Robin Hanson

Economist and author

Fairfax, USA

About Robin

Robin Hanson is an Associate Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He is a polymath and author of The Age of Em. Hanson is known for his work on the future of intelligence and its impact on society.

Associated Podcasts

Conversations with Tyler

Guest

The Story Box

Guest

Faster, Please! — The Podcast

Host

The Trajectory

Guest

Connect

Recent Appearances

The Eighth Floor Pattern

KURIOUS: Strange and Unusual Stories 2026•Mar 10, 2026•51:18•guest

Robin Hanson - A Successor Must be Adaptive (Worthy Successor, Episode 16)

The Trajectory•Nov 28, 2025•2:01:18•guest

Robin Hanson

About Robin

Associated Podcasts

Conversations with Tyler

The Story Box

Faster, Please! — The Podcast

The Trajectory

Connect

Recent Appearances

The Eighth Floor Pattern

Robin Hanson - A Successor Must be Adaptive (Worthy Successor, Episode 16)

Hacking State

Men In Blazers

Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

The Rollup

Wunderdog

KURIOUS: Strange and Unusual Stories 2026

Key Topics

Could We Be Domesticated by Aliens? The Statistical Odds of How AI & Aliens Are Connected and What It Means for Your Future

How Cultural Evolution Is Shaping Our Future with Robin Hanson

✨⏩ My chat (+transcript) with ... economist Robin Hanson on AI, innovation, and economic reality

1 - Robin Hanson: Prediction Markets & Futarchy

Men in Blazers 12/01/22 with Jesse Marsch

Robin Hanson: Grabby aliens, a horrifying solution to the Fermi Paradox

🚀 Faster, Please! — The Podcast #7

🚀 Faster, Please! — The Podcast #6

Professor Robin Hanson Unboxing | Why Humans Love Politics & The Future of Humanity

Robin Hanson: Mind uploads will be a bigger gamechanger than AI

Robin Hanson on Signaling and Self-Deception (Live at Mason Econ)

Men in Blazers 12/22/16: Bob Bradley Pod Special