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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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/

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 other perspectives - next up, Mormon Transhumanists!

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?

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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!

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