The Internet is Crack

AI and Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Dustin Weissman

Dr. Dustin Weissman explores AI’s emotional impact, healthy technology habits, parenting in the digital age, and practical strategies for building a balanced relationship with artificial intelligence and the internet.

Data Center Dangers: A Conversation with Dr. Ben Green (Encore)

We speak with Dr. Green about the explosive growth of AI data centers, their enormous power and water demands, environmental impact, and whether the race to build AI infrastructure is sustainable.

Internet Evolution: A Conversation with Dr. Nicholas Haslam

Dr. Haslam explores how the internet transformed language, culture, and relationships, weighing its extraordinary benefits against growing risks, including polarization, misinformation, and the subtle reshaping of everyday human behavior.

Machine Morality: A Conversation with Dr. Cansu Canca (Encore)

Dr. Cansu Canca dives into AI ethics, unpacking how hidden biases shape intelligent systems and what it will take to build fairer, more trustworthy AI. An engaging and accessible look at one of the defining challenges of our technological future.

The Cooperative Internet: A Conversation with Dr. Nathan Schneider

Dr. Nathan Schneider argues that the internet doesn’t have to belong to giant corporations. Communities, co-ops, and small groups can build and govern digital spaces themselves, giving people more control over their online lives and economic futures.

Open the Pod Bay Doors, HAL: AI and the Future of Space Exploration with Dr. Stephen M. Fiore

We talk with Dr. Stephen M. Fiore about his research on human-Al collaboration and how it extends from Earth-based decision systems to space missions. His work examines how people and intelligent systems coordinate, adapt, and solve problems together in complex, high-stakes environments.

When AI Meets Robotics: A Discussion with Dr. Nikolay Atanasov

Dr. Nikolay Atanasov joins us to discuss robotics, artificial intelligence, and how AI is transforming autonomous machines, reshaping industries, and influencing humanity’s future.

AI and Educating Tomorrow: A Conversation with Jocelyn Burnham (Encore)

Jocelyn Burnham is passionate about Al and shares that passion with her workshop students. She invites audiences to experience Al firsthand, question assumptions, and form their own independent views.

Does AI Have a Soul?: A Conversation With Dr. Michael Graziano

This week, Dr. Michael Graziano explores whether AI could ever become truly alive, why humans project consciousness onto machines, and how artificial intelligence is already learning to manipulate us emotionally and psychologically.

2026 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Fiction Daniel Kraus on AI and Human Creativity (Encore)

2026 Pulitzer Prize winner in fiction, Daniel Kraus spoke to us about his award-winning book, “Angel Down,” just before its release. We discuss AI, storytelling, and the future of human creativity.