H.I. #52: 20,000 Years of Torment

H.I. #52: 20,000 Years of Torment

Author: CGP Grey & Brady Haran November 30, 2015 Duration: 2:05:14
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Grey and Brady discuss: subvocalization, Liberian county flags, Brady worries about who is driving him and the proliferation of screens in cars, Brady fingers ballots and then brings up coincidences and dreams, Brady tries to convince himself to buy an iPad Pro, what cars should people drive, before finishing off with how artificial intelligence will kill us all. (If we're lucky.)

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Subvocalization

Instapaper (for the speedreading thing mentioned)

Liberian County Flags

Liberian County flags redesigned

John Nash death

Lyft

Pink mustache

The Hello Internet flag referendum

What Grey was prioritizing

Grey's 'fetish' podcast discussion of the iPad Pro

iPad Pro

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, Nick Bostrom

Computerphile: Why Asimov's Laws of Robotics Don't Work

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison

Black Mirror: White Christmas


Two friends who make videos on the internet decided to start talking into microphones. Hello Internet is the long-running, occasionally vexed, and deeply idiosyncratic conversation between CGP Grey and Brady Haran. What began as an informal chat between two creators about the peculiarities of YouTube has evolved into a sprawling audio documentary of their lives, projects, and endless curiosities. An episode might dissect the nuances of flag design, the ethics of automation, or the proper way to load a dishwasher, often spiraling into heated yet good-natured debates they call "football" or "plane crash corner." It’s a show about the friction between Grey’s systematic, robot-adjacent worldview and Brady’s chaotic, humanist documentary-maker energy. You’re listening in on a friendship that’s equal parts collaborative and combative, where the topics are just the starting point for something much more personal. This isn't a structured interview podcast but a meandering dialogue between two very different minds, recorded in real time. It’s about work, life, the internet, and whatever else happens to be on their minds that week, making for a consistently unpredictable and engaging listen. The appeal lies in the specific chemistry of the hosts, turning mundane observations into compelling audio. You become a silent third participant in a conversation that has been going on for years, picking up running jokes, longstanding grievances, and a genuine sense of two people figuring things out as they go.
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