Musings on Transhumanism

Ash Bayram

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A podcast about the future of humankind and how we try to make it happen with tech and science. Here we go into the nitty-gritty of science, technology, philosophy, and ethics of what the future holds for us. If you want to support me, become a monthly patron to get early access and exclusive content! https://patreon.com/user?u=81056596&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

10/17/2022

Hacking your biology with Dr. Alja Podgornik

A big aspect of transhumanism is changing our biology. But is it even possible without fully understanding it and is there anything we can do today? In this episode, we discuss alternative medicine as a different approach to changing our lives. For more info on Alja's work, visit: https://responsibleevolutionproject.com @_aljapodgornik_ on instagram Music from: Signal To Noise by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

1h 15m
10/11/2022

What if the world was deterministic?

Determinism is a view of the world where all events in the universe, including human decisions and actions, are causally inevitable. In this episode, we discuss the deterministic aspects of the world, the science behind them, and how living in determinism would affect society! Music from: Signal To Noise by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

14 min
10/09/2022

Microdosing, psychedelics and the future of the altered mind - with Josh Leonard

In this episode, we discuss the practices of microdosing and macrodosing with psychedelics. What do they entail? How they affect our understanding of the human? What are the socio-economic problems we might face in the future with psychedelics? These and many more questions, we discuss with our guest, Josh Leonard from Pursuit of Infinity. Music from: Signal To Noise by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

51 min
06/26/2022

Science vs death: can humanity become immortal?

In this episode, we talk about the infamous problem of death and how scientists are going about solving it. What part of us makes us alive? Can we stay alive forever? What would an immortal society look like? Sources: https://www.alcor.org/ Mark O’Connell. (2017). To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death. Granta Books. https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/03/13/144721/a-startup-is-pitching-a-mind-uploading-service-that-is-100-percent-fatal/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/dualism/

17 min
03/14/2022

From gender inequality to artificial wombs

Making babies has been a longstanding topic for science, philosophy, and sociology. From society's unreasonable views on women to artificial wombs, in this episode, we look into the future of the "birds and bees" question. Sources: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-04940-001 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-50056405 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2216818-c-section-babies-have-a-different-microbiome-but-not-for-long/#:~:text=Babies%20born%20by%20caesarean%20section,birth%20mode%20on%20the%20microbiome. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/the-future-of-human-reproduction-where-will-tomorrows-babies-come-from https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15112 https://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/S1934-5909(16)00018-7 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/662393

9 min
12/06/2021

Society without fear - utopia or distopia?

What would the world look like without fear? Can we get rid of it? What is the science of fear?

10 min
09/12/2021

The future of beauty - broken or mended?

How can science shape the future of beauty industry? Will we be ever able to change our genes? Will filters become so advance that we cannot chase them? Sources: Crispr for plastic surgery https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181030134342.htm Crispr for acne treatment https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncumbers/2021/01/11/could-crispr-eradicate-acne/?sh=f9217491f10a The future is already here - biotech in beauty industry https://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Article/2016/09/21/Biotech-How-science-is-helping-the-beauty-industry-source-natural-personal-care-and-cosmetic-ingredients

7 min
05/30/2021

Polyamory, monogamy and evolution

Is future polyamorous? In this episode of "Science me a future" we talk about the evolution and genetics of human monogamy. Leave an audio comment for me at https://anchor.fm/ayshan-aliyeva/message ! Sources: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2018.00139/full https://www.pnas.org/content/109/25/9923 https://www.pnas.org/content/116/4/1331 https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/are-humans-naturally-monogamous/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/monogamy-may-be-written-in-our-genes1/

9 min
05/08/2021

Amara's law or how we react to new tech

In this episode, we will discuss Amara's law: “We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.” Why do we make this conceptual error and what are its implications? We will also look at artificial intelligence and flaws of science communication. Sources: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780191826719.001.0001/q-oro-ed4-00018679 https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/history-artificial-intelligence/ https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/gartner-hype-cycle

6 min
05/01/2021

Artificial neurons and a robot without a body

Welcome to Science me a future podcast! In this episode we will discuss a recently published study and its potential implications our future. Sources: Serb, A., Corna, A., George, R. et al. Memristive synapses connect brain and silicon spiking neurons. Sci Rep 10, 2590 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58831-9 https://singularityhub.com/2020/03/10/scientists-linked-artificial-and-biological-neurons-in-a-network-and-amazingly-it-worked/

7 min

10 Episodes

A podcast about the future of humankind and how we try to make it happen with tech and science. Here we go into the nitty-gritty of science, technology, philosophy, and ethics of what the future holds for us. If you want to support me, become a monthly patron to get early access and exclusive content! https://patreon.com/user?u=81056596&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

Creator

Ash Bayram
Years Active

2021 - 2022
Episodes

10
Rating

Explicit
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Musings on Transhumanism