The Feedback Loop by Singularity

The Feedback Loop by Singularity


Latest Episodes

FBL55: Looking Back at... Comedians of the Singularity
May 23, 2022

As we pass the second yearly anniversary of the show, we take a look back at some of our favorite segments from past episodes with comedian guests who share our passion for everything "Singularity". This includes episodes with Stephen Fry (FBL20), Duncan

FBL54: Meghan O'Gieblyn - God, Human, Animal, & Machine
May 09, 2022

This week our guest is Meghan O'Gieblyn, who has written regularly for entities such as Wired, The New York Times, and The Guardian, in addition to authoring books such as Interior States and her latest book: God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metap

FBL53: Robby Soave - Avoiding Tech Panic & Bad Policymaking
May 02, 2022

This week our guest is Reason magazine’s Senior Editor, Robby Soave, who recently published his newest book, Tech Panic, Why We Shouldn’t Fear Facebook and the Future. This work focuses heavily on how the societal panic about the dangers of social media a

FBL52: Micah Redding - Thoughts of a Christian Transhumanist
April 25, 2022

This week our guest is Micah Redding, who is the founder and Executive Director of the Christian Transhumanist Association, an organization that believes science and technology can be used to alter the human condition in a way that empowers the beliefs of

FBL51: Scott Barry Kaufman - Becoming Your Best Self Among Technology
April 18, 2022

This week our guest is cognitive scientist, Scott Barry Kaufman, who has an impressive resume that includes teaching at NYU and Columbia, writing for Scientific American, hosting a podcast on psychology that is so definitive it’s actually called The Psych

FBL50: Jonathan Haidt - How Social Media Dissolves Society
April 11, 2022

This week our guest is social psychologist, Jonathan Haidt, who has authored several of my personal favorite books including the Happiness Hypothesis, The Righteous Mind, and the Coddling of the American Mind. We're lucky enough to have Jon join us to dis

FBL49: Kent Bye - The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Reality
April 04, 2022

This week my guest is Kent Bye, the voice behind the podcast, Voices of VR, which has undoubtedly been one of the world’s leading sources of virtual reality information for nearly a decade now. This episode honestly feels like one of the most informative

FBL48: Nolen Gertz - The Nihilism and Philosophy of Technology
March 28, 2022

This week our guest is Nolen Gertz, who is an Assistant Professor of Applied Philosophy at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, and the author of several books including “Nihilism and Technology.” In this episode we really focus on the philosophic

FBL47: Robin Ince - Comedy, Science, & the Importance of Being Interested
March 21, 2022

This week our guest is Robin Ince, a comedian, actor, and writer known for presenting the BBC radio show The Infinite Monkey Cage with physicist Brian Cox, his appearances alongside Ricky Gervais, and his stand-up comedy career. In this episode we explore

FBL46: Michael Lynch - Our Techno-culture of Truth & Arrogance
March 14, 2022

This week our guest is Michael P Lynch, who is the Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut and author of several books including “The Internet of Us” and his latest “Know-It-All Society: Truth and Arrogance in Political Culture.” He self