What message do I want to leave?

Episode 15 | Published: 2025-10-11

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Acquired on Google's Jeff Dean, Nick Lane on mitochondria, Moneystuff on the AI bubble, Gary Stevenson on the problem with the Western intellectual class and Jane Goodall's final message.

Chapters

Jeff Dean facts

Jeff Dean facts

00:00:00 - 00:00:56

Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal sharing their favourite Jeff Dean facts (the Acquired podcast)

Anaesthetics, mitochondria and consciousness

Anaesthetics, mitochondria and consciousness

00:00:57 - 00:03:03

Nick Lane, interviewed by Dwarkesh Patel (the Dwarkesh Podcast)

The Y chromosome is basically saying GROW FAST

The Y chromosome is basically saying GROW FAST

00:03:04 - 00:04:50

Nick Lane, interviewed by Dwarkesh Patel, referencing the work of Ursula Mittwoch (the Dwarkesh Podcast)

Cells are a little battery with the same structure as the Earth

Cells are a little battery with the same structure as the Earth

00:04:51 - 00:06:27

Nick Lane, interviewed by Dwarkesh Patel (the Dwarkesh Podcast)

That sounds like a bubble

That sounds like a bubble

00:06:28 - 00:09:17

Katie Greifeld and Matt Levine discuss the possibility of the AI bubble (the Moneystuff podcast)

Constantly misdiagnosing the problem

Constantly misdiagnosing the problem

00:09:18 - 00:10:20

Gary Stevenson on diagnosing the problem (Gary's Economics on Youtube)

What message do I want to leave?

What message do I want to leave?

00:10:21 - 00:12:40

Some of Jane Goodall's last words (Famous Last Words on Youtube)