{"id":4859,"date":"2015-04-29T15:37:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T19:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afutureworththinkingabout.com\/?p=4859"},"modified":"2016-08-24T23:34:27","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T03:34:27","slug":"4859","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afutureworththinkingabout.com\/?p=4859","title":{"rendered":"My First Appearance on Mindful Cyborgs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I sat down with Klint Finley of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mindfulcyborgs.com\/shows\/2015\/4\/28\/episode-54-a-positive-vision-of-transhumanism-and-ai-with-damien-williams\">Mindful Cyborgs<\/a> to talk about many, many things:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2026pop culture portrayals of human enhancement and artificial intelligence and why we need to craft more nuanced narratives to explore these topics\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Tune in next week to hear Damien talk about how AI and transhumanism intersects with magic and the occult.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mindfulcyborgs.com\/shows\/2015\/4\/28\/episode-54-a-positive-vision-of-transhumanism-and-ai-with-damien-williams\">Download and Show Notes: Mindful Cyborgs: Mindful Cyborgs: A Positive Vision of Transhumanism and AI with Damien Williams<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This was a really great conversation, &amp; I do so hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I sat down with Klint Finley of\u00a0Mindful Cyborgs to talk about many, many things: \u2026pop culture portrayals of human enhancement and artificial intelligence and why we need to craft more nuanced narratives to explore these topics\u2026 Tune in next week to hear Damien talk about how AI and transhumanism intersects with magic and the occult. 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