Kevin Kelly: Technology Doesn’t Want A Singularity

James Harvey: We are Singularia: This is my first singularity podcast. I intend to do many more interviews like that so that we can spark the discussion about the singularity with the help of some of the best and brightest people that I can get to do a podcast for the benefit of us al... by Singularity.FM

50 min listen

Vernor Vinge: We Can Surpass the Wildest Dreams of Optimism: Today my guest on Singularity 1 on 1 is Vernor Vinge — the very person who coined the technological singularity as a term. Currently Vernor Vinge is putting the final touches on the sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep. by Singularity.FM

61 min listen

George Dvorsky on Transhumanism and the Singularity: In this edition of Singularity Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with prominent Canadian transhumanist and animal rights advocate George Dvorsky. George is both a passionate and fascinating interlocutor and, by Singularity.FM

76 min listen

Michael Anissimov on Singularity Without Compromise: This is the second singularity podcast. Given my experience with James Harvey I already knew that interviewing people is an acquired skill that I really need to work on. This interview is another indicator that I have a long way to go before I get to b... by Singularity.FM

39 min listen

Andrew Hessel: Don’t Fear Synthetic Biology: Today I am very happy to have Andrew Hessel as my guest on Singularity 1 on 1. (As always, you can listen to or download the audio interview above, or scroll down and watch the video recording in full.) During the interview, by Singularity.FM

34 min listen

Natasha Vita-More on Singularity 1on1: Want to find out who, according to the NY Times, is “the first female philosopher of transhumanism”? Today’s episode of Singularity 1 on 1 features Natasha Vita-More. (As always, you can listen to or download the audio interview above, by Singularity.FM

52 min listen

John Horgan On The End Of Science: It was an interesting and enriching contrast to have John Horgan as my guest at Singularity Podcast. Following Jason Silva‘s super impassioned and optimistic defense of the singularity, accompanied by Jason’s belief that humanity will eventually conque... by Singularity.FM

60 min listen

Kevin Warwick: You Have To Take Risks To Be Part Of The Future: In today’s podcast episode I had the privilege of doing an hour-long interview with the first cyborg — Prof. Kevin Warwick. I enjoyed talking to Prof. Warwick immensely and got him to share his views on a wide variety of topics such as human and artifi... by Singularity.FM

54 min listen

Stephen Wolfram: To Understand the Future, Explore the Computational Universe: Yesterday I was privileged to have an hour long phone interview with Dr. Stephen Wolfram for my Singularity 1 on 1 podcast. We started our conversation on how Stephen got interested in exploring science in general and eventually focused on computation ... by Singularity.FM

56 min listen

Kevin Kelly: Technology Doesn’t Want A Singularity: Today’s edition of Singularity 1 on 1 features prominent author, maverick technologist, and regular TED speaker Kevin Kelly. Kevin just published a new book called What Technology Wants. Seth Godin blogged about it and called it The Book Of The Year be... by Singularity.FM

49 min listen

Ben Goertzel on AI and the Singularity: The Future Is Ours To Create: Today my guest on Singularity 1 on 1 is Ben Goertzel. During our 40 min conversation, we cover a wide range of topics such as Ben’s original interest in time travel and science fiction; his decision to start working on artificial general intelligence, by Singularity.FM

43 min listen

Aubrey de Grey: Longevity Escape Velocity May Be Closer Than We Think: Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Aubrey de Grey. He is a world famous and controversial author and theoretician in the field of gerontology and is currently serving as a chief science officer at the Strategies for Engineered Negligible... by Singularity.FM

58 min listen

Douglas Rushkoff: Program or be Programmed: Today I have Douglas Rushkoff as my guest at Singularity Podcast and we discuss a variety of topics such as his most recent book Program or Be Programmed, the impact of modern media and social networking, technology in general, by Singularity.FM

40 min listen

Barry Ptolemy on his Ray Kurzweil Documentary “Transcendent Man”: In this edition of Singularity Podcast, I was privileged to do a phone interview with Barry Ptolemy, the director, and producer of Transcendent Man. Barry was very generous to make time in his busy schedule and share his thoughts on the making of the m... by Singularity.FM

29 min listen

Peter Diamandis: Singularity University is Starfleet Academy for the World’s Biggest Challenges: Last week I was privileged to get a 30 min interview with Peter Diamandis for Singularity 1 on 1. Peter is not a very tall man but I have to say that he has the energy of a giant because interviewing him is like plugging into a nuclear power plant – af... by Singularity.FM

25 min listen

Robert J. Sawyer: The Human Adventure is Just Beginning: Last Sunday I interviewed Robert J. Sawyer for Singularity 1 on 1. I have to admit that, despite the fact that he is a very well-known and successful best-selling science fiction writer, I only recently stumbled onto Robert’s work. by Singularity.FM

55 min listen

Jaron Lanier: The Singularity Is A Religion for Geeks: Today my guest is Jaron Lanier. Jaron lives in Berkeley, California, and, like John Horgan, is one of the better-known critics of both Ray Kurzweil and the technological singularity. Unlike many other critics, however, by Singularity.FM

45 min listen

Jason Silva: Let Your Ideas Be Noble, Poetic and Beautiful: In today’s edition of Singularity Podcast, I’ve had the privilege of doing an interview with Jason Silva. I enjoyed talking to Jason immensely and have to admit that I was fascinated by his impassioned, enthusiastic and poetic take on the singularity a... by Singularity.FM

38 min listen

Terry Grossman on TRANSCEND: Live Long Enough To Live Forever: In today’s edition of singularity podcast, I am very privileged to have Terry Grossman as my guest on the show. (You can listen to or download the audio recording above or scroll down to watch the interview video in full. by Singularity.FM

51 min listen

Andrew Crofts on The Change Agent, the Ghostwriter, and the Singularity: A couple of months ago I saw Roman Polanski’s film The Ghost Writer based on the titular bestselling book by Robert Harris. At the time, I could hardly imagine that only a couple of months after the movie premiere I will be communicating with Andrew Cr... by Singularity.FM

46 min listen

Astronaut Dan Barry: Don’t Let Anyone Tell You That You Can’t Reach Your Dreams: During my 10 weeks at Singularity University, I was able to ambush Dan Barry for a 20 min interview for Singularity 1 on 1. Former NASA astronaut and veteran of 3 space missions, Dan is currently the head of faculty at Singularity University and the co... by Singularity.FM

21 min listen

Dr. Aubrey de Grey: Better Funding and Advocacy Can Defeat Aging: Last time I had Dr. Aubrey de Grey on Singularity 1 on 1 the interview turned out to be a hit. In fact, it is still by far the most popular podcast that I have done and the audio file has been listened to or downloaded over 30,000 times. by Singularity.FM

45 min listen

I Am Eyeborg: Rob Spence on Singularity 1 on 1: Today I am very happy to have the Eyeborg Rob Spence as my guest on Singularity 1 on 1. (As usual, you can listen to or download the audio above, or scroll down to see the video recording of the interview in full. by Singularity.FM

47 min listen

Charlie Stross: The World is Complicated. Elegant Narratives Explaining Everything Are Wrong!: Today my guest on Singularity 1 on 1 is award-winning science fiction author Charlie Stross. It was his seminal singularity book Accelerando that not only won the 2006 Locus Award (in addition to being a finalist for the John W. by Singularity.FM

44 min listen

Jose Cordeiro: The Energularity is Near: This weekend I interviewed Jose Cordeiro for Singularity 1 on 1 and I have to admit that this was one of my favorite interviews so far with perhaps the strongest, most positive endings on the show. Jose is a published book author, energy expert, by Singularity.FM

48 min listen

Transhumanist Philosopher Max More: Question Everything: Today my guest on Singularity 1 on 1 is transhumanist strategic philosopher Max More. (As always you can listen to or download the audio file above or scroll down and watch the video interview in full.) As the CEO of the Alcor Life Extension Foundation... by Singularity.FM

52 min listen

Salim Ismail: We Are Already Gods, We Might As Well Start Acting As Such: During my time at Singularity University, I was privileged to get a 30 min interview with Salim Ismail for Singularity 1 on 1. During our conversation we discuss issues such as Salim’s personal background and early childhood in India; his motivation, by Singularity.FM

31 min listen

James Martin: We Can Control Accelerating Technology: Yesterday I was privileged to have an hour-long Skype interview with James Martin for my Singularity 1 on 1 podcast. James Martin is Andrew Crofts‘ archetype Change Agent in addition to being a world-renowned computer scientist, author, lecturer, by Singularity.FM

53 min listen

Kevin Warwick: Be/Come the Cy/Borg: This is my second interview with Prof. Kevin Warwick. Last time I had him on – You Have to Take Risks to be Part of the Future, he shared his views on a wide variety of topics such as human and artificial intelligence, robotics, by Singularity.FM

59 min listen

Dmitry Itskov: It’s Time To Think About Who We Are And What’s Our Place In The Universe: Yesterday I was very fortunate to get a rare English language interview from Dmitry Itskov – the elusive Russian entrepreneur spearheading project Avatar and Global Future 2045. The first time I saw Itskov was at the recent Singularity Summit where he ... by Singularity.FM

45 min listen

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Kevin Kelly: Technology Doesn’t Want A Singularity

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