Team Futurism

Thomas Sheedy is the founder and president of Atheists for Liberty, an organization that promotes free thinking and the normalization of atheism--without the "woke" ideology that has overtaken other atheist organizations. Thomas and Peter discuss concerns with wokeism in atheist communities, the real dangers of Christian nationalists, the future of atheism, the new Satanic panic, and other topics. Atheists for Liberty: https://www.atheistsforliberty.org/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

Chris Marshall is a futurist and behavioral scientist based in Wales. His new book, "Decoding Change," is about understanding the megatrends that will define our future. Chris and Peter discuss crypto, block chain technology, performance psychology, AI, and when to expect the next real paradigm shift in technology.Link to Decoding Change: https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Change-Understanding-optimistic-future/dp/173911700XChris's Website The Uncertainty Scientist: https://www.theuncertaintyscientist.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

In response to Ron DeSantis and other politicians coming to San Francisco to declare it a "collapsed" city, we discuss what it's really like to walk around the city right now in 2023. The city has lots of problems (homelessness, empty office buildings, stores closing, etc), but highlighting just these issues doesn't give the full picture. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

Tom Ross, 2024 presidential candidate of the Transhumanist Party, discusses topics such as the viability of the party, sentient rights, existential risks, having an AI campaign manager, and his book 'US6 Hexalogy'. They also talk about hanging out with figures like Robert Anton Wilson, Marilyn Ferguson, and Timothy Leary.

We debate whether Apple's new AR/VR headset, the Vision Pro, is going to change the world or be an utter failure like Google Glass. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

As the next election cycle draws closer, we take a look at the politicians who are for nuclear energy and those who are against it. We name names. Our take is pretty simple: Don't vote for a politician who doesn't support nuclear energy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

We discuss the Hollywood writers’ strike (why it will probably backfire), how deepfakes will impact the next election cycle, how to quit social media, and other topics. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

Peter and Devon discuss how artificial intelligence will impact political campaigns through AI-generated ads, personalized text messages, and deepfake campaign avatars.We also discuss outsider political candidates, Fox News firing Tucker, the war in Ukraine, and other topics.The conversation is based in part on the Atlantic article "Just Wait Until Trump Is a Chatbot." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/04/ai-generated-political-ads-election-candidate-voter-interaction-transparency/673893/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

Zoltan Istvan is a prominent transhumanist best known for founding the US Transhumanist Party and for his popular articles promoting futurist ideas.In this conversation, Peter Clarke and Zoltan discuss a wide range of topics, from transhumanist wine to digisexuality. For more on Zoltan's thoughts on longevity, check out Peter's interview with Zoltan in Merion West: https://merionwest.com/2023/04/28/death-is-not-inevitable-sitting-down-with-zoltan-istvan/For more on digisexuality, see Zoltan's recent piece in Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/dont-bash-digisexuality-some-it-brings-hope-opinion-1793091 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com