Wed, 10 April 2019
In Part 2 of our interview with media theorist Douglas Rushkoff, we talk about transhumanism, the distrust in the corporate-run digital environment, and using intersectionalism to reunite human species. Show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/94 Part 1 of the interview: http://www.futurethinkers.org/93 A Course in Personal Evolution - Take the course designed to help you create a life of meaning, purpose and impact: http://futurethinkers.org/evolution
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Category:technology -- posted at: 7:05pm CEST |
Wed, 3 April 2019
Our guest in the next two episodes is Douglas Rushkoff, a media theorist, lecturer, and author of Team Human, as well as a dozen other books on media, technology, and culture. In recent years, he has become a critic of technology for separating us from what makes us human. In Part 1 of this interview we discuss the still untapped possibilities of digital technology, the causes and potential solutions to dystopian visions of the future, as well as transhumanism and its assumptions about human nature. Complete show notes: http://www.futurethinkers.org/93 A Course in Personal Evolution - Take the course designed to help you create a life of meaning, purpose and impact: http://futurethinkers.org/evolution
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Category:technology -- posted at: 7:00pm CEST |
Fri, 30 March 2018
Daniel Jeffries dives deeper into discussion of ideologies, systems thinking and the meaning of life. Show notes: http://futurethinkers.org/50 This episode is sponsored by Qualia, Broad-Spectrum Cognitive Enhancement: http://futurethinkers.org/qualia Help us make more episodes: http://futurethinkers.org/support Crypto Radio podcast: http://cryptoradio.io CoSyndicate crypto investment platform: http://cosyndicate.io Check out our merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/futurethinkers |
Sun, 25 February 2018
Dan Jeffries talks about the most powerful impact of cryptocurrency, the ideology issues connected with incentivization and how a direct decentralized democracy might look like in the future. Show notes: http://futurethinkers.org/49 Crypto Radio podcast: http://cryptoradio.io CoSyndicate crypto investment platform: http://cosyndicate.io Support Future Thinkers: http://futurethinkers.org/support Check out our merch store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/futurethinkers
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Sat, 16 September 2017
MIT and Harvard researcher Amber Case talks about how to make human-technology interactions more unintrusive, healthy, and productive. Show notes: http://futurethinkers.org/45 This episode was sponsored by the Blockchain Development Company: http://futurethinkers.org/bcdc Check out the Future Thinkers merch store - http://www.redbubble.com/people/futurethinkers Donate to support the show - http://futurethinkers.org/donate |
Tue, 5 July 2016
Robin Hanson on whole brain emulation, and what the world will be like 1 year after we upload ourselves to the internet, considering economics, physics, psychology, and other scientific perspectives. Show notes: http://futurethinkers.org/robin-hanson-age-of-em/ |
Thu, 23 June 2016
The attack on The DAO, what it means for the future of Ethereum, the fork and other decentralized blockchain projects and cryptocurrencies. |
Tue, 21 April 2015
Vitalik Buterin talks about Ethereum, decentralized blockchain platforms, cryptocurrency, smart contracts, and why all those things matter for the future of the internet and society at large. |
Thu, 21 August 2014
We explore Bitcoin and how open-source decentralized blockchain platforms can potentially change society as we know it. |
Thu, 7 August 2014
In this episode, we talk with Nikola Danaylov from Singularity 1 on 1 podcast and Singularity Weblog about science, disruptive technologies, self education, and shaping our own future. |
