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Humans in the Loop

Humans in the Loop, hosted by Seb Agertoft, is a podcast for thoughtful technologists asking the hard questions at the intersection of technology and society.

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Ep 21

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1 hour 4 min

What quantum computing is good for

Scott Aaronson

Computer scientist · Complexity theorist

Ep 21

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1 hour 4 min

What quantum computing is good for

Scott Aaronson

Computer scientist · Complexity theorist

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18 episodes

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Ep 20

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1 hour 3 min

British energy sovereignty

Sir Dieter Helm

Leading UK energy economist

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Ep 20

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1 hour 3 min

British energy sovereignty

Sir Dieter Helm

Leading UK energy economist

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Ep 20

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1 hour 3 min

British energy sovereignty

Sir Dieter Helm

Leading UK energy economist

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Ep 19

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51 min

Don’t be evil

Claire Stapleton

Fmr Google employee

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Ep 19

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51 min

Don’t be evil

Claire Stapleton

Fmr Google employee

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Ep 19

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51 min

Don’t be evil

Claire Stapleton

Fmr Google employee

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Ep 18

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1 hour 2 min

A rational take on tech

Benedict Evans

Tech analyst · Fmr a16z partner

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Ep 18

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1 hour 2 min

A rational take on tech

Benedict Evans

Tech analyst · Fmr a16z partner

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Ep 18

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1 hour 2 min

A rational take on tech

Benedict Evans

Tech analyst · Fmr a16z partner

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Ep 17

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58 min

Stochastic Parrots

Emily M. Bender

Professor of Computational Linguistics

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Ep 17

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58 min

Stochastic Parrots

Emily M. Bender

Professor of Computational Linguistics

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Ep 17

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58 min

Stochastic Parrots

Emily M. Bender

Professor of Computational Linguistics

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Ep 16

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57 min

The AI Bubble

Paul Kedrosky

Investor · Researcher · MIT Fellow

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Ep 16

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57 min

The AI Bubble

Paul Kedrosky

Investor · Researcher · MIT Fellow

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Ep 16

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57 min

The AI Bubble

Paul Kedrosky

Investor · Researcher · MIT Fellow

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Ep 15

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1 hour

Epstein, conspiracy and how ideas spread

James R Ball

Investigative journalist

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Ep 15

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1 hour

Epstein, conspiracy and how ideas spread

James R Ball

Investigative journalist

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Ep 15

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1 hour

Epstein, conspiracy and how ideas spread

James R Ball

Investigative journalist

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Ep 14

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53 min

Building an incorruptible company

Eric Ries

Author, The Lean Startup

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Ep 14

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53 min

Building an incorruptible company

Eric Ries

Author, The Lean Startup

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Ep 14

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53 min

Building an incorruptible company

Eric Ries

Author, The Lean Startup

Nick Allardice

Ep 13

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57 min

Can you lift a country out of poverty?

Nick Allardice

CEO, GiveDirectly

Nick Allardice

Ep 13

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57 min

Can you lift a country out of poverty?

Nick Allardice

CEO, GiveDirectly

Nick Allardice

Ep 13

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57 min

Can you lift a country out of poverty?

Nick Allardice

CEO, GiveDirectly

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Ep 12

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51 min

The Chinese tech economy

Selina Xu

AI & China researcher

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Ep 12

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51 min

The Chinese tech economy

Selina Xu

AI & China researcher

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Ep 12

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51 min

The Chinese tech economy

Selina Xu

AI & China researcher

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Ep 11

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48 min

Tech & what it means to be human

Henry Shukman

Zen master · Co-founder, The Way

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Ep 11

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48 min

Tech & what it means to be human

Henry Shukman

Zen master · Co-founder, The Way

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Ep 11

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48 min

Tech & what it means to be human

Henry Shukman

Zen master · Co-founder, The Way

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Ep 10

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43 min

The creative process

Dalena Tran & Hirad Sab

Co-founders, Fuser

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Ep 10

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43 min

The creative process

Dalena Tran & Hirad Sab

Co-founders, Fuser

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Ep 10

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43 min

The creative process

Dalena Tran & Hirad Sab

Co-founders, Fuser

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Ep 9

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56 min

The decentralised internet

Mike Masnick

Founder, Techdirt · Bluesky board

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Ep 9

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56 min

The decentralised internet

Mike Masnick

Founder, Techdirt · Bluesky board

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Ep 9

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56 min

The decentralised internet

Mike Masnick

Founder, Techdirt · Bluesky board

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