Hear This Idea is a podcast showcasing new thinking in philosophy, the social sciences, and effective altruism. Each episode has an accompanying write-up at www.hearthisidea.com/episodes.
Hear This Idea
Claim This Podcastby Fin Moorhouse and Luca Righetti
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90 episodes
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Hear This Idea is a podcast showcasing new thinking in philosophy, the social sciences, and effective altruism. Each episode has an accompanying write-up at www.hearthisidea.com/episodes.
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Recent Episodes
November 1, 2025
#84 – Dean Spears on the Case for People
<p><a href="https://deanspears.net/" rel="nofollow">Dean Spears</a> is an an Economic Demographer, Development Economist, and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. With <a href="https://mikegeruso.com/" rel="nofollow">Michael Geruso</a>, Dean is the co-author of <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/220160941-after-the-spike" rel="nofollow">After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People</a>.</p> <p>You can see a full transcript and a list of resources on the episode <a href="https://www.hearthisidea.com/episodes/spears" rel="nofollow">page on our website</a>.</p> <p>We're back from a hiatus! We still intend to post new episodes, but less frequently from now.</p> <p>You can get in touch through our <a href="https://hearthisidea.com/" rel="nofollow">website</a> or on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/hearthisidea" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>. Thanks for listening.</p>
March 13, 2025
#83 – Max Smeets on Barriers To Cyberweapons
<p><a href="https://css.ethz.ch/en/center/people/smeets-max.html" rel="nofollow">Max Smeets</a> is a Senior Researcher at ETH Zurich's Center for Security Studies and Co-Director of Virtual Routes</p> <p>You can find links and a transcript at <a href="https://www.hearthisidea.com/episodes/smeets" rel="nofollow">www.hearthisidea.com/episodes/smeets</a></p> <p>In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li>The different types of cyber operations that a nation state might launch</li> <li>How international norms formed around what kind of cyber attacks are “allowed”</li> <li>The challenges that even elite cyber forces face</li> <li>What capabilities future AI systems would need to drastically change the space</li> </ul> <p>You can get in touch through our <a href="https://hearthisidea.com/" rel="nofollow">website</a> or on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/hearthisidea" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>. Consider leaving us an honest review wherever you're listening to this — it's the best free way to support the show. Thanks for listening!</p>
December 14, 2024
#82 – Tom Kalil on Institutions for Innovation (with Matt Clancy)
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kalil" rel="nofollow">Tom Kalil</a> is the CEO of <a href="https://renaissancephilanthropy.org/" rel="nofollow">Renaissance Philanthropy</a>.</p> <p>He also served in the White House for two presidents (under Obama and Clinton); where he helped establish incentive prizes in government through <a href="https://www.challenge.gov/" rel="nofollow">challenge.gov</a>; in addition to dozens of science and tech program. More recently Tom served as the Chief Innovation Officer at <a href="https://www.schmidtfutures.org/" rel="nofollow">Schmidt Futures</a>, where he helped launch <a href="https://www.convergentresearch.org/about-fros" rel="nofollow">Convergent Research</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://mattsclancy.com/" rel="nofollow">Matt Clancy</a> is an economist and a research fellow at <a href="https://www.openphilanthropy.org/" rel="nofollow">Open Philanthropy</a>. He writes <a href="https://www.newthingsunderthesun.com/" rel="nofollow">‘New Things Under the Sun’</a>, which is a living literature review on academic research about science and innovation.</p> <p>We talked about:</p> <ul> <li>What is ‘influence without authority’?</li> <li>Should public funders sponsor more innovation prizes?</li> <li>Can policy entrepreneurship be taught formally?</li> <li>Why isn't ultra-wealthy philanthropy much more ambitious?</li> <li>What's the optimistic case for increasing US state capacity?</li> <li>What was it like being principal staffer to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore" rel="nofollow">Gordon Moore</a>?</li> <li>What is <a href="https://renaissancephilanthropy.org/" rel="nofollow">Renaissance Philanthropy</a>?</li> </ul> <p>You can get in touch through our <a href="https://hearthisidea.com/" rel="nofollow">website</a> or on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/hearthisidea" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>. Consider leaving us an honest review wherever you're listening to this — it's the best way to support the show. Thanks for listening!</p>
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