I had an absolute blast conversing with Joscha Bach, a cognitive scientist, who uses the tool of artificial intelligence to study the human mind and consciousness. I have learned an incredible amount from his discussions with other thinkers (linked below). I couldn't be happier that he agreed to explore the intersection of subjective experience and learning. We wound through history, philosophy, and some economics to demonstrate how systems theory might be a better lens through which to solve problems. There aren't many people that can weave a narrative about how Star Wars Episode 1 is a retelling of the Lord of the Rings (as an allegory for the industrial revolution). I can't recommend his work enough, I especially appreciate his architecture of motivation, discussed in a previous post here. I hope any listeners leave with some optimism as I did; Let's all work towards the discovery of our shared purpose in common humanity, in other words, love.
