Best University Of Westminster Podcasts (2024)

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Season 6 finale: opting back into life again 35:17

10h ago35:17

35:17

And it's a wrap for Season 6 of TGG podcast! What a whirlwind of a season it's been. One I'll never forget, that's for sure. I decided for this final episode, I wanted to hit the pavement again. Get outside in nature to bring this season to a close. Thank you all, for your continuous love and support for this podcast. It means more than you'll ever…

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The Father's Day episode 2024 45:46

4h ago45:46

45:46

Welcome to this years Father's Day episode 2024. The episode where we get to hear directly from TGG audience on this special and difficult day for many. If you're a regular listener, you'll know the score with these episodes. If you're new here, this episode consists of submissions from TGG audience sharing their loved ones, memories and advice for…

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AI Impacts Survey - The key implications, with Katja Grace 33:56

1h ago33:56

33:56

Our guest in this episode grew up in an abandoned town in Tasmania, and is now a researcher and blogger in Berkeley, California. After taking a degree in human ecology and science communication, Katja Grace co-founded AI Impacts, a research organisation trying to answer questions about the future of artificial intelligence. Since 2016, Katja and he…

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Ageing older than our loved one 48:40

19h ago48:40

48:40

This week, I'm talking about getting older than your loved one who died. It's been a topic that has come up most recently in my group circles and when sharing this with TGG community, it seemed to be something that was on their brains too. It can be a hugely daunting and unknown feeling reaching the age your person died. These are years and ages th…

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Cryonics, cryocrastination, and the future: changing minds, with Max More 50:15

8d ago50:15

50:15

Our guest in this episode is Max More. Max is a philosopher, a futurist, and a transhumanist - a term which he coined in 1990, the same year that he legally changed his name from O’Connor to More. One of the tenets of transhumanism is that technology will allow us to prevent and reverse the aging process, and in the meantime we can preserve our bra…

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Grief walks: Anniversary months, calming my nervous system and The Bear series. 23:57

10d ago23:57

23:57

Join me for a rogue, stompy, out of breath griefy walk. I decided to pick up the phone, head out and just record. Enjoy the waffle as I fill you in on where I'm at with grief at this present moment. I hope you enjoy it! (and the sounds of nature too) Big love, Amber x Follow and be part of The Grief Gang community: Enquire about Grief Gang 1:1 and …

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Stem cells, lab-grown meat, and potential new medical treatments, with Mark Kotter 35:08

22d ago35:08

35:08

Our guest in this episode is Dr. Mark Kotter. Mark is a neurosurgeon, stem cell biologist, and founder or co-founder of three biotech start-up companies that have collectively raised hundreds of millions of pounds: bit.bio, clock.bio, and Meatable. In addition, Mark still conducts neurosurgeries on patients weekly at the University of Cambridge. We…

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Talking about death isn't as bad as we think with End of Life Doula Anna Lyons 59:39

25d ago59:39

59:39

This week, I'm speaking with End of Life Doula, Anna Lyons. Anna also fronts the incredible online platform Life, Death, Whatever which was one of the first accounts I came across when I started Grief Gang! In this episode, Anna shares with us what brought her to this line of work, what is the role of an end of life doula and why we find as a socie…

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Tram Trouble, Pay per Mile scrapped, and the modified d'Hondt electoral system. 21:02

17d ago21:02

21:02

Series 3 Episode 1 On Inside City Hall this episode, London Assembly Members Neil Garratt and new co-host Emma Best discuss: Election Results. Including a sales pitch for the modified d'Hondt electoral system used for electing Assembly Members. Tram Trouble. Rolling stock problems on the Croydon Tram, echoing Central Line problems. The repeated far…

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The economic case for a second longevity revolution, with Andrew Scott 42:27

28d ago42:27

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The public discussion in a number of countries around the world expresses worries about what is called an aging society. These countries anticipate a future with fewer younger people who are active members of the economy, and a growing number of older people who need to be supported by the people still in the workforce. It’s an inversion of the usu…

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Surfing and the healing powers of the ocean in grief with Dan Fischer, One Last Wave Project founder. 51:53

1M ago51:53

51:53

This week I'm speaking with Dan Fischer, founder of One Last Wave Project. Dan's project caught my eye some years back and I've been besotted ever since. After Dan's father died, he turned to their shared love of adventure and nature. One day, Dan stuck a sticky note to a surf board with his father's name on it and the lightbulb moment happened. Th…

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Can AI be conscious? with Nicholas Humphrey 47:07

1M ago47:07

47:07

In this episode we return to the subject of whether AIs will become conscious, or, to use a word from the title of the latest book from our guest today, whether AIs will become sentient. Our guest is Nicholas Humphrey, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at London School of Economics, and Bye Fellow at Darwin College, Cambridge. His latest book is “Se…

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Anticipatory grief 43:54

1M ago43:54

43:54

This week I'm talking about anticipatory grief. It's been a topic I've wanted to cover for some time, but never quite found the words to share my experience with it. I hope this episode can make all those who resonate with it be seen and heard in their experience! Big love, Amber x Follow and be part of The Grief Gang community: Enquire about Grief…

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BONUS: We can do hard things...my London Marathon experience 2024 39:58

1M ago39:58

39:58

It's an emotional bonus ep today folks, I'm sharing with you my London 2024 marathon experience and my takeaways from the day, and really what it's taught me about my own grief and resilience. Thank you all so much for your love, support and donations. You're the best! Big love, Amber x Follow and be part of The Grief Gang community: Enquire about …

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Grief brain and the nervous system with Meghan Riordan Jarvis. 1:15:23

2M ago1:15:23

1:15:23

Have I got a corker of an episode for YOU! This week I am speaking with my dear friend, psychotherapist, educator, and consultant, Meghan Riordan Jarvis. We are speaking all things grief, the brain and the nervous system. Meghan offers her abundance of knowledge on how grief can impact our brain in multiple ways in a digestible, thought provoking a…

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Progress with ending aging, with Aubrey de Grey 42:15

2M ago42:15

42:15

Our topic in this episode is progress with ending aging. Our guest is the person who literally wrote the book on that subject, namely the book, “Ending Aging: The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime”. He is Aubrey de Grey, who describes himself in his Twitter biography as “spearheading the global crusade to def…

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BONUS: Feeling like you made your loved ones up 24:01

2M ago24:01

24:01

For this weeks episode, I'm talking about feeling like I made my loved ones up! It might sound bonkers I know, but I doubt I'm alone in this. Have you ever felt like you made your loved one up? Like they weren't really real? Perhaps like a dream, or part of a story book? Then this is the episode for you. I'm sharing my own experiences on this and h…

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What’s it like to be an AI, with Anil Seth 45:44

2M ago45:44

45:44

As artificial intelligence models become increasingly powerful, they both raise - and might help to answer - some very important questions about one of the most intriguing, fascinating aspects of our lives, namely consciousness. It is possible that in the coming years or decades, we will create conscious machines. If we do so without realising it, …

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Dating and grief with Victoria Shalet, Psychotherapist and Relational Life Therapist 44:45

2M ago44:45

44:45

In this weeks episode I'm speaking all things datings and relationships with Victoria Shalet. Victoria is a psychotherapist and relational life therapist. Victoria in this episode offers up her expertise, knowledge and compassion as we discuss some of The Grief Gang's questions around dating and grief. It's a goody and one that has been highly requ…

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BONUS: Death Dilemmas - Grieving differently to family and feeling guilt for past arguments with a dead loved one. 32:17

2M ago32:17

32:17

Welcome to this weeks bonus episode, and it's a death dilemma! It's been a while since I've done a DD so it feels good to bring them back. In this episode, I'm sharing two dilemmas that tackle: Feeling guilt for past arguments had with a loved one before they died. Navigating and feeling different to family members on how you grieve for a loved one…

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Regulating Big Tech, with Adam Kovacevich 39:24

2M ago39:24

39:24

Our guest in this episode is Adam Kovacevich. Adam is the Founder and CEO of the Chamber of Progress, which describes itself as a center-left tech industry policy coalition that works to ensure that all citizens benefit from technological leaps, and that the tech industry operates responsibly and fairly. Adam has had a front row seat for more than …

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Planning a funeral, rituals and why marking endings is vital with funeral director, Poppy Mardall. 52:33

2M ago52:33

52:33

This week, I'm speaking with Poppy Mardall. Funeral director and owner of Poppy's funerals! In this episode Poppy and I discuss: How she came into this line of work. What are the actual steps when organising a funeral? Championing advocacy for end of life wishes! Rituals and what they really can be and look like Challenging why we are so bad with '…

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BONUS: Thinking about what we want at the end of our lives. 25:58

2M ago25:58

25:58

In this weeks bonus episode, I'm thinking about the end. That's right, the end of our lives! I promise, it's not as morbid as you think. I'm sharing how when we live with the end in mind, how it can actually make us think about how we live, truly. How you can get started documenting what you might or might not want and why it's important to! Big lo…

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The case for brain preservation, with Kenneth Hayworth 43:35

3M ago43:35

43:35

In this episode, we are delving into the fascinating topic of mind uploading. We suspect this idea is about to explode into public consciousness, because Nick Bostrom has a new book out shortly called “Deep Utopia”, which addresses what happens if superintelligence arrives and everything goes well. It was Bostrom’s last book, “Superintelligence”, t…

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Celebrating 100 episodes of The Grief Gang! 43:50

3M ago43:50

43:50

Today I'm celebrating and reminiscing on 100 episodes of The Grief Gang podcast! 100 episodes on grief, wow. You thought I'd have run out of things to say by episode 10, never! Thank you to everyone who shared what TGG means to them for this special episode. The show wouldn't be what is it today without you. Big love, Amber x Follow and be part of …

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BONUS: Expectations and timelines of grief. 30:01

3M ago30:01

30:01

Welcome to this weeks bonus episode! This week I'm talking about expectations and timelines of grief and how outside expectations might effect how we feel we should be grieving! Big love, Amber x Follow and be part of The Grief Gang community: Enquire about Grief Gang 1:1 and group circle mentoring here Book onto a Grief Gang group circle here Inst…

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AGI alignment: the case for hope, with Lou de K 35:17

3M ago35:17

35:17

Our guest in this episode is Lou de K, Program Director at the Foresight Institute. David recently saw Lou give a marvellous talk at the TransVision conference in Utrecht in the Netherlands, on the subject of “AGI Alignment: Challenges and Hope”. Lou kindly agreed to join us to review some of the ideas in that talk and to explore their consequences…

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The death of an older child and reinventing yourself with Jane Harris, CO-founder of The Good Grief Project. 1:01:53

3M ago1:01:53

1:01:53

This week I'm speaking with Jane Harris, Co-Founder of The Good Grief Project. I've known Jane and her husband Jimmy for some years now, ever since I started The Grief Gang really. It has been long overdue getting Jane onto the podcast, but here we are. Jane and Jimmy's story is rooted in the grief for their son, Joshua, who died unexpectedly aged …

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BONUS: Why we need community in grief. 36:06

3M ago36:06

36:06

In this bonus episode I'm sharing why I believe we need community in grief and more so why we are DESERVING of it. How to immerse yourself into community if you're thinking about it and what community can do for you and your grief. Big love, Amber x Follow and be part of The Grief Gang community: Enquire about Grief Gang 1:1 and group circle mentor…

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The Political Singularity and a Worthy Successor, with Daniel Faggella 43:50

3M ago43:50

43:50

Calum and David recently attended the BGI24 event in Panama City, that is, the Beneficial General Intelligence summit and unconference. One of the speakers we particularly enjoyed listening to was Daniel Faggella, the Founder and Head of Research of Emerj. Something that featured in his talk was a 3 by 3 matrix, which he calls the Intelligence Traj…

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Grieving for a friend 33:09

3M ago33:09

33:09

This week I'm talking about grieving for a friend. In this episode, I'm sharing what it has been like to grieve for Poppy and the differences or similarities between my dual experiences in grief. Big love, Amber x Follow and be part of The Grief Gang community: Enquire about Grief Gang 1:1 and group circle mentoring here Instagram Twitter Facebook …

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The Mothers Day episode 2024. 49:11

3M ago49:11

49:11

Welcome to the Mothers Day episode 2024! The episode where The Grief Gang community writes and shares about who it is they're missing this Mothers Day. You'll hear precious memories, words of wisdom and beautiful messages to their loved ones. It's truly one of my favourite episodes of the year. All my love today and always to those of us who wish t…

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The Longevity Singularity, with Daniel Ives 48:19

3M ago48:19

48:19

In the wide and complex subject of biological aging, one particular kind of biological aging has been receiving a great deal of attention in recent years. That’s the field of epigenetic aging, where parts of the packaging or covering, as we might call it, of the DNA in all of our cells, alters over time, changing which genes are turned on and turne…

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Secondary losses 43:35

3M ago43:35

43:35

This week I'm talking all things secondary losses in grief, what they are and how they've impacted me and perhaps, you too! It feels good to return to the podcast after my hiatus, thank you for your patience. Big love, Amber x Follow and be part of The Grief Gang community: Enquire about Grief Gang 1:1 and group circle mentoring here Instagram Twit…

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Where are all the Dyson spheres? with Paul Sutter 40:38

4M ago40:38

40:38

In this episode, we look further into the future than usual. We explore what humanity might get up to in a thousand years or more: surrounding whole stars with energy harvesting panels, sending easily detectable messages across space which will last until the stars die out. Our guide to these fascinating thought experiments in Paul M. Sutter, a NAS…

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Provably safe AGI, with Steve Omohundro 44:22

4M ago44:22

44:22

AI systems have become more powerful in the last few years, and are expected to become even more powerful in the years ahead. The question naturally arises: what, if anything, should humanity be doing to increase the likelihood that these forthcoming powerful systems will be safe, rather than destructive? Our guest in this episode has a long and di…

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Robots and the people who love them, with Eve Herold 37:17

4M ago37:17

37:17

In this episode, our subject is the rise of the robots – not the military kind of robots, or the automated manufacturing kind that increasingly fill factories, but social robots. These are robots that could take roles such as nannies, friends, therapists, caregivers, and lovers. They are the subject of the important new book Robots and the People W…

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Accessibility and Urban Design 48:53

5M ago48:53

48:53

Dr. Harrie Larrington-Spencer, Research Fellow at the Active Travel Academy, interviews Professor Aimi Hamraie, who directs the Critical Design Lab, and whose research focuses on disability, accessibility, and urban design. Show notes and transcript link available at https://blog.westminster.ac.uk/ata/accessibility-and-urban-design-ata-podcast-2024…

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Education and work - past, present, and future, with Riaz Shah 37:16

5M ago37:16

37:16

Our guest in this episode is Riaz Shah. Until recently, Riaz was a partner at EY, where he was for 27 years, specialising in technology and innovation. Towards the end of his time at EY he became a Professor for Innovation & Leadership at Hult International Business School, where he leads sessions with senior executives of global companies. In 2016…

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What is your p(doom)? with Darren McKee 43:40

5M ago43:40

43:40

In this episode, our subject is Uncontrollable: The Threat of Artificial Superintelligence and the Race to Save the World. That’s a new book on a vitally important subject. The book’s front cover carries this endorsement from Professor Max Tegmark of MIT: “A captivating, balanced and remarkably up-to-date book on the most important issue of our tim…

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Climate Change: There’s good news and bad news, with Nick Mabey 46:07

5M ago46:07

46:07

Our guest in this episode is Nick Mabey, the co-founder and co-CEO of one of the world’s most influential climate change think tanks, E3G, where the name stands for Third Generation Environmentalism. As well as his roles with E3G, Nick is founder and chair of London Climate Action Week, and he has several independent appointments including as a Lon…

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Meet the electrome! with Sally Adee 37:16

5M ago37:16

37:16

Our subject in this episode is the idea that the body uses electricity in more ways than are presently fully understood. We consider ways in which electricity, applied with care, might at some point in the future help to improve the performance of the brain, to heal wounds, to stimulate the regeneration of limbs or organs, to turn the tide against …

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Don't try to make AI safe; instead, make safe AI, with Stuart Russell 50:27

6M ago50:27

50:27

We are honoured to have as our guest in this episode Professor Stuart Russell. Stuart is professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, and the traditional way to introduce him is to say that he literally wrote the book on AI. Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, which he co-wrote with Peter Norvig, was first publis…

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Aligning AI, before it's too late, with Rebecca Gorman 35:06

6M ago35:06

35:06

Our guest in this episode is Rebecca Gorman, the co-founder and CEO of Aligned AI, a start-up in Oxford which describes itself rather nicely as working to get AI to do more of the things it should do and fewer of the things it shouldn’t. Rebecca built her first AI system 20 years ago and has been calling for responsible AI development since 2010. W…

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Remembering Poppy Chancellor 53:15

6M ago53:15

53:15

Today's episode is one I wish I never had to record. In this episode, I'm remembering my dear friend Poppy Chancellor who died on the 29th of September. As you can imagine, it's rocked my world as well as everyone else who loved and adored Poppy. Our lives are forever altered by her absence and we miss her terribly. It's a bit of a snot-fest episod…

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Westminster Stories: "Mental Health in Children” 26:55

7M ago26:55

26:55

This podcast is part of the Westminster Stories Podcast series. Stories from the Westminster community, hosted by The Forum Media. This episode features Westminster students Gentri Fox, Emma Glenn, Kimberly Hendrickson and Kimber Sederholm.By The Forum Media: Westminster University's News Source

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Westminster student navigates how to run a business while keeping up with his schoolwork 5:44

7M ago5:44

5:44

Tim Xu runs his own company and navigates how to be a student on top of that. Tim Xu a sophomore engineering major, is the CEO of TXMG. TXMG is his company, it is Tim Xu management. This interview was conducted by Forum reporter Ella Cheminant.By The Forum Media: Westminster University's News Source

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Student encourages community to support university’s theater shows 7:54

7M ago7:54

7:54

In this podcast, reporter Cole Kadoguchi interviews Westminster senior arts & administration major and theater minor, Amelia Stensrud. Listen to learn more about the program and how Amelia says the Westminster community can support the shows.By The Forum Media: Westminster University's News Source

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Shazam! with Dhiraj Mukherjee 33:25

7M ago33:25

33:25

Our guest in this episode is Dhiraj Mukherjee, best known as the co-founder of Shazam. Calum and David both still remember the sense of amazement we felt when, way back in the dotcom boom, we used Shazam to identify a piece of music from its first couple of bars. It seemed like magic, and was tangible evidence of how fast technology was moving: it …

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The Politics of Transhumanism, with James Hughes 44:19

7M ago44:19

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Our guest in this episode is James Hughes. James is a bioethicist and sociologist who serves as Associate Provost at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He is also the Executive Director of the IEET, that is the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, which he co-founded back in 2004. The stated mission of the IEET seems to be more impo…

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