#314 – Liv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk

Liv Boeree is a poker champion and science educator on topics of game theory, physics, complexity, and life. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00)– Introduction
(06:23)– Poker and game theory
(13:26)– Dating optimally
(18:18)– Learning
(26:30)– Daniel Negreanu
(31:38)– Phil Hellmuth
(34:11)– Greatest poker player ever
(38:29)– Bluffing
(48:50)– Losing
(58:05)– Mutually assured destruction
(1:03:00)– Simulation hypothesis
(1:19:38)– Moloch
(1:48:50)– Beauty
(2:00:58)– Quantifying life
(2:21:08)– Existential risks
(2:39:31)– AI
(2:49:22)– Energy healing
(2:56:32)– Astrophysics
(2:59:26)– Aliens
(3:25:08)– Advice for young people
(3:27:13)– Music
(3:35:02)– Meaning of life