Joscha Bach @plinz AI researcher on religion, autism, sci-fi books and parenting.

Joscha Bach is a rare mind. He is an artificial intelligence researcher that is sought out by people doing research to understand how the human mind works.

He sat down with Vance Crowe for a second time to discuss if our world is in a more precarious place than in the past. Bach discusses what happens if a parent chooses not to download a religious software onto their child.

They discuss the growing phenomenon of young women getting interested in astrology.

Bach then discusses the increase in autism and some of the causes of the increases (changes to food, estrogen in the water) of a neural disorders that only occasionally creates a super power in high IQ individuals. Bach then gives an exceptional book review about three sci-fi novels: Dune, Foundation and The Three Body Problem.

They close out answering the question "how does Joscha Bach think about parenting."

Joscha is an excellent Twitter follow @plinz

#autism #religion #parenting

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[MarkLucasProductions]

This guy is so insightful and so intelligent and so articulate that it 'hurts' to watch him. I can see and I can tell where his well justified confidence comes from. He is clearly a genius of the first order. I am sincere about it 'hurting' me to listen to him explain things. It hurts like looking at too bright a light.

[drmedwuast]

Joscha Bach is by far the most important voice in my world

[ardd.c.]

I love Joshua's wide eyed horror face when he gets passionate about the subject. As if he could burst out in a cackling "MHUHAHAHA" at any time.

[harebellasuzuki]

One of the best talks I've seen with Joscha so far! Thank you for this!

[robertfoster]

Possibly the most intelligent human that has ever lived

[renedressler]

Really nice podcast to listen to - Thanks Vance! The beauty of his Art is that it seems totally effortless like a constant riverflow of conscious minds.

[AkilJacob]

This man has infected my brain in the best way, going to read all his books and whatever he recommends.

[melissasmidt]

The way Joscha words the first 27 seconds of this video is incredibly important and profound.

[chaunceyrash]

A true scientist from a young age apparently, seems like he questioned everything. His thought process is unbelievably quick as well. Great information.

[krakatit]

Joscha never disappoints. Thank you for this. Your new sub.

[chewyjello]

Speaking as an adult with ADHD, for me accomplishing goals is a two fold problem. One is impulsivity and one is organizational. Both are completely related to the brain and thought processes though. I get overwhelmed easily and have trouble recognizing and pulling out the information that is significant both in my mind and from the environment. If I do manage to pull out the significant information, I have difficulty organizing it because of poor short term memory. Even if I write everything down, I don't really know what to do with it once is down on paper. And if I manage to overcome all that and come up with a good plan on paper....by the next day my mind is somewhere else and I forget to check my calendar lol. And I can be impulsive... especially with purchases. I'm not going out and buying fancy cars or expensive clothes...I'm just spending too much at the grocery store, or Walmart. That goes back to trouble prioritizing and poor short term memory. Sometimes I'll have so much trouble deciding between two items that are basically the same that I'll end up buying both. Or I'll pay 3 times the cost for an item at one store, when it is available down the road for much less...because I don't pay attention to the prices, and even if I did I would forget them. I'm so in the moment when I'm shopping that I ALWAYS experience a mini heart attack when I finish ringing everything up and realize how much it is. It never SEEMS like it should come up to near what it does!

I go on this rant simply to say, that so many people misunderstand ADHD/adult ADHD and assume that those who have it are lazy or have no "self control" (of the free-will-character-defect variety)...therefore they never accomplish their goals. The reality is much more complicated. ADHD and autism share many of the same traits and it can sometimes be hard to tell the difference. My brother is on the autism spectrum yet was diagnosed with ADHD as a child. My daughter is diagnosed with ADHD but I'm seeing more and more that she is probably could be considered to fall within both with neither being dominant. Autism can certainly be harder to get a diagnosis for if you are higher functioning. But despite all the information being out there for anyone who cares to look, the majority of society will reach for the easy answer and assume kids with ADHD didn't get disciplined enough as kids. It makes me sad. End of rant.

[yanquiufo]

You're a great interviewer Vance, I really appreciate you getting joscha on here, it's beautiful

[a.escalante]

Amazing inteview! Looking forward for more.

[RikiB]

I learned a lot, great job with the discussion Vance. Love your work Joscha!

[dangothoughts]

What a great talk. Love the show, man!

[MalAnders]

What an incredibly fascinating guy. Great interviewer as well.

[primetimedurkheim]

Sci-Fi book reviews By Joscha! Let's bully him into doing this 😄

[koalanights]

Gotta comment to prove Joscha wrong! He said we wouldn't read 3 body if we hadn't yet, but I watched this and immediately read the 3 body problem and the other 2 books. Now I'm watching this again 😃

[ellepeterson]

Thank you! Love the thoughts that come through this man.

[Subject]

Nice to see he is a Hayao Miyazaki enjoyer 😁