"Is it possible that consciousness is a much more basic phenomenon in nature and is essentially pervading everything?"

"I think we need a truly open-ended conversation with 8 billion strangers, and what makes that hard to do increasingly is a level of political fragmentation and extremism and partisanship born of our engagement with these new technologies."

“What happens if you incorporate an AI? It's now a legal person, and it can make decisions by itself. So you start having legal persons in the U.S., which are not human, and in many ways are more intelligent than us.”

How the successful marketer used ancient philosophy to overcome modern obstacles and change his mindset.

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“The problem with conspiracy theories is they're not just telling you a story, they're telling you a really good story. There's a hidden cabal behind everything that's happening, there's a secret pattern that you just have to be smart enough to detect.”

“Why is it that the quality of our information did not improve over thousands of years? Why is it that very sophisticated societies have been as susceptible as stone age tribes to mass delusion and the rise of destructive ideologies?”

Through woodworking, John Furniss, known as The Blind Woodsman, discovered a new purpose and a way to share his vision with the world.

“If we didn't find helping other people pleasurable, we wouldn’t be altruistic.”

“People will claim that something is rigorous because it's by an authority figure or it's written in a book. But anyone can write a book.”

Expanding your worldview starts with understanding your brain. Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman explains.

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How can ancient philosophical wisdom guide us in ensuring that artificial intelligence enhances human flourishing rather than diminishing it?

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