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4 November 2026

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Newt: AR-15 “is not a military-style assault weapon”

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Nonzero (The Wright Show)

When AI Enters the Quantum World

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Scott Aaronson—quantum computing expert and former AI alignment researcher—joins Robert Wright to discuss how AI hastens the quantum computing revolution, how it might illuminate quantum physics, and related philosophical questions (free will, consciousness, etc.) Plus: Could an AI slowdown avert global catastrophe?

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Is an AI Bubble Bursting?

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Robert Wright and Liron Shapira, host of the Doom Debates podcast, discuss this week’s stock market jitters, Google’s new interactive world model, and why Liron sometimes spends $1,000 in a day on AI agents. Plus: the Binance hack, an AI audit of two star economists, Anthropic’s financial prospects, and whether AI could crack the math behind encryption.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Is Nathan Fielder a Creep?

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Robert Wright and Paul Bloom discuss Nathan Fielder’s new Elizabeth Holmes documentary—and whether Fielder is a comic genius, a dick, or both. Plus: Alex Gibney’s new Elon doc, and a sneak preview of Paul’s date with an AI companion.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Netanyahu Fails to Provoke Iranian Attack Pre-Election

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Andrew Day and Curt Mills of The American Conservative join Robert Wright to talk about the Israeli elections, Benjamin Netanyahu’s escalating rhetorical belligerence, Iran’s strategic calculations and arguable missteps, President Lula’s surprise victory in Brazil, and U.S.-China competition over AI.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Humanity: An Earth’s-Eye View

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Robert Wright and Boris Shoshitaishvili discuss Boris’s new book, Our Planetary Mirror, which draws on three big ideas—Gaia, the noosphere, and the Anthropocene—along with philosophy and myth to reassess who we are and the problems we face as a species. Overtime: Are humans AI’s fossil fuel?