Sentient Developments Episode 2011.12.19

12/18/11 • -1 min

Sentient Developments Podcast for the week of December 19, 2011.
This week's episode is devoted entirely to the life and work of Christopher Hitchens who passed away last week.
Tracks used in this episode:

Gang Gang Dance: "Glass Jar"
M83: "Intro"

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Gang Gang Dance: "Glass Jar"
M83: "Intro"

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Sentient Developments Episode 2011.12.12

Sentient Developments Podcast for the week of December 12, 2011.
Topics discussed in this week's episode include my new strength routine, using Ecstasy to treat autism, cognitive enhancement and potential side-effects, Radiolabs on amnesia and free will, H+ interview with Eric Drexler, New paper by Keith B. Wiley: "The Fermi Paradox, Self-Replicating Probes, and the Interstellar Transportation Bandwidth", genetically modifying mosquitos to combat diseases (and mosquitos), and how to engineer a zombie virus.
Tracks used in this episode:

Liturgy: Generation
Tim Hecker: The Piano Drop
The Field: This is Power
Biosphere: Genkai-1

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Sentient Developments Episode 2012.01.02

Sentient Developments Podcast for the week of January 2, 2012.
This week's episode is themed around animal enhancement. Topics discussed include the recent film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, human-and-animal video game interaction, the ethics of animal uplift, and the recent report in the U.S. declaring chimps largely unessential as research subjects.
Tracks used in this episode:

Panda Bear: "Scheherazade"
Antlers: "Rolled Together"
Snowman: "Snakes and Ladders"

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