The Foresight Institute Podcast

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Welcome to the Foresight Institute’s podcast!


Since 1986, Foresight has advanced technologies for the long-term benefit of life, focusing on science and technology too early-stage or interdisciplinary for traditional institutions to support.

Our podcast features technical seminars in Molecular Machines, Biotech, Intelligent Cooperation, Neurotech, and Spacetech, alongside our Existential Hope content and special episodes.


To view presentations of our technical work and to stay up-to-date on new content, subscribe on YouTube and follow us on Twitter. The Foresight Institute Podcast is AI-searchable using Fathom.fm




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Episode Date
Amanda Ngo | Innovating With AI for Wellbeing
Sep 13, 2024
Jeffrey Ladish | AI Threat Models, Hacking, Deception, and Manipulation
Sep 06, 2024
Kristian Rönn | The Darwinian Trap That Explains Our World
Aug 29, 2024
Divya Siddarth | Collective Intelligence for Collective Progress
Aug 23, 2024
Siméon Campos | Governing AI for Good
Aug 16, 2024
Dean Woodley Ball | Humanity’s Next Leap: Thoughts on the Frontiers of Neural Technology
Aug 09, 2024
Dana Watt | A Neuroscientist's Guide to Starting a Company
Aug 02, 2024
Existential Hope Podcast: James Pethokoukis | Conservatism Meets Futurism
Jul 25, 2024
Existential Hope: The Flourishing Foundation at the Transformative AI Hackathon
Jul 05, 2024
Existential Hope Podcast: Roman Yampolskiy | The Case for Narrow AI
Jun 26, 2024
Existential Hope Worldbuilding: 1st place | Cities of Orare
Jun 21, 2024
Christian Schroeder de Witt | Secret Collusion Among Generative AI Agents: Toward Multi-Agent Security
Jun 21, 2024
Existential Hope Worldbuilding: 2nd Place | Rising Choir
Jun 14, 2024
Evelyn Yehudit Bischof | Healthy Longevity Medicine in the Clinical Practice
Jun 14, 2024
Existential Hope Worldbuilding: 3rd Place | FloraTech
Jun 07, 2024
Existential Hope Podcast: Stuart Buck | What is Good and Bad Science
May 30, 2024
Tom Burns, Cornell University | At the Interface of AI Safety and Neuroscience
May 24, 2024
Jason Crawford, Roots of Progress | Sustainable Technological Futures | Xhope Worldbuilding Course
May 17, 2024
Robert Lempert, RAND | On the How & Why of Worldbuilding | Xhope Worldbuilding Course
May 10, 2024
Anthony Aguirre, FLI | Why Worldbuilding? | Xhope Worldbuilding Course
May 03, 2024
Existential Hope Podcast: Hannu Rajaniemi | On Being a Sci-Fi Author and Biotech Entrepreneur
Apr 30, 2024
Allison Duettmann | On Existential Hope & Existential Risk | Xhope Worldbuilding Course
Apr 19, 2024
Jeff Sebo | Investigating Digital Minds
Apr 12, 2024
Jules Hedges | Compositional Game Theory – Towards Incentives Modelling at Scale
Apr 05, 2024
Existential Hope Podcast: David Pearce | A Future without Suffering
Mar 29, 2024
Sumner Norman | Neurotech for Mental Health
Mar 22, 2024
Trent McConaghy | A Solarpunk Vision from AI, Web3 & BCI
Mar 15, 2024
Vision Weekend France: Biotech Panel
Mar 08, 2024
Vision Weekend France: Energy and Space Panel
Mar 01, 2024
Existential Hope: Danielle Strachman | Education, Agency, and the Ability to Experiment
Feb 23, 2024
Vision Weekend France: Intelligent Cooperation Panel
Feb 16, 2024
Vision Weekend France: Neuotech Panel
Feb 09, 2024
Vision Weekend France: Molecular Machines Panel
Feb 02, 2024
Existential Hope Podcast: Gus Docker | Beyond Survival
Jan 26, 2024
Dr. Scott Hubbard | Exploring Mars: Following the Water
Jan 12, 2024
Mark Hamalainen | A Coherent, Executable Plan to Achieve Unlimited Healthy Lifespan
Jan 05, 2024
Existential Hope Podcast: Jason Crawford | Progress: An Ever-Evolving Journey
Dec 29, 2023
Casey Handmer | Why Mars is Hard
Dec 22, 2023
Matjaz Leonardis | Interpretability and Security of AI Models
Dec 15, 2023
Dr. Anders Sandberg | WBE History and Overview
Dec 08, 2023
Kipply Chen | Fireside Chat on AI Alignment
Dec 01, 2023
Existential Hope Podcast: Trent McConaghy | From Starships to Tokens: Pioneering Futures
Nov 24, 2023
David Dalrymple | Rethinking Uploading Given 10-Year AI Timelines
Nov 17, 2023
Existential Hope Special: Six Hopeful Visions of the Future
Nov 10, 2023
Jan Leike | Superintelligent Alignment
Nov 03, 2023
Existential Hope Podcast: Emilia Javorsky | The Future of AI, Bioengineering, and Human Empathy
Oct 27, 2023
Mark Miller | Paperclips and Pyramids: Misdiagnosing AI Risks
Oct 20, 2023
Dr. Thomas Macrina | AI for Whole Brain Circuit Mapping
Oct 13, 2023
Robert Zubrin | The Mars Society
Oct 06, 2023
Existential Hope Podcast: Joe Carlsmith | Infite Ethics and the Sublime Utopia
Sep 28, 2023
Sumner Norman | What To Expect From The Next Generation Of Brain-Computer Interfaces
Sep 22, 2023
Stuart Russel | Human Compatible AI
Sep 15, 2023
Nathan Johnson, Space Court Foundation | Space Court Foundation’s Research Into Foundations and Evolution of Space Law
Sep 08, 2023
Steven Byrnes, Astera Institute | Challenges for Safe and Beneficial Brain Like AGI
Sep 01, 2023
Existential Hope Podcast: Liv Boeree | Game Theory, Moloch & Our Hopeful Future
Aug 25, 2023
Sonia Arrison, Longevity Mentorship | Career Counselling
Aug 18, 2023
Lewis Hammond, Cooperative AI | Introduction to Cooperative AI
Aug 10, 2023
Existential Hope Podcast: Daron Acemoglu | New Paths For Human-Technology Synergy
Jul 27, 2023
Joseph Mascaro | The Evolution of Space Technology: From Spin-offs to Exaptation
Jul 20, 2023
Divya Siddarth | Collective Intelligence for Collective Progress
Jul 13, 2023
Chris Eliasmith, University of Waterloo | How to Build a Brain
Jul 06, 2023
Sara Walker | Unraveling Life's Beginnings with the Cosmic Perspective
Jun 29, 2023
Reason, Fight Aging | Towards Biotechnology to Finally Defeat Cholesterol
Jun 01, 2023
Existential Hope Podcast: Kevin Kelly | Pioneering Visions of a High-Tech Future
May 25, 2023
Career Advice from Jaan Tallinn | Future of Life Institute, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
May 18, 2023
Zaki Manian, Iqlusion | Shielded Transaction Special
May 10, 2023
Natalie Dullerud | CaPC – Confidential and Private Collaborative Learning
May 04, 2023
Existential Hope Podcast: David Deutsch | On Beauty, Knowledge, and Progress
Apr 28, 2023
Avichal Garg, Electric Capital | What does the future hold for shielded transactions?
Apr 20, 2023
V. Gladyshev, M. Moqri, V.Sebastiano | Quantifying Aging
Apr 14, 2023
Neurotech Special: Whole Brain Emulation and Artificial General Intelligence
Apr 06, 2023
Existential Hope Podcast: Anders Sandberg | Grand Futures & The Post-Human Coral Reef
Mar 31, 2023
Marta Belcher, Filecoin Foundation | Privacy & Law in the Age of AI | Shielded Transaction Special
Mar 29, 2023
Bryan Johnson | Blueprint Rejuvenation Athlete
Mar 16, 2023
Robin Hanson, George Mason University | Deflecting The Sacred
Mar 02, 2023
Existential Hope Podcast: Lee Cronin | Catalyzing Progress through Chemistry
Feb 23, 2023
Allison Duettmann, Foresight Institute | The Long term Potential of Cryptocommerce
Feb 16, 2023
Mark S. Miller, Agoric | Computational Markets & Agoric Systems
Feb 09, 2023
Juan Benet, Filecoin | Crypto Tools for Paretotopia
Feb 02, 2023
Existential Hope Podcast: David Leigh | Exploring the possibilities of nanotechnology
Jan 26, 2023
Existential Hope Podcast: Adam Brown | A Theoretical Physicist's Take on the Future
Dec 30, 2022
Career Advice from Sonia Arrison, 100+ Capital
Dec 20, 2022
Existential Hope Podcast: Robin Hanson | On Futurism and his Best Career Advice
Dec 08, 2022
Emil Kendziorra, Max More | How do you sign up to cryonics?
Nov 11, 2022
Balaji Srinivasan | The Pseudonymous Economy & Transhumanism
Nov 04, 2022
Existential Hope Podcast: Creon Levit | On the future of space
Oct 28, 2022
Jason Crawford, Roots of Progress | Why We Need A New Philosophy of Progress
Oct 06, 2022
Existential Hope Podcast: Richard Mallah, FLI | How Aligned AI Could Help Us Create A Flourishing Future
Oct 03, 2022
Shielded Transactions | Who Should Control Your Privacy? (with Whyrusleeping)
Sep 29, 2022
Tom Kalil | Career Counseling with Chief Innovation Officer at Schmidt Futures
Sep 16, 2022
Shielded Transactions | Bitcoin's Privacy Problem (with Zooko Wilcox)
Sep 06, 2022
Existential Hope Podcast: Morgan Levine | On Aging and the Future
Aug 26, 2022
Stuart Armstrong & Robin Hanson: Iterate The Game | Gaming the Future Chapter 10
Aug 19, 2022
Trent McConaghy & Steve Omohundro: Welcome New Players | Gaming the Future Book Club Chapter 9
Aug 12, 2022
Shielded Transactions: Andrew Miller, IUIC, ZCash Foundation, IC3 | Shielded Transactions Special
Aug 05, 2022
Gernot Heiser: Defend Against Cyber Threats | Gaming the Future Chapter 8
Jul 29, 2022
David Brin: Defend Against Physical Threats - Multipolar Active Shields | Gaming the Future Chapter 7
Jul 22, 2022
Allison Duettmann and Mark Miller: Genetic Takeover - Cryptocommerce | Gaming the Future Ch. 6
Jul 15, 2022
Glen Weyl, Kate Sills, Paul Gebheim | Gaming the Future Chapter 5: IMPROVE COOPERATION | Info, Money, New Rights to Do Things
Jul 08, 2022
David Friedman | Gaming the Future, Chapter 4: SKIM THE MANUAL | Intelligent Voluntary Cooperation.
Jul 01, 2022
Existential Hope Podcast: Chiara Marletto | The Science of Can and Can’t and The Possibilities of Physics
Jun 17, 2022
Juan Benet, Crypto Tools for Pareto(r)opia | Gaming the Future Book Club
May 30, 2022
M. Miller, C. Peterson, A, Duettman: What's at Stake in the Game? | Gaming the Future Book Club
May 20, 2022
Chris Own | Whole-Brain Circuit Maps
May 13, 2022
Karl Pfleger | Longevity Investing
May 09, 2022
Christian Angermayer | Longevity Investing
May 02, 2022
Emil Kendziorra, Dina Radenkovic, Stephen Malina, JJ Ben-Joseph, Amit Deshwar | Biotech Opportunities
Apr 21, 2022
Mark Miller, Peter Norvig, Joscha Bach, Rosie Campbell, Brewster Kahle | Computing & AI
Apr 15, 2022
Adam Brown, Robin Hanson, Chris Kemp, Gaia Dempsey, Christine Peterson | The Far Future & Space
Apr 08, 2022
Zaki Manian, Kate Sills, Jazear Brooks, Christine Webber, Josh Tan | Cryptocommerce & Web 3
Apr 02, 2022
Existential Hope Podcast: Worldbuilding | Anthony Aguirre & Anna Yelizarova from Future of Life Institute
Mar 31, 2022
Tom Kalil, Adam Marblestone, Ben Reinhardt | Nanotech Tools
Mar 25, 2022
Primavera de Filippi, Silke Elrifai | Cryptocommerce & Web 3
Mar 18, 2022
Allison Duettmann, Aaron King, Evan Miyazono | DAOs & Tech trees to Fund Nano, Bio, Neurotech
Mar 12, 2022
The Computing & AI Tech Tree | Ben Garfinkel, Jan Goetz, Tom Van Cutsem, Matjaz Leonardis
Mar 04, 2022
Decentralized Science: (De)Science | Philipp Koellinger, Vincent Weisser, Niklas Rindtorff
Feb 25, 2022
The Longevity & Rejuvenation Tree | Karl Pfleger, Greg Fahy, Martin Borch Jensen, Laurence Ion, Jose Luis Ricon
Feb 14, 2022
Existential Hope Podcast: Christine Peterson | On a Positive Turning Point for Human Longevity
Feb 14, 2022
Improving Science: (De)Science | Alexey Guzey, Evan Miyazono, William Zeng, Aaron King, Lawrence Wu, Allison Duettmann
Feb 11, 2022
Samo Burja, Anders Sandberg, Stuart Armstrong | Space, Neurotech & The Far History & Future
Feb 04, 2022
David Manheim | Eucatastrophes & Dynamic Stability; Exploring Tensions between Risk & Opportunities
Jan 28, 2022
Reason | Q&A on How to Fight Aging
Jan 21, 2022
Emil Kendziorra & Aschwin De Wolf | Biostasis & Cryonics Q&A
Jan 14, 2022
Anders Sandberg | Game Theory with Aliens on the Largest Scales
Jan 07, 2022
Sergey Young, Neil Littman | Longevity Investing Q&A
Dec 31, 2021
Adam Brown | Cosmology, Inflation and Black Holes
Dec 24, 2021
Mark Miller & Dean Tribble | The Agoric Approach to Computing
Dec 17, 2021
Daniel Ives | Cellular Rejuvenation to Stop Aging
Dec 10, 2021
Samo Burja | Civilization: Institutions, Knowledge and the Future
Dec 02, 2021
Robin Hanson | Anthony Aguirre | Paul Gebheim | Thomas Pfeiffer | Martin Koeppelmann | Chris Hibbert | Prediction Markets
Nov 26, 2021
Lee Cronin | The First Programmable Turing Complete Chemical Computer
Nov 19, 2021
Kate Sills | NFTs and Engineering Property Rights
Nov 12, 2021
Peter Norvig | A Modern Approach to AI
Nov 05, 2021
Brewster Kahle | Locking the Web Open
Oct 29, 2021
Adam Marblestone & Ben Reinhardt | FRO & PARPA: Innovating in Scientific Innovation
Oct 22, 2021
Toby Ord | Existential Risk and Existential Hope
Oct 15, 2021
Mark S. Miller | Civilization as relevant superintelligence
Oct 08, 2021
Christine Peterson | Meatspace & Cyberspace: How Can We Get the Best of Both
Oct 01, 2021
Trent McConaghy, Peter Schlecht, Jessy Kate Schingler | AI DAO's, Brain Computer Interfaces, & Lunar Governance
Sep 24, 2021
Emil Kendziorra, Tyler Golato, Paul Kolhaas, Ole Mensching | Longevity + Cryonics + Crypto
Sep 17, 2021
Anders Sandberg | Post-Scarcity Civilizations & Cognitive Enhancement
Sep 13, 2021
David Baker | De Novo Protein Design
Sep 03, 2021
Alex Zhavoronkov | Longevity as a Service
Aug 26, 2021
Nir Barzilai | Targeting Aging with Metformin
Aug 23, 2021
Morgan Levine & Jamie Justice | On Biomarker Standardization
Aug 12, 2021
Daniel Ellsberg | Nuclear Risks: Doomsday (Still) Hiding in Plain Sight
Aug 03, 2021
Chiara Marletto| On Quantum Computing and the Science of Can and Can’t
Jul 28, 2021
Robin Hanson | The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives and Social Agendas
Jul 23, 2021
Tyler Cowen | Civilization as Crusonia Plant, Stubborn Attachments and Future Discounting
Jul 16, 2021
Tom Chi | Understanding Investment and Fundraising
Jul 09, 2021
Audrey Tang | Digital Tools for Openness in Asia and Beyond
Jul 02, 2021
Aubrey de Grey | Reaching Escape Velocity in Longevity for Most People Alive Today
Jun 22, 2021
Scott Aaronson | Quantum Computing: History, Near-term Applications, Future Possibilities
Jun 22, 2021
What's Foresight? Start Here
Jun 22, 2021
Balaji Srinivasan | The Network State: Bootstrapping Cloud Cities
Jun 22, 2021