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Watson-Howland

Watson-Howland

著者: Jacob J. Watson-Howland
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Understand yourself and the world better with Jacob J. Watson-Howland, Europe’s fastest-growing U21 podcaster & award-winning BBC-featured photographer. Crowned one of Spotify’s most popular & most shared new shows, ahead of 93% of podcasts in 2025. Featuring deep-dive conversations on psychology, philosophy, self-improvement, history, entrepreneurship & AI with guests like Evan Carmichael (4.4M+ YouTuber), Jim Cantrell (SpaceX Co-founder), Lord Matt Ridley, Tyler Cowen & 100+ more.

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In 2 months, I went from 0 to 3.0M+ views & dream guests in my bedroom at 20.

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  • #72: Anil Seth: Why AI Will NEVER Be Conscious
    2026/02/13

    If we give AI rights because we think it's conscious, we lose the ability to control it… the dangerous illusion explained by a consciousness expert.

    Professor Anil Seth is one of the world's leading neuroscientists, Co-Director of the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science, and author of Being You, which challenges everything you thought you knew about perception, reality, and what it means to be conscious.

    0:00 Overestimating AI and underestimating ourselves

    0:43 Why we project consciousness onto ChatGPT and Claude

    2:09 How AI metaphors diminish our view of biological intelligence

    3:25 Can AI become conscious? The truth between zero and 100%

    5:05 Why consciousness requires life: metabolism, biology, substrate

    6:00 Brain organoids vs GPT—which should worry us more?

    7:28 Consciousness: more like digestion or flight?

    8:29 Why brains are NOT computers when you look inside them

    11:10 Intelligence vs consciousness: doing vs feeling

    12:35 Why conscious AI would be terrible—even if it's just an illusion

    14:33 The alignment problem: can't control AI if we give it rights

    17:18 Social media's lessons: unintended consequences of "move fast"

    20:07 The moral circle problem: caring about AI means less for animals

    21:35 Descartes' error: rationality requires embodied emotion

    27:32 Bayesian reasoning: brains make best guesses, not optimal solutions

    30:37 The frame problem: why AI can't know what's NOT relevant

    33:33 Unconscious vs subconscious: Freud vs modern neuroscience

    37:00 Predictive processing: perception as controlled hallucination

    38:01 What consciousness is good for: integration and fast learning

    41:47 Mental time travel and scrub jays planning futures

    45:19 The space of possible minds: dogs, flies, octopuses

    48:11 Octopuses see with their skin for predator vision

    53:27 Thomas Nagel: "What is it like to be a bat?"

    55:13 Human echolocators: blind people navigating by sound

    58:54 Perception as controlled hallucination: never experiencing reality directly

    1:02:24 Color requires a mind; the spectrum from physics to social construction

    1:06:05 Why simulation theory fails if consciousness isn't computation

    1:08:28 Why we dream: preventing overfitting and simulating threats

    1:12:37 Sleep cycles and why dreams fade instantly

    1:15:26 Lucid dreaming: knowing you're dreaming without waking

    1:17:50 Derealization: when reality feels unreal even though it is

    1:19:08 Final advice: control what you can, find balance and purpose

    Professor Anil Seth's Work:

    Official Website: https://www.anilseth.com

    Books: Being You: A New Science of Consciousness (Sunday Times Bestseller)

    https://www.anilseth.com/being-you/

    Latest Essay: "The Mythology of Conscious AI" - NoEmer (Free to read online)

    Academic Profile: Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science (Co-Director)

    https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/centres/sussex-centre-for-consciousness-science/

    Team

    Chief Editor: Chloe Breheret

    Chief Automation Officer: Jack McDuff

    Jacob’s Work

    Website: https://www.jacobjwatsonhowland.com

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    1 時間 23 分
  • #71: Dr Lara Boyd: Man Lives with 90% Brain Missing, Advantage of ADHD & Autism, Mystery of Consciousness & Sleep’s Effect on Learning
    2026/02/09

    Neuroscientist and physical therapist Dr. Lara Boyd explains why there is no such thing as a “normal brain,” how neuroplasticity reshapes us across life, and why struggle and sleep are the real drivers of change in our brains. In this episode, she and Jacob explore neurodivergence, learning, stroke recovery, genetics, and what it actually takes to rewire your brain on purpose.

    0:00 The French civil servant with “half a brain” and what neuroplasticity can do

    1:05 How many of us are actually neuro-atypical? Defining (and questioning) “normal”

    2:15 Why there is no clear definition of “neurotypical”

    3:05 UK Biobank genetics: ADHD, autism, anxiety and overlapping gene profiles

    4:35 Are we over-diagnosing or mis-grouping neurodivergent conditions?

    5:35 Evolutionary upsides of ADHD and autism: hyperfocus, sentry attention, solo hunting

    6:22 Why autism diagnoses are rising: broader criteria and better recognition in girls

    7:30 ADHD and autism as “differences,” not defects — and examples like Elon Musk and Bill Gates

    9:05 Lara’s winding path: English major → physical therapist → neuroscientist

    10:30 The 1990s shift: from “fixed brain” to lifelong neuroplasticity

    12:20 How the brain actually changes: myelin, pruning, and wiring into the mid-20s

    16:20 Why young men take more risks: late-maturing prefrontal cortex

    18:40 Genes vs environment, epigenetics, and why nature vs nurture isn’t a debate anymore

    21:10 APOE4 and dementia risk — and how exercise can change outcomes

    22:20 Big data, AI, and decoding brain–gene interactions

    24:00 The stroke patient that made Lara feel like a “car mechanic who didn’t understand the engine”

    27:20 The landmark monkey stroke study: forced use, reorganization, and recovery

    31:00 Redundancy, “silent” neurons, and spare real estate in the brain

    33:20 How dendrites, brain chemistry, and BDNF drive neuroplasticity — and why exercise helps

    38:20 Why consciousness and self are still “unsolved problems”

    39:40 The motor homunculus: why your hands, lips, and tongue dominate your cortex

    41:40 Why some people learn in 50 hours and others need 500 — and Lara’s quest to understand variability

    44:15 Biomarkers, stroke recovery, and who responds best to brain stimulation

    46:05 Could we one day time school topics to each child’s brain readiness?

    47:40 Visual vs auditory learners and what brain scans reveal about reading and math readiness

    49:30 Stuck in bad habits or a failing career? Why you’re not trapped — and why struggle is your brain changing

    52:00 Why we hate struggle even though it’s exactly when neuroplasticity happens

    52:55 Sleep as neuroplastic “glue”: deep sleep for motor, REM for cognitive learning

    54:05 Naps, aging, and how much sleep we really need

    55:10 Lara’s advice to her 20-year-old self: stay curious, practice hard, sleep well

    RESOURCES / LINKS Dr. Lara Boyd – UBC Faculty of Medicine profile https://www.med.ubc.ca/researchers/lara-boyd-physical-therapy/

    UBC Physical Therapy – Brain Behaviour Laboratory https://physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca/2022/10/11/lara-boyd/

    Website: ⁠https://www.jacobjwatsonhowland.com⁠

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    57 分
  • #70: Olivia Gambelin: AI Ethics & Life of an AI CEO
    2026/02/06

    Silicon Valley has become 'stale.' AI ethicist Olivia Gambelin reveals why innovation is now iteration, and what needs to change before the bubble pops.

    AI ethics expert Olivia Gambelin reveals why most companies are getting AI wrong, and how understanding human values, not just technology, is the key to building AI that actually works. As founder of Ethical Intelligence and author of Responsible AI, Olivia has empowered hundreds of business leaders across Silicon Valley and Brussels to implement ethics-by-design strategies that drive innovation without compromising humanity.

    Subscribe for weekly conversations with world-leading experts on AI, technology, philosophy, and human potential.

    You’ll Learn:

    –Why AI ethics isn't about the technology, it’s about design choices, use cases, and how humans interact with AI systems –How Silicon Valley's innovation bubble has become "stale" and why the ecosystem desperately needs fresh perspectives from outside the tech world –The truth about responsible AI: it's not ethics washing, it's good business practice that helps companies scale AI successfully –Why working strict boundaries (no weekends, 9-7 schedule) makes you MORE effective as an entrepreneur, not less –How to know if you actually need AI in your business, and why most people are being sold solutions looking for problems –What it means to be an AI ethicist: studying values as forces that shape decisions, just like physics studies forces of nature –Why the "AI singularity" mindset reveals people who haven't experienced the messy, beautiful parts of being human –The preventative questions every company should ask BEFORE building AI to save time, money, and avoid ethical disasters

    Olivia’s Work:

    Olivia Gambelin's Website: https://www.oliviagambelin.com

    AI Literacy Course for Non-Technical Professionals:

    https://www.ethicalintelligence.co/ailiteracy

    Ethical Intelligence Community: https://www.ethicalintelligence.co

    Olivia's Book - Responsible AI:

    https://www.koganpage.com/digital-technology/responsible-ai-9781398615700

    Olivia's Substack - In Pursuit of Good Tech:

    https://pursuitofgoodtech.substack.com

    LinkedIn:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviagambelin

    Team

    Chief Editor: Chloe Breheret

    Chief Automation Officer: Jack McDuff

    Jacob’s Work

    Podcast blueprint (Skool): https://www.skool.com/remote-pro-podcast-blueprint-8385

    Website: https://www.jacobjwatsonhowland.com

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    2 時間 2 分
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