Kristian Rönn - The Darwinian Trap
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Keith Wiley - Contemplating Oblivion
Interview with Keith Wiley, author of science fiction novel 'Contemplating Oblivion. "A spectacular vision of the far future, in which the functioning of the mind is separated from the substrate of the brain, enabling light-speed interstellar travel and wild explorations of consciousness. Wiley depicts a society consumed with curiosity about the nature of consciousness, but also vexed by existential angst over the end of the universe, when even the immortals will perish." —RANDAL KOENE PHD • Founder & CEO of Carboncopies.org • Founder of Minduploading.org • past Director of the Department of Neuroengineering at Tecnalia Description: "Qualia: the quality or feeling of a conscious experience. Qualia can't be described, they must be experienced to be known. A million years in the future, physics is closed. Humanity has computerized the brain, solved death, and spread across the galaxy. The greatest challenge that remains is figuring out how a quadrillion immort...
The 3 Body Problem Explored - Robin Hanson, Anders Sandberg & Joscha Bach
The 3 Body Problem Explored: Cosmic Sociology, Longtermism & Existential Risk - Robin Hanson, Anders Sandberg & Joscha Bach