Transhumanism today (Robert Wright & David Pearce)
Defining transhumanism ... Why David is pessimistic about the Singularity ... Becoming happier by shifting our "hedonic set points" ... Could we phase...
MeaningofLife.tv: The Meaning of Future Life
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From artificial intelligence to transhumanism to space colonization and beyond, The Meaning of Future Life examines the shape of things to come.
Light of the Stars (Robert Wright & Adam Frank)
Adam's new book, Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth ... Adam: Climate change is a civilizational inevitability ... How many pl...
Heavens on Earth (Robert Wright & Michael Shermer)
The time Michael thought he was being abducted by aliens ... Michael's new book, Heavens on Earth ... Deepak Chopra's afterlife ... Why uploading your...
To Be a Machine (Robert Wright & Mark O'Connell)
Why transhumanists want to escape their biological prisons ... The “singularity” and the culture of Silicon Valley ... How biohackers turn technology ...
Existential threats (Robert Wright & Phil Torres)
Nick Bostrom: there’s a 25% chance of 'existential catastrophe' by 2100 ... Reasons to fear superintelligent machines… ... …and the growing accessibil...
Raising good robots (James Hughes & Regina Rini)
How to raise a good robot ... The moral development of machines ... The trouble with robots who can reason ... Will AI have feelings? ... Is it wrong ...
The Rise of Addictive Technology (Robert Wright & Adam Alter)
The bad effects of addictive tech ... How much time do you spend on your phone? ... You might be addicted if... ... The World of Warcraft as a case st...
Dangerous machines (Robert Wright & Wendell Wallach)
When technology takes people’s jobs ... Asking your iPhone for medical advice ... Killer robots! ... Letting machines decide whether to push the nucle...
Biotechnology (Robert Wright & S. Matthew Liao)
Changing the human genome to combat climate change ... Will new technologies stratify society genetically? ... Military and civilian uses of memory-ch...
Christian Transhumanism (Robert Wright & Micah Redding)
Transhumanism and the singularity ... Teilhard de Chardin’s "Omega Point" ... The (theoretical) physics of immortality and resurrection ... The theism...