Transcending Into Tech

Transcending Into Tech

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Transcending Into Tech episodes

  • What is Transhumanism? And how is it already part of your life!
    Today, we discuss the core foundational elements of transhumanism, and how its been apart of our daily lives for some time.
    Some good links to check out:
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/transhumanism (https://www.britannica.com/topic/transhumanism)
    https://whatistranshumanism.org/ (https://whatistranshumanism.org/)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism_in_fiction (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism_in_fiction)
    https://ghostintheshell.fandom.com/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_Wiki (https://ghostintheshell.fandom.com/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_Wiki)
    24 min
  • Morality, Ethics and Technology. They don't always mix well!
    We look at how technology have impacted our own moral “compasses", and how ethics can be an afterthought in today's hyper evolving models of operation.
    Notes and Further Reading:
    University of Pennsylvania of the decline of morality: https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/decline-of-morality/ (https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/decline-of-morality/)
    Stanford’s Encyclopedia of Philosophy on Moral Values and Tech: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/it-moral-values/#MorChaInfTec (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/it-moral-values/#MorChaInfTec)
    Target Pregnancy Story: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did/#4d6772046668 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/02/16/how-target-figured-out-a-teen-girl-was-pregnant-before-her-father-did/#4d6772046668)
    24 min
  • COVID-19 and Interpersonal Connections
    We discuss the impacts of the current pandemic and how technology is changing humans to a "new normal" with connections.
    Research Notes:
    https://www.futuristgerd.com/2020/03/a-crisis-is-a-terrible-thing-to-waste-how-covid-19-changed-our-world-futurist-gerd-leonhard-looks-back-from-the-near-future/ (Futurist Gerd).
    Ezra Klein for https://www.vox.com/2020/3/12/21173938/coronavirus-covid-19-social-distancing-elderly-epidemic-isolation-quarantine (Vox).
    Georgia https://news.uga.edu/research-covid19-effect-on-relationships/ (study).
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitymillhiser/2020/04/16/what-covid-19-has-taught-businesses-about-digital-and-the-human-connection/#2a43707fa9a8 (Forbes): Covid-19, Businesses, and the Human Connection.
    https://time.com/5817453/coronavirus-human-touch/ (TIME): Lack of Human Touch.
    https://www.mitchalbom.com/human-touch-story/ (Mitch Albom).
    The Drum https://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2020/04/15/chatbots-and-personalisation-the-impact-covid-19-communication (op-ed).
    https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/307619/religion-covid-virus.aspx (Gallup).
    22 min

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