Dark Matter, Bright Minds

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Science, technology, and the future of intelligence. What lies beneath the systems that shape our lives — from AI to spyware, pandemics to planetary collapse?

22 ENE

Nita Farahany on Cognitive Liberty, Brain Surveillance & the Future of Being Human

In this urgent and deeply reflective conversation, philosopher and ethicist Dr. Nita Farahany joins Pritha Kejriwal on Dark Matter Bright Minds to explore what happens when the human mind becomes measurable, interpretable, and marketable. As neurotechnology moves from therapeutic settings into workplaces, schools, and consumer devices, Farahany introduces the idea of cognitive liberty — the fundamental right to mental self-determination. She reflects on mental privacy, freedom of thought, and the growing risk of a world where dissent is quietly chilled through neural surveillance rather than force. The conversation moves fluidly between law, neuroscience, ethics, and personal experience, including Farahany’s own use of neurofeedback to heal from PTSD. Along the way, it confronts difficult questions about memory, identity, inequality, and what it truly means to remain human in an age of thought monitoring. This conversation spans law, ethics, neuroscience, grief, trauma, and resistance—offering a rare blend of intellectual rigor and lived experience at the edge of the neural age. Presented by Kindle Cast. Hosted by Pritha Kejriwal.

42 min
9 ENE

Jim Al‑Khalili on Reality: Time, Entanglement & Consciousness

In this rare and deeply contemplative conversation, theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili sits down with Pritha Kejriwal on Dark Matter Bright Minds to explore the hidden architecture of reality and the human struggle to make sense of it. He speaks about time as a mystery still unresolved, the strangeness of quantum entanglement, the possibility of consciousness emerging from complexity, and whether artificial intelligence could one day become aware. The conversation moves fluidly between physics and philosophy, touching on the multiverse, scientific humility, and the ethical responsibility that comes with rapid technological progress. A calm, searching, and profoundly human episode from one of the world’s most articulate scientific thinkers. Presented by Kindle Cast. Hosted by Pritha Kejriwal.

50 min
26/12/2025

Love Beyond Romance: Simon May on Identity, Fear & Becoming

In this episode of Dark Matter, Bright Minds, philosopher Simon May reflects on love as a deeply existential emotion — shaped by longing, risk, fear, and the search for groundedness in an unstable world. The conversation explores modern romantic love, commodification under capitalism, love beyond people, the role of mortality in love, and why fear of success may be one of love’s deepest challenges. A clear-eyed conversation on love as effort, vulnerability, and the condition of becoming. Presented by Kindlecast. Hosted by Pritha Kejriwal.

1 h 10 min
05/12/2025

Daniel A. Bell on Censorship, Governance, Surveillance & the Philosophy Behind Modern China

In this episode of Dark Matter Bright Minds, host Pritha Kejriwal speaks with Prof. Daniel A. Bell, author of The China Model, to unpack how China’s “vertical” system really works: grassroots democracy, mid-level experimentation, and political meritocracy at the top. They separate myth from reality — from surveillance and social credit system to everyday political life across Beijing, Shandong, Hong Kong, and China’s digital world. The discussion spans China’s contested regions from Xinjiang to Tibet and Taiwan, Confucian and Marxist influences, and how China views India in an emerging multi-polar world. A sharp, nuanced listen for anyone seeking to understand China beyond headlines.

55 min
14/11/2025

Why Objects Matter: Graham Harman on Object-Oriented Ontology

Unlock a mind-expanding philosophy that redefines objects, politics, and identity. In this illuminating episode, renowned philosopher Graham Harman radically reframes our everyday world. Object-oriented ontology (OOO) argues that human perception does not exhaust reality—each object, whether stone, cloud, nation, or AI, possesses irreducible existence and withdrawal. Host Pritha Kejriwal guides the conversation through Harman's pathbreaking ideas, showing why and how objects resist full knowledge, with deep application for listeners.

29 min
31/10/2025

Unmasking Anonymous: Power, Identity & Code

Anthropologist Gabriella Coleman joins host Pritha Kejriwall on Kindlecast to unravel the misunderstood world of hacker collectives—especially Anonymous—and how digital anonymity, image boards, and chat culture fuel activism, resilience, and collective power. Hear real stories from IRC chatrooms, learn how diverse hackers built their own moral architecture, and see how informants and betrayal shaped outcomes. Coleman breaks down why trickster tactics, playful culture, and mask-wearing matter in the fight for truth, ethics, and justice—grounding ideas for youth in current movements. Explore the difference between Anonymous and QAnon, the rise of security professionals, and the challenges facing new generations. Coleman discusses the cyclical nature of activism, how blockchain/AI is the fresh “shiny thing,” and why a politics of collective self-effacement is more needed than ever.

1 h 15 min
17/10/2025

Anil Seth: Perception, AI, and Why Reality Is a Controlled Hallucination

What if your entire reality is a controlled hallucination? In this mind-bending episode, renowned neuroscientist Professor Anil Seth explores consciousness—science's greatest mystery. Your brain doesn't passively receive the world; it actively predicts and constructs every moment of your experience. Through relatable examples—from morning coffee to optical illusions—Prof. Seth makes cutting-edge neuroscience accessible. He bridges brain research, philosophy, and practical implications for medicine, AI, and human identity. Dark Matter Bright Minds brings you deep conversations with leading scientists exploring the frontiers of knowledge.

1 h 29 min
03/10/2025

Dr. Ian Lipkin on COVID Origins, Lab Leaks & the Future of Public Health

The Columbia epidemiologist and “virus hunter” on pandemics, bioweapons, DNA data, and the increasing risk of pandemics What do we really know about the origins of COVID-19? Why is the risk of pandemics increasing rather than declining? And how should the world confront the growing challenges of bioweapons, biosecurity, and genetic data privacy? In this episode of Dark Matter, Bright Minds, Dr. Ian Lipkin — Columbia University’s John Snow Professor of Epidemiology — shares decades of insight into global health. From tracing encephalitis outbreaks in India to investigating coronaviruses and advising governments worldwide, Lipkin explains why the stakes are higher than ever. He discusses: -The ongoing mystery of COVID-19’s origins -Lab leaks in history — accidental vs deliberate -Why biological weapons are uniquely dangerous -The risks of ancestry DNA data in an age of synthetic biology -The retreat of the U.S. from global science leadership -And why international scientific collaboration may determine our survival 🎙 Hosted by Pritha Kejriwal, Kindle Cast.

1 h 21 min
19/09/2025

Marcus Du Sautoy - Is Reality written in Mathematics?

Exploring how mathematics shapes reality, fuels artificial intelligence, and unlocks the patterns behind human creativity. Marcus Du Sautoy, celebrated mathematician, musician, and dramatist, joins Kindle Cast to explore the foundations of mathematical truth, the shock of incompleteness, and why beauty and art matter for discovery. Drawing on Indian philosophy and highlighting the journey from zero to infinity, the episode examines whether AI will match human breakthroughs or remain limited by its system. Listeners gain new perspectives on proof, the continuum hypothesis, creativity, and why meaning and belief are essential, even for scientists. Listeners will value insights on how Indian thinking influences global mathematics.

1 h 26 min
05/09/2025

From Stalkerware to Gaza: Eva Galperin on Surveillance & Power

Eva Galperin — cybersecurity expert and Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) — joins Dark Matter, Bright Minds for an urgent conversation about privacy, surveillance, and power. We spoke about: -What stalkerware is, and how it turns your phone into a tool for abusive partners and governments. -Why it’s so hard to shut down spyware companies, and how they reappear under new names. -The NSO Group, Pegasus spyware, and why the U.S. sanctioned them. -How Israel controls Gaza’s internet infrastructure, turning connectivity into a weapon. -Why AI in warfare is dangerous — and why “humans in the loop” hasn’t stopped atrocities. -The political economy of fear: how companies make billions selling surveillance. Eva Galperin has been called “the Joan of Arc of internet security.” Her insights connect the personal and the geopolitical, showing how surveillance reaches from our most intimate lives to global battlefields.

50 min
19/08/2025

Jeff Wise: MH370, Air India & The Secrets of Modern Plane Crashes

When Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished in 2014, the world was left with unanswered questions. More than a decade later, aviation journalist Jeff Wise (Finding MH370) argues the mystery wasn’t pilot suicide—but potentially the first cyber-hijacking of a commercial airliner. In this episode of Dark Matter, Bright Minds, Wise examines MH370 alongside the recent Air India AI171 crash, raising urgent questions about aviation security, geopolitics, and the stories we’re told after disasters. From the Boeing 777’s hidden design vulnerabilities to the possibility of Russian involvement, he connects 11 years of investigation into a single, alarming conclusion: the truth about aviation safety is more fragile than we think. Recorded just two weeks after the AI171 tragedy, this conversation sheds light on cyber risks, data manipulation, and why the “black box” isn’t always the final word.

1 h 26 min

11 episodios

Science, technology, and the future of intelligence. What lies beneath the systems that shape our lives — from AI to spyware, pandemics to planetary collapse?

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Kindle Cast
Años en activo

2025 - 2026
Episodios

11
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