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Are You a Terrorist?
As the definition of terrorism expands, NonZero has compiled a handy guide to keep you on the right side of the law.
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Connor Echols
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Fear Grips the West
Plus: Anthropic bends the knee, teens embrace AI companions, Trump’s diplomatic own goals, and more!
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Connor Echols
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Robert Wright
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Danny Fenster
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Trump's Plan for Global AI Dominance | NonZero World feat. Robert Wright
Listen now | 0:00 Trump’s AI Action plan 3:35 The contradictions inherent to Trump's plan 6:00 How Trump’s anti-globalism undermines his AI goals 10:27…
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Connor Echols
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Is Everything Falling Apart?
 • Robert Wright
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OK, it’s time to freak out about AI
 • Robert Wright
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My Cancer and My AI
 • Robert Wright
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The truth about Hamas
 • Robert Wright
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Why Biden didn’t negotiate seriously with Putin
 • Robert Wright
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The New Lab Leak Evidence
 • Robert Wright
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Is the New Syria Unravelling? (Robert Wright & Joshua Landis)
Listen now | 0:00 Josh’s hopes for post-Assad Syria—revisited 3:48 The challenge(s) facing the Syrian government 8:34 What’s driving Syria’s sectarian…
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Robert Wright
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My Cancer and My AI
The pros and cons of getting sick in the age of LLMs
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Robert Wright
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Jeffrey Epstein, MechaHitler, and Other Ills (Robert Wright & Paul Bloom)
Listen now | 0:00 The full reason for Bob’s absence—revealed 6:17 What’s the real story with Trump and Epstein? 14:38 A peek down the Epstein rabbit…
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Robert Wright
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Why China Won't Invade Taiwan | NonZero World feat. Dan Grazier
Listen now | 0:00 Why a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is so unlikely 3:36 Taiwan’s terrain: A defender’s dream, an invader’s nightmare 10:30 Why Taipei…
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Connor Echols
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Israel vs. Everybody
Plus: Scary clouds, AI farms, underwater servers, Lockheed Martin branches out, and more!
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Connor Echols
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Robert Wright
, and 
Danny Fenster
Golden Oldie: Do We Live in a Simulation (Robert Wright & Preston Greene)
Listen now | 0:50 Why many intelligent people think we’re living in a simulation 11:00 The philosophical argument that you’re probably not real 26:40…
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Robert Wright
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Golden Oldie: The Nature of Time (Robert Wright & Lee Smolin)
1:09 What Lee means when he says "time is fundamental"9:45 Understanding the universe as a network24:04 A (very) tentative theory of consciousness35:47…
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Robert Wright
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