Episode #191
Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction
Daniel Schmachtenberger is a philosopher interested understanding the rise and fall of societies and individuals.
What this episode covers
Daniel Schmachtenberger is a philosopher interested understanding the rise and fall of societies and individuals.
Where to start
How much computation does the human brain perform?
Daniel Schmachtenberger and Lex Fridman discuss how much computation does the human brain perform?.
Start at 46:08
Collective intelligence of human civilization
Daniel Schmachtenberger and Lex Fridman discuss collective intelligence of human civilization.
Start at 26:50
We can never completely understand reality
Daniel Schmachtenberger and Lex Fridman discuss we can never completely understand reality.
Start at 1:24:05
People and topics
Key takeaways
- Introduction
- Aliens and UFOs
- Collective intelligence of human civilization
- Consciousness