Stuart Armstrong - AI and the Future of Humanity
We have a guest on the show today! His name is Stuart Armstrong, and he works at the Future of Humanity Institute that we've mentioned several times over the course of the TEOTWAWKI specials who are l...
26 Dec 201754min
Britt Wray on CRISPR, De-Extinction and Necrofauna
Today on the show, our guest is Britt Wray. Britt Wray is a broadcaster, author and public speaker researching emerging science and tech. She tells stories about what she finds via podcasting, interac...
15 Dec 201758min
Zach Weinersmith on Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That Will Improve and/or Ruin Everything
We have a special guest on the show today: I'm excited, are you excited? It's Zach Weinersmith. Zach is the creator of the webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, which I'm sure many of you love a...
8 Dec 20171h 19min
TEOTWAWKI: The Singularity, Part II
Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, Martin Rees... all have warned about the risk from Artificial Intelligence. Centres like the Future of Humanity Institute in Oxford, and the Centre for Existential Risk at ...
5 Dec 201746min
Phil Torres, XRiskology Interview, Part 2: Superintelligence
This is the much-anticipated second part of the Phil Torres Tapes! We have a guest on the show today – Phil Torres. Phil Torres is an author, Affiliate Scholar at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging...
1 Dec 201738min
TEOTWAWKI 3 - The Singularity, Part I
Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, Martin Rees... all have warned about the risk from Artificial Intelligence. Centres like the Future of Humanity Institute in Oxford, and the Centre for Existential Risk at ...
24 Nov 201740min
Rafael Alves-Batista: Resilience of Life, Astrobiology and Fine-Tuning
Joining me today is Dr Rafael Alves-Batista. Rafael is a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Oxford. He received his Bachelor's Degree and his Masters' at the State University of Cam...
17 Nov 201750min
TEOTWAWKI 4, Supervirus II: The Human Factor
Earlier this year, a couple of scientists in a laboratory did something incredible. Using nothing but the genetic code and a well-equipped lab, they raised the dead. Specifically, the extinct horsep...
10 Nov 201735min
