#29 Nick Bostrom - Simulation Theory, Anthropic Reasoning, Great Filters
From Cool Worlds Podcast by coolworldslab
January 28, 2026 · 1h 6m · Episode 29
About this episode
In this episode, David interviews Nick Bostrom about simulation theory, anthropic reasoning, and great filters.
Use code coolworldspodcast at https://incogni.com/coolworldspodcast to get an exclusive 60% off.In this week's episode, David is joined by Nick Bostrom, Professor of Philosophy at Oxford University and author of several books including "Deep Utopia", "Superintelligence" and "Anthropic Reasoning". To support this podcast and our research lab, head to https://coolworldslab.com/support Cool Worlds Podcast Theme by Hill [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkvBtRdOW4SPsnxCXOjK]
People in this episode
Host: David
Guest: Nick Bostrom
Topics covered
- Simulation Theory
- Anthropic Reasoning
- Great Filters
- Philosophy
- Artificial Intelligence
Keywords
- simulation theory
- anthropic reasoning
- great filters
- Nick Bostrom
- philosophy
- artificial intelligence
Sponsors
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Oxford University, Cool Worlds Podcast, coolworldslab
Books & works: Deep Utopia, Superintelligence, Anthropic Reasoning
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