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Episode Appearances
Big Technology Podcast · Feb 25, 2026
Can AI Achieve Consciousness? — With Michael Pollan
“Consciousness researcher who worked with Francis Crick on neural correlates”
AI consciousnessHard problem of consciousnessLarge language models
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DarkHorse Podcast · Jan 11, 2026
Preventing Truth Decay: Michael Shermer on DarkHorse
“Neuroscientist who recently lost long-standing bet with Chalmers on solving the hard problem of consciousness”
Epistemology and how we determine truth in sciencePeer review system failures and scientific fraud enforcementInstitutional corruption and ideological capture in academia
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