AI, Parapsychology, Panpsychism & Physics Violations

To mark the 200th episode of Robinson’s Podcast, Sean Carroll, Daniel Dennett, and Steven Pinker return for a wide-ranging conversation on some of today’s most pressing and fascinating topics. Together, they explore:

Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on democracy and civilization

Large Language Models, consciousness, and parapsychology

The philosophical implications of panpsychism and Darwinian thought

The ongoing dialogue between science and philosophy

About the Guests:

Sean Carroll is the Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, fractal faculty at the Santa Fe Institute, and host of Mindscape. His upcoming book, Quanta and Fields, releases May 14, 2024.

Daniel Dennett is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Tufts University and one of the most influential living philosophers. His latest book is I’ve Been Thinking (2023).

Steven Pinker is Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard and a best-selling author. His most recent work is Rationality (2022).