Meet Ray Kurzweil, who combines Moore’s Law with nanobots in a faux recipe to cheat death. Please share this episode with your friends and start a conversation. For an entertaining deep dive into the theme of season five (Phalse Prophets), read the definitive <a href='https://bit.ly/RSIC-Journal'>peer-reviewed taxonomic analysis</a> from our very own Jason Bradford, PhD.  Sources/Links/Notes:<ul><li>Ray Kurzweil's 2005 book checks in at 672 pages -- it's called <a href='http://www.singularity.com/aboutthebook.html'>The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology</a>.</li><li>Kurzweil's sequel from 2022 is called <a href='https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9780399562761'>The Singularity Is Nearer</a>.</li><li>Brian O'Keefe, "<a href='https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/14/100008848/'>The smartest (or the nuttiest) futurist on Earth,</a>" Fortune, May 2, 2007.</li><li>David Hochman, "<a href='https://www.kurzweilai.net/playboy-re-invent-yourself-the-playboy-interview'>Reinvent Yourself</a>," Playboy, April 19, 2016.</li><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oXoh7tmh24'>Episode of Doug Henning's World of Magic</a>, 1980.</li><li><a href='https://www.societyforcryobiology.org/'>Society for Cryobiology</a></li><li><a href='https://www.su.org/university'>Singularity University</a></li><li>Sarah Begley, "<a href='https://time.com/3482452/future-of-food/'>The Future of Food: Experts Predict How Our Plates Will Change</a>," Time, October 9, 2014.</li><li>Alan Thompson, "<a href='https://lifearchitect.ai/kurzweil/'>Dr Ray Kurzweil: 2022-2023 Updates</a>," LifeArchitect.ai</li><li>Eric Brende wrote a book that counteracts some of Kurzweil's absurdities. It's called <a href='https://www.harpercollins.com/products/better-off-eric-brende?variant=32130917826594'>Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology</a>.</li><li>The <a href='http://simplicitycollective.com/start-here/what-is-voluntary-simplicity-2'>Simplicity Collective</a> is a good organization for exploring voluntary simplicity.</li></ul><a rel="payment" href="https://www.postcarbon.org/supportcrazytown/">Support the show</a>

Meet Ray Kurzweil, who combines Moore’s Law with nanobots in a faux recipe to cheat death. Please share this episode with your friends and start a conversation. For an entertaining deep dive into the theme of season five (Phalse Prophets), read the definitive peer-reviewed taxonomic analysis from our very own Jason Bradford, PhD. Sources/Links/Notes:Ray Kurzweil's 2005 book checks in at 672 pages -- it's called The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology.Kurzweil's sequel from 2022 is called The Singularity Is Nearer.Brian O'Keefe, "The smartest (or the nuttiest) futurist on Earth," Fortune, May 2, 2007.David Hochman, "Reinvent Yourself," Playboy, April 19, 2016.Episode of Doug Henning's World of Magic, 1980.Society for CryobiologySingularity UniversitySarah Begley, "The Future of Food: Experts Predict How Our Plates Will Change," Time, October 9, 2014.Alan Thompson, "Dr Ray Kurzweil: 2022-2023 Updates," LifeArchitect.aiEric Brende wrote a book that counteracts some of Kurzweil's absurdities. It's called Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology.The Simplicity Collective is a good organization for exploring voluntary simplicity.Support the show

Meet Ray Kurzweil, who combines Moore’s Law with nanobots in a faux recipe to cheat death. Please share this episode with your friends and start a conversation. For an entertaining deep dive into the theme of season five (Phalse Prophets), read the definitive <a href="https://bit.ly/RSIC-Journal" rel="noopener noreferrer">peer-reviewed taxonomic analysis</a> from our very own Jason Bradford, PhD.&nbsp; Sources/Links/Notes:<ul><li>Ray Kurzweil's 2005 book checks in at 672 pages -- it's called <a href="http://www.singularity.com/aboutthebook.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology</a>.</li><li>Kurzweil's sequel from 2022 is called <a href="https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9780399562761" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Singularity Is Nearer</a>.</li><li>Brian O'Keefe, "<a href="https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/14/100008848/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The smartest (or the nuttiest) futurist on Earth,</a>" Fortune, May 2, 2007.</li><li>David Hochman, "<a href="https://www.kurzweilai.net/playboy-re-invent-yourself-the-playboy-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reinvent Yourself</a>," Playboy, April 19, 2016.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oXoh7tmh24" rel="noopener noreferrer">Episode of Doug Henning's World of Magic</a>, 1980.</li><li><a href="https://www.societyforcryobiology.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Society for Cryobiology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.su.org/university" rel="noopener noreferrer">Singularity University</a></li><li>Sarah Begley, "<a href="https://time.com/3482452/future-of-food/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Future of Food: Experts Predict How Our Plates Will Change</a>," Time, October 9, 2014.</li><li>Alan Thompson, "<a href="https://lifearchitect.ai/kurzweil/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr Ray Kurzweil: 2022-2023 Updates</a>," LifeArchitect.ai</li><li>Eric Brende wrote a book that counteracts some of Kurzweil's absurdities. It's called <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/better-off-eric-brende?variant=32130917826594" rel="noopener noreferrer">Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology</a>.</li><li>The <a href="http://simplicitycollective.com/start-here/what-is-voluntary-simplicity-2" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simplicity Collective</a> is a good organization for exploring voluntary simplicity.</li></ul><a href="https://www.postcarbon.org/supportcrazytown/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>

How to Have Sex with Yourself: The Bizarre Cult of the Singularity

With equal parts humor and in-depth analysis, Asher, Rob, and Jason safeguard their sanity while probing crazy-making topics like climate change, overshoot, runaway capitalism, and why we’re all deluding ourselves. Each fortnightly episode helps you understand the “Great Unraveling” of our environmental and social systems and describes how we can make the transition to a sustainable and equitable world. If you’re someone who questions the trajectory of society and struggles to understand why most people would rather eat nachos on the deck of the “SS Denial” than face reality, you’ll find community and plenty of laughs in Crazy Town. Brought to you by https://www.resilience.org/ and the unconventional minds at Post Carbon Institute, a nonprofit think tank that builds awareness of the polycrisis and prescribes community resilience-building as the most appropriate response. Your hosts:Asher Miller - Nonprofit executive director by day, apocalypse comedian by night. Feels most at home exploring insanity-inducing topics while trying not to spill coffee on his keyboard as he convulses over the latest ecomodernist fantasy. In danger of losing his mind every time he encounters someone using a gas-powered blower to move leaves from one spot to another. Rob Dietz - Jack-of-all-trades environmental scientist, conservation biologist, and ecological economist with a penchant for relating planetary overshoot to the catalog of movie scenes that play on a continuous loop in his colonized brain. Known for inserting random ecological facts into casual conversation, often in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s voice. His friends call him “pessimistically hilarious.” Jason Bradford - Activist farmer and former encyclopedia salesman with a PhD in plant ecology who gets genuinely excited discussing soil microbes and societal collapse in the same breath. Morally opposed to doomsday prepping, but predisposed toward sharing everything he keeps in his bunker, er root cellar, including potatoes, wine, and a 47-month supply of scientific esoterica and embarrassing anecdotes. These guys are the Three Stooges of sustainability podcasting, although they tend toward scientific analysis, righteous outrage, and self-deprecation rather than beating each other up with hand tools. How can they have this much fun while contemplating collapse and navigating the Great Unraveling? Heartfelt thanks to the team at Post Carbon Institute, our volunteers, and all our fellow Crazy Townies out there who help bring this podcast to life.

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With equal parts humor and in-depth analysis, Asher, Rob, and Jason safeguard their sanity while probing crazy-making topics like climate change, overshoot, runaway capitalism, and why we’re all deluding ourselves. Each fortnightly episode helps you understand the “Great Unraveling” of our environmental and social systems and describes how we can make the transition to a sustainable and equitable world. If you’re someone who questions the trajectory of society and struggles to understand why most people would rather eat nachos on the deck of the “SS Denial” than face reality, you’ll find community and plenty of laughs in Crazy Town. Brought to you by https://www.resilience.org/ and the unconventional minds at Post Carbon Institute, a nonprofit think tank that builds awareness of the polycrisis and prescribes community resilience-building as the most appropriate response. Your hosts: Asher Miller - Nonprofit executive director by day, apocalypse comedian by night. Feels most at home exploring insanity-inducing topics while trying not to spill coffee on his keyboard as he convulses over the latest ecomodernist fantasy. In danger of losing his mind every time he encounters someone using a gas-powered blower to move leaves from one spot to another. Rob Dietz - Jack-of-all-trades environmental scientist, conservation biologist, and ecological economist with a penchant for relating planetary overshoot to the catalog of movie scenes that play on a continuous loop in his colonized brain. Known for inserting random ecological facts into casual conversation, often in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s voice. His friends call him “pessimistically hilarious.” Jason Bradford - Activist farmer and former encyclopedia salesman with a PhD in plant ecology who gets genuinely excited discussing soil microbes and societal collapse in the same breath. Morally opposed to doomsday prepping, but predisposed toward sharing everything he keeps in his bunker, er root cellar, including potatoes, wine, and a 47-month supply of scientific esoterica and embarrassing anecdotes. These guys are the Three Stooges of sustainability podcasting, although they tend toward scientific analysis, righteous outrage, and self-deprecation rather than beating each other up with hand tools. How can they have this much fun while contemplating collapse and navigating the Great Unraveling? Heartfelt thanks to the team at Post Carbon Institute, our volunteers, and all our fellow Crazy Townies out there who help bring this podcast to life.

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