Robin Hanson
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Author who writes about common pretense and benign hypocrisy, with examples cited by Pinker.
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Videos Mentioning Robin Hanson

Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #292
Lex Fridman
An economist at George Mason University, co-author of 'The Elephant in the Brain' and 'The Age of M', and known for his work on 'grabby aliens' theory.

Steven Pinker on Coordination, Common Knowledge, and the Retreat of Liberal Enlightenment
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Author who writes about common pretense and benign hypocrisy, with examples cited by Pinker.

Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization | Lex Fridman Podcast #368
Lex Fridman
An economist and researcher known for his 'grabby aliens' paper and debates on AI foom. He argued against AI foom by suggesting systems would specialize rather than become generally superintelligent.

Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA | Lex Fridman Podcast #331
Lex Fridman
Author of the 'Grabby Aliens' concept, discussed as a brilliant thinker.