In this edition of the Singularity Podcast, I was privileged to do a phone interview with Barry Ptolemy, the director and producer of Transcendent Man. Barry was very generous in making time in his busy schedule to share his thoughts on the making of the movie, the technological singularity in general, and Ray Kurzweil in particular. Listen to […]

In this edition of the Singularity Podcast, I was privileged to do a phone interview with Barry Ptolemy, the director and producer of Transcendent Man. Barry was very generous in making time in his busy schedule to share his thoughts on the making of the movie, the technological singularity in general, and Ray Kurzweil in particular. Listen to […]

In this edition of&nbsp;the Singularity Podcast, I was privileged to do a phone interview with Barry Ptolemy, the director and producer of&nbsp;Transcendent Man. Barry was very generous in making time in his busy schedule to&nbsp;share his thoughts on the making of the movie, the technological singularity in general, and Ray Kurzweil in particular. Listen to […]

Behind the Lens: Barry Ptolemy on Creating the Ray Kurzweil Documentary “Transcendent Man”

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Past guests of this singularity podcast include people such as Ray Kurzweil, Peter Diamandis, Noam Chomsky, Natasha Vita-More, Stuart Hameroff, Marvin Minsky, Aubrey de Grey, Max More, Michio Kaku, Vernor Vinge, Cory Doctorow, Charles Stross, and many, many others.

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Singularity.FM was the first singularity podcast in the world. It is the place where we interview the future and technology meets ethics: an open conversation about the impact of exponential tech, accelerating change, and the choices we make. It helps us identify the full spectrum of unprecedented dangers and opportunities and give birth to our own ideas about the best way to create a better future, a better you. Singularity.FM is a series of interviews with the best scientists, writers, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, philosophers, and artists. We discuss the technological singularity, transhumanism, artificial intelligence, life extension, genetics, robotics, nanotech, synthetic biology, cryptocurrencies, and ethics: because technology is not enough! Past guests of this singularity podcast include people such as Ray Kurzweil, Peter Diamandis, Noam Chomsky, Natasha Vita-More, Stuart Hameroff, Marvin Minsky, Aubrey de Grey, Max More, Michio Kaku, Vernor Vinge, Cory Doctorow, Charles Stross, and many, many others.

Singularity.FM was the first singularity podcast in the world. It is the place where we interview the future and technology meets ethics: an open conversation about the impact of exponential tech, accelerating change, and the choices we make. It helps us identify the full spectrum of unprecedented dangers and opportunities and give birth to our own ideas about the best way to create a better future, a better you.

Singularity.FM is a series of interviews with the best scientists, writers, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, philosophers, and artists. We discuss the technological singularity, transhumanism, artificial intelligence, life extension, genetics, robotics, nanotech, synthetic biology, cryptocurrencies, and ethics: because technology is not enough!

Past guests of this singularity podcast include people such as Ray Kurzweil, Peter Diamandis, Noam Chomsky, Natasha Vita-More, Stuart Hameroff, Marvin Minsky, Aubrey de Grey, Max More, Michio Kaku, Vernor Vinge, Cory Doctorow, Charles Stross, and many, many others.

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