The Jim Rutt Show
Episodes
Bonus: Jim on The Stoa, COVID & Game B
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this Bonus episode, Jim hosts a talk & Q&A on The Stoa. He reflects on the impacts & opportunities created by COVID-19, Game A vs Game B, complexit...
Extra: On COVID-19 & UBI with Bob Reid
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this short extra episode, Co-Founder & CEO of Everest Bob Reid talks with Jim about the core elements of an effective UBI, short vs long term UBI a...
Extra: On COVID-19 & Complexity with Jordan Hall
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this short extra episode, Jim talks with Jordan Hall about the lessons we are learning with respect to complex system dynamic response capabilities...
Extra: On COVID-19 with John Robb
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this short extra episode Jim talks with John Robb about how prepared we were for a pandemic like this, manufacturing, the economic & health impacts...
EP47 Mark Burgess on the Physics of Money
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Burgess talks with Jim about money through the promise theory lense -- banks, debt, interest, deflation, stockpiling, entropy, crypto, and much m...
EP46 Daniel Schrag on Climate Dynamics
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Schrag talks with Jim about global collective action, climate models & data collection, geoengineering, long-term thinking, our uncertain futur...
EP45 Beth Pyles on Faith, Peace & Community
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Beth Pyles talks to Jim about why she left trial law to become a pastor, affluenza, spirituality & religion, peacemaking, foreign intervention, and mu...
EP44 Steve LeVine on EV Battery Tech
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steve LeVine talks with Jim about battery tech's role in sustainable transportation, his writing process for The Powerhouse, EV predictions, and much ...
EP43 Daniel Christian Wahl on a Regenerative Future
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Christian Wahl talks with Jim about bioregional regeneration, Game B, complexity theory, epistemic modesty, questions vs answers, money, spirit...
EP42 Jessika Trancik on Tech & Research vs Climate Change
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
MIT professor & researcher Jessika Trancik talks with Jim about the dynamics & state of renewable energy tech & policies, decarbonization, carbon taxe...
EP41 Daniel Mezick on the Agile Organization
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Mezick talks with Jim about agile process & organizations, how agile scrums work, openspace tech, change management, leadership, authority, com...
EP40 Eric Smith on the Physics of Living Systems
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Smith talks with Jim about geochemistry & the origins of life, monetary systems & dynamics, interdisciplinarity linguistics, sustainability, civi...
EP39 John Koza on Bleeding Edges
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jim talks to the multi-talented thinker & creator John Koza about his secure lottery ticket tech, his genetic programming work, how & why he created t...
EP38 Tristan Harris on Humane Tech
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tristan Harris & Jim talk about his background in design ethics, dangers of ad targeting, game theory, time well spent, the global information war, t...
EP37 Jared Janes on Spirituality
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jared Janes talks with Jim about spiritual language, altered states vs traits, suffering, the confabulated self, embodiment, concentration practices, ...
EP36 Hanzi Freinacht on Metamodernism
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hanzi Freinacht talks with Jim about postmodernism, value memes, cognitive complexity, societal code, the promises/dangers of metamodernism, and much ...
EP35 Ken McCarthy on the History of Online Business
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ken McCarthy talks with Jim about the commercial shift of the internet, the evolution of internet media, online market potential, the high cost of fre...
EP34 Joe Edelman on the Power of Values
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Edelman talks with Jim about values, social norms & ideological commitments, pluralism & coherence, ‘time well spent’, ethical advertising, an...
EP33 Melanie Mitchell on the Elements of AI
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Melanie Mitchell & Jim talk about the many approaches to creating AI, hype cycles, self-driving cars, what can be learned from human intelligence, and...
EP32 Jason Brennan on Irrational Democracy & Academia
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Author & Professor Jason Brennan talks with Jim about teaching business school, libertarianism, poor incentives/outcomes in democracy & academia, and ...
EP31 Forrest Landry on Building our Future
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The multi-talented Forrest Landry talks with Jim about what motivates him, ethics & metaphysics, meaning & sense-making, collective action, collapse, ...
EP30 Nora Bateson on Complexity & the Transcontextual
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nora Bateson talks with Jim about her recent book, her father & grandfather’s academic impact, thinking transcontextually, Game B, warm data labs, a...
EP29 Michael Mauboussin on The Success Equation
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Mauboussin talks with Jim about his latest book, SFI, investment, using variance & complexity, luck & skill, bias, IQ vs RQ, forecasting, and ...
EP28 Mark Burgess on Promise Theory, AI & Spacetime
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Author, founder & scientist Mark Burgess talks with Jim about his career, physics skill set, CFEngine, Promise Theory, AI, free will, spacetime, and m...
EP27 Jamie Wheal on Flow & the Future of Culture
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Wheal talks to Jim about flow, intrinsic & extrinsic motivation, group flow, GameB, the future of ecstatic state tech, cult leaders, and much mo...
EP26 Jordan Hall on the Game B Emergence
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Hall & Jim outline Game B's advantage over Game A, explore embodied wisdom, meaningfulness, Game B transitions & life, parasitizing Game A, and...
EP25 Gary Marcus on Rebooting AI
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Author & CEO Gary Marcus talks with Jim about his book, Rebooting AI, driverless cars, AI learning & intelligence, hybrid AI models & AI bias, and muc...
EP24 Bret Weinstein on Evolving Culture
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bret Weinstein & Jim talk about unsustainable culture, dangerous algorithms, GameB, complexity, trade-offs, social media, today's left, Darwinian reli...
EP23 Jeff Gomez on Narrative & Cultural Change
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jim talks with CEO Jeff Gomez about working on movies, games & media, transmedia storytelling, fandom, working with the US gov, propaganda, Game B, an...
EP22 Sara Kindsfater-Yerkes on the Evolution of Business
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Consultant Sara Kindsfater-Yerkes & Jim talk about leadership today, HR teams, embracing change, team engagement, honesty, gender dynamics, being offe...
EP21 Roman Yampolskiy on the Outer Limits of AI
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
AI expert Roman Yampolskiy & Jim have a wide-ranging talk about simulation theory, types of intelligence, AI research & safety, the singularity, and m...
EP20 Pamela McCorduck on Her Life & Times with AI
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Author Pamela McCorduck talks to Jim about her new book, the humanities & sciences divide, her friendships with AI pioneers, risks of AI, feminism, an...
EP19 John Robb on Asymmetric & Networked Conflict & Strategy
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Author, inventor, tech analyst, engineer, and military pilot John Robb talks to Jim about drone attacks, internet-age networks, geopolitics, AGI, and ...
EP18 Stuart Kauffman on Complexity, Biology & T.A.P.
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Professor, MacArthur Fellow & author Stuart Kauffman talks with Jim about complexity, biology & the origins of life, social/technical evolution, and m...
EP17 – Bonnitta Roy on Process Thinking and Complexity
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bonnitta Roy teaches insight practices for individuals who are developing meta-cognitive skills, and hosts collective insight retreats for groups inte...
EP16 Anaconda CTO Peter Wang on The Distributed Internet
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Wang is Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Anaconda, the leading Python tools and data analytics company. Peter holds a B.A. in Physics ...
EP15 Futurist David Brin on The Case for Optimism
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Brin is best-known for shining light — plausibly and entertainingly — on technology, society, and countless challenges confronting our rambu...
EP14 Astrophysicist Jill Tarter on SETI and Technosignatures
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jill Tarter received her Bachelor of Engineering Physics Degree with Distinction from Cornell University and her Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Astr...
EP13 Trent McConaghy: Blockchain, AI and DAOs
16 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Trent McConaghy is the Founder of Ocean Protocol. He has 20 years of deep technology experience with a focus on machine learning, data visualization ...
EP12 Brian Nosek – Open Science and Reproducibility
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Nosek is Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Open Science (COS) that operates the Open Science Framework. COS is enabling open a...
EP11 Dave Snowden and Systems Thinking
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Snowden is Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Cognitive Edge. His work is international in nature and covers government and industry looking...
EP10 David Krakauer: Complexity Science
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
David Krakauer is President and William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute. David’s research focuses on the evolutiona...
EP9 Joe Norman: Applied Complexity
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Norman is an applied complexity scientist with a focus on transforming insights gleaned from complex systems science into practical and implementa...
Special Episode: Zachary Vorhies
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zachary Vorhies recently resigned as a senior software engineer at YouTube. Employed by Google since 2008, Vorhies collected a large cache of document...
EP8 Jordan “Greenhall” Hall and Game B
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan is the Co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Neurohacker Collective. He is now in his 17th year of building disruptive technology companies....
EP7 Daniel Schmachtenberger and the Evolution of Technology
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Schmachtenberger is a founding member of The Consilience Project, aimed at improving public sensemaking and dialogue. The throughline of his in...
EP 6 Douglas Rushkoff – Memetics, Money + TeamHuman
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Douglas Rushkoff is the host of the Team Human podcast and author of Team Human as well as a dozen other bestselling books on media, technology, and c...
EP5 Lee Smolin – Quantum Foundations and Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Smolin is a theoretical physicist who has been since 2001 a founding and senior faculty member at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. His...
EP4 Cory Doctorow – “Radicalized,” Race and Resilience
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist, journalist, blogger, and co-editor of Boing Boing. He is the author of Radicalized and Walkaway, ...
EP3 Dr. Ben Goertzel – OpenCog, AGI and SingularityNET
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ben Goertzel is Chief Scientist of robotics firm Hanson Robotics and financial prediction firm Aidyia Holdings; Chairman of AI software company No...
EP2 Robin Hanson – Decision Making and “The Age of Em”
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Hanson is an Associate Professor of Economics, and received his Ph.D in 1997 in social sciences from Caltech. He joined George Mason's economics...
EP1 Simon DeDeo – The Evolution of Consciousness
07 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Simon DeDeo is an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences, and External Professor at the S...