We think very highly of the human brain, after all, it's what lets us think about anything in the first place, but Nature is vast, and our primate brains are not the end-all and be-all of neural engineering.

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Alternative Intelligence: The Other A.I.
Episode 448; May 23, 2024
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Written by: Erik Eldritch & Isaac Arthur
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Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Ultra Deep Field", "Cosmic Sunrise"
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Alternative Intelligence: The Other A.I.

An extended exploration of what science tells us about free will and consciousness in a quantum universe, including Sir Roger Penrose's theory of Orchestrated Objective Reduction.

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Episode 353a, June 30, 2024 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Free Will, Quantum & Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Narration Only)

An extended exploration of what science tells us about free will and consciousness in a quantum universe, including Sir Roger Penrose's theory of Orchestrated Objective Reduction.

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Episode 353a, June 30, 2024 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
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Free Will, Quantum & Orchestrated Objective Reduction

Space is huge, immense beyond our wildest dreams. In order to explore and settle it, we’ll need to learn to dream a lot bigger and bolder than ever before.
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Interstellar Colonization Compendium
Episode 455; July 11, 2024
Produced & Written: Isaac Arthur
Narrated by: Isaac Arthur & Sarah Fowler Arthur
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Lombus, "Cosmic Soup"
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Interstellar Colonization Compendium

We so often hear of mining asteroids, but the Moon outmasses every known asteroid combined dozens of times over again, and is closer to Earth too. So what would life be like mining on the Moon?

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Nomadic Miners On The Moon
Episode 457a; July 28, 2024
Produced, Narrated & Written: Isaac Arthur
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