Tim Ventura Interviews
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Thomas Banks - Indefensible: Drones & Terror
Drones democratize terror. Author Thomas Banks discusses his novel "Indefensible" and explains why low-cost, commercially available drones can become weapons of mass destruction in the wrong hands.I
Sarah Eaton - DADA-X: Open & Ethical AGI
Dr. Sarah Eaton discusses the social & philosphical implications of AGI and describes how the DADA-X project hopes to promote an open, transparent & ethical approach to Artificial General Intelligence
Amal Graafstra – Neuralink, The Matrix & Borg
Biohacking pioneer Amal Graafstra discusses Neuralink's first patient brain implant and speculates on the evolution of neural interactive simulations like the Matrix and networked hive minds like the
Byron Reese - Agora: The Human Collective
What if humans are part of a larger collective superorganism - and the internet is its nervous system? Byron Reese discusses bee hives, ant colonies, and explains why humanity is more than the sum of
John O'Meara - Habitable Worlds Observatory
Dr. John O'Meara discusses the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a next-generation space telescope designed to identify and directly image at least 25 potentially habitable worlds & empower humanity's sea
Gennady Stolyarov II - The Transhumanist Party
U.S. Transhumanist Party Chairman Gennady Stolyarov II discusses radical life-extension, social & political activism, today's revolution in Artificial Intelligence & prospects of a future Technologica
David Wood - The Economic Singularity
Dr. David Wood discusses "The Economic Singularity", a disruptive economic event originating from Artificial Intelligence & Automation technologies that could lead to wide scale unemployment - and may
Zoltan Istvan - Transhumanism & Beyond
Transhumanist pioneer Zoltan Istvan discusses the goals, politics, ideals & philosophical underpinnings of the US Transhumanist Party and expresses his concerns about AI development and The Singularit
Martin Rees - AI, SETI, ET & "The Sentinel"
Will SETI find post-biological civilizations in our galaxy, or are extraterrestrial explorers already here? Professor Martin Rees discusses themes from The End Of Astronauts, the Breakthrough Listen
Cory Doctorow - Online Platform Decay
Cory Doctorow discusses the 3-stages of online platform decay, characterized by declining quality for users, advertisers & publishers, and applies those principles to the "Big 5" tech companies: Googl