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The double-edged sword of technology, with Wendell Wallach
Season 1 Episode 89
How do we keep technology from slipping beyond our control? That’s the subtitle of the latest book by our guest in this episode, Wendell Wallach.
Wend…
1 year, 9 months ago
Stop cryocrastinating! with Emil Kendziorra
Season 1 Episode 88
Our guest in this episode is Dr. Emil Kendziorra. Emil graduated summa cum laude, which means, with the highest honours, from the University of Götti…
1 year, 9 months ago
Introducing Conscium, with Daniel Hulme and Ted Lappas
Season 1 Episode 87
This episode is a bit different from the usual, because we are interviewing Calum's boss. Calum says that mainly to tease him, because he thinks the …
1 year, 10 months ago
Taming the Machine, with Nell Watson
Season 1 Episode 86
Those who rush to leverage AI’s power without adequate preparation face difficult blowback, scandals, and could provoke harsh regulatory measures. Ho…
1 year, 10 months ago
AI Impacts Survey - The key implications, with Katja Grace
Season 1 Episode 85
Our guest in this episode grew up in an abandoned town in Tasmania, and is now a researcher and blogger in Berkeley, California. After taking a degre…
1 year, 10 months ago
Cryonics, cryocrastination, and the future: changing minds, with Max More
Season 1 Episode 84
Our guest in this episode is Max More. Max is a philosopher, a futurist, and a transhumanist - a term which he coined in 1990, the same year that he …
1 year, 11 months ago
Stem cells, lab-grown meat, and potential new medical treatments, with Mark Kotter
Season 1 Episode 83
Our guest in this episode is Dr. Mark Kotter. Mark is a neurosurgeon, stem cell biologist, and founder or co-founder of three biotech start-up compan…
1 year, 11 months ago
The economic case for a second longevity revolution, with Andrew Scott
Season 1 Episode 82
The public discussion in a number of countries around the world expresses worries about what is called an aging society. These countries anticipate a…
1 year, 11 months ago
Can AI be conscious? with Nicholas Humphrey
Season 1 Episode 81
In this episode we return to the subject of whether AIs will become conscious, or, to use a word from the title of the latest book from our guest tod…
2 years ago
Progress with ending aging, with Aubrey de Grey
Season 1 Episode 80
Our topic in this episode is progress with ending aging. Our guest is the person who literally wrote the book on that subject, namely the book, “Endi…
2 years ago