Why focus on the question of humanity’s future in a technological age this season? For two reasons: Technology is pervasive and disruptive. We are going to set up the season

In the year 2000, the Nobel Prize-winning atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen announced at an international scientific meeting that planet Earth had entered a new geological epoch, the epoch he dubbed

Question #1: What is the climate crisis? The Climate Crisis: The Earth is becoming increasingly dangerous and inhospitable to human and non-human life. Main culprit: the Earth is heating up.

How did we arrive at this cultural moment? According to the philosopher of information Luciano Floridi we are in the midst of a fourth scientific revolution, and it is this

What is transhumanism? Prior to the technological age, there were two guiding assumptions about humans.[1] First, there was a widespread consensus that humans, especially the human body, can’t change. Second,

Why are people fascinated with the idea of colonizing another planet or living in space? For many of us (me included) we’ve always been fascinated with the idea of exploring

Question #1: What is Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what kinds of AI are there? As stated by the philosopher William MacAskill, “artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that

What is the Singularity and how does it related to Chalmer’s idea that humans must integrate with super intelligent AI if we are to survive and flourish in the future?

In this episode, we want to begin to wrap things up and consider the “utopian” part of the “Techno-utopian” vision. What is utopia? Should we strive for an earthly utopia?

Interview with Parker Settecase Tell us about a bit about your life story and faith journey. Several years ago, you started Parker’s Pensées—and it quickly became a leading voice in