
Uncovering the Mysteries of Affective Neuroscience – the Importance of Valence Research with Mike Johnson
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Physicalism & Materialism – John Wilkins
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On Consciousness, Qualia, Valence & Intelligence with Mike Johnson
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Ethics, Qualia Research & AI Safety with Mike Johnson
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Towards the Abolition of Suffering Through Science
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The End of Aging
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Michio Kaku on the Holy Grail of Nanotechnology
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Aubrey de Grey – Towards the Future of Regenerative Medicine
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Surviving the Zombie Cell Apocalypse – Oisín Biotechs Stephen Hilbert
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Antispecism & Compassionate Stewardship – David Pearce
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The Antispeciesist Revolution – read by David Pearce
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CLAIRE – a new European confederation for AI research
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Moral Enhancement – Are we morally equipped to deal with humanities grand challenges? Anders Sandberg
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The Great Filter, a possible explanation for the Fermi Paradox – interview with Robin Hanson
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The Amazing James Randi – Skepticism & the Singularity!
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Philosophy of Science
a branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. The central questions concern what counts as science, the reliability of scientific theories, and the purpose of science. This discipline overlaps with metaphysics, ontology and epistemology, for example, when it explores the relationship between science and truth.
Epistemology
questions what knowledge is and how it can be acquired, and the extent to which knowledge pertinent to any given subject or entity can be acquired. Much of the debate in this field has focused on the philosophical analysis of the nature of knowledge and how it relates to connected notions such as truth, belief, and justification.
Unprecedented Technological Growth
Over the last few decades we have seen unprecedented technological change. Our ability to visualize impacts of technological convergence in the short, medium and long term is detrimental to our survival. With informed estimates of possible futures, we can hope to achieve clearer visions for a better future, let’s leverage growth in powerful new technologies to solve global problems.
Thank You!
Many Thanks to all who participated in previous conferences!
Videos of the presentations are at http://youtube.com/TheRationalFuture