Broadcast From The Singularity

Micah, Ryan, John Yates, and friends discuss wild-eyed ideas about the future. With unique guests, they delve into life in the age of constantly accelerating change, and what that means for technology, culture, and the future of the world.

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Ep 10: Zoltan Istvan and the Transhumanist Wager

Zoltan Istvan - author, sailor, inventor of volcano surfing - joins us to talk about sailing, seasteading, his floating library, and the world's most provocative coming-of-age story: The Transhumanist Wager. Get the shownotes here. The Transhumanist Wager Volcano Surfing: the original , other efforts , images Cryonics, (how does it work?) Seasteading, the institute , the Forbes article Kickstart a floating city What Zoltan's Transhumania might look like Life extension Zoltan on some other contro...

Aug 25, 2014•36 min

Ep 9: Colin Wright and His Amazing Science Fiction

In this episode, Micah interviews world-traveling science fiction writer Colin Wright. A kid hears voices, stops taking his meds, and suddenly finds them directing him into the middle of a vast web of power and intrigue. A hacktivism group works against a singularity cult leader to crypto-free the world. These are the kind of ideas explored in Colin's writings, and we dig into them here! Get the shownotes here. Colin's books, including A Tale of More and the Real Powers series Colin on Twitter C...

Aug 11, 2014•34 min

Ep 8: Tying up Loose Ends

This episode was recorded in 2012, but through a sequence of unfortunate and lazy events, it is only now being released in July 2013. See how prescient we were about the future, discover whether the world ever came to an end, find out about the Singularity & fashion, why Google makes cars, and what the difference between birds and planes tells us about AI. Get the shownotes here. Topics discussed: The mayan prophecies suggest the world is about to end. Will we survive 2012?! Are we shaping t...

Jul 09, 2013•58 min

Ep 7: Derek Webb & the AI, part 2

In the second part of our interview, Derek Webb talks about how to approach the oncoming future with values and practicality, as well as going into the problems with laws, the Amish, hippies, Kevin Kelly, and the iPhone 13. Get the shownotes here. Kevin Kelly, uber-hippie and hero Sola-mi - Download Derek's album about the first Artificial Intelligence for free. DerekWebb.com - Listen to and purchase his latest album, Ctrl. @derekwebb Follow Derek Webb on twitter....

Nov 27, 2012•26 min

Ep 6: Derek Webb & the AI, part 1

In the first part of our interview, Derek Webb introduces us to an album about the dawn of the first AI, and poignantly shows us just how disconnected we're all becoming. Stayed tuned for the rest of our conversation. Get the shownotes here. Sola-mi - Download his album about the first Artificial Intelligence for free. DerekWebb.com - Listen to and purchase his latest album, Ctrl. @derekwebb Follow Derek Webb on twitter....

Nov 20, 2012•27 min

Ep 5: Jason Silva and The Adjacent Possible

Ryan catches up with Jason Silva at the Seattle Interactive Conference to talk about the adjacent possible, genomes as artwork, embracing ecstasy, and dealing with existential despair. Get the shownotes here. @jasonsilva Jason Silva's website Seattle Interactive Conference

Nov 08, 2012•15 min

Ep 4: Mormonism & The Singularity with James Carroll

Our series on Spirituality and the Singularity continues! In this episode, James Carroll shares his experiences in the diverse worlds of A.I. and Mormonism. James is a researcher at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and a member of the board of the Mormon Transhumanist Association . Get the shownotes here. Find out more about James here: http://james.jlcarroll.net http://james.jlcarroll.net/publications/...

Sep 17, 2012•20 min

Ep 3: Spirituality & The Singularity with Mike Morrell

How does the Singularity impact Spirituality? This series kicks off with Mike Morrell and Micah Redding talking about the intersection of Christianity and accelerating change. Mike gives us an expansive look at the history of humanity from the dawn of time to the far future, and introduces some of the dilemmas and hopes that spiritual people can bring to the discussion. Get the shownotes here. Find out more about Mike Morrell here: http://mikemorrell.org http://thespeakeasy.info Stay tuned for o...

Sep 10, 2012•25 min

Ep 2: Which side are you on?

John, Ryan, and Micah discuss how to look at the future and the Singularity. Are you an optimist, a pessimist, or a catastrophist? What nightmare scenarios are possible? What is the best-case scenario, and how can we steer in that direction? Get the shownotes here.

May 01, 2012•39 min

Ep 1: Art, Science, and The Technium

What is art? What's it like to paint on an infinite canvas? Is art the only thing standing between us and the robot invasion? Micah Redding, Ryan Hogan, and John Yates in the first official podcast of Broadcast From The Singularity! Get the shownotes here. Ideas Discussed: The Singularity The Technium as coined by Kevin Kelly The Implications of the Technium on The State of The Art How the Technium redefines art forms Artists, Developers, and The Deep Structures of The New World Consciousness is...

Mar 01, 2012•33 min

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