Meaning Making Machines – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Sylvia Victor Linsteadt is an author, a scholar of ancient history and myth, and a certified wildlife tracker. Her work - both fiction & non-fiction is rooted in myth, ecology, feminism, and bioregionalism.

In our conversation we speak about matrilineal vs. patrilineal cultures, motherhood across time, female fertility the connection between greek gods, aliens, and us, the relationship between fiction and spirituality, and more…

Show Links:

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@simone123621

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Sylvia’s Links:

Website: https://www.sylviavictorlinsteadt.com

Substack: https://sylviavlinsteadt.substack.com

When Women Were the Land Course: https://advaya.life/courses/when-women-were-the-land

Mentioned in this episode:

Scholar Heide Göttner-Abendroth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heide_Göttner-Abendroth

Walden Two by B.F. Skinner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walden_Two

Anthropologist Chris Knight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Knight_(anthropologist)

VC who wants to live forever Bryan Johnson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Johnson

Time Travel UFO Hypothesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-traveler_UFO_hypothesis

Music and editing by Simon Linsteadt: https://www.simonvictorlinsteadt.com

Connecting the deep past with the imminent future through art, religion, and technology. Subscribe on simoneleon.substack.com or wherever you get your podcasts!

Kyle is a crypto millionaire and a futurist. As a young adult, he was a part of the punk/anarchist scene in New Orleans. He squatted in a communal house, dumpster-dived, and made his best efforts to reject capitalism. After becoming disillusioned with the lifestyle, he left the south and began studying futurism.

Shortly thereafter, he got into the world of NFTs. His most successful project reached a trading value of $1.5 million. More recently, he launched an alt-coin or a “shitcoin” that reached a market cap of $8 million.

On this episode, he shares his perspective on AI, the future, and the human experience post-singularity. He’s a deep thinker has some bold predictions about the next few decades.

Will people treat AI like gods? In a future without jobs, in what new ways will humans create identity? Should we try to “solve” death? Will people en masse implant chips in their brains? How will we create meaning in a post-labor future? All things we dive into in this episode...

Show Links:

Substack: http://simoneleon.substack.com

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@simone123621

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simone.leon/

Mentioned in this episode:

Ancient Greek Computer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism

Her (2013): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_(2013_film)

The Singularity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity

Fully Automated Luxury Communism: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/06/give-us-fully-automated-luxury-communism/592099/

Music and editing by Simon Linsteadt: https://www.simonvictorlinsteadt.com