Robin Hanson

Mentioned in 6 analyzed podcast episodes across 6 shows

Appears On

Modern Wisdom Marketplace Marketplace All-in-One Making Sense with Sam Harris The Last Invention Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

Episode Appearances

Modern Wisdom · May 18, 2026

Birth Rate Debate: Why Is No One Having Kids? - #1099

“Economist who argues demographic decline will lead to end of human progress and innovation”

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) decline and replacement level thresholdsAge-related fertility decline and biological windowsMarriage penalties in tax and welfare policy

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Marketplace · Apr 7, 2026

The crackdown on prediction market insider trading

“Intellectual leader promoting prediction markets as powerful forecasting tools for aggregating real-money beliefs”

Inflation Expectations and Consumer BehaviorPetrodollar System and Currency AlternativesPrediction Market Regulation and Insider Trading

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Marketplace All-in-One · Apr 7, 2026

The crackdown on prediction market insider trading

“Advocate for prediction markets as information institutions and forecasting tools”

Petrodollar System and De-DollarizationConsumer Inflation ExpectationsInsider Trading in Prediction Markets

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Making Sense with Sam Harris · Oct 2, 2025

#435 — The Last Invention

“Featured expert in 'The Last Invention' series on AI economic implications”

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) timelines and development trajectoriesArtificial Superintelligence (ASI) existential risk and control problemsAI safety research and alignment techniques

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The Last Invention · Oct 2, 2025

EP 2: The Signal

“Economist and former AI researcher; explains Cold War competitive framing and science fiction's role in AI motivation.”

Alan Turing's Contributions to AI PhilosophyWWII Enigma Codebreaking and Machine Intelligence OriginsDartmouth Summer Program (1956) and AI Field Founding

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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Sep 22, 2025

329 | Steven Pinker on Rationality and Common Knowledge

“Co-author with Cowen on why people don't behave as rational agents in real argumentation”

Common Knowledge in Game Theory and EconomicsAumann's Agreement Theorem and Rational DisagreementBayesian Reasoning and Epistemic Humility

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