STORY: The Science Behind Humanity’s Superpower (Part 1)

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When Will AI Empty Your Dishwasher? (with Nicholas Thompson)

Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic and host of "The Most Interesting Thing in AI," joins Rufus and Caleb to explain why the machines may master our minds long before they master our muscles — and what that gap tells us about where AI is headed. Along the way: why human podcas ...  Show more

Best Of: An Epicurean Guide to the Good Life

The Greek philosopher Epicurus made a rather bold claim over two thousand years ago. The key to life, he said, is simple: pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Around this maxim he developed a school of philosophy, Epicureanism, which promised its adherents that if they took care of th ...  Show more

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