Episode 158

Fidias and Curt Jaimungal: Podcasting, Free Will, and Morality

A popular YouTuber, Fidias, just received the Guinness Record for "longest time spent consecutively in VR". It was a 30 day straight experiment. I don't know how he did it. On his last hour, he interviewed me for his channel. It was an honor, not only to be included in such a challenge, but to be the last activity he did prior to removing his VR!

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal · Theories of Everything

January 15, 20241h 38m

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Show Notes

Fidias Panayiotou, fresh off a Guinness record for the longest continuous VR session, sits down with Curt Jaimungal to discuss podcasting, free will, and morality. The conversation also reflects on the challenges of a 30‑day VR experiment and what it means to be the final activity before ending the immersion.

RESOURCES:

- Fidias YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FidiasPanayiotou
- Interview video: https://youtu.be/cUmZywem8VE

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