Robin Hanson - The Long View and The Elephant in the Brain

Robin Hanson is a professor of economics at George Mason University. He is the author of The Elephant in the Brain and The Age of Em. Robin's book: https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Brain-Hidden-Motives-Everyday/dp/0190495995 Robin's website: http://mason.gmu.edu/~rhanson/home.html Robin's blog: https://www.overcomingbias.com/ Episode Website: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/robin-hanson Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3Rmz9MB Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Rm7RWS Follow Robin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robinhanson Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:05 The long view 15:07 Subconscious vs conscious intelligence 20:28 Meditators 26:50 Signalling, norms, and motives 36:50 Conversation 42:54 2020 election nominees 49:25 Nerds in startups and social science 54:50 Academia and Robin 58:20 Dominance explains paternalism 1:09:32 Remote work 1:21:26 Advice for 20 yr old 1:28:05 Idea futures 1:32:13 Reforming institutions