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Thinking On Paper

by Mark Fielding and Jeremy Gilbertson

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  • A Human Brain Will Run on a Computer Within a Few Decades | Anders Sandberg

    October 30, 2026 · 19 min

    Anders Sandberg expects computers to run human-sized brains within a few decades. In 2008, he and Nick Bostrom wrote Whole Brain Emulation: A Roadmap, which put the most likely date at around 2060. And before you say, "There's no way I'll…

  • The Only Way To Write The Next Space Treaty

    October 24, 2026 · 6 min

    Who writes the next space treaty? We put the question to Harvard economist Matthew Weinzierl and Blue Origin's Brendan Rosseau, co-authors of Space to Grow. Neither wants a master plan. Weinzierl would start by gathering 25 to 30 leading…

  • The Bruce Lee Writer Who Refuses To Use AI

    October 22, 2026 · 14 min

    "AI is a very poor writer," says celebrated author, hip-hop historian, and Bruce Lee biographer Jeff Chang. While large language models can mirror sentence structures or copy paragraphs, Chang argues that the raw output is garbage. He…

  • What Are AI World Models? Part 1

    October 20, 2026 · 7 min

    If you want superintelligence inside robots and autonomous agents, a Large Language Model (LLM) isn't enough, AI needs a true world model. In this episode of Thinking On Paper, Mark and Jeremy get their heads around world models, how…

  • Helium Is The Only Element That Never Freezes

    October 15, 2026 · 55 min

    You don't need a PhD to enjoy learning about quantum computing. This is the proof. Johannes Pollanen, CTO of EeroQ, thinks on paper about quantum computing, electron spin qubits, and scaling the future of quantum technology. EeroQ has its…

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  • Bruce Lee (Kick) Started The Self-Help Industry │ Jeff Chang

    October 10, 2026 · 56 min

    Bruce Lee’s cultural legacy shapes modern world culture like few others. Alongside icons like Bob Marley and Muhammad Ali, his legend continues to influence action cinema, hip-hop, and martial arts philosophy. In Water Mirror Echo: Bruce…

  • The Future Of Quantum Computing Is Gaming

    October 7, 2026 · 47 min

    What would a gamer do with a quantum computer? Or a musician? Harry Kumar, co-founder of Moth Quantum, argues that quantum computing needs creativity and art to push the industry forward, so we’re going to find out. Moth built Quantum…

  • AI Data Centers Could Use Far Less Water │ Simon Jesenko, Iceotope

    September 28, 2026 · 42 min

    Data centers use vast amounts of water primarily to cool air, not chips. Evaporative cooling systems chill the air that gets blown across server racks—and that evaporation is where the water loss occurs. Remove the air, and you eliminate…

  • He Quit SpaceX To Build Houses From Grass │Nathan Silvernail, Plantd

    September 16, 2026 · 49 min

    Nathan Silvernail quit SpaceX to make wood from grass. Building the first part of a rocket SpaceX ever reused—the nose cone—wasn’t enough. After a decade working for Elon Musk, he quit, took everything he had learned, and started…

  • The US Space Transportation Policy: 1,000 Launches a Year or Pure Fantasy?

    September 4, 2026 · 22 min

    We read the new National Space Transportation Policy (NSPM-17) in full. Signed on August 20, 2026, this landmark directive shreds the 2013 space framework and rewrites how the U.S. approaches space launch, orbital logistics, range…

  • Stop Being Scared Of Your Curiosity

    August 3, 2026 · 5 min

    Why do we stop asking questions as adults? Philosopher and researcher Pia Lauritzen has analyzed over 30,000 questions and discovered a striking reality: our innate curiosity never actually disappears. The ability to wonder stays intact…

  • Personalized AI Music Is NOT the Future

    July 28, 2026 · 6 min

    Nicholas Ponari says AI music makes live performance more valuable, not less. Mark Fielding calls the same future a hellscape. Ponari's scenario: by 2045 his son types a script into a generator, gets a feature film in the style of Kubrick…

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About the show

The human story of technology. Every week, technology writer and parent Mark Fielding and musician turned data centre builder Jeremy Gilbertson speak with the founders, CEOs, scientists, engineers, writers and philosophers building our collective future. From AI and space tech to quantum computing, they get angry, passionate, defensive and deep. The question underlying it all? What's the impact of technology on you, me and the rest of humanity. All human. No hype. No BS.