Chapter
The Moral Dilemma of Predicting Future Preferences
01:10 - 07:37 (06:26)
Our inability to anticipate how our own preferences will change in the future can lead to profound ethical consequences, even matters involving life and death.
Clips
A personal story from the host of the Hidden Brain podcast, Shankar Vedantam, on how much we can change over time, with or without realizing it.
01:10 - 02:30 (01:19)
Summary
A personal story from the host of the Hidden Brain podcast, Shankar Vedantam, on how much we can change over time, with or without realizing it.
ChapterThe Moral Dilemma of Predicting Future Preferences
EpisodeYou don't actually know what your future self wants | Shankar Vedantam
PodcastTED Talks Daily
People tend to imagine that they will remain fundamentally the same person even as they age into the future, but they expect the world around them to change drastically due to factors such as AI and climate change.
02:31 - 05:24 (02:53)
Summary
People tend to imagine that they will remain fundamentally the same person even as they age into the future, but they expect the world around them to change drastically due to factors such as AI and climate change.
ChapterThe Moral Dilemma of Predicting Future Preferences
EpisodeYou don't actually know what your future self wants | Shankar Vedantam
PodcastTED Talks Daily
While battling Lou Gehrig's disease, Stephanie decides to extract as much joy and pleasure from life as she can, spending time with friends and family, and chooses to die laughing and be cremated.
05:24 - 06:16 (00:51)
Summary
While battling Lou Gehrig's disease, Stephanie decides to extract as much joy and pleasure from life as she can, spending time with friends and family, and chooses to die laughing and be cremated.
ChapterThe Moral Dilemma of Predicting Future Preferences
EpisodeYou don't actually know what your future self wants | Shankar Vedantam
PodcastTED Talks Daily
John struggled with the end-of-life decisions for his wife Stephanie Rinca, who at 39, as a healthy person, had no real conception of what Stephanie at age 59, with a terminal illness, would really want.
06:16 - 07:37 (01:21)
Summary
John struggled with the end-of-life decisions for his wife Stephanie Rinca, who at 39, as a healthy person, had no real conception of what Stephanie at age 59, with a terminal illness, would really want.