The Posthuman Prometheus

Surprise! Ben is back for what was supposed to be our first episode. Due to the George Floyd protests, we felt like we needed to start with a broader discussion about how 8chan and the alt-right view these phenomena and what risks they pose.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/s/147b6c68/podcast/sponsor/acugj9/url/https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fapp Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/political-transhumanism/support

Joe rants about police brutality, and the Milwaukee incident, and discusses the need unions to have a general strike whenever these kinds of things happen. And reads the next section from Bostrom's paper. We will be back to our regularly scheduled programming next Thursday.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/s/147b6c68/podcast/sponsor/acugj9/url/https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fapp Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/political-transhumanism/support

A Reading and analysis of Dr. Nick Bostrom's "Why I Want to be a Posthuman When I Grow Up"  feat. Commentary from Joe  Ben Couldn't make it today, So as a courtesy to him I have elected to talk about another interesting topic. That is “Why we should all want to be Posthuman.” I apologize sincerely for not having a more together show for you today but fortune seems to have conspired against us in this endeavor. Sources:  Nick Bostrom Future of Humanity Institute "Why I Want to be a Posthuman When I Grow Up"   https://www.nickbostrom.com/posthuman.pdf [Published in: Medical Enhancement and Posthumanity, eds. Bert Gordijn and Ruth Chadwick (Springer, 2008): pp. 107-137. First circulated: 2006] The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence, Waitbutwhy, 2015 pt. 1 https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html pt. 2. https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-2.html BECOME A PATRON:https://www.patreon.com/HumanityPlus --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/s/147b6c68/podcast/sponsor/acugj9/url/https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fapp Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/political-transhumanism/support

Did you ever think about how certain political ideologies can spread like a disease? If we view fascism as a disease, then what can we do to combat it? What are the early warning signs and how do we inoculate people? I would postulate that proper scientific education may be the difference between life and death when it comes to the future of humanity. Our pilot episode in which we take a look at the anti coronavirus lockdown protesters will premiere on May 26 2020. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/political-transhumanism/support