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James Robinson
Professor of Government, Harvard University
James Robinson is an American political scientist and professor at Harvard University. He is known for his work on economic development, institutions, and governance. He has written extensively on these topics and has advised governments and international organizations.
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A Story For Humanity — Minhyong Kim on Why Maths Will Never EndMULTIVERSESFeb 9, 20261:12:18HostMolecules & Mirrors —Vanessa Seifert on the Philosophy of ChemistryMULTIVERSESDec 5, 20251:09:44HostConsciousness is not Computation — Christof KochMULTIVERSESMay 2, 20251:02:41HostWhere Does It End? — Adrian Moore on The InfiniteMULTIVERSESMar 14, 20251:16:10Host37| Mind-Wandering — Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva on the Science of Spontaneous ThoughtMULTIVERSESJan 31, 20251:38:13HostBatman: Lame (Blades)Batman Chronicles: Fumetti in podcastJan 22, 202512:15Guest36| History of Science: Mythmaking & Contingency — Patricia FaraMULTIVERSESDec 23, 20241:29:48Host35| Hypercomputation: Why Machines May never Think Like Humans — Selmer BringsjordMULTIVERSESNov 8, 20241:39:31Host34| Animal Minds — Kristin Andrews on why assuming consciousness would aid scienceMULTIVERSESAug 27, 20241:14:57Host33| Taking Chance Seriously — Alastair Wilson on Quantum Modal RealismMULTIVERSESJul 19, 20241:25:35HostAI Moonshot — Nell Watson on the Near & Not So Near Future of IntelligenceMULTIVERSESJun 21, 20241:11:15HostDo Electrons Exist? — Céline Henne: Physicist's Views on Scientific Realism & InstrumentalismMULTIVERSESJun 4, 20241:38:25Host30| Thinking Beyond Language — Anna Ivanova on what LLMs can learn from the brainMULTIVERSESMay 15, 20241:39:17Host29 | What are words good for? — Nikhil Krishnan on Ordinary Language PhilosophyMULTIVERSESApr 12, 20241:37:05Host28| Music Evolution & Empirical Aesthetics — Manuel Anglada TortMULTIVERSESMar 28, 20241:36:47Host27| Why Knowledge is Not Enough — Jessie MuntonMULTIVERSESMar 14, 20241:24:45Host26| Networks, Heartbeats & the Pace of Cities — Geoffrey WestMULTIVERSESFeb 29, 20241:54:08Host25| Peter Nixey — AI: Disruption AheadMULTIVERSESFeb 15, 20241:17:55Host24| How Philosophy Serves Science — David PapineauMULTIVERSESFeb 1, 20241:16:26Host23| Paulina Sliwa — Moral philosophy as puzzles of daily lifeMULTIVERSESJan 18, 20241:11:58Host