(EF49) Trying Too Hard
Why does it take near death — or near transcendence — to recognize that it’s the small moments which matter? Perhaps we don’t need to create meaning after all; it’s right in front of us at all times.
Podcast Quotes
(EF49) Digital Racism
Like a sort of high-tech racism, Transhumanism is going to change the perception of those who aren’t upgraded.
(EF49) TechNeedle to the Vein
Technology is like a powerful drug. It can make you a better version of yourself. Or, it can make you miserable, dependent, and blind to reality; even worse, it can make you useless.
(EF49) Sledgehammer of the Gods
Technology enabled us to prosper, multiply and flourish. But it is becoming a sledgehammer for the wealthy to drive a massive wedge between themselves and the rest.
(EF49) Mount Superhuman
Even if we reach the transhumanism pinnacle — no work, no suffering, no dying — will our lives really be fulfilled?
(EF49) Control
Emotions are important and humans can’t make decisions without them, but overextend them and even conversation is useless.
(EF49) Amateur Illusionist
You didn’t pick your genes, culture, or environment. You can’t even control your next thought. Free will is an illusion … and not a very good one.
(EF49) Open Mind, Insert Possibility
The scientific method demands we be open to all possibilities, including ones we neither like nor understand.
(EF49) Season Two, Episode Ten Teaser
Season Two, Episode Ten: Humanity’s relationship to the future is like falling dominoes, where the momentum of the present surges forward to create what’s next. But since our actions enact this cause-effect chain, does this mean the future is knowable? Or do humans not even matter in this cosmic cycle?
(EF49) Is the future knowable? Do humans matter?
The big question driving episode EF49 is … Is the future unknowable? And do humans even matter?
(EF48) Unstable Footing
Human nature is fallible; our faulty code should not be used as the basis for powerful AI to upgrade and replace us.
(EF48) Towards the Abyss
“Every minute since her revelation made her feel one step further from sanity.”