David Weinberger on beautiful particulars, healing the mind/body split, morality, and the case for optimism (HAI Ep53)

by shan | Aug 5, 2026 | Podcast

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Nirit Cohen on uniquely human contribution, questions over answers, horizontal knowledge sharing, and intentional chaos (HAI Ep52)

by shan | Jul 29, 2026 | Podcast

“We’re continuously removing the boundaries between the physical and the digital world, and creating a different kind of relationship with the world around us.” –Nirit Cohen About Nirit Cohen Nirit Cohen is founder of Workfutures, where she helps...

Mickey McManus on co-thinking, beautiful complexity, pro-social design, and evolutionary social science (HAI Ep51)

by shan | Jul 22, 2026 | Podcast

“No mind is an island, and I think it’s better to think of us as our minds escaped our body, or at least our body alone, a long time ago.” –Mickey McManus About Mickey McManus Mickey McManus is an Executive Coach and Senior Advisor at Boston...

Ramez Naam on cognitive prostheses, the infinite resource, AI and human rights, and mass empowerment of humanity (HAI Ep50)

by shan | Jul 15, 2026 | Podcast

“We’ve continually created technologies that extend our ability to remember, to communicate, and to think. Writing is probably the very first of these cognitive prostheses.” –Ramez Naam About Ramez Naam Ramez Naam is an author, investor, and speaker....

Natalie Buda Smith on AI in libraries, human at the center, deeper storytelling, and language recreation (HAI Ep47)

by shan | Jun 17, 2026 | Podcast

“There is a lot of information, more that’s accessible than ever before, and you can access it quicker than ever before, process it quicker than ever before.” –Natalie Buda Smith About Natalie Buda Smith Natalie Buda Smith is Director of Digital...