Musings on Transhumanism

A big aspect of transhumanism is changing our biology. But is it even possible without fully understanding it and is there anything we can do today? In this episode, we discuss alternative medicine as a different approach to changing our lives.  For more info on Alja's work, visit:  https://responsibleevolutionproject.com @_aljapodgornik_ on instagram Music from: Signal To Noise by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Determinism is a view of the world where all events in the universe, including human decisions and actions, are causally inevitable. In this episode, we discuss the deterministic aspects of the world, the science behind them, and how living in determinism would affect society!  Music from: Signal To Noise by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, we discuss the practices of microdosing and macrodosing with psychedelics. What do they entail? How they affect our understanding of the human? What are the socio-economic problems we might face in the future with psychedelics? These and many more questions, we discuss with our guest, Josh Leonard from Pursuit of Infinity.  Music from: Signal To Noise by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, we talk about the infamous problem of death and how scientists are going about solving it. What part of us makes us alive? Can we stay alive forever? What would an immortal society look like?  Sources:  https://www.alcor.org/  Mark O’Connell. (2017). To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death. Granta Books. https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/03/13/144721/a-startup-is-pitching-a-mind-uploading-service-that-is-100-percent-fatal/  https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/dualism/ 

Making babies has been a longstanding topic for science, philosophy, and sociology. From society's unreasonable views on women to artificial wombs, in this episode, we look into the future of the "birds and bees" question.  Sources: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-04940-001 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-50056405 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2216818-c-section-babies-have-a-different-microbiome-but-not-for-long/#:~:text=Babies%20born%20by%20caesarean%20section,birth%20mode%20on%20the%20microbiome.  https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/the-future-of-human-reproduction-where-will-tomorrows-babies-come-from https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15112 https://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/S1934-5909(16)00018-7 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/662393

What would the world look like without fear? Can we get rid of it? What is the science of fear?

How can science shape the future of beauty industry? Will we be ever able to change our genes? Will filters become so advance that we cannot chase them? Sources:  Crispr for plastic surgery https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181030134342.htm Crispr for acne treatment https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncumbers/2021/01/11/could-crispr-eradicate-acne/?sh=f9217491f10a The future is already here - biotech in beauty industry https://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Article/2016/09/21/Biotech-How-science-is-helping-the-beauty-industry-source-natural-personal-care-and-cosmetic-ingredients

Is future polyamorous? In this episode of "Science me a future" we talk about the evolution and genetics of human monogamy. Leave an audio comment for me at https://anchor.fm/ayshan-aliyeva/message ! Sources: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2018.00139/full https://www.pnas.org/content/109/25/9923 https://www.pnas.org/content/116/4/1331 https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/are-humans-naturally-monogamous/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/monogamy-may-be-written-in-our-genes1/

In this episode, we will discuss Amara's law: “We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.” Why do we make this conceptual error and what are its implications? We will also look at artificial intelligence and flaws of science communication.    Sources: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780191826719.001.0001/q-oro-ed4-00018679 https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/history-artificial-intelligence/ https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/gartner-hype-cycle

Welcome to Science me a future podcast! In this episode we will discuss a recently published study and its potential implications our future.  Sources:  Serb, A., Corna, A., George, R. et al. Memristive synapses connect brain and silicon spiking neurons. Sci Rep 10, 2590 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58831-9 https://singularityhub.com/2020/03/10/scientists-linked-artificial-and-biological-neurons-in-a-network-and-amazingly-it-worked/