Episode #677
Josh Zepps
Books mentioned
The Selfish Gene
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:24:45 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The Art of War
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:06:08 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Fingerprints of the Gods
Mentioned by Josh Zepps · at 02:05:12 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Josh Zepps, host of #WeThePeople LIVE, joins Joe Rogan for a wide-ranging conversation about animal ethics, conservation, policing, technology, and public policy. They examine artificial intelligence, consciousness, technological and existential risk, climate change, virtual reality, and whether digitally mediated experiences change the value of human connection.
What they talked about
- Ronda Rousey's historic UFC fight in Brazil
- Cecil the lion controversy and hunting ethics
- Legal killing of poachers in Africa
- Zach Anderson statutory rape case
- Wolf reintroduction and population management
- Hunting culture in New Zealand and the US
- Chinese vs Japanese consumer culture
- Simulation hypothesis and virtual reality
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