{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Sam Arbesman - Why Future Belongs to Curious People (Ep. 309)","description":"Scientist and writer Sam Arbesman joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on AI, optimism, science, education, archives, science fiction, and why the history of computing still has so much to teach us. &amp;nbsp; We talk about why pessimism is often mistaken for sophistication, why AI may reward open-mindedness more than intelligence, why science works even though scientists are imperfect, and why the future may depend on revisiting forgotten ideas from the past.  Important Links:  Learn more about Sam here: https:\/\/arbesman.net\/  Read Sam's latest book:  https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/samuel-arbesman\/the-magic-of-code   Sam's Substack: https:\/\/arbesman.substack.com\/about   Neal Stephenson's Innovation Starvation: https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2011\/10\/stephenson-innovation-starvation\/   David Deutsch's The Beginning of Infinity: https:\/\/www.thebeginningofinfinity.com\/ ","author_name":"Infinite Loops","author_url":"https:\/\/infiniteloopspodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40776155\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200570440"}