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What Black Mirror’s San Junipero Got Right and Wrong

ByDan March 16, 2018February 13, 2024

I’ve been cajoled into watching Netflix’s Black Mirror, and a friend of mine recommended watching the San Junipero episode next. As I mentioned in my last Black Morror reflection, and I…

With VR and Neurotech, the Future of Sex May Be Just as Disturbing as the Present

ByDan January 14, 2018February 13, 2024

I don’t watch fiction, and I don’t read fiction, almost as a rule. While I respect it as a medium, and consider it valuable in fleshing out future scenarios that…

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Non-Android Humans May Still Be Enhanced – an Interview with Dr. Thomas Ray

ByDan October 6, 2013February 13, 2024

Dr. Thomas Ray is Harvard-educated doctor of Biology, and also the original researcher in the Tierra Artificial Life project. Tierra ended up receiving major media coverage all over the world…

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Building Bridges: Humanitarian Efforts to Artificial Intelligence – Dr. Soenke Ziesche

ByDan September 26, 2013February 13, 2024

In the push towards bridging humanitarian efforts and advances in computing and artificial intelligence, there seem to be a minimal number of thinkers AND doers. Dr. Soenke Ziesche recognizes the…

Interviews with Philosophers | Topics (Assorted)

Will We Out-Grow Our Inherited Brains? – A View of Societal Lenses, with Dr. Pat Hopkins

ByDan September 22, 2013February 13, 2024

In the future, will technology deconstruct or reconstruct gender identities as culturally represented and understood by society today? In a recent interview, Dr. Patrick Hopkins, a professor of Philosophy at…

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Re-engineering the Mind-Body Connection – with Kyle Munkittrick

ByDan September 18, 2013February 13, 2024

Like so many scientists and science-loving scholars, Kyle Munkittrick had an interest in science and science-fiction at a young age; however, he didn’t actually consider pursuing “science as a career”…

Interviews with Philosophers | Topics (Assorted)

Where Human Ethics and Legislation Meet: Less or More Progress? – With Russell Blackford

ByDan September 14, 2013February 13, 2024

In the spirit of valuing freedom of thought in the face of scientific advancement and expansion of human potential, how much room is there for religious debate? What are the…

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The Singularity – Cart Before the Horse?

ByDan September 10, 2013February 13, 2024

The artificial intelligence (AI) field is full of forward thinkers; in the midst of moving ahead, some are particularly grounded in addressing the very real philosophical issues that continue to…

Interviews with Researchers | Topics (Assorted)

Will Machines Reinforce or Redefine a ‘Social’ Humanity? – Dr. Ben Goertzel

ByDan September 6, 2013February 13, 2024

“It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world…

Interviews with Researchers | Topics (Assorted)

When Robots Become Co-Workers and Peers – A Conversation with Dr. Karl MacDorman

ByDan September 2, 2013February 13, 2024

When I first think of robots in the workforce, I can’t help but mentally form the introductory scene of some future-oriented sitcom, with a silver-plated, two-legged robot coming through the…

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