Team Futurism

By Team Futurism

Discussing cultural and political issues through a futurist lens.

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The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.

Team Futurism episodes:

June 05, 2023 Don't Vote for Anti-Nuclear Politicians
As the next election cycle draws closer, we take a look at the politicians who are for nuclear energy and those who are against it. We name names. Our take is pretty simple: Don't vote for a politician who doesn't support nuclear energy.
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20min
May 31, 2023 Hollywood Writers' Strike, Deepfakes, Quitting Twitter (Temporarily)
We discuss the Hollywood writers’ strike (why it will probably backfire), how deepfakes will impact the next election cycle, how to quit social media, and other topics.
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43min
May 05, 2023 How A.I. Will Change Politics Forever
Peter and Devon discuss how artificial intelligence will impact political campaigns through AI-generated ads, personalized text messages, and deepfake campaign avatars.
We also discuss outsider political candidates, Fox News firing Tucker, the war in Ukraine, and other topics.
The conversation is based in part on the Atlantic article "Just Wait Until Trump Is a Chatbot." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/04/ai-generated-political-ads-election-candidate-voter-interaction-transparency/673893/
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39min
May 03, 2023 Zoltan Istvan on AI, Digisexuality, Supplements, and Longevity
Zoltan Istvan is a prominent transhumanist best known for founding the US Transhumanist Party and for his popular articles promoting futurist ideas.
In this conversation, Peter Clarke and Zoltan discuss a wide range of topics, from transhumanist wine to digisexuality.
For more on Zoltan's thoughts on longevity, check out Peter's interview with Zoltan in Merion West: https://merionwest.com/2023/04/28/death-is-not-inevitable-sitting-down-with-zoltan-istvan/
For more on digisexuality, see Zoltan's recent piece in Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/dont-bash-digisexuality-some-it-brings-hope-opinion-1793091
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30min
April 22, 2023 Artists in the Age of AI
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48min
April 11, 2023 Why Is Elon Musk Against Longevity?
Elon Musk really doesn't want people to live longer. He's spoken about this in several interviews and doubled down on it in recent tweets.
In our view, it's a bad take. We discuss why.
This discussion is a followup to my article in Merion West: https://merionwest.com/2023/04/04/elon-musks-bad-take-on-longevity/
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40min
April 06, 2023 Is Algae the Future of Food? - with Elliot Roth
Spira: https://www.spirainc.com/
Follow Elliot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThatMrE
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45min
March 29, 2023 Top Stories in Tech Roundup: TikTok ban, ChatGPT, etc.
This week we give our enlightened opinions on top stories, from the proposed TikTok ban to updates with ChatGPT. Other topics discussed: Ozempic, US life expectancy decline, and the latest in the war in Ukraine.
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50min
March 16, 2023 Doomer v. Futurist
Debate between a futurist and a doomer. Go!
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1h 1min
March 08, 2023 Is Our Stuff Really Getting Worse?
A recent Vox article claimed that out stuff is getting worse because "consumerism ushered in an era of badly made products." Is this true?
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35min

FAQs about Team Futurism:

How many episodes does Team Futurism have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.