Episodios

  • S6E23 - The Mindset

    S6E23 - The Mindset
    Sep 3 2024

    Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out?

    Come join us on discord!

    ---

    The future is there… looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become.

    -William Gibson

    Chris & Kayla finally land the plane on this whole TESCREAL situation.

    ---

    *Search Categories*

    anthropological; internet culture; science/pseudoscience

    ---

    *Topic Spoiler*

    TESCREAL "is it a cult or just weird?" evaluation & discussion

    ---

    Further Reading

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TESCREAL#:~:text=TESCREAL%20is%20an%20acronym%20neologism,effective%20altruism%2C%20and%20longtermism%22.

    https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/13636

    ---

    *Patreon Credits*

    Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal

    <<>>

    Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
    Más Menos
    1 h y 14 m
  • S6E22 - The Germ Makers (Eugenics, pt2)

    S6E22 - The Germ Makers (Eugenics, pt2)
    Aug 27 2024
    Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord! --- POV: the Serenity Prayer, but with shoulds instead of cans. Chris & Kayla attempt to tie the knot between Transhumanism and Eugenics. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Anthropological; Destructive --- *Topic Spoiler* Eugenics --- Further Reading https://www.britannica.com/science/eugenics-genetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_eugenics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_eugenics https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/bio_facpubs/article/1001/&path_info=Eugenics__Annals_of_Eugenics_.pdf The Deceptive Simplicity of Mendelian Genetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Galton https://galton.org/essays/1900-1911/galton-1904-am-journ-soc-eugenics-scope-aims.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Pearson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Quetelet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Davenport The American Eugenics Records Office https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg https://www.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/cc/2e/cc2e84f2-126f-41a5-a24b-43e093c47b2c/210414-sanger-opposition-claims-p01.pdf https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/08/14/432080520/fact-check-was-planned-parenthood-started-to-control-the-black-population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_v._Bell https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2020/10/14/why-buck-v-bell-still-matters/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Darrow The Eugenics Cult, by Clarence Darrow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_eugenics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Huxley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed_evolution_(transhumanism) https://www.seenandunseen.com/transhumanism-eugenics-digital-age https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/silicon-valley-transhumanism-eugenics-information.html https://biopoliticalphilosophy.com/2023/01/19/transhumanism-is-eugenics-for-educated-white-liberals/ Making Us New: From Eugenics to Transhumanism in Modernist Culture https://www.vice.com/en/article/prominent-ai-philosopher-and-father-of-longtermism-sent-very-racist-email-to-a-90s-philosophy-listserv/ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/longtermism-and-eugenics-a-primer/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_eugenics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Huxley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/silicon-valley-transhumanism-eugenics-information.html https://www.seenandunseen.com/transhumanism-eugenics-digital-age https://www.vice.com/en/article/prominent-ai-philosopher-and-father-of-longtermism-sent-very-racist-email-to-a-90s-philosophy-listserv/ https://biopoliticalphilosophy.com/2023/01/19/transhumanism-is-eugenics-for-educated-white-liberals/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_model_of_disability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Cyborg_Manifesto https://journals.scholarsportal.info/details/23803312/v05i0001/1_ctm.xml https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/04/the-case-against-perfection/302927/ --- *Patreon Credits* Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal <<>> Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
    Más Menos
    1 h y 15 m
  • S6E21 - The Germ Makers (Eugenics)

    S6E21 - The Germ Makers (Eugenics)
    Aug 20 2024
    Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord! --- No idiot knows that he is an idiot. As a rule, those of small intellectual equipment are so sure of themselves that they are eager to make the race over in their own image. -Clarence Darrow Chris & Kayla enjoy dunking on one of history's worst ideas. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Anthropological; Destructive --- *Topic Spoiler* Eugenics --- Further Reading https://www.britannica.com/science/eugenics-genetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_eugenics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_eugenics https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/bio_facpubs/article/1001/&path_info=Eugenics__Annals_of_Eugenics_.pdf The Deceptive Simplicity of Mendelian Genetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Galton https://galton.org/essays/1900-1911/galton-1904-am-journ-soc-eugenics-scope-aims.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Pearson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Quetelet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Davenport The American Eugenics Records Office https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_Kellogg https://www.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/cc/2e/cc2e84f2-126f-41a5-a24b-43e093c47b2c/210414-sanger-opposition-claims-p01.pdf https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/08/14/432080520/fact-check-was-planned-parenthood-started-to-control-the-black-population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_v._Bell https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2020/10/14/why-buck-v-bell-still-matters/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Darrow The Eugenics Cult, by Clarence Darrow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_eugenics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Huxley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed_evolution_(transhumanism) https://www.seenandunseen.com/transhumanism-eugenics-digital-age https://slate.com/technology/2022/03/silicon-valley-transhumanism-eugenics-information.html https://biopoliticalphilosophy.com/2023/01/19/transhumanism-is-eugenics-for-educated-white-liberals/ Making Us New: From Eugenics to Transhumanism in Modernist Culture https://www.vice.com/en/article/prominent-ai-philosopher-and-father-of-longtermism-sent-very-racist-email-to-a-90s-philosophy-listserv/ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/longtermism-and-eugenics-a-primer/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/04/the-case-against-perfection/302927/ --- *Patreon Credits* Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal <<>> Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
    Más Menos
    1 h y 14 m
  • S6E20 - The Final Boss(es) (Effective Altruism & Longtermism)

    S6E20 - The Final Boss(es) (Effective Altruism & Longtermism)
    Aug 13 2024

    Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out?

    Come join us on discord!

    ---

    I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others. -Nelson Mandela

    Last week was context... this week we get juicy.

    ---

    *Search Categories*

    Business; Society & Culture; Common Interest/Fandom

    ---

    *Topic Spoiler*

    Effective Altruism & Longtermism

    ---

    Further Reading

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_altruism#

    https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/ceas-guiding-principles

    https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/in-continued-defense-of-effective

    https://nypost.com/2022/11/21/polyamory-pills-inside-sam-bankman-frieds-ftx-party-pad/

    https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/10/bankman-frieds-cabal-of-roommates-in-the-bahamas-ran-his-crypto-empire-and-dated-other-employees-have-lots-of-questions/

    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/19/polyamory-penthouses-and-plenty-of-loans-inside-the-crazy-world-of-ftx

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-03-07/effective-altruism-s-problems-go-beyond-sam-bankman-fried

    https://time.com/6252617/effective-altruism-sexual-harassment/

    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/03/open-ai-sam-altman-chatgpt-gary-marcus-taming-silicon-valley

    https://www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/a-mirror-for-tech-bros

    https://time.com/6262810/sam-bankman-fried-effective-altruism-alameda-ftx/

    ---

    *Patreon Credits*

    Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal

    <<>>

    Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
    Más Menos
    51 m
  • S6E19 - The Final Boss(es) (Effective Altruism & Longtermism)

    S6E19 - The Final Boss(es) (Effective Altruism & Longtermism)
    Aug 6 2024

    Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out?

    Come join us on discord!

    ---

    The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

    - Nelson Henderson

    We tackle the final three letters of the TESCREAL acronym, and fight about the future.

    ---

    *Search Categories*

    Business; Society & Culture; Common Interest/Fandom

    ---

    *Topic Spoiler*

    Effective Altruism & Longtermism

    ---

    Further Reading

    https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20231009-ftxs-sam-bankman-fried-believed-in-effective-altruism-what-is-it

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/17/effective-altruism-sam-bankman-fried-ftx-crypto/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_altruism#

    https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/ceas-guiding-principles

    https://commons.pacificu.edu/work/sc/a3bc869a-d6aa-4bb4-837b-3dcf6847199e

    https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23298870/effective-altruism-longtermism-will-macaskill-future

    https://theconversation.com/longtermism-why-the-million-year-philosophy-cant-be-ignored-193538

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220805-what-is-longtermism-and-why-does-it-matter

    https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2021/11/3/22760718/patient-philanthropy-fund-charity-longtermism

    Adams, Carol J.; Crary, Alice; Gruen, Lori, eds. (2023). The Good it Promises, The Harm it Does: Critical Essays on Effective Altruism. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.

    https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/in-continued-defense-of-effective

    ---

    *Patreon Credits*

    Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal

    <<>>

    Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
    Más Menos
    41 m
  • S6E18 - The Resurrection (Cosmism)

    S6E18 - The Resurrection (Cosmism)
    Jul 30 2024

    Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out?

    Come join us on discord!

    ---

    We're not earthly beings any more... we're cosmic beings. - Eden Ahbez

    Two episodes in one to grapple with the origins of a cosmic concept, and its future among the stars.

    ---

    *Search Categories*

    Science / Pseudoscience

    ---

    *Topic Spoiler*

    Russian Cosmism and modern Cosmism

    ---

    Further Reading

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cosmism

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Fyodorov_(philosopher)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Goertzel

    https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/13636/11606

    ---

    *Patreon Credits*

    Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal

    <<>>

    Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
    Más Menos
    51 m
  • S6E17 - The Immortalists' Conclusions (Church of Perpetual Life)

    S6E17 - The Immortalists' Conclusions (Church of Perpetual Life)
    Jul 23 2024

    Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out?

    Come join us on discord!

    ---

    Time isn't the only thing the FDA is killing. - ACT UP slogan

    Chris & Kayla grapple with the intense nuance presented by the Church of Perpetual Life and the Life Extension Foundation.

    ---

    *Search Categories*

    Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom

    ---

    *Topic Spoiler*

    Bill Faloon, The Church of Perpetual Life, and the FDA

    ---

    Further Reading

    https://www.churchofperpetuallife.org/

    https://www.youtube.com/@COPL18/featured

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faloon

    https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/1999/1/fda-standing-in-the-way-of-progress

    https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/theyre-gonna-live-forever-6363863

    https://www.actuporalhistory.org/actions/seize-control-of-the-fda

    https://www.archivebuttons.com/articles?article=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/12/before-occupy-how-aids-activists-seized-control-of-the-fda-in-1988/249302/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACT_UP

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_freedom_movement

    ---

    *Patreon Credits*

    Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal

    <<>>

    Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
    Más Menos
    47 m
  • S6E16 - The Immortalists' Founder (Church of Perpetual Life)

    S6E16 - The Immortalists' Founder (Church of Perpetual Life)
    Jul 16 2024

    Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out?

    Come join us on discord!

    ---

    How could I enjoy a yacht if I know we're all going to die and disappear?

    - Bill Faloon

    Chris & Kayla head back to Church to learn more about the man behind the curtain.

    ---

    *Search Categories*

    Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom

    ---

    *Topic Spoiler*

    Bill Faloon & The Church of Perpetual Life

    ---

    Further Reading

    https://www.churchofperpetuallife.org/

    https://www.youtube.com/@COPL18/featured

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Faloon

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomedical_Research_%26_Longevity_Society

    https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1993/01/31/the-big-chill-7/

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/society-gala-used-sell-young-093510021.html

    https://www.vice.com/en/article/9a3kwe/the-church-of-perpetual-life

    https://www.popsci.com/forever-man-immortality-science/

    https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/bill-faloon-and-saul-kent-major-figures-in-cryonics-movement-start-a-church-in-hollywood-6969096

    https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/south-florida-church-pursues-eternal-life-through-cryonics-inflaming-critics-and-the-irs-7608632

    Bill Faloon: A Life Long Quest To Reverse Human Aging!

    ---

    *Patreon Credits*

    Michaela Evans, Heather Aunspach, Alyssa Ottum, David Whiteside, Jade A, amy sarah marshall, Martina Dobson, Eillie Anzilotti, Lewis Brown, Kelly Smith Upton, Wild Hunt Alex, Niklas Brock, Jim Fingal

    <<>>

    Jenny Lamb, Matthew Walden, Rebecca Kirsch, Pam Westergard, Ryan Quinn, Paul Sweeney, Erin Bratu, Liz T, Lianne Cole, Samantha Bayliff, Katie Larimer, Fio H, Jessica Senk, Proper Gander, Nancy Carlson, Carly Westergard-Dobson, banana, Megan Blackburn, Instantly Joy, Athena of CaveSystem, John Grelish, Rose Kerchinske, Annika Ramen, Alicia Smith, Kevin, Velm, Dan Malmud, tiny, Dom, Tribe Label - Panda - Austin, Noelle Hoover, Tesa Hamilton, Nicole Carter, Paige, Brian Lancaster, tiny, GD
    Más Menos
    36 m