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Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsPREMIUM: "A.I. for Humans" with Prof. Joel PearsonArtificial systems are about to revolutionise your workplace, your school, your home, your phone… and, most of all, your head. How should we prepare for the inevitable human response? Professor Joel Pearson is a psychologist and neuroscientist who runs the Future Minds Lab at the University of New South Wales as well as MindX, a consultancy that works with companies like Samsung, Pixar, Saatchi and Google to help tailor products to how people’s minds actually work. Josh and Joel consider the current state of A.I., how far...2025-01-0627 min
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps"The Psychology of Time" with Prof. Joel Pearson on The BuzzIt's always a treat when Professor Joel Pearson stops by for The Buzz, to blow our minds about our minds. On this visit, Joel and Josh wrestle with how you experience time. Why does time sometimes seem to move fast, and slow? Are some people naturally better at different times of day? How fooled can you be by tricks of time? Is there a biological timer in your brain? And why does time speed up as you age? Joel is a professor of cognitive neuroscience who runs the Future Minds Lab at...2024-04-2527 min
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsTHE BUZZ: Tech & Science News About Being a Human BeingJosh is joined by fan favourite Professor Joel Pearson, neuroscientist and psychologist, to discuss the biggest stories in technology... and how they'll affect your life. To get more content like this and to join in the fun of the Uncomfy Convos multiverse, hit the Substack page at https://uncomfortableconversations.substack.com/subscribe http://youtube.com/@JoshSzeps_ http://twitter.com/joshzepps http://instagram.com/joshszeps/ tiktok.com/@uncomfyconversations2024-02-2216 min
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsThe Buzz: A Panel About the FutureNeuralink brain implants. Apple Vision Pro virtual reality. Silicon Valley tech bros who plan to live forever. It’s been a big week in science and technology news, and who better to devour, digest and regurgitate it for you than neuroscientist Joel Pearson and technology journalist Angharad "Rad" Yeo (and their humble interlocuter nerd, Josh)? Joel’s book is The Intuition Toolkit and you can check out the show’s YouTube page to see our purdy faces. Let us know what you think of the episode on the Substack page. You can join...2024-02-091h 03
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh SzepsThe Intuition Toolkit with Prof Joel PearsonHow does the moist grey meat between your ears create the kaleidoscope of sensations you experience as your life? How do other animals experience the world? And will A.I. ever feel like something? Joel Pearson is a psychologist and neuroscientist who runs the Future Minds Lab at the University of New South Wales and is in charge of Innovation & Enterprise in their school of psychology. His new book is "The Intuition Toolkit: The New Science of Knowing What without Knowing Why." Join Joel as he blows your mind about your mi...2024-02-061h 05
The Storymakers Institute with Joel Carnegie"Uncomfortable Conversations: A New Frontier" with Josh SzepsThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thestorymakersinstitute.substack.comThis week on The Storymakers Institute, say hello to Josh Szeps: a self described ne'er-do-well, (now former) ABC Broadcaster, Professional Fellow at UTS and Host of Uncomfortable Conversations podcast. It’s become pretty clear in recent years that the public square has descended (at least on some level) to cross talk, siloed chatter, and attempted manipulation of the masses through downright lies. And there stoking the fires are the institutions and platforms clocking up eyeball blinks for a dollar or...2023-10-2424 min