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A podcast about progress, philosophy, science, education, and the unconstrained human condition.

www.arjunkhemani.com

    #27 – Farbood Nivi: Follistatin Gene Therapy, E/Acc, and Following Your Heart

    #27 – Farbood Nivi: Follistatin Gene Therapy, E/Acc, and Following Your Heart

    Farbood Nivi is the founder of Grockit (acquired by Kaplan in 2013). He has been biohacking for 25 years. Recently, he became one of the first 200 people in the world to receive Follistatin gene therapy.
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    Timestamps
    0:39 - Biohacking for 25 years
    7:23 - Follistatin gene therapy
    11:15 - Farbood’s protocol and results after taking follistatin
    15:38 - The FDA’s job is not to keep you alive and healthy
    20:58 - Próspera and other startup cities
    24:13 - Effective accelerationism
    29:27 - On living forever
    33:40 - The nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m an effective altruist and I’m here to help”
    44:40 - Action is always selfish
    50:53 - Tips for the average person to get started with biohacking
    57:00 - The importance of mobility and flexibility
    1:02:14 - Steve Jobs and following your heart
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    • 1 hr 9 min
    #26 – Jeremy Shearmur: Epistemology, Austrian economics, and The Life of Karl Popper

    #26 – Jeremy Shearmur: Epistemology, Austrian economics, and The Life of Karl Popper

    Jeremy Shearmur is a fellow emeritus in philosophy at the Australian National University. He is the author of Hayek and After and The Political Thought of Karl Popper. He also worked as assistant to Karl Popper for eight years.
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    Timestamps
    0:00 - The commonalities (and differences) between Austrian economics and Popperian epistemology
    14:34 - Young Popper’s socialism
    25:35 - The sociology of philosophy
    29:20 - Two different aspects to Popper’s approach to teaching
    36:11 - The situation at the Institute for Humane Studies at GMU
    45:45 - Popper’s personality, work ethic, and other interests
    52:11 - Against the self-expressionist theory of art
    56:24 - Why the ideas of Popper and Hayek aren’t mainstream
    1:10:03 - Anarcho-capitalism
    1:23:02 - Closing remarks
    If you are interested in Jeremy's Zoom based conferences on Karl Popper's work, you can contact him at: jeremy.shearmur@fallowfield.info


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    • 1 hr 23 min
    #25 – David Deutsch: Free-Will, Taking Children Seriously, and Anarcho-Capitalism

    #25 – David Deutsch: Free-Will, Taking Children Seriously, and Anarcho-Capitalism

    David Deutsch is the author of The Fabric of Reality and The Beginning of Infinity. He works on fundamental issues in physics, particularly the quantum theory of computation and information, and constructor theory. He is known as the father of quantum computing for his contributions to the field. He is an advocate of Taking Children Seriously, a new, non-paternalistic view of children.
    Topics we discuss are well captured by the timestamps below.
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    Timestamps
    0:22 - Happiness is a state of continually solving one’s problems
    4:54 - Both free-will and the self exist
    12:06 - The principle of optimism
    17:28 - Any ultimate explanation is a bad explanation
    20:22 - The origins of Taking Children Seriously
    25:33 - Why children are the most coerced members in society
    31:33 - Anarcho-capitalism


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    • 40 min
    #24 – Max More: Cryonics, Transhumanism, and The Morality of Progress

    #24 – Max More: Cryonics, Transhumanism, and The Morality of Progress

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    Max More is a philosopher, futurist, and former CEO of Alcor Life Extension Foundation. He is currently Director of Communications at Biostasis Technologies. Max wrote the first definition of “Transhumanism” in its modern sense.
    TIMESTAMPS
    0:45 - Why Max changed his last name to “More”
    2:45 - Max’s early life and interest in cryonics and life extension
    8:00 - Extropian philosophy and Transhumanism
    9:15 - Cryonics explained
    26:06 - Hardest challenges in achieving indefinite lifespan
    33:16 - Humans don’t like uncertainty
    35:55 - We need more progress in AI
    39:05 - Climate change is massively exaggerated
    46:24 - Pancritical Rationalism and Karl Popper
    52:21 - Proactionary principle
    56:58 - Max’s book on cryonics and final remarks
    EPISODE LINKS
    Max’s website: https://www.maxmore.com
    Max’s Substack: https://maxmore.substack.com
    Arjun’s X: https://x.com/arjunkhemani
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    • 1 hr 5 min
    #23 – Tom Hyde: Population, Immortality, Anarchism, and Gender

    #23 – Tom Hyde: Population, Immortality, Anarchism, and Gender

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    Tom Hyde is a geologist with degrees in geoscience and natural hazards. In addition to his academic background, Tom has a keen interest in the scientific and philosophical works of Karl Popper and David Deutsch, as well as in libertarianism, climate and risk, gender theory, aesthetics, anti-aging, and pro-natalism, among other topics.
    TIMESTAMPS
    0:39 - Why a larger population is good for the world
    11:18 - The morality of immortality
    25:11 - Anarchism and why wealth inequality may be good for the poor
    38:01 - Degrowth is disastrous
    49:05 - Animal consciousness
    56:31 - The infinite gender theory
    1:07:40 - Final remarks and recommendations
    EPISODE LINKS
    Tom’s Substack: http://tomhyde.substack.com
    Tom’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomhyde_
    Arjun’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/arjunkhemani
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    • 1 hr 10 min
    #22 – Per Bylund: Economic Illiteracy, Entrepreneurship, and The Primacy of Theory

    #22 – Per Bylund: Economic Illiteracy, Entrepreneurship, and The Primacy of Theory

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    Per Bylund is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University and a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute. His latest book, How to Think about the Economy: A Primer, serves as an introduction to economic reasoning and aims to improve economic literacy.
    TIMESTAMPS
    0:04 - Why economic illiteracy is so prevalent
    5:25 - Individualists trying to spread their ideas in a collectivist manner
    9:25 - The role of the entrepreneur
    12:27 - The primacy of theory in the social sciences
    25:07 - The irrationality of “social entrepreneurship”
    32:17 - Cospaia
    34:52 - Javier Milei
    39:13 - The greatest economic fallacy
    41:50 - The effects of taxes
    43:55 - What advice would Per give his 17 year old self?
    45:35 - Could we have cured cancer in the 60s?
    49:49 - Final remarks
    EPISODE LINKS
    Per’s Twitter: x.com/perbylund
    Download Per’s latest book for free here: mises.org/primer
    Arjun’s Twitter: x.com/arjunkhemani
    Arjun’s newsletter: arjunkhemani.substack.com






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    • 50 min

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