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Daniel Schmachtenberger - Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction
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Daniel Schmachtenberger is a philosopher and founding member of The Consilience Project.
Books mentioned
The Collapse of Complex Societies (New Studies in Archaeology)Joseph TainterPublished: May 27, 1988 Timestamp: 1:26:37
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or SucceedJared DiamondPublished: Jan 1, 2005 Timestamp: 1:27:02
Timestamps
- 1:31 - Aliens and UFOs
- 20:15 - Collective intelligence of human civilization
- 28:12 - Consciousness
- 39:33 - How much computation does the human brain perform?
- 43:12 - Humans vs ants
- 50:30 - Humans are apex predators
- 57:34 - Girard's Mimetic Theory of Desire
- 1:17:31 - We can never completely understand reality
- 1:20:54 - Self-terminating systems
- 1:31:18 - Catastrophic risk
- 2:01:30 - Adding more love to the world
- 2:28:55 - How to build a better world
- 2:46:07 - Meaning of life
- 2:53:49 - Death
- 2:59:29 - The role of government in society
- 3:16:54 - Exponential growth of technology
- 4:02:35 - Lessons from my father
- 4:08:11 - Even suffering is filled with beauty