It is quite difficult to predict how things will play out in the world of AI, but this doesn't mean we should give up on trying entirely or to assuming everything will be just fine. Darren looks at the implications of the assumptions many make about the future of AI. Then did you know that people in circle pits always move counterclockwise? Adam examines the human preference for moving counterclockwise when walking or running, and just what it is which could be motivating us to do so.

Is space fake? Are the stars real? How about other planets? Despite what they tried to teach you in school, doesn't it just feel like the Earth is actually the center of the universe? Adam looks at people who don't believe in space, and explores why that may be. Darren gives us book reviews on two books. The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes–and Why by Amanda Ripley is a thorough analysis of how people reach to immediate disasters. Moral Economics by Alvin Roth explores the economics of activities which many people consider to be repugnant.

The recent hack of Hugging Face servers by Open AI agents has raised some serious concerns about the current state of AI as well as implications on AI safety. Darren examines just what occurred and what this means more broadly. Adam investigates how real photos of the moon taken with smartphones, more specifically Android phones, such as those by Samsung and Xiaomi, really are. Many photos appear to show details of the Moon's surface that should be impossible, so how is this even done?