Taking the long view on technology, religion, ethics, and art. There are plenty of podcasts that will tell you how Apple’s latest product will affect the tech landscape tomorrow, but there aren’t that many concerned with the potential impact of that tech in 2026. In a culture obsessed with now, how can we make choices with a view for tomorrow, next year, and beyond?
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episode 11: 8.11: The Printing Press as an Agent of Change—Analogs to the Internet
The printing press and the internet are often compared. How similar in impact are they really?
episode 10: 8.10: The Printing Press as an Agent of Change—Explained
The Printing Press as an Agent of Change—Explained
episode 9: 8.09: Jurassic Park—Examined
Don’t go into science for the money: you will get killed by dinosaurs.
episode 8: 8.08: Jurassic Park—Explained
What the well-known novel and movie have to say about science, ethics, epistemology, and hubris.
episode 6: 8.06: The Age of Spiritual Machines—Explained
Reading Ray Kurzweil’s prognostications about the future—and coming to terms with his ruthless optimism.
episode 5: 8.05: The Postmodern Condition—Examined
Lyotard’s postmodernism, the politics of power, and aesthetics: what do we keep and what do we reject?
episode 4: 8.04: The Postmodern Condition—Explained
Jean-François Lyotard on postmodernity, science, and kitschy art.
episode 4: 8.04: The Postmodern Condition—Explained
Jean-François Lyotard on postmodernity, science, and kitschy art.
episode 3: 8.03: Phaedrus Examined
Should we even keep reading this book—with its criticisms of books?