Sentient Developments Episode 2012.02.27

02/27/12 • -1 min

Sentient Developments Podcast for the week of February 27, 2012.
Topics discussed in this week's episode: PETA's lost case against SeaWorld and their next steps, addressing the potential perils of radical memory enhancement, the increasing role of AI in healthcare and medicine, and rethinking cosmetic enhancements.
Tracks used in this episode:

Cloud Nothings: "Separation"
Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters: "Long Distance Call"
Burial: "Loner"
Porcelain Raft: "Drifting in and Out"

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Cloud Nothings: "Separation"
Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters: "Long Distance Call"
Burial: "Loner"
Porcelain Raft: "Drifting in and Out"

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Sentient Developments Episode 2012.02.20

Sentient Developments Podcast for the week of February 20, 2012.
Topics discussed in this week's episode: Moral enhancement and cognitive enhancement (featuring insights from Peter Singer and Allen Buchanen), progressivism and the potential for transhumanism (featuring clips from James Hughes and Robert Sawyer), and an update on PETA's case against SeaWorld.
Tracks used in this episode:

Air: "Sonic Armada"
Zammuto: "F U C-3PO"
Shinsuke Matsumoto: "Kou"

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Sentient Developments Episode 2012.03.05

Sentient Developments Podcast for the week of March 5, 2012.
Topics for this week's episode include the Turing Test, artificial consciousness, and machine ethics; Avi Rubin's recent TED Talk on our increasingly hackable world; nootropics, cognitive liberty and limits to the biolibertarian impulse.
Tracks used in this episode:

Frankie Rose: "Interstellar"
Pallbearer: "Foreigner"
Teengirl Fantasy: "Cheaters"

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