climate change
human-caused changes to climate on Earth
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Videos Mentioning climate change
Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #185
Lex Fridman
Discussed as a slower-moving threat compared to pandemics, with little hope for political persuasion to solve it.
Ann Druyan: Cosmos, Carl Sagan, Voyager, and the Beauty of Science | Lex Fridman Podcast #78
Lex Fridman
Described as a major existential threat that worries Ann Druyan, higher on her list than AI or nuclear weapons.
A Conversation with Paul Bloom (Episode #192)
Sam Harris
Compared to the pandemic in terms of collective action problems, with the speakers noting our greater psychological unpreparedness for its slower, multi-decade timescale.
Steven Pinker: AI in the Age of Reason | Lex Fridman Podcast #3
Lex Fridman
Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, considered a close-to-certain existential threat.
Defending the Global Order: A Conversation with Yuval Noah Harari (Episode #276)
Sam Harris
One of the major 21st-century challenges that the erosion of the global order, exacerbated by the war, threatens humanity's ability to address.
The State of the World: A Conversation with Dambisa Moyo (Episode #257)
Sam Harris
A public risk and negative externality that contributes to a drag on economic growth, requiring collective action.
E15: “The Besties” All-In’s inaugural award show covering the best, worst & most memorable of 2020
All-In Podcast
Discussed as a cultural loser in 2020, taking a back seat to COVID-19 and BLM, with a loss of momentum and luster.
Sam Harris — Psychedelics, Meditation, and The Bigger Picture | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Discussed as a large problem for which political consensus is increasingly difficult, leading Sam Harris to believe solutions might have to be 'surreptitious' through innovation rather than persuasion.
Secret History #2: How Societies Collapse
Predictive History
Cited as a major sign of societal decline due to pressure on the environment, making air, water, and land toxic.
E10: Twitter & Facebook botch censorship (again), the publisher vs. distributor debate & more
All-In Podcast
Discussed in relation to Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings, with the speaker emphasizing the need to recognize ignorance and the evolving nature of science.
Former MI6 Chief On the Ukraine & Russia Conflict | Oxford Union
OxfordUnion
A significant international challenge not discussed in depth during the talk but acknowledged as important.
E27: The Great Inflation Debate, Amazon gets spicy on Twitter, rethinking supply chains & more
All-In Podcast
Discussed in relation to the need for electrification and mining, and the environmental trade-offs involved.
Can AI Cure Loneliness?
Sam Harris
Mentioned alongside global pandemics and nuclear war as a serious crisis compared to the less immediately threatening perception of AI.
Inside Trump's Science Agenda: Anti-Science Claims, Fauci's Damage, DEI & China w/ Michael Kratsios
All-In Podcast
The concept that human activity, particularly the burning of fossil fuels, contributes to climate change.