Mind Matters

Robert J. Marks, Jonathan Swindell

Booking Overview

This is an expert-interview podcast focused on artificial intelligence, technology’s implications and limitations, and the relationship between human cognition and intelligent systems; recent episodes feature professors, researchers, authors, and technology or mission-innovation leaders. PR agencies could credibly pitch AI researchers, cognitive scientists, economists, responsible-technology executives, and experts on technology’s social or ethical impact. Booking difficulty is medium, with strong preference for guests who have advanced subject expertise, leadership experience, published work, or practical experience applying AI.

Metrics

Episodes: 200

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 13.3k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

cnai@discovery.org

webmaster@discovery.org

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Host

Robert J. Marks - Host of Mind Matters News, covering the implications, opportunities, limitations, and applications of artificial intelligence and intelligent technologies.

Jonathan Swindell - Co-host of Mind Matters News, participating in discussions about artificial intelligence, technology, and their broader applications.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Advanced subject-matter expertise in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, economics, technology, ethics, or related fields; senior academic, research, executive, innovation, or applied-practice experience is typically expected.

Required Achievements:

Advanced academic credentials, University professorships, Leadership of technology or innovation organizations, Published books or research, Practical implementation of artificial intelligence in professional settings

Recent Guest Discussions

Joe McDonald - Cognitive Psychology, Human Factors, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Design, And User Experience.

Don Barger - Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Global Outreach, Christian Missions, Oral Cultures, And Practical Technology Applications.

Gary Smith - Generative Artificial Intelligence, Market Speculation, Economic Value, Pattern Recognition, And Machine Understanding.

Recent Topics

Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Technology, Ethics, Philosophy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Mind Matters

Angus Menuge: Powers of the Soul That Are Beyond AI

September 02, 2026

In this episode of the Mind Matters News podcast, Dr. Robert J. Marks and Pat Flynn welcome returning guest Dr. Angus Menuge, professor of philosophy at Concordia University Wisconsin, to discuss his paper "Powers of the Soul Beyond AI." Dr. Menuge breaks down the philosophical and logical limits of artificial intelligence, targeting the concept of anthropic mechanism to explain why material machines cannot replicate the immaterial aspects of human agency. Through the lens of five distinct p...

The Algorithmic Mind and the Limits of Computation

August 21, 2026

On this bingecast archive episode of Mind Matters News, guest host Pat Flynn welcomes Dr. Winston Ewert to the show to discuss Ewert’s chapter in the volume Minding the Brain. In his contribution, titled “The Human Mind’s Sophisticated Algorithm and Its Implications,” Dr. Ewert argues that the human mind’s problem-solving cognition can be modeled as a sophisticated algorithm. Ewert explains that any cognitive task can be expressed as a version of the halting problem from computer science, w...

Models of Consciousness: Objections to Integrated Information Theory

August 05, 2026

On this episode of the Mind Matters News podcast, guest host Pat Flynn welcomes Dr. Robert Marks and Dr. Michael Egnor to the show to critique Integrated Information Theory (IIT), a popular mathematical model that attempts to explain consciousness through computational complexity. Source

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