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Before I decided to dedicate myself to Longevity, I had a podcast with the question: "What is, all things considered, the most rational thing to do?" On this page, you can find my intro trailer and favorite episodes.
The following are my personal favorite episodes of the Rational Optimization Podcast. They are in order of how much I like them and I regularly update the list. Enjoy!
With 99% certainty, I would say that nothing matters. Udesh Haburaduwa, a master's student of Cognitive science and Artificial Intelligence and the host of the One-Deeper-Podcast, challenged this belief today. We went into a really deep discussion. This is easily one of the best episodes of the Rational Optimization podcast so far!
In this episode, Mark and I really go deep into discussing the Meaning of Life and its implementations. If you like rational Philosophy, this is exactly the right episode for you.
Mark Kagach is the first person who could convince me of a rational argument for why one should try to make the most possible positive impact in the world. In this episode, he really challenges my beliefs and we get really deep. I highly recommend listening to this!
Nikhil Yadav REALLY doesn't believe in Free Will. He thought this through to a higher degree than any other person I have ever talked to. In this episode, I had the pleasure of discussing the implications of this belief with him.
In this episode, you will hear about one of the most unbelievable life stories you have ever heard.
Amirali Rezazadeh is a former member of the Special Forces of the Iranian military. He is also a classical musician, was a motocross race driver, started his first business at the age of 12, and lives off the passive income this generated for him.
This is the story of how I took my Bicycle and went 5000km to North Cape. But it's not only about the cycling. It's about the people I meet on the way.
Every evening, I nocked at a strangers door and ansked them if I can sleep at their place. And every night, I had a warm bed and often I even got food without me even asking.
This is a story of how humans are good and a deep look into my life.
Andrei Lixandru is a Cognitive computing and Artificial intelligence master's student whom I questioned about the possibility of building an AI Oracle - basically a general reasoning machine capable of 'calculating' the best decision given specific information and goals. (Bad audio but amazing Conversation)
In this episode, German paramedic Bjarne Dietrich shares his harrowing yet inspiring journey of aiding frontline civilians in Ukraine, delivering essential supplies and care amidst war. Discover his motivations and experiences in this gripping narrative.
From minute 31 on, Cesare talks about a school occupation he has been part of. At that time he was the school representative, so he was strongly involved in planning the occupation and had to make some difficult decisions he still thinks about today.
I had goosebumps all the way through, so if you want to hear a crazy story about how students fought for justice, this is the right episode for you.
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