Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Ic7waaBcUm8

In this episode, I sit down with world-class magician and creator of The Neat Review, Alex Hansford. Alex has performed internationally in card magic, including at The Magic Castle, earning global recognition. He's also a highly respected designer and publisher, creating beautifully crafted magic magazines and designing Derren Brown's latest book, Notes From a Fellow Traveller.

The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human.

Timestamps

0:00 - Incredible card trick performance

4:02 - How much practice is needed

5:46 - Why people obsess over magic

8:36 - Personality of a magician

11:05 - Different areas of magic

12:18 - How to master magic

14:35 - Magic community around world

16:29 - Psychology secrets behind magic

22:02 - Working with my idol, Derren Brown

25:17 - Derren Brown's influence on me

26:34 - What is 'The Neat Review'?

32:55 - Creating Derren Brown's book

34:35 - Learning great design skills

37:13 - Future plans in magic

39:20 - Rare magician-designer combination

44:02 - What makes a good life?

Guest - Alex Hansford

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/watchalexander

Instagram (The Neat Review) - https://www.instagram.com/neatrvw

The Neat Review - https://theneatreview.com

Derren Brown Book (Notes From A Fellow Traveller) - https://derrenbrown.co.uk/books

Magic Tricks - https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magician/Alex-Hansford

The Neat Review (Store) - https://theneatreview.com/collections/all

The Human Podcast

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In this episode, I sit down with Professor Yang Hui-He, a mathematical physicist who is a Fellow at the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (LIMS) and a lecturer at Merton College, Oxford.

I ask Yang about his work on AI-guided mathematics and whether AI will solve the hardest mathematical problems, the basics of string theory, his career journey, who LIMS are, why he's working in Michael Faraday's apartment, and more!

The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human.

Timestamps

0:00 - Working in Faraday's apartment

3:30 - $1million problems AI could solve

7:38 - Does AI make you sad or excited?

10:54 - What AI can already do

14:57 - What AI struggles with

17:18 - How I became a mathematical physicist

19:57 - AI will replace your calculator

20:40 - What is string theory?

25:33 - Does string theory mess with your mind?

27:24 - Mathematics can literally drive people mad

30:27 - Lecturing at the Royal Institution

33:10 - What is algebraic geometry?

37:20 - What I most love about mathematics

39:47 - Princeton, Cambridge & MIT PhD

42:34 - How I plan years of research

44:14 - Does your work practically matter?

46:19 - One question for a superintelligence

47:53 - What is a good life?

Guest - Yang Hui-He

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yang-hui-he-22b3ab/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/yanghui.he.9

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang-Hui_He

London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (LIMS) - https://lims.ac.uk/

Oxford Physics (Yang) - https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/our-people/he

LIMS (Yang) - https://lims.ac.uk/yang-hui-he/

Royal Institution Lecture (The Search for a Theory of Everything) - https://youtu.be/llGvkEgXnAQ?si=FYBDjwcd6JsMlYYO

Royal Institution Lecture (How geometry created modern physics) - https://youtu.be/z8jdndd-x7w?si=i_4wdBzUyCawK12j

Royal Institution Lecture (Mathematics: The rise of the machines) - https://youtu.be/oOYcPkBaotg?si=NrAGlzIWitSU9vlo

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In this episode, I sit down again with Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University - one of the world's leading psychologists, and author of Zero Degrees of Empathy.

Is evil the best way to explain people who do cruel things? Simon argues that what we call "evil" is actually rooted in low empathy, not some inherent darkness. We explore the science behind empathy, examine the minds of psychopaths, narcissists, and those with borderline personality disorder (BPD), discuss what causes empathy to break down, and explore how we should respond to those behaving badly.

The Human Podcast explores stories & ideas about being human.

Timestamps

0:00 - Do evil people exist?

Watch Previous Episode with Simon: https://youtu.be/fwC1rzgmPtw

Guest - Simon Baron-Cohen

𝕏: https://twitter.com/sbaroncohen

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Baron-Cohen

Zero Degrees of Empathy Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zero-Degrees-Empathy-Simon-Baron-Cohen/dp/0141017961

The Science of Evil: On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty Book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Science-Evil-Empathy-Origins-Cruelty/dp/0465031420/

Uni of Cambridge Bio - https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/simon-baron-cohen

Autism Research Centre (ARC) - https://www.autismcentreofexcellence.org

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