All Episodes

Hollow Echoes: Why AI art will never have a soul with Sean Wolcott

Make Doing Good Look Good: On designing for belonging, moral ambition and the pitfalls of privilege with Harald Dunnink

For The Culture: On beauty, AI slop, and what lasts when software companies die with Andy Allen

Holder of Stories of the Heart: On radical self-inquiry and being a good leader in unsettling times with Jerry Colonna

Design Against Racism: On the myth of design’s neutrality, lack of critical thinking and the future of design leadership with Omari Souza

Brain Hacking & Trauma-Informed Leadership: Creating space for human ingenuity to flourish with Christina Goldschmidt

Against the Tyranny of Winners: On beautiful business in the AI age, the rise of “Supercuration”, and the end of efficiency with Tim Leberecht

The Bullshit Economy: How our obsession with control is making us sick with João Sevilhano

AI as Normal Technology: On superintelligence delusion, bogus claims and a humanistic AI future with Prof. Arvind Narayanan

AI Sovereignty & the Literacy Gap: Policy lessons from the frontlines with Jaxson Khan

The Model Can’t Relate: A poet’s rebellion inside the AI machine with Danielle McClune

Multisensory Beings: How neuroaesthetics shapes the future human-machine interaction and art – with Matthew Bennett

“Liftoff” rounds, data moats, and trust barriers: How AI is rewriting the venture capital rules with Pascal Unger

The Dark Side of Empathy: On AI “Soul Gaps”, emotional commons, and the responsibility to develop humane technologies with Michael Ventura

Rewriting All Layers Of The Stack – Leading with agency when everyone is uncomfortable with Meg Bear

Slot Machine Creativity: On the value of friction to create meaningful works of art with Nando Costa

The Optimization Lie: Will AI finally give us the freedom “new work” promised us? – with journalist and author Markus Albers

Beyond “Popcorn Innovation”: Human-First leadership from IBM to the United Nations with Frances West

The other “F” Word: Embracing failure to elevate human ingenuity in the AI era with professor and author John Danner

Do You Breathe When You Scroll? The Art of Digital Mindfulness with conceptual artist Hojin Kang

AI Policy-Making in Service of Humanity: From Davos and Washington DC to Riyadh with Manail Anis Ahmed

The Myth of Greatness and Ethics in Business with author and writer Avram Alpert