How To Use Faith And Spirituality To Keep Yourself Sane

How To Best Spend Humanity's Resources (And Learn Some Cool Theoretical Physics Facts)

This episode is definitely a bit of a weird one. Welcome to another episode of How To Think with your hosts Arav Kumar and Hyder Jafri. In this intellectually stimulating episode, Arav is joined by Daniel Ik, an accomplished AI researcher and student from Nigeria and a recurring guest on the show. Together, they embark on a mind-bending exploration of cosmology, the importance of studying other disciplines alongside AI, and sprinkle the episode with fascinating space facts that will leave you in awe. As the conversation unfolds, Arav and Daniel delve deep into the multiple cosmological models of the universe. They unravel the intricate theories that scientists have developed over the centuries, particularly the mind-boggling concept of a multiverse. Join them as they navigate through these cosmic paradigms, contemplating the nature of our existence and pondering the mysteries that lie beyond. While the primary focus of the episode is cosmology, Arav and Daniel skillfully bring the discussion back to the realm of artificial intelligence. They argue persuasively for the necessity of studying diverse disciplines beyond AI itself. By drawing upon knowledge and insights from various fields, such as physics, astronomy, biology, and more, AI can benefit immensely. The interdisciplinary nature of these fields provides a rich tapestry of ideas and perspectives that can help shape the future of AI in profound ways. Join Arav Kumar and Daniel Ik in this thought-provoking episode of How To Think. P.S. we added intro music

How To Measure AI's Ability To Think

On today's episode, we have a guest speaker, Daniel Ikechukwu, an AI researcher from Nigeria who's working on artificial general intelligence in many interesting and non-standard ways. This episode showcases two AI researchers and people at the frontier of the field who answer the ever relevant question, can computers think? With the recent media hype, these two young minds who have dedicated their lives to this field feel that now is a good time to share their love for philosophy and AI with the world.

How To Believe In God Without Believing In Religion

The title says it all. On today's episode, we talk about how to have faith and be spiritual outside of religion. Welcome back to another episode of How To Think!

How To Use Faith And Spirituality To Keep Yourself Sane

Does faith keep us sane? In this episode of How To Think, Hyder and Arav dive into the sanity and insanity of having faith. Believing in that which we cannot see may make you insane, and it may also make you human. We address the multiple ways in which you can use faith, or the lack thereof, to increase and better your peace and mental strength. We hope you enjoy this episode of How To Think!

How To Help Others

Think of a time when you went out of your way to do something nice for someone else. What did you do? Were you glad you did it? Why? What about a time when you put your own interests ahead of others—was it worth it? What made it so—or if it wasn’t, why not? These are quite obviously leading questions but they direct us towards questioning the values of altruism and helping others. In todays episode, Arav and Hyder discuss the neurochemical benefits of altruism on happiness, depression, and overall lifespan as well as determining when altruism isn't worth it.