The Filan Cabinet

<p>In which I monologue about my experience learning Latin. Links:</p> <p>My friend's podcast episode: https://mutualunderstanding.substack.com/p/election-and-other-stuff-on-my-mind</p> <p>r/latin...

<p>In this episode, I give you updates from my trip with friends to see the 2024 total solar eclipse. Questions answered include:</p> <p>- Why are we bothering to go see it?</p> <p>- How many of us will fail to make it...

<p>In this episode, I speak with Aaron Silverbook about the bacteria that cause cavities, and how different bacteria can prevent them: specifically, a type of bacterium that you can buy at luminaprobiotic.com. This...

<p>In this episode, I talk to Holly Elmore about her advocacy around AI Pause - encouraging governments to pause the development of more and more powerful AI. Topics we discuss include:</p> Why advocate specifically for...

<p>In this episode, Divia Eden and Ronny Fernandez talk about the (strong) orthogonality thesis - that arbitrarily smart intelligences can be paired with arbitrary goals, without additional complication beyond that of...

<p>In this episode I chat with Jeffrey Heninger about his religious beliefs and practices as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes colloquially referred to as "the Mormon church" or "the...

<p>Every year, the Centre for Effective Altruism runs a number of "Effective Altruism Global" (EA Global or EAG for short) conferences thru-out the world. This year, I attended the one held in the San Francisco Bay...

<p>In this episode I chat with John Halstead about whether climate change will kill us all. He thinks it won't. Topics we talk about include:</p> How did the effective altrism community come to have someone dedicated to...

<p>In this episode I speak with Shea Levy about Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism, and what it has to say about ethics and epistemology. Topics we talk about include:</p> What is Objectivism? Can you be an...

<p>In this episode I speak with Oliver Habryka, head of Lightcone Infrastructure, the organization that runs the internet forum LessWrong, about his projects in the rationality and existential risk spaces. Topics we...

<p>In this episode, I speak with Divia Eden about operant conditioning, and how relevant it is to human and non-human animal behaviour. Topics we cover include:</p> How close are we to teaching grammar to dogs? What are...

<p>In this episode, Peter Jaworski talks about the practice of paid plasma donation, whether it's ethical to allow it, and his work to advocate for it to be legalized in more jurisdictions. He answers questions such...

<p>In this episode, cryptocurrency developer Ameen Soleimani talks about his vision of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, as well as his current project RAI: an ether-backed floating-price stablecoin. He answers questions...

<p>In this episode, Presbyterian Pastor Wayne Forkner talks about God, Christianity, and the Bible. He answers questions such as:</p> What is 'God'? Why do people talk about Jesus so much more than the Father or the...

<p>In this episode, Carrick Flynn talks about his campaign to be the Democratic nominee for Oregon's 6th congressional district. In particular, we talk about his policies on pandemic preparedness and semiconductor...