E1 · Why Earth Is a Prison and How to Escape It
We are trapped on Earth. Controlled by an ancient debt to the universe...
E2 · Do Robots Deserve Rights? What If Machines Become Conscious?
What shall we do once machines become conscious? Do we need to grant them rights?
E3 · Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & Our Food
Are GMOs bad for your health? Or is this fear unfounded?
E4 · Is the European Union Worth It or Should We End It?
Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways?
E5 · The Last Light Before Eternal Darkness — White Dwarfs & Black Dwarfs
Everything will end. Even the universe. But in a future so far away that it defies description, there will still be light and therefore a chance for life. It will be around white dwarfs, the corpses of stars. But even they will fade one day...
E6 · The Rise of the Machines — Why Automation Is Different This Time
Automation in the Information Age is different.
E7 · Optimistic Nihilism
E8 · What Happens If We Throw an Elephant From a Skyscraper? (The Size of Life #1)
Size is the most under appreciated regulator of living things. Let us demonstrate that by throwing animals from buildings.
E9 · Why Black Holes Could Delete the Universe — The Information Paradox
Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us.
E10 · What Happens If We Bring the Sun to Earth?
What happens if we bring the sun to earth? No, seriously.
E11 · Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument
E12 · How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body — The Microbiome
What happens when microbes talk to your brain?
E13 · Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?
If you could decide today... how long do you want to live?
E14 · How to Cure Aging — During Your Lifetime?
What if we could stop aging forever?
E15 · Emergence — How Stupid Things Become Smart Together
How can many stupid things combine to form smart things? How can proteins become living cells? How become lots of ants a colony? What is emergence?
E16 · Universal Basic Income Explained — Free Money for Everybody?
What is UBI? How would free money change our lives.
E17 · How to Make an Elephant Explode (The Size of Life #2)
