Rick Rosner and Scott Douglas Jacobsen explore alarming AI developments, including a simulated blackmail by Claude SONNET 4, and the urgent need for a model of consciousness to manage AI ethically. Rosner also opens up about his indifference to music, shaped by a harsh childhood experience and preference for stand-up comedy.
In a candid and humorous exchange, Rick Rosner imagines his ideal self as Cypher from The Matrix, critiques Trump’s performative depth, and warns about AI’s real danger—not new weapons, but hijacking infrastructure and manipulating society. He and Scott Douglas Jacobsen explore identity, power, and the existential risks of engineered chaos.
Rick Rosner critiques the Trump administration’s attacks on elite universities like Harvard, calling it sabotage against American science and innovation. In conversation with Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Rosner also condemns media neglect of non-Western wars and denounces pseudoscientific racist beliefs, questioning how to engage with people who hold such views.
Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Rick Rosner reflect on the dynamic of Lance vs. Rick, a political debate show marked by yelling and polarized views. Rosner defends his stance as grounded, critiques right-wing conspiracy theories like “8647,” and shares how minimal pretalk keeps the show raw, spontaneous, and often chaotic.
Rick Rosner and Scott Douglas Jacobsen discuss living in a rapidly transforming world, grappling with AI threats and the Gaza-Israel war. Rosner critiques doomsday scenarios, survivalist mindsets, and misinformation, emphasizing ethical clarity amid geopolitical tragedy. The conversation weaves tech anxiety with moral responsibility in an age of accelerating uncertainty.
In conversation with Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Rick Rosner shares his favorite artworks—from The Raft of the Medusa to Hopper and Botticelli—while discussing mythological gods, superhero icons like Batman and Superman, and Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman. The dialogue explores pop culture, art history, and the narrative depth of modern storytelling.
Rick Rosner reflects on his brief SAT coaching career, critiques mainstream prep strategies, and explains how two-parent households give students advantages—financially and intellectually. In conversation with Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Rosner connects test prep success to socioeconomic privilege, access to resources, and the broader cultural shifts affecting American education and inequality.
Rick Rosner talks about James Comey's cryptic "86 47" tweet sparked backlash, with critics accusing him of inciting violence against Trump. Experts argue the phrase more likely implies political rejection. The controversy echoes past misjudgments by Comey and others, as media attention shifts from substantive issues like Republican tax proposals.
Rick Rosner discusses a suicide bombing at a fertility clinic by an anti-natalist extremist, tying it to dark philosophies like negative utilitarianism. The conversation explores mortality, artificial consciousness, and civilization’s deep-rooted life drive, critiquing societal denial of suffering—from slaughterhouses to AI ethics—and the politics of abortion and engineered immortality.
Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Rick Rosner advises regular prostate checkups, PSA tests, digital exams; frequent ejaculation for prostate health, sharing humorous personal anecdotes. They discuss male sexuality’s evolutionary background, Rosner’s first-grade Columbus essay rejecting myth, his dry-hand sex practices, and his favorite academic challenges in algebra and statistics, highlighting pattern recognition and data privacy.
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