Sam Arbesman - Why Future Belongs to Curious People (Ep. 309)

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. 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: Read Sam's latest book: Sam's Substack: Neal Stephenson's Innovation Starvation: David Deutsch's The Beginning of Infinity:

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Sam Arbesman - Why Future Belongs to Curious People (Ep. 309) is an episode from Infinite Loops by Jim O'Shaughnessy.

This episode is 01:46:29 long.

This episode was published on Apr 9, 2026.

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