Neohuman

For the 60th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Yasmine Mohammed. Canadian human rights activist, Yasmine Mohammed, advocates for the rights of women living within Islamic majority countries, as well as those who struggle under religious fundamentalism. She is also the founder of Free Hearts Free Minds, an organization that provides psychological support for freethinkers living within Muslim majority countries- where the state sanctioned punishment for leaving Islam is death. Her book, Unveiled, is a memoir/polemic that recalls her experiences growing up in a fundamentalist Islamic household and her arranged marriage to a member of Al-Qaeda. In it, she sheds light on the religious trauma that so many women still today are unable to discuss. They talk about wide range of subjects, including Islam, politics, hijab, Iran, Qasem Soleimani, Trump, Trudeau, and the alliance between Western Liberals & Islamists.  

Links: 

Yasmine Mohammed: www.yasminemohammed.com

Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam: www.amazon.com/Unveiled-Western-Liberals-Empower-Radical-ebook/dp/B07YCVN78V

Yasmine Mohammed – CFI: www.centerforinquiry.org/speakers/mohammed_yasmine

Ex-Muslim to ‘Post’: Trying to teach ‘naive West’ about true nature of Islam: www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Ex-Muslim-to-Post-Trying-to-teach-naive-West-about-true-nature-of-Islam-598946

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For the 59th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Arash Aalaei. Arash is an Iranian-American journalist and freelance TV producer who has worked with internationally recognized media networks such as Voice of America, BBC, CBS, RAI, and ABC. They talk about wide range of subjects, including Iran, politics, IRGC & Qasem SoleimaniTrump administration, social media, journalism, and possibility of a war in the Middle East. 

Links: 

Arash Aalaei – C-SPAN: www.c-span.org/person/?arashaalaei

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo With Arash Aalaei of Iran International: www.justtherealnews.com/exec-depts/state-department/secretary-michael-r-pompeo-with-arash-aalaei-of-iran-international/

Arash Aalaei Interviewing the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo (In Farsi): www.youtu.be/d_xM5OXTBEo

Trump warns Iran’s Supreme Leader to be ‘Careful with his words’: www.thehill.com/homenews/administration/478874-trump-warns-irans-supreme-leader-to-be-careful-with-his-words

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In the 58th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Zoltan Istvan. Formerly a reporter for the National Geographic Channel, Istvan now writes futurist, transhumanist, secular, and political themed articles for major media, including The New York Times, Vice’s Motherboard, Wired, The Huffington Post, TechCrunch and Newsweek. Istvan regularly appears on television and video channels discussing futurist topics. He is one of the world’s most influential transhumanists and believes transhumanism will grow into a mainstream social movement in the next decade. Istvan is the author of The Transhumanist Wager, a philosophical science fiction novel. In late 2014, Istvan announced his intent to run for President of the United States in the 2016 election. He ran for his own Transhumanist Party to raise awareness for transhumanist politics issues. In 2017, Istvan announced his intent to run for Governor of California in the 2018 election as a member of the Libertarian Party. In November 2019, Istvan announced his candidacy for the Republican Party’s nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election, hoping to win the GOP nomination against President Donald Trump. They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, politics, Transhumanism, China, innovation, the coming decade, religion, and necessity of cultural shift towards scientific and technological solutions.

Links: 

Zoltan Istvan: www.zoltanistvan.com

Meet the Cyborg Who’s Running Against Donald Trump for President: www.cnet.com/news/meet-zoltan-istvan-cyborg-running-against-donald-trump-for-president

Upgrading America: The Political Writings of Zoltan Istvan: www.amazon.com/Upgrading-America-Political-Writings-Zoltan/dp/0988616157

The Transhumanist Wager: www.amazon.com/Transhumanist-Wager-Zoltan-Istvan/dp/0988616114

The Futurist Cure: Notes from the Front Lines of Transhumanism: www.amazon.com/Futuresist-Cure-Notes-Front-Transhumanism/dp/0988616122

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For the 57th, and the last of 2019, episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with retired Brigadier General Dr. Robert Spalding. Spalding has served in senior positions of strategy and diplomacy within the Defense and State Departments for more than 26 years, and is an accomplished innovator in government and a national security policy strategist. As Senior Director for Strategy to the President, he was the chief architect of the framework for national competition in the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS). He has earned recognition for his knowledge of Chinese economic competition, cyber warfare, and political influence, as well as for his ability to forecast global trends and develop innovative solutions … Robert Spalding is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. His work focuses on U.S.-China relations, economic and national security, and the Asia-Pacific military balance. They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, politics, China, Donald Trump, Artificial Intelligence, 5G technology, totalitarianism, and Dr. Spalding’s new book, Stealth War: How China Took Over While America’s Elite Slept.

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For the 56th episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with Sky Nelson-Isaacs. Sky is an author and physics educator building a foundation for a scientific understanding of synchronicity in our modern world. Sky has a masters degree in physics from San Francisco State University, has had careers in education, in the software industry, and in music, and has spent the past twenty years studying synchronicity, with the last 12 years publishing academic papers on it. They talk about wide range of subjects, including philosophy, synchronicities, alternate universes, choices & free will, life as a video game, and Sky’s new book, Living in Flow: The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape Your World.

Links: 

Sky Nelson-Isaacs: www.skynelson.com

Living in Flow: The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape your World: www.amazon.com/Living-Flow-Science-Synchronicity-Choices/dp/1623173116

the Living in Flow Course: https://uthrivehere.mykajabi.com/livinginflow

The Synchronicity Institute: www.themindbodyspiritnetwork.com/public-speaker-synchronicity-online-course-sky-nelson-isaacs/

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For the 55th episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with Peter Boghossian. Peter is an American philosopher and an assistant professor of philosophy at Portland State University. His areas of academic focus include atheism, critical thinking, pedagogy, scientific skepticism, and the Socratic method. They’re talking about a wide range of topics, including politics, philosophy, SJW Intersectional religion, Andrew Yang, AI, aliens, as well as Peter’s new book: How to Have Impossible Conversations.

Links: 

Peter Boghossian: www.peterboghossian.com

How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide: www.amazon.com/How-Have-Impossible-Conversations-Practical/dp/0738285323

‘Idea Laundering’ in Academia: www.wsj.com/articles/idea-laundering-in-academia-11574634492

When ‘Ethics Review’ Becomes Ideological Review: The Case of Peter Boghossian: www.quillette.com/2019/07/29/when-ethics-review-becomes-ideological-review-the-case-of-peter-boghossian/

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For the 54th episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with William B. Irvine. Bill is professor of philosophy at Wright State University. The author of seven books, including A Guide to the Good Life, he has also written for the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Salon, Time, and the BBC. They’re talking about a wide range of topics, including Bill’s new book, The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher’s Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient.

Links: 

William B. Irvine: www.williambirvine.com

William B. Irvine – Wright State University: https://people.wright.edu/william.irvine

The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher’s Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient: www.amazon.com/Stoic-Challenge-Philosophers-Becoming-Resilient/dp/0393652491

A Guide to the Good Life: www.amazon.com/Guide-Good-Life-Ancient-Stoic/dp/1522632735

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For the 53rd episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with Chris Niebauer.

Chris received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuropsychology from the University of Toledo where he specialized in left-right brain differences. He has conducted research on consciousness, handedness, beliefs and the sense of self and is currently an associate professor of cognitive psychology at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.

They talk a wide range of topics, including Chris’ new book: No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism.

Links:

Chris’ YouTube: www.youtube.com/chris5264

No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology is Catching Up to Buddhism: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PLRZVTT/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

The Neurotic’s Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment: How the Left-Brain Plays Unending Games of Self-Improvement: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1478700432/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1

SRU Psychology Professor Authors Book on Enlightenment: www.sru.edu/news/080116a

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In the 52th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Erik Davis (@erik_davis). Erik is an American writer, scholar, journalist and public speaker whose writings have ranged from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism. He is perhaps best known for his book ‘Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information’, as well as his work on California counterculture, including Burning Man, the human potential movement, and the writings of Philip K. Dick. They talk about wide range of subjects, including philosophy, technology, psychedelics, religion, social media, modern cults, as well as Erik’s new book ‘High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies’.

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For the 51th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Bryan Caplan. A returning guest on NEOHUMAN, Bryan is an American economist and a professor of economics at George Mason University, research fellow at the Mercatus Center, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and frequent contributor to Freakonomics, as well as publishing his own blog, EconLog. He is a self-described economic libertarian, and the author of four books including The Case Against Education: Why the Education System is a Waste of Time and Money. They talk about a wide range of subjects including economy, immigration, technology, politics, jobs, automation, cryptocurrencies, and Bryan’s new book ‘Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration’.

Links: 

Bryan Caplan: www.bcaplan.com

Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration: www.amazon.com/Open-Borders-Science-Ethics-Immigration/dp/1250316960

ECONLOG: http://econlog.econlib.org

Why This Economist Thinks Public Education is Mostly Pointless: www.vox.com/conversations/2018/2/16/16870408/public-education-libertarianism-democracy-bryan-caplan

The Myth of the Rational Voter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_the_Rational_Voter

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