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NeohumanNeohuman 100: Jason Reza JorjaniFor the 100th episode of NEOHUMAN podcast, Agah is welcoming back the author, philosopher, and professor, Jason Reza Jorjani. Jason/Reza is an Iranian-American philosopher and lifelong native New Yorker. He received his BA and MA at New York University, and completed his doctorate in Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Jorjani has taught courses on Science, Technology, and Society (STS), the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, and the history of Iran as a full-time faculty member at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. From October of 2016 through to his resignation in August of 2017...2024-06-0900 minNeohuman99: Justin E. LaneFor the 99th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Justin E. Lane.
“I am a mind hacker and consultant focused on how cognitive science and technology converge to create AI innovations for the future. I hold a doctoral degree from Oxford University and am based in Bratislava, Slovakia. My research focuses on cognitive science, social stability, and computer simulation. I also use AI and big-data approaches. I my D.Phil. from the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Oxford in 2019. I currently hold an academic position at the Center for Modeling Social Sy...2022-01-171h 16Neohuman98: Giulio PriscoFor the 98th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with the returning guest, Giulio Prisco (@giulioprisco). Giulio is an Italian information technology and virtual reality consultant, as well as a writer, futurist, and Transhumanist. Formerly a senior manager in the European Space Agency, Prisco is a physicist and computer scientist. He served as a member on the board of directors of World Transhumanist Association, of which he was temporarily executive director, and continues to serve as a member on the board of directors of the Associazione Italiana Transumanisti. He is also a founding member of the Order of Cosmic...2021-12-061h 11Neohuman97: David McFadzean and Willy “Fritz” HeroldFor the 97th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with returning guests, David McFadzean (@macterra) and Willy “Fritz” Herold (@VirionFritz). David is a software and robotic engineer, the founder of Church of Virus, and the very first guest on NEOHUMAN. Fritz’s been an engineer, computer modeler, IT expert, and always on the “implementation and production side of the world”.
Links:
David McFadzean: www.github.com/macterra
Church of Virus: www.churchofvirus.org
Carl Sagan Predicted The Current Junk Science Disaster: https://youtu.be/1Ox8fqPCbMM
Freddie Sayers invest...2021-11-232h 23Neohuman96: Rizwan VirkFor the 96th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Rizwan Virk (@Rizstanford). A graduate of MIT and Stanford, Rizwan is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist and bestselling author. His software products have been used by the largest enterprises in the world, and his mobile games, including Tap Fish and Penny Dreadful: Demimonde, have been downloaded by millions of players. His indie films, including Thrive and Sirius, have been seen by millions of viewers worldwide.
Links:
Rizwan Virk: www.zenentrepreneur.com
The Simulated Multiverse: An MIT C...2021-11-151h 12Neohuman95: Chris NiebauerFor the 95th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Chris Niebauer (@noselfnoprob). Chris received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuropsychology from the University of Toledo where he specialized in left-right brain differences. He has conducted research on consciousness, handedness, beliefs and the sense of self and is currently an associate professor of cognitive psychology at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.
Links:
Chris’ YouTube:
www.youtube.com/chris5264
No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology is Catching Up to Buddhism: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PLRZVTT/ref=dbs_a_def...2021-11-121h 46Neohuman94: Nell WatsonFor the 94th episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari podcast, Agah is chatting with Nell Watson. Eleanor ‘Nell’ Watson is an interdisciplinary researcher in emerging technologies such as machine vision and A.I. ethics. Her work primarily focuses on protecting human rights and putting ethics, safety, and the values of the human spirit into technologies such as Artificial Intelligence. Nell serves as Chair & Vice-Chair respectively of the IEEE’s ECPAIS Transparency Experts Focus Group, and P7001 Transparency of Autonomous Systems committee on A.I. Ethics & Safety, engineering credit score-like mechanisms into A.I. to help safeguard algorithmic trust. She also cha...2021-11-021h 31Neohuman93: Aeon AnimusFor the 93rd episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with the author of Eden & Entheogens, @AeonAnimus. The book is the result of 10 years of research and development, dedicated to the memory of Terence McKenna, exploring the relationship between Terence McKenna’s Stoned Ape Theory and the Bible.
Links:
Eden & Entheogens: https://archive.org/details/eden-and-entheogens-book
The Stoned Ape Theory: https://fantasticfungi.com/the-mush-room/the-stoned-ape-theory
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2021-10-011h 48Neohuman92: Sky Nelson-IsaacsFor the 92nd episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is catching up with Sky Nelson-Isaacs. Sky is an author and physics educator building a foundation for a scientific understanding of synchronicity in our modern world. Sky has a masters degree in physics from San Francisco State University, has had careers in education, in the software industry, and in music, and has spent the past twenty years studying synchronicity, with the last 12 years publishing academic papers on it.
LINKS:
Sky Nelson-Isaacs: www.skynelson.com
Leap to Wholeness: How the World Is Prog...2021-09-221h 41Neohuman91: Jason Reza JorjaniFor the 91st episode of NEOHUMAN podcast, Agah is welcoming back the author, philosopher, and professor, Jason Reza Jorjani. Jason/Reza is an Iranian-American philosopher and lifelong native New Yorker. He received his BA and MA at New York University, and completed his doctorate in Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Jorjani has taught courses on Science, Technology, and Society (STS), the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, and the history of Iran as a full-time faculty member at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. From October of 2016 through to his resignation in August of 2017...2021-09-131h 50Neohuman90: Dr. Pedro DomingosFor the 90th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Dr. Pedro Domingos. Pedro is a Professor Emeritus of computer science and engineering at the University of Washington. He is a researcher in machine learning known for Markov logic network enabling uncertain inference, and the author of The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World, one of only two AI books on the bookshelf of China’s President for life, Xi Jinping, during his 2018 New Year speech.
Links:
Pedro Domingos: https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~pedrod/
...2021-02-151h 57Neohuman89: Peter LudlowFor the 89th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Peter Ludlow. Peter, who also writes under the pseudonym Urizenus Sklar, is an American philosopher of language. He is noted for interdisciplinary work on the interface of linguistics and philosophy, and has worked on the application of analytic philosophy of language to topics in epistemology, metaphysics, and logic, among other areas. He has also established a research program outside of philosophy and linguistics. Here, his research areas include conceptual issues in cyberspace, particularly questions about cyber-rights and the emergence of laws and governance structures in and for virtual communities...2021-02-081h 22Neohuman88: Chris NiebauerFor the 88th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Chris Niebauer. Chris received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuropsychology from the University of Toledo where he specialized in left-right brain differences. He has conducted research on consciousness, handedness, beliefs and the sense of self and is currently an associate professor of cognitive psychology at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.
Links:
Chris’ YouTube:
www.youtube.com/chris5264
No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology is Catching Up to Buddhism: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PLRZVTT/ref=dbs_a_def_rw...2021-01-051h 10Neohuman87: Jason Reza JorjaniFor the 87th episode of NEOHUMAN podcast, Agah is chatting with author, philosopher, professor, and co-founder of the Alt-Right corporation, Jason Reza Jorjani. Jason/Reza is an Iranian-American philosopher and lifelong native New Yorker. He received his BA and MA at New York University, and completed his doctorate in Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Jorjani has taught courses on Science, Technology, and Society (STS), the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, and the history of Iran as a full-time faculty member at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. From October of 2016 through to his...2020-12-211h 29Neohuman86: Rizwan VirkFor the 86th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Rizwan Virk. A graduate of MIT and Stanford, Rizwan is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, venture capitalist and bestselling author. His software products have been used by the largest enterprises in the world, and his mobile games, including Tap Fish and Penny Dreadful: Demimonde, have been downloaded by millions of players. His indie films, including Thrive and Sirius, have been seen by millions of viewers worldwide.
Links:
Rizwan Virk: www.zenentrepreneur.com
The simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows W...2020-08-261h 07Neohuman85: Peter LudlowFor the 85th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Peter Ludlow. Peter, who also writes under the pseudonym Urizenus Sklar, is an American philosopher of language. He is noted for interdisciplinary work on the interface of linguistics and philosophy, and has worked on the application of analytic philosophy of language to topics in epistemology, metaphysics, and logic, among other areas. He has also established a research program outside of philosophy and linguistics. Here, his research areas include conceptual issues in cyberspace, particularly questions about cyber-rights and the emergence of laws and governance structures in and for virtual co...2020-08-241h 12Neohuman84: Andrés Gómez EmilssonFor the 84th episode of NEOHUMAN Agah is chatting with Andrés Gómez Emilsson. Andrés is the co-founder and former president of the Stanford Transhumanist Association. He has an undergraduate degree on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science from Stanford, and a Masters in Computational Psychology, also at Stanford.
Links:
Andrés Gómez Emilsson – IEET: www.ieet.org/index.php/IEET2/bio/emilsson
Qualia Research Institute: www.qualiaresearchinstitute.org/our-team
Qualia Computing: www.qualiacomputing.com
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Links:
The Hedonistic Imperative: www.hedweb.com
David Pearce – H+pedia: www.hpluspedia.org/wiki/David_Pearce
The Hedonistic Imperative: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00SW3PKHA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1
Can Biotechnology Abolish Suf...2020-08-121h 11Neohuman82: David McFadzean and Willy “Fritz” HeroldFor the 82rd episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with returning guests, David McFadzean and Willy “Fritz” Herold. David is a software and robotic engineer, the founder of Church of Virus, and the very first guest on NEOHUMAN. Fritz’s been an engineer, computer modeler, IT expert, and always on the “implementation and production side of the world”.
Links:
David McFadzean: www.github.com/macterra
Church of Virus: www.churchofvirus.org
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2020-08-101h 17Neohuman81: Arash SobhaniFor the 81st episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Arash Sobhani. Arash is the founder, lead singer and songwriter of Kiosk, an underground Iranian rock band. Formed in Tehran in 2003, Kiosk was forced out of Iran because of its satirical lyrics which are often critical of the social and political environment under the Islamic regime. In addition to be an active musician, Arash is a TV host, a human rights activist, and one of the signatories of an open letter to then President-Elect Trump, urging Mr Trump ‘to send the clear message that the United States will not To...2020-08-051h 13Neohuman80: Daniel FaggellaFor the 80th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Daniel Faggella. Dan is Founder and Head of Research at Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research. Daniel is a globally recognized speaker on the use-cases and ROI of artificial intelligence in business. Called upon by organizations like the World Bank, the United Nations, INTERPOL, and global pharmaceutical and banking companies, Daniel helps business and government leaders navigate the competitive landscape of AI capabilities, and build strategies that win. Daniel’s AI predictions and research has been featured in TechCrunch, Inc, Xconomy, Forbes, and more. His research is referenced in Harvard Business Re...2020-08-0356 minNeohuman79: Brad TempletonFor the 79th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Brad Templeton. Brad Templeton is a Canadian software developer, internet entrepreneur, online community pioneer, publisher of news, comedy, science fiction and e-books, writer, photographer, civil rights advocate, futurist, public speaker, educator and self-driving car consultant. He graduated from the University of Waterloo. He is/was:
Chairman of Electronic Frontier Foundation from 2000 to 2010
Inventor on 21 patents in self-driving cars and telephony
Founder and CEO of ClariNet Communications, the first company founded to engage in commercial activity over the early Internet
the first employee of VisiCorp (then called Personal Software I...2020-07-2257 minNeohuman78: Dr. Rana el KailoubyFor the 78th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Dr. Rana el Kaliouby. Rana is an Egyptian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur in the field of expression recognition research and technology development. Her research moved beyond the field’s dependence on exaggerated or caricatured expressions modeled by laboratory actors, to focus on the subtle glances found in real situations. She is the co-founder and CEO of an MIT’s Media Lab emotion measurement technology, Affectiva.
LINKS:
Dr. Rana el Kaliouby: www.ranaelkaliouby.com
Affectiva: www.affectiva.com
Rana el Kalio...2020-07-2055 minNeohuman77: Giulio PriscoFor the 77th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Giulio Prisco. Giulio is an Italian information technology and virtual reality consultant, as well as a writer, futurist, and Transhumanist. Formerly a senior manager in the European Space Agency, Prisco is a physicist and computer scientist. He served as a member on the board of directors of World Transhumanist Association, of which he was temporarily executive director, and continues to serve as a member on the board of directors of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and of the Associazione Italiana Transumanisti. He is also a founding member...2020-07-151h 03Neohuman76: James LindsayFor the 76th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with James Lindsay. Dr. James Lindsay is an American-born mathematician, political commentator, and the author of six books spanning a range of subjects including religion, the philosophy of science and post modern theory.
LINKS:
James Lindsay: www.newdiscourses.com/author/jameslindsay
New Discourses: www.newdiscourses.com
Joe Rogan Experience #1501 – James Lindsay: www.youtu.be/FtNW3I1FZ5o
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2020-07-131h 22Neohuman75: Chris NiebauerFor the 75th episode of ‘NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Chris Niebauer. Chris received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuropsychology from the University of Toledo where he specialized in left-right brain differences. He has conducted research on consciousness, handedness, beliefs and the sense of self and is currently an associate professor of cognitive psychology at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.
Links:
Chris’ YouTube:
www.youtube.com/chris5264
No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology is Catching Up to Buddhism: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PLRZVTT/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bib...2020-06-241h 51Neohuman74: Randall WillisFor the 74th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Randall Willis. Randy is a story analyst and coach, award-winning writer, medical writer, and screenwriting instructor. They talk about a wide range of topics including technology, Transhumanism, individuality, politics, bias and context, and North Korea as the most stable country.
Links:
Randall C. Willis: www.instagram.com/createdbyrcw
So, What’s Your Story?: www.sowhatsyourstory.ca
Randall C. Willis – Raindance: www.raindance.org/author/randallcwillis
Randall C. Willis – Stage 32: www.stage32.com/RandallCWillis
The post 74: Randall...2020-06-221h 36Neohuman73: Joshua MichieFor the 73rd episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Joshua Michie. Josh is a world-class multidisciplinary designer and director. They talk about a wide range of topics including creativity, individuality, politics, art, digitization, and futurism.
Links:
Joshua Michie: www.joshuamichie.com
Joshua Michie – Vimeo: www.vimeo.com/joshuamichie
Joshua Michie – Instagram: www.instagram.com/joshuamichie
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2020-06-172h 15Neohuman72: David McFadzean and Will “Fritz” HeroldFor the 72nd episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with David McFadzean and Willy “Fritz” Herold. David is a software and robotic engineer, the founder of Church of Virus, and the very first guest on NEOHUMAN. Fritz’s been an engineer, computer modeler, IT expert, and always on the “implementation and production side of the world”. They talk about a wide range of topics including politics, cultural revolutions, religion, technology, academia, faith, ethics and morality, Trump, Prostitution in the age of Covid, Trudeau, bias, and climate change.
Links:
David McFadzean: www.github.com/macterra...2020-06-151h 42Neohuman71: Cyrus A. ParsaFor the 71st episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Cyrus A. Parsa. Cyrus A. Parsa, is the Founder and CEO of The AI Organization, where he is also Director of Creative Analysis & Defensive Innovations. He has researched and investigated more than 1,000 AI, Robotics, 5G, Cybernetic and Big Tech companies. He warned of the Coronavirus (MBT-Engineered Disease From China) with the publication of AI, Trump, China and the Weaponization of Robotics with 5G and Artificial Intelligence Dangers to Humanity. Cyrus’ mission is to help safeguard humanity first, and prevent disasters to people from China, Big Tech and the misuse of...2020-06-081h 18Neohuman70: Sean ChinFor the 70th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Sean Chin. Sean is a Triathlete, Ultra-Marathoner, health professional, and world traveller. He is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Canadian online magazine, Live in Limbo, and the earliest encouragement (as early as 2014!) for starting the NEOHUMAN podcast in January of 2016. They talk about a wide range of subjects, including health, politics, society, rationality, Trump, USA, Canada, human mind & expectations, and the world after Corona virus.
Links:
Sean Chin: www.seanchin.com
Live in Limbo: www.liveinlimbo.com
The post 70: S...2020-06-011h 03Neohuman69: Mattias IA EklundhFor the 69th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Mattias IA Eklundh. Mattias is a guitarist and vocalist, known for his work with Freak Kitchen, Jonas Hellborg Trio and Art Metal; he has also produced several noted solo Freak Guitar albums released by Steve Vai and Favored Nations, and holds his annual Freak Guitar Camp in the woods of Sweden every summer for dedicated guitar players from all over the world. He was also prominently featured playing his trademark-style solos on the first four Soilwork albums. He uses the True Temperament fret system on his guitars. They talk...2020-05-1859 minNeohuman68: Peter VossFor the 68th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Peter Voss. Peter is a serial entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence, who also has careers as an engineer and scientist. His experience includes growing a computer solutions company from zero to a 400-person IPO. For the past 15 years his focus has been on developing AGI (artificial general intelligence). In 2009 Peter founded Smart Action Company, which offers the only call automation solution powered by an AGI engine. He now heads up Aigo.ai Inc., which is developing and selling increasingly advanced AGI systems. Peter also has...2020-05-111h 09Neohuman67: Benjamin WeingartenFor the 67th episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with a Federalist senior contributor, Benjamin Weingarten. A senior fellow at the London Center for Policy Research and fellow at the Claremont Institute, Ben was selected as a 2019 Robert Novak Journalism Fellow of the Fund for American Studies, under which he is currently working on a book on U.S.-China policy. Ben writes on national security and foreign policy, economics, and politics for publications including City Journal, Conservative Review and PJ Media. He is the founder and CEO of ChangeUp Media, a media consulting and prod...2020-05-0557 minNeohuman66: William DavidowFor the 66th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with William Davidow. Bill is a Silicon Valley pioneer who ran the microprocessor division at Intel at the dawn of the chip revolution. He’s been a high-technology industry executive and a venture investor for more than 30 years. In 1985, he founded Mohr Davidow Ventures, a venture capital firm and continued as an active advisor after stepping down as a general partner. Davidow is the author of Marketing High Technology and a co-author of Total Customer Service and The Virtual Corporation. While at Intel, Bill served as senior vice president of ma...2020-04-0643 minNeohuman65: Dr. Eva SelhubFor the 65th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Dr. Eva Selhub, MD. Dr. Selhub is an internationally recognized resiliency expert, physician, author, speaker, scientist and consultant. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. Eva served as an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and as a Clinical Associate of the world renowned Benson Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital for close to 20 years, serving as their Medical Director for six of those years. Dr. Selhub is now working with clients, corporations and scientific colleagues to redefine the ways in which we approach resilience...2020-03-3051 minNeohuman64: Ben BuchananFor the 64th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Ben Buchanan. Ben is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. He specializes in the intersection of cybersecurity and statecraft and has earned his PhD in War Studies from King’s College London, where he was a Marshall Scholar. He holds undergraduate and master’s degrees from Georgetown University and has published widely on cyber operations. They talk about wide range of subjects, including hacking, politics, cybersecurity policies, US-China tech rivalry, Quantum computers, and Ben’s new book, The Hacker And The State: C...2020-03-2340 minNeohuman63: Gennady Stolyarov IIFor the 63rd episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Gennady Stolyarov II. Gennady is the chairman of the United States Transhumanist Party and the Chief Executive of the Nevada Transhumanist Party, an American libertarian and transhumanist writer and civil servant known for his book Death is Wrong. Other works of his have been published by the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Le Québécois Libre, the Mises Institute, and his own online publication, The Rational Argumentator. He has been highly influenced by the philosophy of Ayn Rand. His writings include science fiction, philosophical essays, poetry, and st...2020-03-161h 15Neohuman62: John McAfeeFor the 62nd episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with John McAfee. John is a British-American computer programmer and businessman. He founded the software company McAfee Associates in 1987 and ran it until 1994, when he resigned from the company. McAfee’s wealth peaked in 2007 at $100 million, before his investments plummeted in the financial crisis of 2007–2008. McAfee is also a political activist, who sought the 2016 Libertarian Party nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election, and is running again as a Liberatarian candidate for the 2020 election. His personal and business interests include smartphone apps, cryptocurrency, yoga, and all-natural antibiotics. They...2020-03-0943 minNeohuman61: Alex VikoulovFor the 61st episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Alex Vikoulov. Economist by training, philosopher by vocation, in his words, “worked in the corporate world, worked in the startup world, sat on the boards, sat on the beach, was employed, was self-employed, was a venture capitalist, was an ‘adventure’ capitalist,” while his passion towards physics and philosophy slowly but surely was brewing in the background … These days he describes himself as a futurist, digital philosopher, neo-transcendentalist, evolutionary cyberneticist, transhumanist singularitarian, cosmist, scholar, consciousness researcher, media commentator, painter and author. Currently resides in Burlingame, CA (San Francisco Bay Area). They talk...2020-03-0250 minNeohuman60: Yasmine MohammedFor the 60th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Yasmine Mohammed. Canadian human rights activist, Yasmine Mohammed, advocates for the rights of women living within Islamic majority countries, as well as those who struggle under religious fundamentalism. She is also the founder of Free Hearts Free Minds, an organization that provides psychological support for freethinkers living within Muslim majority countries- where the state sanctioned punishment for leaving Islam is death. Her book, Unveiled, is a memoir/polemic that recalls her experiences growing up in a fundamentalist Islamic household and her arranged marriage to a member of Al-Qaeda. In...2020-02-0355 minNeohuman59: Arash AalaeiFor the 59th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Arash Aalaei. Arash is an Iranian-American journalist and freelance TV producer who has worked with internationally recognized media networks such as Voice of America, BBC, CBS, RAI, and ABC. They talk about wide range of subjects, including Iran, politics, IRGC & Qasem SoleimaniTrump administration, social media, journalism, and possibility of a war in the Middle East.
Links:
Arash Aalaei – C-SPAN: www.c-span.org/person/?arashaalaei
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo With Arash Aalaei of Iran International: www.justtherealnews.com/exec-depts/state-department/secr...2020-01-201h 01Neohuman58: Zoltan IstvanIn the 58th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Zoltan Istvan. Formerly a reporter for the National Geographic Channel, Istvan now writes futurist, transhumanist, secular, and political themed articles for major media, including The New York Times, Vice’s Motherboard, Wired, The Huffington Post, TechCrunch and Newsweek. Istvan regularly appears on television and video channels discussing futurist topics. He is one of the world’s most influential transhumanists and believes transhumanism will grow into a mainstream social movement in the next decade. Istvan is the author of The Transhumanist Wager, a philosophical science fiction novel. In late 2014, Istvan anno...2020-01-1329 minNeohuman57: Dr. Robert SpaldingFor the 57th, and the last of 2019, episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with retired Brigadier General Dr. Robert Spalding. Spalding has served in senior positions of strategy and diplomacy within the Defense and State Departments for more than 26 years, and is an accomplished innovator in government and a national security policy strategist. As Senior Director for Strategy to the President, he was the chief architect of the framework for national competition in the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS). He has earned recognition for his knowledge of Chinese economic competition, cyber warfare, and politi...2019-12-3058 minNeohuman56: Sky Nelson-IsaacsFor the 56th episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with Sky Nelson-Isaacs. Sky is an author and physics educator building a foundation for a scientific understanding of synchronicity in our modern world. Sky has a masters degree in physics from San Francisco State University, has had careers in education, in the software industry, and in music, and has spent the past twenty years studying synchronicity, with the last 12 years publishing academic papers on it. They talk about wide range of subjects, including philosophy, synchronicities, alternate universes, choices & free will, life as a video game, and Sky’...2019-12-231h 02Neohuman55: Peter BoghossianFor the 55th episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with Peter Boghossian. Peter is an American philosopher and an assistant professor of philosophy at Portland State University. His areas of academic focus include atheism, critical thinking, pedagogy, scientific skepticism, and the Socratic method. They’re talking about a wide range of topics, including politics, philosophy, SJW Intersectional religion, Andrew Yang, AI, aliens, as well as Peter’s new book: How to Have Impossible Conversations.
Links:
Peter Boghossian: www.peterboghossian.com
How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical...2019-12-1659 minNeohuman54: William B. IrvineFor the 54th episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with William B. Irvine. Bill is professor of philosophy at Wright State University. The author of seven books, including A Guide to the Good Life, he has also written for the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Salon, Time, and the BBC. They’re talking about a wide range of topics, including Bill’s new book, The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher’s Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient.
Links:
William B. Irvine: www.williambirvine.com
William B. Irvine – Wr...2019-12-0958 minNeohuman53: Chris NiebauerFor the 53rd episode of ‘NEOHUMAN with Agah Bahari’ podcast, Agah is chatting with Chris Niebauer.
Chris received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuropsychology from the University of Toledo where he specialized in left-right brain differences. He has conducted research on consciousness, handedness, beliefs and the sense of self and is currently an associate professor of cognitive psychology at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.
They talk a wide range of topics, including Chris’ new book: No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism.
Links:
Chris’...2019-12-0257 minNeohuman52: Erik DavisIn the 52th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Erik Davis (@erik_davis). Erik is an American writer, scholar, journalist and public speaker whose writings have ranged from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism. He is perhaps best known for his book ‘Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information’, as well as his work on California counterculture, including Burning Man, the human potential movement, and the writings of Philip K. Dick. They talk about wide range of subjects, including philosophy, technology, psychedelics, religion, social media, modern cults, as well as Erik...2019-11-2556 minNeohuman51: Bryan CaplanFor the 51th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Bryan Caplan. A returning guest on NEOHUMAN, Bryan is an American economist and a professor of economics at George Mason University, research fellow at the Mercatus Center, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and frequent contributor to Freakonomics, as well as publishing his own blog, EconLog. He is a self-described economic libertarian, and the author of four books including The Case Against Education: Why the Education System is a Waste of Time and Money. They talk about a wide range of subjects including economy, immigration, technology, politics, jobs, automation...2019-11-041h 10Neohuman50: Tim DraperIn the 50th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Tim Draper. Tim is an American venture capital investor, and in 1985, the founder of the firm that would become Draper Fisher Jurvetson. He also founded Draper Associates and Draper University. In July 2014, Draper received wide coverage for his purchase at a US Marshals Service auction of seized bitcoins from the Silk Road marketplace website. He also spent in excess of $5 million to push a ballot initiative to divide California into six smaller states, which has met the signature threshold but was removed from the ballot by a decision in...2018-09-2344 minNeohuman49: Marina NetmatIn the 49th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Marina Nemat. Marina is the author of two memoirs about her life growing up in Iran, serving time in Evin Prison for speaking out against the Iranian government, escaping a death sentence and finally fleeing Iran for a new life in Canada. She was awarded the first Human Dignity Prize in December 2007, chosen by the Prize Committee ‘because of her strength of character despite her life experiences’. Today, Marina teaches memoir writing part-time at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, and regularly speaks about her experiences in fron...2018-07-2951 minNeohuman48: Patrick J. DeneenIn the 48th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Patrick J. Deneen. Patrick is Professor of Political Science and holds the David A. Potenziani Memorial Chair of Constitutional Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to joining the faculty of Notre Dame in 2012, he taught at Princeton University (1997-2005) and Georgetown University (2005-2012), where he held the Markos and Eleni Tsakapoulos-Kounalakis Chair in Hellenic Studies. From 2005-2007 he served as principle Speechwriter and Special Assistant to the Director of the U.S. Information Agency, Joseph Duffey. He is a regular contributor to a variety of online journals...2018-07-2351 minNeohuman47: Danielle DiMartino BoothIn the 47th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Danielle DiMartino Booth. Danielle is a global thought leader on monetary policy and economics who spent nine years as an adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. She began her career in New York at Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and is a full-time columnist for Bloomberg View, a business speaker, and a commentator frequently featured on CNBC, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Radio, Fox News, Fox Business News and other major media outlets. She is the author of ‘FED UP: An Insider’s Take on Why the Federal Reserve is B...2018-07-0829 minNeohuman46: Arash SobhaniIn the 46th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Arash Sobhani. Arash is the founder, lead singer and songwriter of Kiosk, an underground Iranian rock band. Formed in Tehran in 2003, Kiosk was forced out of Iran because of its satirical lyrics which are often critical of the social and political environment under the Islamic regime. In addition to be an active musician, Arash is a TV host, a human rights activist, and one of the signatories of an open letter to then President-Elect Trump, urging Mr Trump ‘to send the clear message that the United States will not To...2018-05-2048 minNeohuman45: Bryan CaplanIn the 45th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Bryan Caplan. Bryan is an American economist and a professor of economics at George Mason University, reserach fellow at the Mercatus Center, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, andfrequent contributor to Freakonomics, as well as publishing his own blog, EconLog. He is a self-described economic libertarian, and the author of three books including The Case Against Education: Why the Education System is a Waste of Time and Money. They talk about a wide range of subjects including education, economy, technology, politics, social evolution, automation, AI, cryptocurrencies, and conspiracies.
2018-04-021h 01Neohuman44: Annie DukeIn the 44th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Annie Duke. Annie is a retired Poker champion who holds a World Series Poker gold bracelet from 2004 and used to be the leading money winner among women in WSOP history. She was a finalist on Donald Trump’s The Celebrity Apprentice, and is the author of Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts. They talk about a wide range of subjects, including Poker philosophy, Confirmation bias and echo chambers, the difference between the bad decision and the bad outcome, games and AI, info...2018-03-2558 minNeohuman43: Michio KakuIn the 43rd episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah Bahari is chatting with Dr. Michio Kaku. Dr Kaku is an American theoretical physicist, futurist, popularizer of science, and a co-founder of String Field Theory. They talk about a wide range of subjects, including technology, the future of physics, post-silicon computing, Stanley Kubrick and 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Simulation Theory, immortality, the evolutionary impact of religion, the importance of the private sector in the new age of space exploration, as well as Dr Kaku’s new book, The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth.
...2018-03-1846 minNeohuman42: Sharon WeinbergerIn the 42nd episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Sharon Weinberger. Sharon is the executive editor for news at Foreign Policy Magazine and a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Previously, she was the National Security Editor at The Intercept, where she directed the publication’s defense and intelligence coverage. They talk about wide range of subjects, including science & technology of military, the US national security, Pentagon and DARPA, military data collection, the business of hype-for-profit, as well as Sharon’s new book, The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, The Pentagon Agen...2018-03-1124 minNeohuman41: Lee McIntyre
In the 41st episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah Bahari is chatting with Lee McIntyre. Lee is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and an Instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He is the author of series of book from The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series, including his latest book, Post-Truth. They talk about a wide range of subjects, including definitions of truth and post-truth, the rise of Donald Trump, technology & social media, ethics & morality, the objectivity of truth, Confirmation Bias, and authoritarianism as the next stage in the Post-Truth world.2018-03-0455 minNeohuman40: Robert Gutsche Jr.In the 40th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Robert Gutsche Jr. Started as a journalist, Robert has written for The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin State Journal, among other regional and local publications. He is an assistant Professor in the school of Journalism and Mass Communication at Florida International University, and the author of “Media Control: News as an Institution of Power and Social Control”. They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, politics, Donald Trump, social media, journalism, echo chambers, indoctrination of news, interpretive facts and the objectivity of truth.
Li...2017-07-0248 minNeohuman39: Zoltan IstvanIn the 39th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Zoltan Istvan. Zoltan is a controversial figure inside and out side of the growing global Transhumanist movement, a world renowned journalist-turned-politician, and the author of the science fiction bestseller, The Transhumanist Wager. He is the founder and the 2016 Presidential candidate of Transhumanist Party who’s running for governor of California as a Libertarian candidate. They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, politics, Transhumanism, systematic religious dogma in the US, immortality, Donald Trump, automation, the future of Money, refugee crisis and terrorism, philosophy, and Zoltan’s Libertarian campaign for...2017-06-2550 minNeohuman38: Ismail AliIn the 38th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Ismail Ali, the Policy Fellow at Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Ismail has earned his J.D. At the University of California, Berkley school of Law in 2016, after receiving his Bachelor’s in Philosophy from California State University, Fresno, in 2012, and has worked for the ACLU of Northern California’s Criminal Justice, and Drug Policy Project. Ismail believes that psychedelic consciousness is a crucial piece of challenging oppression in all of its forms, and that legal access to psychedelics is an essential part of a progressive drug policy para...2017-06-0457 minNeohuman37: Martin FordIn the 37th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Martin Ford. Coming from a software background in Silicon Valley, Martin is a futurist focusing on the impact of artificial intelligence and robotics on society and the economy, and the author of two books: Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future (2015) and The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future (2009) . They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, politics, automation, minimum wage in the US, jobs and unemployment, religion, ethics and morality, immortality, artificial intelligence, and the...2017-05-2841 minNeohuman36: Negar Mortazavi and Arash AalaeiIn the 36th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Negar Mortazavi and Arash Aalaei. Negar is an Iranian-American journalist and a frequent commentator on Iran at MSNBC, BBC, PRI, New York Times, Aljazeera, Huffington Post, and international outlets across the world in Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, Turkey, Switzerland, and Japan. Arash is an Iranian-American journalist and freelance TV producer who has worked with internationally recognized media networks such as Voice of America, BBC, CBS, RAI, and ABC. They talk about wide range of subjects related to Iran and the Middle East, including the Iranian political system, the effect of...2017-05-211h 07Neohuman35: Jordan RudessIn the 35th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Jordan Rudess. Jordan is an American keyboardist and composer best known as a member of the Progressive Rock/Metal band Dream Theater and the Progressive Rock supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment. He started a software company called Wizdom Music in 2010 to create new types of musician instrumental user interfaces and experiences, new and innovative ways of creating sound synthesis, and of recording and performing music through multiple applications for iOS and Android devices. They talk about wide range of subjects including the ever-accelerating relationship between music and technology and the...2017-05-1423 minNeohuman34: Christopher BenekIn the 34th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Reverend Christopher Benek. Christopher is a techno-theologian, futurist, ethicist, Christian Transhumanist, Public Speaker, writer, a pastor of Family Ministries and Mission at First Presbyterian Church of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and a co-founder of the Christian Transhumanist Association. They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, religion, Transhumanism, Techno-Theology, ethics and morality, the importance of religious reformation, philosophy, modern Christianity, and immortality.
Links:
Christopher Benek: www.christopherbenek.com
Christian Transhumanist Association: www.christiantranshumanism.org
Florida Pastor Plans to Convert Robots to Christianity: www.ibtimes.co.uk/f...2017-04-3058 minNeohuman33: Dr. Majid RafizadehIn the 33rd episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Dr. Majid Rafizadeh. Majid is an Iranian-American scholar, author and U.S. foreign policy specialist. He is the president of the International American Council, serves on the board of Harvard International Review at Harvard University and Harvard International Relations Council. He is also a member of Gulf 2000 Project at Columbia University’s school of International and Public Affairs, and has previously served as ambassador to the National Iranian-American Coucil based in Washington DC. They talk about wide range of subjects, including the Middle East, the US foreign policy, Iranian po...2017-04-231h 01Neohuman32: Ed FinnIn the 32nd episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Ed Finn. Ed is the founding director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, where he is assistant professor with a joint appointment in the School of Arts, Media and Engineering and the Department of English. They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, politics, Internet of Things and Big Data, algorithms, Chinese national ranking system, automation in military-industrial-complex, ethics and morality in Artificial Intelligence, philosophy, as well as Ed’s new book, What Algorithms Want: Imagination in the Age of Computing.
...2017-04-1646 minNeohuman31: Luke DormehlIn the 31st episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Luke Dormehl. Luke is a technology writer, public speaker, and author of several books including “The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More”. He has written for Wired, The Guardian, Fast Company, The Sunday Times and others, as well as directing a range of documentaries for UK television. They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, politics, automation, ethics and morality, Artificial Intelligence, Transhumanism, philosophy, as well as Luke’s new book, “Thinking Machines: The Inside Story of Artificial Intelligence and Our Race to Build the Future...2017-04-0940 minNeohuman30: Bonnie RochmanIn the 30th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Bonnie Rochman. Bonnie is an award-winning journalist, and author. A former health and parenting columnist for Time.com and staff writer for Time magazine, she has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, MIT Technology Review, Scientific America, and O, The Operah Magazine. They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, biotechnology, genetic engineering, Designer Babies, ethics and morality, Artificial Intelligence, the future of Humanity, Elon Musk’s Neuralink, CRISPR, as well as Bonnie’s new book, The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the...2017-04-0247 minNeohuman29: Mark PerlinIn the 29th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah and Mandi are chatting with Dr. Mark Perlin. Mark has two PhDs in computer science and medicine, is the founder of Cybergenetics and the creator of the TrueAllele technology. They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, privacy, genetics and cybergenetics, designer babies, Gattaca, Gene editing and CRISPR technology, and the adaptation of modern technology by the law enforcement to revisit criminal cases.
Links:
Dr. Mark Perlin
Defence ttorneys Demand Closer Look at Software Used to Detect Crime-Scene DNA
Cybergenetics TrueAllele Technology Enables Objective Analysis of Pr...2016-12-1941 minNeohuman28: Coraline Ada EhmkeIn the 28th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah and Mandi are chatting with Coraline Ada Ehmke. Coraline is an open-source advocate, speaker, and web developer. She was recognized for her work on diversity in open-source with a Ruby Hero award in 2016. She’s the creator of the Contributor Covenant, the most popular open-source code of conduct in the world. She now works for GitHub as a senior engineering on a team devoted to creating community management and anti-harassment tools. They talk about wide range of subjects including technology, politics, Donald Trump, equality, cyber security, ethics and morality, as well as Co...2016-12-0444 minNeohuman27: IndieFilmTOIn the 27th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is welcoming back Curt Jaimungal on the show to discuss his company, IndieFilmTO. IndieFilmTO is a newly formed independent film incubator in Toronto with the goal of coaching the independent filmmakers in Toronto through the process of making their film, from an idea to funding, production, and distribution. They talk about wide range of subjects including IndieFilmTo’s upcoming industry event, lessons to learn from Donald Trump, Startup culture, future of the independent film industry, Curt’s first feature film, and what it takes to make it as an independent artist in the...2016-11-2054 minNeohuman26: US ElectionIn the 26th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah and Mandi are discussing what’s happening in America, after the unexpected victory of Donald Trump in 2016 US Presidential Election, and Artificial Intelligence as “the only two subjects in the world worth discussing right now”.
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Donald Trump Won the U.S. Presidential Election, Now What?
How Trump Reshaped the Election Map
Yes, Americans Really Did Crash Canada’s Immigration Site as Donald Trump Won
What Happens When Our Computers Get Smarter Than We Are?
Artificial Intelligence: ‘We’re Like Children Playing with a Bomb’
Can We Build AI without Losing Co...2016-11-1339 minNeohuman25: David ButtIn the 25th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah and Mandi are chatting with David Butt. David is an experienced criminal lawyer and a former Crown prosecutor, Queen’s Law School and Harvard University graduate, and a former clerk for both the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada. They talk about wide range of subjects including technology, freedom of speech and expression, the niqab debate, hate speech, much needed reform in the legal system, law in the cyber space, as well as Trump and Trumpism.
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David Butt: www.linkedin.com/in/david-butt-9a26...2016-10-3047 minNeohuman24: Raihan AbirIn the 24th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Raihan Abir. Raihan is a Bangladeshi ex-Muslim Atheist blogger, best selling author, and a recipient of PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for “showing courage in opposing restraint on freedom of expression and ideas”. They talk about wide range of subjects, including Islamic jihadism, political correctness, Faith as a virus, dangers of political far-Left and far-Right, Religious studies as a form of child abuse, Atheism as the only sensible stance, and the similarities between Donald Trump and God.
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Bestselling Bangladeshi Writer Raihan Abir Can’t Fight Machete...2016-10-2343 minNeohuman23: Jassie JusticeIn the 23rd episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah and Mandi are talking to Jassie Justice ‘Trash Panda’, a non-binary intersex/trans fury femmebot. Jassie is a poet, community organizer, student, educator and sex worker. Jassie is currently working with Spit, a Toronto-based company that is committed to creating porn with an anti-oppressive lens and ensuring ethical labour standards are upheld. They talk about wide range of subjects, including what it means to have what Jassie refers to as ‘ethical porn’, what it means to create porn from an anti-oppressive and feminist perspective, morality, workers rights, BDSM, capitalism, how ethical porn can be u...2016-10-1643 minNeohuman22: Will BronsonIn the 22nd episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah and Mandi are chatting with Will Bronson. Will holds a MBA degree from the University of Phoenix and is currently the deputy associate administrator at office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention at the United States’ department of Justice. They talk about wide range of subjects including the effects of trauma on youth, politics, Donald Trump and his “basket of deplorables”, institutional and social racism, untrained militarized police force in the US and Canada, and technology as the greatest achievement of Humanity.
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Will Bronson
Childhood Trauma Statistics
Hillary Clinton...2016-10-0949 minNeohuman21: Richard JochelsonIn the 21st episode of NEOHUMAN, the 1st episode of Season 2, Agah Bahari is joined by Mandi Gray as the co-host of the second season to chat with Dr. Richard Jochelson (@robsoncrim, @RiJochelson). Richard is the Associate Professor at Robson Hall Law School, University of Manitoba, and his publications include: “The Disappearance of Criminal Law: Police Powers and the Supreme Court of Canada”, and “Theorizing Justice and Sex and the Supreme Court: Obscenity and Indecency Laws in Canada”. Richard recently launched the Robson Crim Legal Blog, which is an interdisciplinary blog featuring writing from scholars and lawyers across Canada. They talk...2016-10-0246 minNeohuman20: Joe ShowkerIn the 20th and the last episode of the first season of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Joe Showker. Joe is a James Madison University alumni, consultant, philanthropist, and a Republican delegate who has been and is supporting Donald Trump for the Presidency of the United States. They talk about wide range of subjects, including Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton’s health, the first Presidential debate and the upcoming election, the Alt-Right movement, as well as the state of America and the rest of the world from the perspective of a Trump supporter.
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Joe Sho...2016-09-251h 06Neohuman19: Reverend Gretta VosperIn the 19th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Reverend Gretta Vosper. Gretta is the Atheist minister of United Church of Canada and the author of the best selling book, With or Without God. They talk about wide range of subjects, including religion, Atheism, how the United Church is moving away from Progressive Humanist values, the dogma of Evangelical Christians, Democracy, and separation of church and state.
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Gretta Vosper
West Hill United Church
The Clergy Project
Atheist Minister Fights to Keep Her Place in the United Church
The End of White Christian A...2016-08-1153 minNeohuman18: Hugh GustersonIn the 18th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Hugh Gusterson. Hugh is an anthropologist at George Washington University and an antinuclear activist with his work focuses on nuclear culture, international security and the anthropology of science. They talk about wide range of subjects, including the war on terror, drones and remote war, nuclear policy in the 21st century, military automation, privacy, equality, the current political state of the US, and Hugh’s new book Drone: Remote Control Warfare.
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Hugh Gusterson
Drone: Remote Control Warfare
Drones Trail a Whole Host of Dilemmas – Ethic...2016-06-2742 minNeohuman17: Cyrus AfrashtehIn the 17th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Dr. Cyrus Afrashteh. Cyrus has a background in Molecular Genetics, Neuroscience and Dentistry. He was both a President of the Muslim Students Association and later the Iranian Students Association at the University of Toronto. After a decade of religious Islamic study and practice he left Islam and now considers himself a Spiritual Humanist. He is the founder of Yazdan Biotechnologies that is researching a cure for Type 1 Diabetes and which is expanding to Moscow with the goal of furthering research into Genetic Engineering of Human Embryos for live birth...2016-06-1956 minNeohuman16: Liza FeatherstoneIn the 16th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Liza Featherstone. Liza is an American Journalist and Journalism professor at NYU and Columbia’s School of International Public Affairs, who also writes frequently on labor and student activism for The Nation magazine. They talk about wide range of subjects, including politics, rise of Trumpism, Hillary Clinton, the role of labor unions in the 21st century, technological unemployment, Universal Basic Income, George Orwell’s Animal Farm, as well as Liza’s new book False Choices: The Faux Feminism of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Liza Feather...2016-06-1246 minNeohuman15: James HughesIn the 15th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah Bahari is chatting with James Hughes. James is a sociologist, bioethicist, the Associate Provost for Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning for the University of Massachusetts Boston, ordained Buddhist monk, the former executive director of the World Transhumanist Association (H+), and the current executive director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET). They talk about wide range of subjects including religion, secularism, Artificial Intelligence, Transhumanism, politics, automation, unemployment, Buddhism, the next Dalai Lama, China, Techno-Progressive movement, and Peter Thiel as the real threat.
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James Hughes
I...2016-06-0545 minNeohuman14: Lincoln CannonIn the 14th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Lincoln Cannon, the Founder and the former President of Mormon Transhumanist Association. They talk about wide range of subjects including religion, Atheism, technology, politics, ethics and morality, privacy, Mormonism, education, and the future of Transhumanism.
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Lincoln Cannon: http://lincoln.metacannon.net
Mormon Transhumanist Association: www.transfigurism.org
Mormonism: the Most Transhumanist Religion?: www.hplusmagazine.com/2011/05/09/mormonism-the-most-transhumanist-religion
Transhumanist Politics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanist_politics
Ethical Issues in Artificial Intelligence: www.nickbostrom.com/ethics/ai.html
Ways to Subscribe to Neohuman Po...2016-05-2944 minNeohuman13: Mia ConsalvoIn the 13th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Mia Consalvo, professor and Canada research Chair in Communication studies, Game Studies and Design at Concordia university. They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, gaming, Japan, VR+AR/MR, ethics and morality, education, Artificial Intelligence, social gaming, the future of social media, as well as Mia’s new book Atari to Zelda: Japan’s Video Games in Global Contexts.
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Mia Consalvo
Atari to Zelda: Japan’s Videogames in Global Contexts
Cheating: Gaining Advantage in Videogames
Unity 3D game engine
Second Life
Ways to...2016-05-2243 minNeohuman12: Zoltan IstvanIn the 12th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Zoltan Istvan. Zoltan is a Transhumanist writer, futurist, philosopher, the founder and the presidential candidate of the Transhumanist Party. They talk about wide range of subjects, including Transhumanism, the Singularity, religion, Atheism, Spirituality, automation, longevity, 2016 US election race, ethics and morality, politics, how to deal with the “haters”, and Zoltan’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Links:
Zoltan Istvan: www.zoltanistvan.com
The Transhumanist Party: www.transhumanistparty.org
Immortality Bus: www.immortalitybus.com
The Transhumanist Wager: www.amazon.ca/Transhumanist-Wager-Zoltan-Istvan/dp/0988616114
Articles by Zoltan Istvan (Motherboard): http://motherb...2016-05-1541 minNeohuman11: Kevin KellyIn the 11th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Kevin Kelly. Kevin is the founding executive editor of Wired magazine and a former editor/publisher of the Whole Earth Review. They talk about wide range of subjects, including Artificial Intelligence, automation, VR+MR, Magic Leap, ethics and morality, privacy, encryption, living in Tehran during the Iranian Revolution, and Kevin’s upcoming book The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future.
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Kevin Kelly
Wired Magazine
The Inevitable: Understanding The 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
Ethical Issues in Advanced Artifical Intelligence
M...2016-05-0855 minNeohuman10: Andrew BacevichIn the 10th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with professor Andrew Bacevich. Andrew is a retired US Military Colonel, an American foreign policy and military historian, Professor Eneritus of International Relations and History at the Boston University, and the former director of Boston University’s Center for International Relations. They talk about wide range of subjects, including politics, war, Military-Industrial complex, the Middle East, Iran nuclear agreement, technology, the War on Terror, American Presidential election, and Andrew’s new book America’s War for The Greater Middle East.
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Andrew J. Bacevich
America’s War for...2016-05-0142 minNeohuman9: Dan BarkerIn the 9th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah is chatting with Dan Barker. Dan is a former Evangelical Minister turned Atheist, writer, speaker, and the co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation. They talk about wide range of subjects, including religion, Atheism, politics, faith, Reverend Gretta Vosper, The Clergy Project, science, reason, logic, Richard Dawkins, education, and Dan’s new book God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction.
Links:
Freedom From Religion Foundation
God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction
The Clergy Project
Richard Dawkins
Gretta Vosper
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
United Church dismisses app...2016-04-2449 minNeohuman8: Michael LynchIn the 8th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah Bahari is chatting with professor Michael Lynch. Michael is a philosopher, professor at the University of Connecticut, and the director of Humanities Institute. They talk about wide range of subjects, including Michael’s new book:The Internet of Us, technology, politics, social media, Extended Mind hypothesis, ethics and morality in Artificial Intelligence, social bots, philosophy, and Google Knowing.
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The Internet of Us
Michael Lynch at the University of Connecticut
Humanities Institute
Microsoft’s Twitter bot turned from average teen to Jew-hating Trump supporter in 12 hours
The Extend...2016-04-1751 minNeohuman7: Mandi GrayIn the 7th episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah Bahari is chatting with Mandi Gray. Mandy is a PhD student at Toronto’s York Univesity and a sexual assault survivor. They talk about wide range of subjects, including social justice, politics, women-rights, equality, Canadian justice system, political activism, radical feminists, and Jian Ghomeshi’s sexual assault trial.
Links:
Silence is violence
Women at the Centre
Verdict Shines Light on a Harsh Reality
Mandi on Toronto Star
Mandi on Globe and Mail
Mandi on Vice
Jian Ghomeshi Trial
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Subscribe via 2016-03-2751 minNeohuman6: Randall WillisIn the sixth episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah Bahari is chatting with Randall Willis. Randall is a storyteller who have lived many lives from biochemistry to a medical writing and advertisement, until he decided to focus on his own creative writing. They talk about wide range of subjects, including biotechnology, gene editing, September 11 2001, ethics and morality in marketing and advertisement, writing to enjoy, and internet as a double-edged sword.
Links:
Randall Willis blog
9/11 Conference Coverage
Tank‘s screenplay opening (pet store love story)
Genome-editing and CRISPR
the Double-Edged Sword That is the Internet
Way...2016-02-211h 01Neohuman5: Miss MetaverseIn the fifth episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah Bahari is recapping the episodes so far and recall some of the more memorable lines by the first four guests on the show, along with Maurice Ravel’s epic masterpiece, Bolero. Later, Agah revisit an year-old conversation with Transhumanist and Futurist, Katie Aquino AKA Miss Metaverse. They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, politics, religion, Chinese super babies, Artificial Intelligence, the future of Money, and immortality.
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FuturistMM
Chinese Project Probs the Genetics of Genius
Transhumanism – The Final Religion?
Silicon Valley is Trying to Make Humans Immortal – And Fin...2016-02-1423 minNeohuman4: Nneka MacGregorIn the fourth episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah Bahari talks with Nneka MacGregor. Nneka is a Toronto-based advocate who works with government and other organization to eradicate violence against women, and is the executive director at the “Women’s Centre for Social Justice”, aka “Women at the centrE”. They talk about wide range of subjects, including inequality, politics, Donald Trump, women rights under theocracies, ethics and morality, and the future of equality.
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Women’s Centre for Social Justice
Extreme Equality is a Symptom of a Broken Society
A Look at the Rights of Women in Arab Countr...2016-02-0748 minNeohuman3: Curt JaimungalIn the third episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah Bahari is chatting with Curt Jaimungal. Curt is a physics and mathematics graduate from the University of Toronto as well as a Toronto-based independent writer, actor, and filmmaker. They talk about wide range of subjects, including String Theory, philosophy, women, Donald Trump, alternate universes, film industry, Singularity, and happiness.
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Making Sense of String Theory
You Are Not So Smart (book)
I’m Okay (film)
The true Science of Parallel Universes
The coming singularity
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Subscribe via iTunes2016-01-311h 03Neohuman2: Deanna LambertIn the second episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah Bahari is chatting with Deanna Lambert. Deanna is a marketing strategist and has worked for multinational brands such as Coca Cola, Pepsi, and Harley Davidson. They talk about wide range of subjects, including marketing, health and longevity, Donald Trump and Sarah Palin, automation and marketing algorithms, privacy, the future of marketing, Capitalism, and future of equality.
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Who Controls Your Facebook Feed
Technology and Inequality
Basic Income Experiment – What We Know
The Zero Marginal Cost Society
Privacy is Dead, Invasice Technology is Here to Stay
The post 2: Deanna Lamb...2016-01-2454 minNeohuman1: David McFadzean
In the first episode of NEOHUMAN, Agah Bahari talks with David McFadzean. David is a lead engineer at the Toronto-based startup, Synaptive Medical. They talk about wide range of subjects, including technology, politics, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, automation in military-industrial- complex, ethics and morality in Artificial Intelligence, the future of Money, Islamic terrorism, philosophy, Hololens, Oculus Rift, and virtual reality.
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Synaptive Medical
Microsoft Hololens
Oculus Rift
Automation in Military-Industrial-Complex
The zero Marginal Cost Society
Open AI
Ethical Issues in Artificial Intelligence
Donald Trump
Bernie Sanders
The Evolution of Islamic Terrorism
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