Sci Con

AIs Are Zombies

For creatures whose minds can be geologically deep wells of suffering, we sure do rate consciousness highly.

Dec 9, 2025 • Janna Levin

Do LLM's understand? AI Pioneer Yann Le Cun spars with DeepMind's Adam Brown

The convo starts at around timestamp 13:00, though the prelude by DJ Black Helmet is a pleasure to watch too...

Nov 17, 2025 • Janna Levin and Pioneer Works

1:30:07

Nobel Laureate Adam Riess and Janna Levin on the Crisis in Cosmology

Scientific Controversies at Pioneer Works

Oct 24, 2025 • Janna Levin and Pioneer Works

1:14:00

Scientific Controversies: Aliens, the Shorts

Inspired moments from the live conversation at Pioneer Works

Jul 11, 2025 • Janna Levin

Whales Don't Want to Go to Mars

We have sent landers to Mars, collected Moon regolith, returned samples from asteroids, beamed messages into space, and listened patiently for replies…

Jul 9, 2025 • Janna Levin

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