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The Future of Humanity
58:36 - 1:05:08 (06:31)
In this podcast, the speaker talks about how humans have evolved over the last 10,000 years and how the solar system without central control would lead to a lot of changes in the future. The speaker also discusses his book, analyzing competition as the key lever of analysis.
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The possibility of interstellar colonization assures continued competition, either taking violent or productive forms in the future.
58:36 - 1:00:14 (01:37)
Summary
The possibility of interstellar colonization assures continued competition, either taking violent or productive forms in the future.
ChapterThe Future of Humanity
Episode#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker discusses how human history over the last 10,000 years shows that people were quite different from the way they are now and predicts that we should still expect a lot of change in the future, especially with regard to the different possible compositions of human minds.
1:00:14 - 1:03:40 (03:25)
Summary
The speaker discusses how human history over the last 10,000 years shows that people were quite different from the way they are now and predicts that we should still expect a lot of change in the future, especially with regard to the different possible compositions of human minds. The speaker's book analyzes these differences through the lens of competition.
ChapterThe Future of Humanity
Episode#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The history of our ancestors can help us understand the robust features that we could predict about our distant descendants based on their genes and environment, however, it may not provide an accurate reflection of what's typical since our descendants only share half of our genes and are a generation away.
1:03:40 - 1:05:08 (01:28)
Summary
The history of our ancestors can help us understand the robust features that we could predict about our distant descendants based on their genes and environment, however, it may not provide an accurate reflection of what's typical since our descendants only share half of our genes and are a generation away.