 David Krakauer: Complexity Science

EP9 Joe Norman: Applied Complexity

Special Episode: Zachary Vorhies

EP8 Jordan “Greenhall” Hall and Game B

EP7 Daniel Schmachtenberger and the Evolution of Technology

EP 6 Douglas Rushkoff – Memetics, Money + TeamHuman

EP5 Lee Smolin – Quantum Foundations and Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution

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