Technology & Consciousness Series

Join experts, thinkers, researchers, and authors for explorations of the current state—and future impacts of—technology on our society and ourselves.
We live in a time of fast and exciting change, offering both positive and negative possibilities. As we adjust to a future with ever-increasing interactions between humans and machines, we're confronted with questions around ethics, capacities, connections, and abilities. Be part of these investigations into the latest ideas and developments, while engaging with our emerging future mindfully.
Current Series
The Future of Food
A Conversation with Larissa Zimberoff and Julie Guthman
March 4
Art in the Digital Age
A Conversation with Rhonda Holberton and Ceci Moss
March 18
Geoengineering and the Future
A Conversation with Thomas Kostigen and Kat Snow
April 2
Listen to Previous Technology & Consciousness Conversations on Our Podcast
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The Science of Collective Consciousness
A Conversation with Sarah Rose Cavanagh and Zara Zimbardo
On the Power of Unplugging
A Conversation with Tiffany Shlain and Marina Gorbis
Adventures in the War Against Reality
A Conversation with Peter Pomerantsev and Nick Monaco
The Co-Evolution of Humans and AI
A Conversation with Nicole Sallak Anderson and Edward Lee
Disability and Biotechnology
A Conversation with George Estreich and Osagie K. Obasogie
Animals & the Robots of the Future
David Hu and Kat Snow
Gods & Robots
Adrienne Mayor and Carolyn Cooke
AI & Sex
Brianna Booth and Julie Carpenter
AI and Gender
Megan Rose Dickey and Laura Montoya
Life in Code
Ellen Ullman and Carolyn Cooke
Artificial Intelligence and Karma
Nikki Mirghafori and Steve Omohundro
How Counterculture Built Silicon Valley
Leslie Berlin and Mitch Altman
Adapting Nature's Design for a Better Future
Amina Khan and Arianne Gelardin
Internet and Impermanence
Brewster Kahle and Heather Walls
Artificial Intelligence and Ethics
Mikey Siegel and Alexander Reben
Artificial Intelligence and Art
Jerry Kaplan and Kal Spelletich
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths, and Joseph Subbiondo
Technology and Spirituality
Karla Suomala and Mikey Siegel
How to Use Technology Mindfully
David Levy and Sergio Rodriguez-Castillo
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