Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2022-06-09

Books mentioned on #292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity

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Robin Hanson is a professor at George Mason University and researcher at Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Lambda: https://lambdalabs.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The elephant in the brain

   Kevin Simler · at 1:18

   The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson is an insightful behavioral psychology book that investigates the unspoken, often unconscious motives driving human behavior in areas like education, religion, and politics.

   Discussed

   “He is the co-author of a book titled "The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life," "The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life When Robots Rule the Earth," and a fascinating recent paper I recommend on "Grabby Aliens," titled "If Loud Aliens Explain Human Earliness, Quiet Aliens Are Also Rare.”

   Speaker #292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Huma… 2022-06-09 Listen at 1:18

   Where to get it

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