In Conversation With ...

Apr 18 2024 6 ep. 27 mins 3

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In Conversation With … is a series of intimate conversations between creative thinkers and leading experts as they explore the intersection of technology, the future, and what it means to be human.

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Rethinking Biology – A Conversation with Michael Levin

Apr 18 2024 43 mins

How do the cells in a ridge on your fingertip know where they’re supposed to go? Or what tells the cells on the tip of your tongue what a tongue looks like? What determines the final contours of your body? And what governs whether, if those contours are disrupted — say, by the loss of a limb — they are regenerated or not?Despite the conventional answer of “it’s all in our

Liz Lerman and Jonathon Keats on The Art of Memory and the Act of Being Present

Mar 15 2024 28 mins

Part of a series of intimate conversations between leading thinkers around the theme of “Chronodiversity, other minds, and the temporal dimensions of consciousness” and co-hosted with the ASU’s Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science).This was the last in this series of conversations around chronodiversity with Jonathon Keats and others, and ended up being a particu

Jonathon Keats and Andrew Maynard on The Promise and Perils of Longtermism

Mar 14 2024 22 mins

Part of a series of intimate conversations between leading thinkers around the theme of “Chronodiversity, other minds, and the temporal dimensions of consciousness” and co-hosted with the ASU’s Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science).This recording was my opportunity to be self-indulgent. Hosting Jonathon, I desperately wanted to find some time where we could talk

Mark Klett and Jonathon Keats on Time Machines, Millennium Cameras, and Other Philosophical Instruments for Mental Time Travel

Mar 13 2024 22 mins

Part of a series of intimate conversations between leading thinkers around the theme of “Chronodiversity, other minds, and the temporal dimensions of consciousness” and co-hosted with the ASU’s Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science).Mark and Jonathon had never met before this conversation. But they were familiar withe each others’ work. Mark is a quite extraordi

Jonathon Keats and Ron Broglio on Chronodiversity and Biodiversity

Mar 12 2024 26 mins

Part of a series of intimate conversations between leading thinkers around the theme of “Chronodiversity, other minds, and the temporal dimensions of consciousness” and co-hosted with the ASU’s Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science).Jonathon and Ron had met previously and were familiar with each others’ work, but hadn’t had the chance to sit down are deeply ex

Paul Davies and Sara Walker on Consciousness, Awareness, and Time’s Arrow

Mar 11 2024 22 mins

Part of a series of intimate conversations between leading thinkers around the theme of “Chronodiversity, other minds, and the temporal dimensions of consciousness” and co-hosted with the ASU’s Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science).This conversation was an absolute treat to listen to as we recorded. Paul is a giant of a thinker and physicist, and internationally