Consciousness and Artificial Intelligence — The David Bramante Show

Tao's Promise to Longevity and Immortality | Living Forever | Zhi Gang Sha | #immortality #longevity Thank you for watching! For more info, visit www.DavidBramante.com

Andrew Hessel: Are Humans Just Squishy Machines? Can cells be programmed like computers? Synthetic Biology, Genetic Engineering, Genomics Conversation with Andrew Hessel, co-author of The Genesis Machine. We discuss his book and the topics of Synthetic Biology, Genetic Engineering, Genomics, mRNA, BioBricks, Life Sciences and so much more, including Dune and Gattaca. Andrew is involved with Autodesk and Humane Genomics. Thank you for watching! For more info, visit https://www.DavidBramante.com YouTube video: https://youtu.be/k3EZHFc_jfw

Living Forever with Functional Mushrooms and Adaptogens? - Danielle Ryan Broida with Four Sigmatic. More at www.davidbramante.com Here's the description from her book: Boost your body's internal ability to defend, perform, and restore with this guide to the 21 most common adaptogens and their healing properties from the team behind Four Sigmatic. Are you suffering from chronic fatigue, anxiety, digestive, or autoimmune issues? Or are you seeking a simple way to bring whole-body health into your life with a food that is easy to integrate into your everyday routine with no muss, no fuss? Welcome to the world of adaptogens: nutrient-dense, calorie-sparse superfoods that have been clinically proven to help your body: • defend your immunity and gut health, • perform through your cardiovascular and respiratory systems, • and restore balance through your neuroendocrine system. By definition, adaptogens are nontoxic, nonspecific (meaning they build adaptive energy rather than exerting a specific effect), and normalizing (meaning there's a balancing bidirectional effect on physiological function). Tero Isokauppila, founder of Four Sigmatic, and registered herbalist Danielle Ryan Broida guide you through the scientific mechanisms and health benefits of the 21 most powerful species of adaptogens, from ashwagandha to chaga to turmeric. Complete with client case studies and a shopping guide, Healing Adaptogens will educate, inform, inspire, and delight, giving you the tools you need to elevate your daily routine with adaptogens.

Consciousness, Near-Death Experiences (plus Outer Body Experiences) with Pim van Lommel Pim and I discuss his book, Consciousness Beyond Life - The Science of the Near-Death Experience. More than most books, I was surprised to have some similar experiences that the book described, which I had never really thought about. The quality of writing and the flow of information are really enjoyable, and the content is very interesting. Pim shares that the book, Return from Tomorrow, is what set him on track to learn more about Near-Death Experiences (NDE). He discusses Daniel Dennett and David Chalmers briefly in the book, and the theory that consciousness has 'non-locality' and 'endless consciousness.' We talk about whether or not there are groups that are trying to re-create NDE, or at least induce it. He mentioned the movie 'Flatliners' when I asked that. In the book, he talks about Ketamine (Special K), Ayahuasca and DMT. That the brain enables consciousness, but is not consciousness itself. Pim doesn't believe that we will ever have 'artificial intelligence' or 'artificial general intelligence' either. Thank you for watching! For more info, visit https://www.DavidBramante.com

The Meaning Crisis in Western Society - Jon Vervaeke | Consciousness, Wisdom, Meaning, Purpose Is Western Society doomed? This is my conversation with Professor John Vervaeke about his 50-part series Awakening from the Meaning Crisis and his book Zombies in Western Culture, and the work he and others are doing to identify and win the race against a lack of meaning and purpose in Western society. John believes were in trouble, especially as we watch the rapid breakdown of the Axial Age and Christianity in Western Society. He argues in both the book and series that we are experiencing something similar to the Hellenistic Domicide and Westerners' worldview and world attunement is in crisis. There is a breakdown in the agent-arena relationship in the West. He said there are groups forming rapidly to respond, racing against the clock if you will, and that the "nones" that no longer associate themselves with Christianity, America or similar umbrellas still yearn for something... a new religion which is no religion, and it's difficult to grasp and will have many options for solving personally. An ecology of practices. Thank you for watching! For more info, visit https://www.DavidBramante.com #JohnVervaeke #Meaning #DavidBramanteShow

Longtime artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and investor Steve Shwartz has grown frustrated with the fear-inducing hype around AI in popular culture and media. Yes, today's AI systems are miracles of modern engineering, but no, humans do not have to fear robots seizing control or taking over all our jobs. In this exploration of the fascinating and ever-changing landscape of artificial intelligence, Dr. Shwartz explains how AI works in simple terms. After reading this captivating book, you will understand. -- the inner workings of today's amazing AI technologies, including facial recognition, self-driving cars, machine translation, chatbots, deepfakes, and many others; -- why today's artificial intelligence technology cannot evolve into the AI of science fiction lore; -- the crucial areas where we will need to adopt new laws and policies in order to counter threats to our safety and personal freedoms resulting from the use of AI. So although we don't have to worry about evil robots rising to power and turning us into pets—and we probably never will—artificial intelligence is here to stay, and we must learn to separate fact from fiction and embrace how this amazing technology enhances our world. For more info, visit https://www.DavidBramante.com

In Twisted Tech, author Scott McClallen seeks to analyze and explore the intersection of technology, free speech, and privacy. He believes technology holds the keys to future advancement of humanity. From accidental policy enforcement to individuals misusing tech; McClallen delves into where things can go wrong while highlighting the incredible opportunities that exist. McClallen seeks to start a conversation. But first, people need to know what's going on so they can identify emerging problems as technology envelops every part of our lives and blurs the line between public and private. Moving from technology's roots to the modern-day, there is a lot to explore. Research and interviews with the Babylon Bee's CEO Seth Dillon, commentary from Reason's Robby Soave, and more will illuminate issues of: — The future of tech. — The power players involved in the control / dissemination of info. — How to balance using tech while keeping your privacy For more info, visit https://www.DavidBramante.com

Montwood High School Robotics Team | A conversation with Monthwood High School El Paso's robotics team Host David Bramante speaks with Teacher Luis Ramirez, and Students Said Ajo, Reyes Mata, and Valentina Valles. Luis started the robotics team about 10 years ago with two other teachers, and with the STEM program starting early in the district, self-taught and peer-taught students like Said, Reyes and Valentina are learning and competing in robotics competitions. These students are learning JAVA programming, engineering and building at Montwood High School in El Paso, Texas (https://www.sisd.net/montwoodhs). The high school has so many students in the robotics program, that they have two teams competing in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) (https://www.firstinspires.org) this year 2021. Last year actually had three teams, and two of last year's three teams went on a winning spree, and was set to go to the FTC Worlds competition (and might have won), but that contest was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Now they're starting back up at the league level and their teams are looking stronger than ever. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hULT8qK4LGU Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1tqvidcib3zVlJS5KbdWX8?si=0oxjcmYEQpaDSCcvHT9kmA Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-bramante-show/id1525266196?i=1000511559575 For more info, visit https://www.DavidBramante.com

Matthew Justice | How Computers Really Work: A Hands-On Guide to the Inner Workings of the Machine Host David Bramante speaks with Matthew Justice about his upcoming book 'How Computers Really Work' and discuss computer programming (machine language, assembly language, C, Python), electrical engineering, Nintendo games, his upcoming Nintendo game, among other things. Matthew is a software engineer. He spent 17 years at Microsoft where he took on various roles, including debugging the Windows kernel, developing automated fixes, and leading a team of engineers responsible for building diagnostic tools and services. He has worked on low-level software (the operating system) and on software far removed from the underlying hardware (such as web applications). Matthew has a degree in Electrical Engineering. You can order Matthew's book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2UBqivd Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lFIIuUT99Ph1E5PcUdTjX?si=TenkpJ6oTC65wq94OYE04Q Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-david-bramante-show/id1525266196?i=1000499096625 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7DCdAaKAQ1Y About this show: The David Bramante Show | Discussing the relationship between humans, machines and the future. Host David Bramante researches and reads a massive amount of books on consciousness, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, tech singularity, robots, robotics, and futurism. He talks to cutting-edge researchers, scientists, and futurists, to learn more about where we're headed as a species. For more info, visit https://www.DavidBramante.com

Emery Neal Brown | Anesthesiology and Consciousness Host David Bramante speaks with Emery Neal Brown about his recent award from the Society of Neuroscience (SfN) (the Swartz Prize) for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience, and discusses his research and experience with anesthesia and consciousness, including the black box of neuroscience, burst suppression, computational neuroscience, and several research programs that he's involved in. Emery is the Warren M. Zapol Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and a practicing anesthesiologist at MGH. At MIT he is the Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical Engineering and professor of computational neuroscience, the Associate Director of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, and the Director of the Harvard–MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology. He is also one of only 19 individuals who has been elected to all three branches of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, as well as the first African American and the first anesthesiologist to be elected to all three National Academies. Learn more about Emery here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emery_N._Brown Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1fmWufR6vdGbsrQg0F3ZGS?si=7O2xecO2QUSicUgGwVdR_w Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-david-bramante-show/id1525266196#episodeGuid=849441c3-0cdd-4135-b3f5-039d182cdec3 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GmYuwHzCO4w PS. Emery discusses that he prefers Star Trek over Star Wars at the end of the show, and that his favorite episode is called Ultimate Computer. Check it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultimate_Computer About this show: The David Bramante Show | Discussing the relationship between humans, machines and the future. Host David Bramante researches and reads a massive amount of books on consciousness, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, tech singularity, robots, robotics, and futurism. He talks to cutting-edge researchers, scientists, and futurists, to learn more about where we're headed as a species. For more info, visit https://www.DavidBramante.com

Tom Stefanick | The artificial intelligence race between America and China Host David Bramante speaks with Tom Stefanick about artificial intelligence, military warfare, and other interesting topics with AI, military and strategy. Tom is a visiting fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution. From 1988 to 2018, Tom had a career in scientific consulting, initially as a technical analyst and eventually as a senior vice president at Metron, Inc. The work that he developed and managed supported Navy and intelligence community research and development and operations analysis for the Pentagon, Navy System Commands, and Warfare Centers. Tom initiated and managed over a dozen technical efforts in machine learning, image recognition, autonomous planning, statistical modeling, sensor modeling, and simulation of military operations and U.S. border security operations. He founded business units that conducted research and development for the Office of Naval Research in autonomy and lidar technology for military applications. Another project that he led involved the use of advanced statistical methods to assess foreign nation attitudes toward cooperative security exercises conducted by the United States, based on data from targeted surveys and social media data. Read more at: https://www.brookings.edu/experts/tom-stefanick/ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6LUAHIBHERktnke13mXlkE?si=FRQ02HkUQFi_Loe8yNq6eA Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-david-bramante-show/id1525266196#episodeGuid=8d86dc13-40e4-4adc-8f9a-b621ae8eca49 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qXzc95COE4Q About this show: The David Bramante Show | Discussing the relationship between humans, machines and the future. Host David Bramante researches and reads a massive amount of books on consciousness, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, tech singularity, robots, robotics, and futurism. He talks to cutting-edge researchers, scientists, and futurists, to learn more about where we're headed as a species. For more info, visit https://www.DavidBramante.com

Johnjoe McFadden | Electromagnetic Theories of Consciousness and Artificial Intelligence Host David Bramante speaks with Johnjoe McFadden (Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom), about electromagnetic theories of consciousness and artificial intelligence. They also discuss of the big bang, punctuated equilibrium, proto-cells in primordial soup, self-replication, anthropic universe, quantum mechanics versus classical, atom versus molecule, the binding problem, artificial intelligence research, neural networks and much more. McFadden's books referenced: Quantum Evolution, Life in the Multiverse: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B01CC8B96Q&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_9uhOFb4HH46ZS&tag=davidbraman02-20 Life on the Edge, The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00RKO0KWM&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_uxhOFbVTKXR9B&tag=davidbraman02-20 For more information about John McFadden, visit: www.Johnjoemcfadden.co.uk Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bpTvSNEv6rc About this show: The David Bramante Show | Discussing the relationship between humans, machines and the future. Host David Bramante researches and reads a massive amount of books on consciousness, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, tech singularity, robots, robotics, and futurism. He talks to cutting-edge researchers, scientists, and futurists, to learn more about where we're headed as a species. For more info, visit https://www.DavidBramante.com

Michael Robert Westell | Original Van Life in Santa Monica Beach Host David Bramante talks to Michael Robert Westell at Santa Monica Beach about his Vandewlling #vanlife experiences. He's been doing it long before it became cool and mainstream. Find Michael "Wandering Sou" Robert here: https://www.instagram.com/wandering._soul_/ Find his awesome "Blue Dream Van" here: https://www.instagram.com/thebluedreamvan/ Vandwelling, a portmanteau of the words "van" and "dwelling", is a lifestyle of living full- or part-time in a vehicle, typically a van that has been modified with basic amenities, such as house batteries, solar panels, a bed platform, some form of toilet, sink and storage space. Some vandwellers live this lifestyle by choice while seeking freedom, self-sufficiency, and mobility without paying for conventional stationary housing, while for others it may be one step from living on the street or in a shelter. An idealized version has been popularized through social media with the hashtag #vanlife. Although the term vandwelling implies living in a van, many types of vehicles may be used for permanent, mobile living arrangements, including conventional buses, school buses (called "skoolies"), campervans, RVs, travel trailers or mobile homes. About this show: The David Bramante Show | Discussing the relationship between humans, machines and the future. Host David Bramante researches and reads a massive amount of books on consciousness, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, tech singularity, robots, robotics, and futurism. He talks to cutting-edge researchers, scientists, and futurists, to learn more about where we're headed as a species. For more info, visit https://www.DavidBramante.com