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In this episode of The Human Condition podcast, I delve into the complex and thought-provoking topic of artificial intelligence, consciousness, and the future of AI with two doctoral candidates. In this 90-minute episode, we explore the intersection of philosophy and technology and discuss topics …

We all love stories. Whether they're told through books, YouTube, or by our grandparents. Humans have been storytellers for thousands of years. We are all familiar with legends and fairytales from all over the world like Aladdin, Cinderella, Chinese Dragons, The Trojan War, and mythologies such as …

The James Webb Telescope was recently launched into orbit. How are humans able to do this? One reason is that we have mapped our sky to an extraordinarily precise degree. Maps have made this possible. Not just the skies, but we have maps for countries, oceans, military battlefields, trade routes, a…

We all have a value system wherein we hold one value in higher regard than the others, or in the highest regard. This is different for everyone. Some might value religion more than anything, for some, it is family, or respect, or money, or honor. I sit down for a discussion with two of my friends, …

Do you want to win an argument? Do you want to make a strong case for your view? Do you simply want to have more truthful and truth-seeking arguments? This episode might help you. Sometimes during an argument, we know something that is said is wrong but we can't put a finger on what it is. In this…

Effective Altruism is a project that encourages people to be altruistic in the most effective way possible to reduce the suffering in the world. One could do this by donating time, effort, or money to charities that do the most good to the most number of people. Effective Altruists believe we have …

Time is a fundamental concept which concerns our existence. In this episode, I talk about the views of time as held by Newton and Einstein. I also give an introduction to some theories in the Philosophy of Time and the problems they face.

In this episode, Karan Gera and I talk about the story of Jazz. Its history, origins rooted in the blues of the black man, the different styles in Jazz, and about the many wonderful musicians it produced throughout the beautiful journey of its evolution. The story of Jazz is indeed one that Jazz en…

A lot of what happened in 2020 surfaced the human condition of Kafkaesque. People feeling alienated, uncertain, lost, and overpowered by the absurdity of this year. This episode looks at some of Franz Kafka's works such as The Trial and The Metamorphosis and discusses the nature of Kafkaesque.