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Futureproofing Humanity: The Present

The present day sees humans more capable of changing ourselves and our environment than ever before. So, what can we do to change for the better? In this episode, I speculate on the adoption of a powerful new communication tool and social ethos which could create this positive change.
 
*Note* I accidentally chose a background song with a voice that plays periodically. 
 
Music Credit & Sources

Futureproofing Humanity: The Past

Nukes, Bioweapons, and logistics collapse: these are just three threats that incredibly powerful human technologies have spawned. How must we as humans change our behaviors, society, or biology to use the power we attain through technology for good?
Over three episodes, I will look at what makes for a humanity that can safeguard against our own destructive abilities, and what the future of our species might look like.
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Morality: Evolved

In this episode I build from my previous episode titled "Question of the Century: Is there Morality Without Religion?" With the goal of establishing a secular basis for religion and morality, I walk through the Ten Commandments from a practical,  evolutionary, standpoint and answer the question of "What or Who creates human morals?"
Sources: shorturl.at/knC89
Music Credit (CC-BY): Axletree "Goldfinch: Flight to the North," Kai Engel "Remedy for Melancholy"

Hitler and Putin: How History Repeats Itself

In this episode, I cover the similarities between Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler in how they undermined democracy and utilized brinksmanship to rise to power, use ideology to justify their means and ends, and pursue a larger strategy. I also look at the differences in the way the rest of the world stood up to them.
 
Sources: https://bit.ly/3CGygs7 
 
Music Credit (CC-BY): EXETEXE "Ronin," Kai Engel "Homeroad"

The Ghost in the Voting Machine

What if an advanced algorithm could vote for you? Humans are limited by time and attention, but machines? Not so much. If a computer could learn exactly how you behave, it could help you vote on every little matter without you noticing. In this episode, I imagine a world where this is the case.
Sources here.
Music Credit (CC-BY): EXETEXE "Ronin," Kai Engel "Homeroad" 

Digital Luxury - A New Age of Consumerism

In this episode, I argue that humanity should emphasize buying luxury goods which exist only online rather than physical products, which pollute. To better understand how this might work, I interviewed my expert friend Kai.
 
Sources: [1] [2]
 
Music: Axeltree "The Silent Grove," Jim Hall "Wanderlust," Kai Engel "Homeroad"
All songs licensed CC BY
 

Death: What would it Feel Like?

Given the biological and neurological processes which happen to an individual right before death, I speculate on how the conscious self and the body would feel in the very moments before death. This episode's intent is to walk through my model and reasoning and is not a complete argument. Think of it as a primer to have you think about this yourself.
 
Music: Meydn "Pure Water," Kai Engel "Homeroad"
All songs licensed CC BY

On The Internet, Who Are You? - Internet Archetypes

Archetypes are said to be the most basic groupings of behaviors humans express. In this episode, I postulate whether the internet and social media reveal things about preexisting archetypes or creates totally new or reformed ones.
Links: https://bit.ly/3hXXcmp, https://bit.ly/36RaQkL(referenced in podcast)
Music: Axletree "Goldfinch: Flight to the North," Jim Hall "Wanderlust"
All songs licensed CC BY

Question of the Century: Is there Morality Without Religion?

This week's show is in collaboration with my 20th Century History Class. I talk about how religion faded from cultural relevance, how morality is created and shared, and how we can hope to share a common set of morals going forward.
 
Thought in a Hostile World
 
Music: Axletree "Goldfinch: Flight to the North," Meydn "Pure Water," Kai Engel "Remedy for Melancholy"
All songs licensed CC BY

Memory Without Experience

In this episode I talk about memory during quarantine, and how having a lack of new experience and socialization causes us to recall events now with less detail.
 
Sources:
LS, Mayo Clinic, NLM
Music: 
"Joy" Yakov Golman CC BY, "Homeroad" Kai Engel CC BY