Dawn of the Transhuman Era w/ Prof. Steve Fuller
Sociologist Prof. Steve Fuller shares his thoughts on transhumanism as a science-based religion, the value of taking a death-based approach to life, and why Friedrich Nietzsche is the futurist we need...
22 Sep 20201h 13min
Humankind w/ Rutger Bregman
Historian Rutger Bregman shares his insights into why we have such a pessimistic view of human nature, what it means to be evolutionarily hardwired for kindness, and how radical ideas and stories can ...
14 Sep 20201h 23min
Birth, Food, Sex & Death w/ Jenny Kleeman
Journalist Jenny Kleeman shares her thoughts on developments in the emerging fields of sex robotics, lab-grown meat, artificial wombs, and assisted dying. Jenny Kleeman is a journalist and documentary...
8 Sep 202053min
The World According to Physics w/ Jim Al-Khalili
Theoretical Physicist Jim Al-Khalili shares his thoughts on what physics can teach us about the nature of reality and the mysteries of our universe, the possibility of a theory of everything, and how ...
4 Sep 20201h 18min
Cultivating Long Term Thinking w/ Roman Krznaric
Public philosopher Roman Krznaric shares his thoughts on how to cultivate longterm thinking, solutions for overcoming political presentism, and what it takes to be a good ancestor. Roman Krznaric is a...
13 Aug 20201h 27min
How Hype Obscures the Future w/ Gemma Milne
Science journalist Gemma Milne shares her insights on how the hype-machine impacts science communication, how tech companies work to attract interest and attention, and how the general public can thin...
11 Aug 20201h 15min
Abolish Silicon Valley w/ Wendy Liu
Start-up founder Wendy Liu shares her thoughts on the perils of start-up life, how Silicon Valley is dealing with issues of inequality, and what can be done to reclaim technology's potential for the p...
3 Aug 20201h 18min
Coevolution of Humans and Machines w/ Edward A. Lee
Computer scientist Edward A. Lee shares his thoughts on the symbiotic coevolution of humans and machines, why the 'dataist' belief in human cognition resembling computation is likely wrong, and how re...
22 Jul 20201h 8min
