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The Ochelli Effect
The Age of Transitions and Uncle 5-3-2024

The Ochelli Effect

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 115:28


Neocon Future Stratego BBQThe Age of Transitions and Uncle 5-3-2024AOT #421An unexpected hero arises to take on our old enemies, the Neocons. Not the hero we expected, but most likely, the hero we deserve. Topics include: Future of Humanity Institute closing, Oxford, transhumanism, Nick Bostrom, Anders Sandberg, WTA, h+, eugenics, Silicon Valley billionaires, Simulation Hypothesis, racist emails, dysgenics, artificial intelligence, progressive version of transhumanism, fringe ideologies and groups, IEET, Martine Rothblatt, EA, Longtermism, national economic systems, technological development, Neoliberals, Neocons, establishment in crisis, Erik Prince, Blackwater, Xe, Bush Administration, War on Terror, MIC, Indo-Pacific military theater, pivot away from Middle East, defense spending, Reagan, Cold War, post communist Russia, focus on private sector to save governmental failure, Eric Schmidt, national security shift, Boeing, whistleblowers' deaths, basic corruption, focus on profits over all else, financialization, wealth gap increasing, money isn't real, lack of economic philosophy, no accountability, dismantling of legitimate protest, Israel, student protests, banning campus protests, 2024 presidential election, AGI, major governments want to steer their own new world order, space vs the desertUTP #331Topics include: Spirit of Texas BBQ restaurant, Inland Empire, livestream videos, new iPad, Stratego, Minesweeper, cowboy hats, flea market products, apps, YouTuber neighbors, podcasting, favorite things, Jabber Jaw, Groffdale Machine Co., Amish scooters, exercise, cycling, dynamo hub, bike commuting, podcast studio setup, phone call line, Sam Smith vs Petty and Lynne, squirrels, fruit trees, dragon fruit, citrus fruit fliesFRANZ MAIN HUB:https://theageoftransitions.com/PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/aaronfranzUNCLEhttps://unclethepodcast.com/ORhttps://theageoftransitions.com/category/uncle-the-podcast/FRANZ and UNCLE Merchhttps://theageoftransitions.com/category/support-the-podcasts/KEEP OCHELLI GOING. You are the EFFECT if you support OCHELLI https://ochelli.com/donate/Ochelli Link Treehttps://linktr.ee/chuckochelli

Trans Resister Radio
No More Business As Usual, AoT#421

Trans Resister Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 56:20


An unexpected hero arises to take on our old enemies, the Neocons. Not the hero we expected, but most likely, the hero we deserve.  Topics include: Future of Humanity Institute closing, Oxford, transhumanism, Nick Bostrom, Anders Sandberg, WTA, h+, eugenics, Silicon Valley billionaires, Simulation Hypothesis, racist emails, dysgenics, artificial intelligence, progressive version of transhumanism, fringe ideologies and groups, IEET, Martine Rothblatt, EA, Longtermism, national economic systems, technological development, Neoliberals, Neocons, establishment in crisis, Erik Prince, Blackwater, Xe, Bush Administration, War on Terror, MIC, Indo-Pacific military theater, pivot away from Middle East, defense spending, Reagan, Cold War, post communist Russia, focus on private sector to save governmental failure, Eric Schmidt, national security shift, Boeing, whistleblowers' deaths, basic corruption, focus on profits over all else, financialization, wealth gap increasing, money isn't real, lack of economic philosophy, no accountability, dismantling of legitimate protest, Israel, student protests, banning campus protests, 2024 presidential election, AGI, major governments want to steer their own new world order, space vs the desert

London Futurists
The Politics of Transhumanism, with James Hughes

London Futurists

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 42:55


Our guest in this episode is James Hughes. James is a bioethicist and sociologist who serves as Associate Provost at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He is also the Executive Director of the IEET, that is the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, which he co-founded back in 2004.The stated mission of the IEET seems to be more important than ever, in the fast-changing times of the mid-2020s. To quote a short extract from its website:The IEET promotes ideas about how technological progress can increase freedom, happiness, and human flourishing in democratic societies. We believe that technological progress can be a catalyst for positive human development so long as we ensure that technologies are safe and equitably distributed. We call this a “technoprogressive” orientation.Focusing on emerging technologies that have the potential to positively transform social conditions and the quality of human lives – especially “human enhancement technologies” – the IEET seeks to cultivate academic, professional, and popular understanding of their implications, both positive and negative, and to encourage responsible public policies for their safe and equitable use.That mission fits well with what we like to discuss with guests on this show. In particular, this episode asks questions about a conference that has just finished in Boston, co-hosted by the IEET, with the headline title “Emerging Technologies and the Future of Work”. The episode also covers the history and politics of transhumanism, as a backdrop to discussion of present and future issues.Selected follow-ups:https://ieet.org/James Hughes on Wikipediahttps://medium.com/institute-for-ethics-and-emerging-technologiesConference: Emerging Technologies and the Future of WorkMusic: Spike Protein, by Koi Discovery, available under CC0 1.0 Public Domain Declaration

Chasing Consciousness
James J Hughes PHD - EXAMINING THE ETHICS OF TRANSHUMANISM

Chasing Consciousness

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 118:09


What are the benefits and risks of transhumanist technologies, and why are they so taboo? How do we legislate to avoid existential risks, without holding back too much the enormous possible benefits? How do we secure the mental health, rights and equal access of the public as it inevitably rolls out? So today we have the tricky and somewhat taboo topic of how to ethically guide the ever-increasing application of transhumanist technologies. With the recent advances in bio-technology, and some technologies already making their way into our bodies, it seems that the move towards a transhumanist vision of how to improve our standard of living is already well under way. So the question now is how do we educate ourselves the public and legislate tech corporations and governments, to be sure that people's mental and physical health, access to opportunities, and personal freedoms are not being compromised in the gold-rush.    Fortunately our guest today is a sociologist and bioethicist with over 25 years of debating exactly these kind of questions. He is the executive director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies or IEET, and he is the Associate Provost for Institutional research, Assessment and Planning at the University of Massachusetts Boston, James Hughes. He is a Buddhist and techno-optimist, and was executive director of the World Transhumanist Organisation from 2004-2006. He argues for a democratic transhumanism in which human enhancement technologies should only be allowed if available to everyone, with respect for the rights of the individuals to control their own bodies. He's the writer of many articles and papers and the author of the book,“Citizen Cyborg: Why democratic societies must respond to the redesigned human of the future”. He is currently working on another book about moral enhancement, tentatively titled “Cyborg Buddha: Using neurotechnology to become better people”. Being a techno-optimist and futurist myself, yet extremely cautious of mankind's reckless and often blind curiosity when developing technology, I felt it was an important time to take a balanced multi-perspectival look into the ethics and policy development of transhumanist technologies. The interview offered me a process of re-evalutation of my own preconceptions and triggers, so I hope it helps you question your own opinions on this complex topic.  What we discuss: 00:00 Intro 08:00 Difficulty accepting our inevitable transhumanist future 14:00 The taboo of transhumanism and debating toxic issues 19:45 It's not the tech that's the risk but the way we use it and legislate it: Max Tegmark 33:20 The History of Transhumanism 44:50 Is Eugenics connected to Transhumanism? 51:00 The roadmap towards markets rolling out transhumanist technologies  52:30 The Kurzweilian paradigm: Smaller, smarter and faster  55:45 Backing up memories - replacing and supplementing brain function 57:00 Instantiating brain backups in robot bodies, cloned bodies or computers 58:45 The Metaverse and brain-internet interfaces assessed 01:03:00 Augmented reality will be more popular than virtual reality 01:06:00 Technology interfering with the evolution of brains and culture 01:10:00 Selective scientific publication about the negative mental health outcomes 01:21:00 Neurolink: brain computer internet interfaces assessed 01:27:00 Gene therapy assessed: the risks of yet further inequality of wealth and power 01:43:50 The Singularity explained 01:56:20 Inequality leads to dangerous conflict VS Transnational collaboration leads to peace References: James J Hughes ‘Citizen Cyborg' Nick Bostrum - ‘A History of Transhumanist thought' paper The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies IEET

Ethics in Action Podcast
Regulating Virtual Reality: A Conversation with J Hughes and Alec Stubbs

Ethics in Action Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 52:20


The IEET and the UMB Applied Ethics Center recently released a White Paper on the political, moral and psychological questions involved in regulating the metaverse. J Hughes is the Executive Director of the IEET. Alec Stubbs is the Future of Work Post Doc at the UMB Applied Ethics Center. We discuss the main findings of the paper. You can find the paper here      

Gospel Mission Church - Sermons
Vodadach Botschaft

Gospel Mission Church - Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 29:53


Nu horcht… Ieet däm HARN junen Gott un doot waut hee velant: Leew am met jun gaunze Hoat un june gaunze Seel. – 5. Mose 10:12

Trans Resister Radio
The Virtual New Deal, AoT#293

Trans Resister Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 60:33


The new system is being built by technology, and it is already here to a great extent. Online access is becoming more controlled as the media found there is the new form of MSM.  topics include: socio-economic system, technology, postgenderism, transhumanism, Marilyn Manson, posthuman, IEET, freedom of choice, labor, machine learning, UBI, Covid, mass layoffs, AGI, media, culture war, internet censorship, social media, Google owning online media, tech firms making the rules, online access as a utility service, video games, online videos, virtual reality, YouTube stars, QAnon

Break the Rules
BJ Murphy

Break the Rules

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 76:37


We're joined by Serious Wonder writer and affiliate scholar for IEET, BJ Murphy. Be sure to subscribe to Break the Rules for commentary, opinion, news, and special guests with Lev and Jules. FOLLOW US Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPKaSxQ7frxGAwgaQ29P9Eg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPKaSxQ7frxGAwgaQ29P9Eg) Twitter - https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=uJuLYSGLsVo&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1NLdDVabVRiNmFmTWlBaC05SXREaGxrYlBSUXxBQ3Jtc0trSngzc2szNVZLZEFIdXRleUZBWVkwM2tBbS1yeS0tckRTdTh3TU44TXEwUFNLNTdScDJKZjBoTDNWWlFfbDRGc1paUkhNNGtIbU1QREJaYm1WcEhjbzRJeGRSZ0JLR3V1QXBYc3NiTnNDU0MzTFVUMA%3D%3D&q=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Flevandjules (http://twitter.com/levandjules) Patreon - https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=uJuLYSGLsVo&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWJCdkZPQ0JNS0pyV0ZuX25MY1BROThrZUd3UXxBQ3Jtc0ttN3RqbWEwU3FReVpEendRQjhrTmIxMl9aYldGMHRxRUw5cms0RElYcldZeXljYjhDUzNYT2lGandDOTFUeHdxU3dZOUpCN3lrbjQ1WXBaTGJBY1RlZ09Zd1VYcDlTQUpnQi11MU0yLU1QMmtJY1dBRQ%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Flevandjules (https://www.patreon.com/levandjules) Minds - https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=uJuLYSGLsVo&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1RxbVdtSTVxSVR0aEpQQjlHLVU3QjR0N0MwZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuVEdZVEdGVHpMd3poZVp3YWFYY2hlWG1EaERETHY1a3k2VVJ2YXZ3RVU1NERWOEd6SnZhd2w2U2RrX3N6NlJGTy1rUnRXS0wzdGg5Wk9pVFh5R3dZcDB4cHlEb3BVZzFKRzdPWThoU013NGc1X3EtZw%3D%3D&q=http%3A%2F%2FMinds.com%2Flevandjules (http://Minds.com/levandjules) Instagram - https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=uJuLYSGLsVo&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0ZZajc0UWZaWmlkRzVFLXV3NFJTNjVOMEtWZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuSEZnWnlfQ0FWYmhWem9rNGFhQmJIaHFTamFaalFYZEllUXR3Z19ndnpkMHZManN2ZDJHM0ZjakxPZk9rWU9mSFRqV0JZYlVRaEJOajlueWJrZnVNaGFFTDV6bWtqRkVCMDhuUXFUaFVNZUFham9EQQ%3D%3D&q=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Flevandjules (http://instagram.com/levandjules) Facebook - https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=uJuLYSGLsVo&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbk5ybXRldFRmTVVaeXNSR1RrdVM0c1ZpcWFtQXxBQ3Jtc0tsT0UwbmRrMnhWcmpiamFWZ2xJN0VKam9CTFRnR3lwdTFjNGF3c2tyUkpfOWl6UjdTdndUaURJaVZEbnZTWjdfQWdqZ0JGN0pLV0ZyX2hnSzZvcUhrcEFlSDkwRE5jeUxmZk9yR3doYktHVEJTdVhsVQ%3D%3D&q=http%3A%2F%2Ffacebook.com%2Flevandjules (http://facebook.com/levandjules) Support this podcast

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Trans Resister Radio
Bonus Podcast clip 030, Mike Treder IEET Fringe Transhumanism and the Global Elite

Trans Resister Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 2:42


Aaron brings back his old notes to explore some pieces written on IEET by one of its former managing directors, Mike Treder. Treder has been missing/gone silent online since 2012. Transhumanist groups are not unlike other fringe special interest groups, in that it is indeed a fringe group.  topics include: IEET, Mike Treder, Martine Rothblatt, transhumanism, WTA, intellectuals, academics, white papers, Canada, disappearance, power pyramid, global elite, David Rothkopf, Invisible Hand, religion, science, philosophy, Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, nanotech, induction, inductive reasoning, logic, faith, pattern recognition, Hume, Bayesian Inference, occult, secret doctrine, initiate, induct, artificial wombs, Jeremy Rifkin, Francis Bacon, New Atlantis, Harvard S

AllThingsNew.Tech Podcast
Integrating Ethics with Technology

AllThingsNew.Tech Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 46:44


  "Ethical problems are like birds. We're surrounded by birds all the time [...] but you don't necessarily notice them. If you want to notice that they're around, you have to choose to notice them." Our newest episode features Brian Green, the director of technology ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. In their conversation, ATN host Paul Taylor and Brian explore a complex yet significant topic of technology ethics: what it is, how it's related to the Christian perspective, and why it's important. They also talk about ways that the tech industry can apply ethics when building technology (including for AI and space exploration!). Listen in for these great points of discussion and more.   BRIAN GREEN Brian Patrick Green is the director of technology ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. His work is focused on the ethics of technology, including such topics as AI and ethics, the ethics of space exploration and use, and the relationship of technology and religion (particularly the Catholic Church). He teaches AI ethics in the Graduate School of Engineering and formerly taught several other engineering ethics courses. He is co-author of the Ethics in Technology Practice corporate technology ethics resources.  Green is a member of the Safety-Critical AI working group at Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society. He also coordinates the Center’s partnership with The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, the Hackworth grant program, the Technology and Ethics Faculty Group, the Environmental Ethics Fellows, and several other initiatives. Additionally, he has been published, interviewed, or mentioned in media including America, The Atlantic, The China Global Television Network, CNN.com, The Daily Beast, IEET, Nature, and NBC Bay Area. His background includes doctoral and master's degrees in ethics and social theory from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, and his undergraduate degree is in genetics from the University of California, Davis. Between college and graduate school, he served for two years in the Jesuit Volunteers International teaching high school in the Marshall Islands.

Trans Resister Radio
Getting Old, TRR#231

Trans Resister Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 56:27


Aaron is getting older all the time. Despite popular opinion, getting old can actually be a good thing. What knowledge have you gained over the span of your lifetime thus far?  topics include: iTunes going away, podcasts, Pennsylvania, getting older can be better, quality of life, knowledge, Kaballah, occult science, chat room interaction, camping in the desert, Twitter, John in Astoria Oregon, Dave McGowan interview, Meria Heller, Ryan Dawson, the Goonies, John Jacob Astor, pirates, Alan Parsons Project, number 23, Sirius Satellite Radio, Martine Rothblatt, transhumanism, IEET, United Nations, international space treaties, occult symbolism, Howard Stern interview, Woodstock Film Festival, 2B film, James Hughes, journalism, robotics competitions, China, government and private sector symbiosis, Ai, industry

FGACI
006 - Transhumanism

FGACI

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2016 77:53


trans·hu·man·ism tranzˈhyo͞omənizm/ noun noun: transhumanism the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations, especially by means of science and technology.   For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. (Matthew 24:37)   But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase." (Daniel 12:4) I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.' (Isaiah 14:14)   Building gods documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbWjJrX3aZ8 Ray Kurzweil - http://www.kurzweilai.net/ray-kurzweil-biography James Hughes - http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/bio/hughes Richard Seed - http://www.humancloning.org/seed.htm Richard Seed's plan - http://www.equip.org/article/richard-seeds-preposterous-plan/ Jason Sosa - http://www.jasonsosa.com/ Jason Sosa at TEDx Grand Rapids - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ugo2KEV2XQ&index=7&list=PLIdjgB4e8bDdrKQivyz9787kFrVz0O7cS

Robot Overlordz
Episode 298 - Emerging Citizens & Cyborgs

Robot Overlordz

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2016 30:06


SPECIAL GUEST: James Hughes (IEET). One of the biggest challenges of the future is how we deal with the changes, within society, with technology, and of ourselves. The Institute For Ethics and Emerging Technologies stands at the forefront of that conversation. In this episode, the Executive Director of the IEET, James Hughes, stops by to talk bioethics, techno-progressivism, transhumanism, and a dash of science fiction in the media and popular culture. It’s all about our changing world, our changing selves. Recorded 8/17/2016. Find out more at https://robotoverlordz.fm/show/411-ep00298-notes.

FGACI
001 - Transhumanism

FGACI

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2016 5:06


trans·hu·man·ism tranzˈhyo͞omənizm/ noun noun: transhumanism the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations, especially by means of science and technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbWjJrX3aZ8 http://www.kurzweilai.net/ray-kurzweil-biography http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/bio/hughes http://www.humancloning.org/seed.htm http://www.equip.org/article/richard-seeds-preposterous-plan/

Buddhist Geeks
The Ethical Operating System

Buddhist Geeks

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2016 55:15


James Hughes is the Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and the author of "Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond to the Redesigned Human of the Future". Continuing in our series On Ethics, James joins host Vincent Horn to discuss the ethical frameworks that underpin our social systems. From economics and social justice to conservative vs liberal values, to a newly emerging technoprogressivism, James and Vincent deconstruct and explore various ethical operating systems. Episode Links: James Hughes on Twitter - https://twitter.com/citizencyborg "Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond To The Redesigned Human Of The Future" - https://www.amazon.com/Citizen-Cyborg-Democratic-Societies-Redesigned/dp/0813341981?ie=UTF8&qid=1165506115&sr=8-1&tag=instforethiin-20 Technoprogressive Declaration - http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/tpdec2014 BG 077: Transhumanism and the Authentic Self - http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2008/06/bg-077-transhumanism-and-the-authentic-self/ ] Jonathan Haidt - http://people.stern.nyu.edu/jhaidt/ Alexander Bard and The Syntheist Movement - http://syntheism.org

Adam Alonzi Podcast
On Cryonics: A Timely Discussion with Christine Gaspar

Adam Alonzi Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2015 24:25


  Christine Gaspar, R.N. is a registered nurse and the president of the Cryonics Society of Canada. Her educational background is a diploma in nursing with an emphasis on emergency and trauma nursing. She has worked in a variety of hospitals in the Greater Los Angeles and the Greater Toronto area, where she currently resides. She has served in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves as a medical assistant in the infantry and artillery.   Her current employment is with William Osler Health System where she provides emergency care in one of Canada's largest and busiest hospitals. Christine has participated in the Alcor Southern California standby team as well and is currently working towards developing greater standby capabilities for cryonics patients in the Toronto region. She advocates for cryonics in the press, and has published essays and articles on transhumanism and cryonics for Humanity+ magazine, KurzweilAI, and IEET. She is also an entrepreneur who participates in a family-run specialty farming business and cares for her family at home. Her interests lie in developing cryonics in Canada, transhumanism, and subsistence farming. Christine earned her diploma in Nursing at Georgian College in 1998.

Buddhist Geeks
Existential Threats and Risks: We Can't Escape Impermanence!

Buddhist Geeks

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2015 14:01


“At any moment the Yellowstone caldera could blow up, wipe out %99 of the life on the surface of the planet, and probably all humans, and in our last minutes the degree of equanimity with which we face that prospect is the test of our dharmic fortitude and wisdom.” – James Hughes In our final episode with professor James Hughes we tackle the less rosy side of Transhumanism, which has to do with massive existential threats and risks. Though there are many natural risks that could threaten humanity as a whole, including large asteriod collisions, gamma bursts, and super volcanoes, the Transhumanist recognize a whole host of other ways that we could threaten ourselves with advanced technologies. In addition to discussing these threats and all of the possible side traps on the way toward a more techno-utopian future, James ties these together with our understanding of the dharma. He argues that even in a techno-utopian future (assuming we make it), we will still have to deal with annica—the ever changing flow of reality. This is part 3 of a three-part series. Listen to part 1, Transhumanism and the Authentic Self and part 2, Cyborg Buddhas & Techno-Utopian Pure Lands! Episode Links: The Cyborg Buddha Project ( http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/cyborgbuddha ( http://bit.ly/Wh12u ) Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond To The Redesigned Human Of The Future The Lifeboat Foundation ( http://www.lifeboat.com )

Buddhist Geeks
Transhumanism and the Authentic Self

Buddhist Geeks

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2015 18:36


“The longer our lives, the more we’ll have a chance to see that there’s no self living them.” – James Hughes What is Transhumanism and how is it related to Buddhist practice? Will technology enable us to radically extend our lifespans, help us control our thoughts and emotions, and bring about the potential to upload our consciousness into virtual reality spaces? And if so, what are the deeper implications for our contemplative traditions. Will these advances actually support the deepening of wisdom? According to professor James Hughes, a Buddhist practitioner and leading voice in the Transhumanist movement, these advances will enable us to deconstruct the notion and experience we have of an “authentic self” and will support the development of happiness, and the cessation of suffering. Listen in to find out how… This is part 1 of a three-part series. Listen to part 2, Cyborg Buddhas & Techno-Utopian Pure Lands! and part 3, Existential Threats and Risks: We Can’t Escape Impermanence! Episode Links: The Illusiveness of Immortality ( http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/430/ ) Zen and the Brain ( http://bit.ly/KxYDq ) The Cyborg Buddha Project ( http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/cyborgbuddha ) Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond To The Redesigned Human Of The Future ( http://bit.ly/Wh12u )

Buddhist Geeks
Cyborg Buddhas & Techno-Utopian Pure Lands!

Buddhist Geeks

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2015 15:57


With radical advances in science in technology would it be possible for us to turn our world into a so-called, “Buddha Realm” or would it be more likely that we create some sort of God Realm, where awakening is discouraged because the conditions are so radically pleasant? And how specifically could these advances help us develop spiritually, on the path toward Buddhahood? This week, we discuss this and other questions with professor James Hughes, author of the upcoming book Cyborg Buddha. If you want to have your views regarding technology and it’s relation to the Buddhist path challenged, please listen in! This is part 2 of a three-part series. Listen to part 1, Transhumanism and the Authentic Self and part 3, Existential Threats and Risks: We Can’t Escape Impermanence! Episode Links: The Cyborg Buddha Project ( http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/cyborgbuddha ) Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond To The Redesigned Human Of The Future ( http://amzn.to/1HOESA8 ) Technologies of Self-Perfection ( http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/hughes20040922/ )

The Grimerica Show
#104 - Zoltan Istvan

The Grimerica Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2015 106:23


Zoltan Istvan author of “The Transhumanist Wager”, is in Grimerica to chat about all things transhumant. He’s an adventurer, volcano boarder, journalist, writer, activist, graduate, and now into politics. What else do we need to say, there is much to talk about here.   The guys chat about virtual reality, simulation theory, halo goggles, medical and energy breakthroughs and much more. How will technology help and change our society for the better. Our two main concerns are addressed in here by Zoltan. How will running a political party called “The Transhumanist Party” help bring awareness to our fledgling governments and the public at large? http://transhumanistparty.org/  https://twitter.com/zoltan_istvan  http://www.transhumanistwager.com/  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zoltan-istvan/  https://www.facebook.com/TheTranshumanistWager  http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-08/14/time-to-restrict-human-breeding  http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-new-bionic-sports-of-the-future-transhumanist-olympics  https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-transhumanist-philosopher/201401/when-does-hindering-life-extension-science-become-crime  http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/istvan20140117  Red Pill Junkie is in the house of Grimerica for this intro. He talks about some of the latest news… see links below and his newly published blog about his first entheogenic experience, “In Search of the Blue Stag”. The guys chat about the normal crazy stuff, including the UFO quote of the week, listener feedback, synchronicities and lucid dream / ripple stick experiences. Links for stuff talked about in the intro and show….: http://www.dailygrail.com/Essays/2015/2/Search-the-Blue-Stag-My-First-Entheogenic-Experience  http://io9.com/frank-drake-it-would-be-silly-to-message-alien-life-1686154574  http://www.intrepidparadigm.com/thomas-fusco.html  http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-hololens-companys-new-holographic-computer-goes-your-head  http://singularityu.org/  http://singularityhub.com/  http://motherboard.vice.com/read/era-artificial-heart-permanent-transplants  http://www.seti.org/  http://www.theufochronicles.com/2015/02/roswell-alien-slides-to-be-unveiled-in.html  http://humanityplus.org/  Grimerica’s Honey DoBeDoBeDo List: !! – Please Help support the show.  Grimerica is fully and solely listener supported. We adhere to the Value for Value model.  0 ads, 0 sponsorships, 0 breaks, 0 portals and links to corporate websites… just many hours of unlimited content for free. Thanks for listening!!  Check out all the other donation types, and get a grimerica email addy: http://www.grimerica.ca/support/  Listen live and join the chat: www.Mixlr.com/grimerica . check out the updated schedule @: http://www.grimerica.ca/backstage/  Send us a postcard: http://www.grimerica.ca/contact/  Sign up for our newsletter  http://www.grimerica.ca/news Leave a comment, ideas and guest/topic suggestions under any episode or blog http://www.grimerica.ca/  Leave a voicemail http://www.grimerica.ca/  SPAM Graham = and send him your synchronicities, feedback, strange experiences and psychedelic trip reports!! graham@grimerica.com Tweet Darren https://twitter.com/Grimerica  Leave a review on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-grimerica-show/id653314424?mt=2#  Thanks to Wayne Darnell for help with the website. http://www.darnelldigitalink.com/  Check out the Paradigm Symposium 2015. We will be there again!! Year 4 http://paradigmsymposium.com/    MUSIC Grimerica Theme - Lock & Key Transhuman - DfenDr Welcome to The Machine - Pink Floyd (Hot Knife Remix)   Welcome to The Machine - DMT

The Future And You
The Future And You--June 18, 2014

The Future And You

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2014 33:11


Hank Pellissier--[Part 4]--(writer, editor, speaker, producer, futurist and transhumanist). Topics: Human Intelligence--is it a product of our culture or our genes? Are some of this world's cultures more effective, more useful...maybe even more valuable? Should having babies be licensed and regulated, and not a right given to everyone? Features of Confucianism. Artificial Intelligence and the Technological Singularity. Ideas in the movie Idiocracy--a lighthearted science fiction movie in which the entire population of the world, in the far future, becomes very stupid. And I ask Hank if I am accurate in sizing him up as "an activist who feels comfortable using people's negative emotions to get the word out on topics he feels are important." I tell him that I think he views argument and controversy as useful and important tools. And I ask him if I am wrong. Hank Pellissier is a writer, editor, speaker and producer, especially on futurist and transhumanist topics. He has written 22 articles for HplusMagazine, and 30 articles for IEET.org - the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technology. Seven of his articles placed in the Top 12 in 2011 hits. In 2012 he was appointed the Managing Director of IEET. He continued to write for the site, finishing the year with 4 articles in the Top 12. He left IEET in October 2012 to start Transhumanity.net. He gave that site to Zero State in February 2013, and started ImmortalLife.info. He sold that site to Giovanni Santostasi in June 2013, and started the website BrighterBrains.org. At this site he started producing the TRANSHUMAN VISIONS conferences in the San Fransico Bay Area. He is the author of three e-books, Brighter Brains-225 Ways to Elevate or Injure IQ, Why is the IQ of Ashkenazi Jews so High?, and Invent Utopia Now. As a journalist, he was the "Local Intelligence" columnist for the New York Times (San Francisco edition) and he's a frequent contributor to GreatSchools.org. Past work includes a daily column for Salon.com titled "Naked World," two columns for SfGate.com titled "Urban Animal" and "Odd Barkings," and dozens of articles for other publications like San Fransisco Bay Guardian, World Future Society, and Acceler8or. He has also performed as a solo performance artist and Slam Poet, under his nom de plume, "Hank Hyena." Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the June 11, 2014 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 31 minutes] This is the third portion of my interview with Hank Pellissier which was recorded using Skype on April 24, 2014. The final portion will be in next week's episode. Stephen Euin Cobb is an author, futurist, magazine writer and host of the award-winning podcast The Future And You. A contributing editor for Space and Time Magazine; he has also been a regular contributor for Robot, H+, Grim Couture and Port Iris magazines; and he spent three years as a columnist and contributing editor for Jim Baen's Universe Magazine. He is an artist, essayist, game designer, transhumanist, and is on the Advisory Board of The Lifeboat Foundation. Stephen is the author of Indistinguishable from Magic: Predictions of Revolutionary Future Science as well as A Brief History of Predicting the Future.

The Future And You
The Future And You--June 11, 2014

The Future And You

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2014 31:17


Hank Pellissier--[Part 3]--(writer, editor, speaker, producer, futurist and transhumanist). Topics: Trends going on in education, especially online sources of education such as the Khan Academy, which I enjoy a great deal, and which is completely free to all users. (I've especially enjoyed their mathematics, history and biology.) We also talk about: the gamification of education; Hank's recent magazine article about learning through music videos; and the power of the Internet to reconnect people who, for decades, thought they would never see one another again. Somewhere in the middle of this episode, I describe, in some detail, the innovative and interactive method used by the Khan Academy to teach mathematics. Their method makes it easy, painless, and astoundingly more efficient than any traditional classroom. Hank Pellissier is a writer, editor, speaker and producer, especially on futurist and transhumanist topics. He has written 22 articles for HplusMagazine, and 30 articles for IEET.org - the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technology. Seven of his articles placed in the Top 12 in 2011 hits. In 2012 he was appointed the Managing Director of IEET. He continued to write for the site, finishing the year with 4 articles in the Top 12. He left IEET in October 2012 to start Transhumanity.net. He gave that site to Zero State in February 2013, and started ImmortalLife.info. He sold that site to Giovanni Santostasi in June 2013, and started the website BrighterBrains.org. At this site he started producing the TRANSHUMAN VISIONS conferences in the San Fransico Bay Area. He is the author of three e-books, Brighter Brains-225 Ways to Elevate or Injure IQ, Why is the IQ of Ashkenazi Jews so High?, and Invent Utopia Now. As a journalist, he was the "Local Intelligence" columnist for the New York Times (San Francisco edition) and he's a frequent contributor to GreatSchools.org. Past work includes a daily column for Salon.com titled "Naked World," two columns for SfGate.com titled "Urban Animal" and "Odd Barkings," and dozens of articles for other publications like San Fransisco Bay Guardian, World Future Society, and Acceler8or. He has also performed as a solo performance artist and Slam Poet, under his nom de plume, "Hank Hyena." Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the June 11, 2014 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 31 minutes] This is the third portion of my interview with Hank Pellissier which was recorded using Skype on April 24, 2014. The final portion will be in next week's episode. Stephen Euin Cobb is an author, futurist, magazine writer and host of the award-winning podcast The Future And You. A contributing editor for Space and Time Magazine; he has also been a regular contributor for Robot, H+, Grim Couture and Port Iris magazines; and he spent three years as a columnist and contributing editor for Jim Baen's Universe Magazine. He is an artist, essayist, game designer, transhumanist, and is on the Advisory Board of The Lifeboat Foundation. Stephen is the author of Indistinguishable from Magic: Predictions of Revolutionary Future Science as well as A Brief History of Predicting the Future.

The Future And You
The Future And You--May 7, 2014

The Future And You

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2014 35:36


Hank Pellissier--[Part 2]--(writer, editor, speaker, producer, futurist and transhumanist). Topics: A good bit of detail on the life-extension experiments using Carbon 60, Buckyballs dissolved in olive oil (and where you can buy it for yourself). And a bit of info on other anti-aging medicines and supplements such as: TA-65, Product-B, Stem Code, and from The Bullet-Proof Executive Upgrade Aging Formula. Also: biohacking, quantified-self, and some ideas on what to do with all that free-time if you live for centuries. Hank Pellissier is a writer, editor, speaker and producer, especially on futurist and transhumanist topics. He has written 22 articles for HplusMagazine, and 30 articles for IEET.org - the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technology. Seven of his articles placed in the Top 12 in 2011 hits. In 2012 he was appointed the Managing Director of IEET. He continued to write for the site, finishing the year with 4 articles in the Top 12. He left IEET in October 2012 to start Transhumanity.net. He gave that site to Zero State in February 2013, and started ImmortalLife.info. He sold that site to Giovanni Santostasi in June 2013, and started the website BrighterBrains.org. At this site he started producing the TRANSHUMAN VISIONS conferences in the San Fransico Bay Area. He is the author of three e-books, Brighter Brains-225 Ways to Elevate or Injure IQ, Why is the IQ of Ashkenazi Jews so High?, and Invent Utopia Now. As a journalist, he was the "Local Intelligence" columnist for the New York Times (San Francisco edition) and he's a frequent contributor to GreatSchools.org. Past work includes a daily column for Salon.com titled "Naked World," two columns for SfGate.com titled "Urban Animal" and "Odd Barkings," and dozens of articles for other publications like San Fransisco Bay Guardian, World Future Society, and Acceler8or. He has also performed as a solo performance artist and Slam Poet, under his nom de plume, "Hank Hyena." Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the April 30, 2014 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 55 minutes] This is the first portion of my interview with Hank Pellissier which was recorded using Skype on April 24, 2014. The next portion will be in next week's episode. Stephen Euin Cobb is an author, futurist, magazine writer and host of the award-winning podcast The Future And You. A contributing editor for Space and Time Magazine; he has also been a regular contributor for Robot, H+, Grim Couture and Port Iris magazines; and he spent three years as a columnist and contributing editor for Jim Baen's Universe Magazine. He is an artist, essayist, game designer, transhumanist, and is on the Advisory Board of The Lifeboat Foundation. Stephen is the author of Indistinguishable from Magic: Predictions of Revolutionary Future Science as well as A Brief History of Predicting the Future.

The Future And You
The Future And You--April 30, 2014

The Future And You

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2014 54:43


Hank Pellissier (writer, editor, speaker, producer, futurist and transhumanist) is today's featured guest. Topics: his book 225 ways to increase or harm IQ. Life-extension methods people are trying today; Peter Nygard's life-extension experiment in the Bahamas; life-extension experiments using C60 (Carbon 60, Buckyballs); and research into the molecule NAD which is fundamental to the mitochondrial theory of aging. Also mentioned are the experiments of a biohacker named Gwern Branwen into the mind-improving drugs called Nootropics. Hank Pellissier is a writer, editor, speaker and producer, especially on futurist and transhumanist topics. He has written 22 articles for HplusMagazine, and 30 articles for IEET.org - the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technology. Seven of his articles placed in the Top 12 in 2011 hits. In 2012 he was appointed the Managing Director of IEET. He continued to write for the site, finishing the year with 4 articles in the Top 12. He left IEET in October 2012 to start Transhumanity.net. He gave that site to Zero State in February 2013, and started ImmortalLife.info. He sold that site to Giovanni Santostasi in June 2013, and started the website BrighterBrains.org. At this site he started producing the TRANSHUMAN VISIONS conferences in the San Fransico Bay Area. He is the author of three e-books, Brighter Brains-225 Ways to Elevate or Injure IQ, Why is the IQ of Ashkenazi Jews so High?, and Invent Utopia Now. As a journalist, he was the "Local Intelligence" columnist for the New York Times (San Francisco edition) and he's a frequent contributor to GreatSchools.org. Past work includes a daily column for Salon.com titled "Naked World," two columns for SfGate.com titled "Urban Animal" and "Odd Barkings," and dozens of articles for other publications like San Fransisco Bay Guardian, World Future Society, and Acceler8or. He has also performed as a solo performance artist and Slam Poet, under his nom de plume, "Hank Hyena." Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the April 30, 2014 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 55 minutes] This is the first portion of my interview with Hank Pellissier which was recorded using Skype on April 24, 2014. The next portion will be in next week's episode. Stephen Euin Cobb is an author, futurist, magazine writer and host of the award-winning podcast The Future And You. A contributing editor for Space and Time Magazine; he has also been a regular contributor for Robot, H+, Grim Couture and Port Iris magazines; and he spent three years as a columnist and contributing editor for Jim Baen's Universe Magazine. He is an artist, essayist, game designer, transhumanist, and is on the Advisory Board of The Lifeboat Foundation. Stephen is the author of Indistinguishable from Magic: Predictions of Revolutionary Future Science as well as A Brief History of Predicting the Future.

Canary Cry Radio
CCR 027: Dream Engineering and Feel Good Pills

Canary Cry Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2012 62:39


TAKE THIS PILL AND FEEL GOOD FOREVER! Basil and Gonz discuss dream engineering, lucid dreaming, spiritual entities, the new age, Bioengineering Drugs, mind control and Pharmakeia. They also tackle Huxley’s Brave New World and Orwell’s 1984 through a quote by Neil Postman and how both social constructs exist today.   LINKS: Controlling Rat Dreams: http://io9.com/5940068/neuroscientists-successfully-control-the-dreams-of-rats-could-humans-be-next Bioengineering Drugs: ttp://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/pellissier20120905 Assassins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassins DISCLAIMER: The views and […]

Canary Cry Radio
CCR 012: Transhumanism, Personhood, and Fear

Canary Cry Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2012 70:20


TRANSHUMANISM, PERSONHOOD, AND FEAR: What do they have in common? Basil and Gonz discuss several articles written on IEET.org (Institute of Ethics & Emerging Technologies). The topics discussed are non-human personhood, animal rights, and fear of technological advancements. LINKS H.R. 3166: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr3166ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr3166ih.pdf Non-Human Personhood: http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/leland20120530 Humanist VIew of Animal Rights: http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/tittle20120603 Technology and Fear: http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/wicks20120529

Complete Liberty Podcast
Episode 106 - Medical and biotech markets, FDA insanity, anti-aging and freedom

Complete Liberty Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2010 40:26


The most progress and highest quality and lowest prices happen in the freest economic sectors Imagine A Free World http://completeliberty.com/chapter4.php#91 Thou Shalt Not Take Full Responsibility For Your Own Treatment—Authorities Will Handle That http://completeliberty.com/chapter5.php#105 Thou Shalt Not Do Business Without Joining The State Guild—Licensure http://completeliberty.com/chapter5.php#107 Interesting newsletter: http://longevitymeme.org Further reading: Have you considered achieving "longevity escape velocity"? http://healthymindfitbody.com/2009/12/10/longevity-escape-velocity/ The urge to regulate, govern, and control others stems from low self-esteem, a lack of trust in self and diminished worthiness--projected onto others Bad authoritarian/obedience experiences in childhood foster the memes of statism On Medical Tourism For Stem Cell Therapies http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2010/03/on-medical-tourism-for-stem-cell-therapies.php Demand for Stem Cells Growing Fast, Many Turn to Medical Tourism by Aaron Saenz http://singularityhub.com/2010/02/28/demand-for-stem-cells-growing-fast-many-turning-to-the-allure-of-medical-tourism/ Unfortunately, most scientists don't reason from first principles and instead employ an end-justifies-the-means code of immorality in relation to research funding (and regulation) Countless individuals suffer and die on account of the rights-infringing regulations of the FDA Want to live forever? Become a libertarian by Garry Reed http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-1449-Dallas-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Want-to-live-forever-Become-a-libertarian Government itself is the problem we need to get rid of, and you can't do that by being part of it! Why Do We Accept Aging? by Kyle Munkittrick http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/3780/ Disobedience is the basic crime against those who presume to rule over you The basic axiom of any civilized society is to respect persons and property of others Since life is the ultimate standard of value, we must look for ways to solve the problem of aging and death bumper music "Alive" by Pearl Jam http://pearljam.com/ to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697