Podcast
Neohuman
Hosted by Agah Bahari · EN
A platform to explore and express unique observations, realizations, and understanding of what we call The World. Hosted by Agah Bahari.
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Neohuman 100: Jason Reza Jorjani
Jun 9, 2024Tap to summarizeFor the 100th episode of NEOHUMAN podcast, Agah is welcoming back the author, philosopher, and professor, Jason Reza Jorjani. Jason/Reza is an Iranian-American philosopher and lifelong native New Yorker. He received his BA and MA at New York University, and completed his doctorate in Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Jorjani has taught courses on Science, Technology, and Society (STS), the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, and the history of Iran as a full-time faculty member at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. From October of 2016 through to his resignation in August of 2017, Dr. Jorjani was the Editor-in-Chief of Arktos Media and Co-Founder of the Alt-Right Corporation. Until his resignation in November of 2019, Dr. Jorjani was also a Senior Advisor to the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee of the Persian Renaissance Foundation. Most recently, Jorjani is the founder and leader of Prometheism, aka. The Prometheist Movement. Jorjani is also a leading team member of American Colossus, the project to construct a colossal monument of Prometheus “to freedom and human triumph in San Francisco Bay”. The post Neohuman 100: Jason Reza Jorjani appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.
Transcribe →99: Justin E. Lane
Jan 17, 202201:16:18Tap to summarizeFor the 99th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Justin E. Lane. “I am a mind hacker and consultant focused on how cognitive science and technology converge to create AI innovations for the future. I hold a doctoral degree from Oxford University and am based in Bratislava, Slovakia. My research focuses on cognitive science, social stability, and computer simulation. I also use AI and big-data approaches. I my D.Phil. from the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Oxford in 2019. I currently hold an academic position at the Center for Modeling Social Systems and work with the Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center as well as the Center for Mind and Culture. I am also the CTO of ALAN Analytics s.r.o.” He’s also the author of Understanding Religion Through Artificial Intelligence: Bonding and Belief (Scientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation). Link: Justin E. Lane: https://app.scholarsite.io/justin-e-lane Understanding Religion Through Artificial Intelligence: Bonding and Belief (Scientific Studies of Religion: Inquiry and Explanation): www.amazon.com/Understanding-Religion-Through-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/1350103551 Justin E. Lane – University of Oxford: https://oxford.academia.edu/JustinELane Justin E. Lane – Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iF1BxNMAAAAJ&hl=fr The post 99: Justin E. Lane appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.
Transcribe →98: Giulio Prisco
Dec 6, 202101:11:31Tap to summarizeFor the 98th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with the returning guest, Giulio Prisco (@giulioprisco). Giulio is an Italian information technology and virtual reality consultant, as well as a writer, futurist, and Transhumanist. Formerly a senior manager in the European Space Agency, Prisco is a physicist and computer scientist. He served as a member on the board of directors of World Transhumanist Association, of which he was temporarily executive director, and continues to serve as a member on the board of directors of the Associazione Italiana Transumanisti. He is also a founding member of the Order of Cosmic Engineers, and the Turing Church, fledgling organizations which claim that the benefits of a technological singularity, which would come from accelerating change, should or would be viable alternatives to the promises of major religious groups. Links: Giulio Prisco: www.giulioprisco.com Futurist Spaceflight Meditations: www.amazon.com/Futurist-spaceflight-meditations-Giulio-Prisco-ebook/dp/B096K25QLQ/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=giulio+prisco&qid=1638723215&sr=8-2 Tales of the Turing Church: Hacking religion, enlightening science, awakening technology: www.amazon.com/Tales-Turing-Church-enlightening-technology/dp/B084DGQ98P/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= I have resigned from the IEET Board of Directors: www.giulioprisco.com/i-have-resigned-from-the-ieet-board-of-directors-793d10a10a8a Turing Church: www.turingchurch.com The post 98: Giulio Prisco appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.
Transcribe →97: David McFadzean and Willy “Fritz” Herold
Nov 23, 202102:23:24Tap to summarizeFor the 97th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with returning guests, David McFadzean (@macterra) and Willy “Fritz” Herold (@VirionFritz). David is a software and robotic engineer, the founder of Church of Virus, and the very first guest on NEOHUMAN. Fritz’s been an engineer, computer modeler, IT expert, and always on the “implementation and production side of the world”. Links: David McFadzean: www.github.com/macterra Church of Virus: www.churchofvirus.org Carl Sagan Predicted The Current Junk Science Disaster: https://youtu.be/1Ox8fqPCbMM Freddie Sayers investigaes Austria’s lockdown of the unvaccinated: https://youtu.be/y9io1MZz_7E The post 97: David McFadzean and Willy “Fritz” Herold appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.
Transcribe →96: Rizwan Virk
Nov 15, 202101:12:45Tap to summarizeFor the 96th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Rizwan Virk (@Rizstanford). A graduate of MIT and Stanford, Rizwan is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist and bestselling author. His software products have been used by the largest enterprises in the world, and his mobile games, including Tap Fish and Penny Dreadful: Demimonde, have been downloaded by millions of players. His indie films, including Thrive and Sirius, have been seen by millions of viewers worldwide. Links: Rizwan Virk: www.zenentrepreneur.com The Simulated Multiverse: An MIT Computer Scientist Explores Parallel Universes, Quantum Computing, The Simulation Hypothesis and the Mandela Effect: https://www.amazon.com/Simulated-Multiverse-Scientist-Simulation-Hypothesis/dp/1954872003/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= The simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are In a Video Game: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07M81F1KG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Rizwan Virk | The Simulated Multiverse | Talks at Google: https://youtu.be/Fs6xzDPfQ_Y Startup Myths and Models: What you Won’t Learn in Business School: www.amazon.com/gp/product/0231194528/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3 Zen Entrepreneurship: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CXJAH9A/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 The post 96: Rizwan Virk appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.
Transcribe →95: Chris Niebauer
Nov 12, 202101:46:41Tap to summarizeFor the 95th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Chris Niebauer (@noselfnoprob). Chris received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuropsychology from the University of Toledo where he specialized in left-right brain differences. He has conducted research on consciousness, handedness, beliefs and the sense of self and is currently an associate professor of cognitive psychology at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Links: Chris’ YouTube: www.youtube.com/chris5264 No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology is Catching Up to Buddhism: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PLRZVTT/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Niebauer v. Slippery Rock University: www.theonlinerocket.com/opinion/2014/09/04/niebauer-v-slippery-rock-university Psychology prof at Slippery Rock University claims gender discrimination: www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2014/08/28/Psychology-prof-at-Slippery-Rock-University-claims-gender-discrimination/stories/201408280279 The post 95: Chris Niebauer appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.
Transcribe →94: Nell Watson
Nov 2, 202101:31:25Tap to summarizeFor the 94th episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari podcast, Agah is chatting with Nell Watson. Eleanor ‘Nell’ Watson is an interdisciplinary researcher in emerging technologies such as machine vision and A.I. ethics. Her work primarily focuses on protecting human rights and putting ethics, safety, and the values of the human spirit into technologies such as Artificial Intelligence. Nell serves as Chair & Vice-Chair respectively of the IEEE’s ECPAIS Transparency Experts Focus Group, and P7001 Transparency of Autonomous Systems committee on A.I. Ethics & Safety, engineering credit score-like mechanisms into A.I. to help safeguard algorithmic trust. She also chairs EthicsNet.org, a community teaching prosocial behaviors to machines, CulturalPeace.org, crafting Geneva Conventions-style rules for cultural conflict, Endohazard.org, a hazard symbol project for informing consumers of endocrine disruptors, and Pacha.org, connecting a network of service providers to help enable the automated accounting of externalities (shifted costs) such as pollution. Nell serves as an Executive Consultant on philosophical matters for Apple, as well as serving as Senior Scientific Advisor to The Future Society, and Senior Fellow to The Atlantic Council. She also holds Fellowships with the British Computing Society and Royal Statistical Society, among others. Her public speaking has inspired audiences to work towards a brighter future at venues such as The World Bank, The United Nations General Assembly, and The Royal Society. Links: Nell Watson: www.nellwatson.com Cultural Peace: www.culturalpeace.org Nell Watson – Singularity Group: www.su.org/experts/nell-watson Nell Watson at AGI Conft ’21 – Machines for Moral Enlightenment: https://youtu.be/qrZMapO1mEE The post 94: Nell Watson appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.
Transcribe →93: Aeon Animus
Oct 1, 202101:48:53Tap to summarizeFor the 93rd episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with the author of Eden & Entheogens, @AeonAnimus. The book is the result of 10 years of research and development, dedicated to the memory of Terence McKenna, exploring the relationship between Terence McKenna’s Stoned Ape Theory and the Bible. Links: Eden & Entheogens: https://archive.org/details/eden-and-entheogens-book The Stoned Ape Theory: https://fantasticfungi.com/the-mush-room/the-stoned-ape-theory The post 93: Aeon Animus appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.
Transcribe →92: Sky Nelson-Isaacs
Sep 22, 202101:41:30Tap to summarizeFor the 92nd episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is catching up with Sky Nelson-Isaacs. Sky is an author and physics educator building a foundation for a scientific understanding of synchronicity in our modern world. Sky has a masters degree in physics from San Francisco State University, has had careers in education, in the software industry, and in music, and has spent the past twenty years studying synchronicity, with the last 12 years publishing academic papers on it. LINKS: Sky Nelson-Isaacs: www.skynelson.com Leap to Wholeness: How the World Is Programmed to Help Us Grow, Heal, and Adapt: https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Wholeness-World-Programmed-Adapt/dp/B095Z1FNL8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=sky+nelson-isaacs&qid=1632178954&s=books&sr=1-1 Living in Flow: The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape your World: www.amazon.com/Living-Flow-Science-Synchronicity-Choices/dp/1623173116 The Synchronicity Institute: www.themindbodyspiritnetwork.com/public-speaker-synchronicity-online-course-sky-nelson-isaacs/ The post 92: Sky Nelson-Isaacs appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.
Transcribe →91: Jason Reza Jorjani
Sep 13, 202101:50:24Tap to summarizeFor the 91st episode of NEOHUMAN podcast, Agah is welcoming back the author, philosopher, and professor, Jason Reza Jorjani. Jason/Reza is an Iranian-American philosopher and lifelong native New Yorker. He received his BA and MA at New York University, and completed his doctorate in Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Jorjani has taught courses on Science, Technology, and Society (STS), the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, and the history of Iran as a full-time faculty member at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. From October of 2016 through to his resignation in August of 2017, Dr. Jorjani was the Editor-in-Chief of Arktos Media and Co-Founder of the Alt-Right Corporation. Until his resignation in November of 2019, Dr. Jorjani was also a Senior Advisor to the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee of the Persian Renaissance Foundation. Most recently, Jorjani is the founder and leader of Prometheism, aka. The Prometheist Movement. LINKS: Jason Reza Jorjani: www.jasonrezajorjani.com Closer Encounters: www.amazon.com/Closer-Encounters-Jason-Reza-Jorjani/dp/1914208390 Prometheism: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08H5WCDR1/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 The Prometheist Movement: www.prometheism.com Prometheus and Atlas: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01C6HMEA8/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2 Faustian Futurist: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08QBJ6ZL9/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 The post 91: Jason Reza Jorjani appeared first on LIVE IN LIMBO.
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