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Cyborg Civilizations (Narration Only)
Episode 454
We often contemplate cyborgs, people enhanced by machines, but what would a civilization built upon cybernetics be like?
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1 year, 9 months ago
Roko's Basilisk (Narration Only)
Episode 454
The dangers of artificial intelligence have long loomed in our future, and seem ever closer. But it may be that the dangers of the future can reach b…
1 year, 9 months ago
Roko's Basilisk
Episode 454
The dangers of artificial intelligence have long loomed in our future, and seem ever closer. But it may be that the dangers of the future can reach b…
1 year, 9 months ago
Free Will, Quantum & Orchestrated Objective Reduction
Episode 453
An extended exploration of what science tells us about free will and consciousness in a quantum universe, including Sir Roger Penrose's theory of Orc…
1 year, 9 months ago
Free Will, Quantum & Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Narration Only)
Episode 453
An extended exploration of what science tells us about free will and consciousness in a quantum universe, including Sir Roger Penrose's theory of Orc…
1 year, 9 months ago
Megastructures: Hollow Earth
Episode 453
Earth is immense, but we only live on a thin shell of its surface. So what if we built a planet with only that thin shell, or with several layers of …
1 year, 9 months ago
Megastructures: Hollow Earth (Narration Only)
Episode 453
Earth is immense, but we only live on a thin shell of its surface. So what if we built a planet with only that thin shell, or with several layers of …
1 year, 9 months ago
What If The Dinosaurs Hadn't Died Off?
Episode 452
What if dinosaurs have survived the asteroid impact? Could we have seen a shared dino-mammal ecology, or even intelligent dinosaurs?
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1 year, 9 months ago
What If The Dinosaurs Hadn't Died Off? (Narration Only)
Episode 452
What if dinosaurs have survived the asteroid impact? Could we have seen a shared dino-mammal ecology, or even intelligent dinosaurs?
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1 year, 9 months ago
Paradise Planets
Episode 451
As we reach out to the stars and settle other worlds, could we find or create ones even better for humanity than Earth?
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1 year, 9 months ago