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Humans On The Loop: Wisdom for an Age of Magical Technologies

Michael Garfield
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Join artist and philosopher Michael Garfield for bold, transdisciplinary explorations at the edge of the knowable — deep-cut dialogues on the future of science, art, and political economy, agency in the age of automation, and the psychedelic horizons of human-technology co-evolution. Building on over twenty years of independent research and Michael's stints in major zones of scenius (including at ... more

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C. Thi Nguyen
Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah; specialist in the philosophy of games and technology
University of Utah
Episode: Games & Metrics: Agency as Art & Artifice with C. Thi Nguyen
Mathew Mytka
Earthian, moral imagineer, UX designer, educator, artist and public policy advocate
Tethix; Collective Futurecrafting
Episode: Collective Futurecrafting: Play, Trauma, and The Duty of Care with Mathew Mytka
Andrew Gallimore
Renowned psychedelic neuroscientist and author of Death by Astonishment
Noonautics; Eleusis collaborator
Episode: Neuroscience in Hyperspace with Andrew Gallimore
Nathan Kinch
AI ethicist and organizational trust expert
Independent consultant/academic
Episode: (Re)Building Trustworthy Institutions with Nathan Kinch
Alex Komoroske
CEO and co-founder of Common Tools, focusing on resonant computing and alternative tech paradigms.
Common Tools
Episode: AI Doesn't Have To Be This Way feat. Alex Komoroske
Layman Pascal
Former Canadian meditation teacher and philosopher of integral meta theory.
MetaModern Spirituality Labs, Integral Stage, various think tanks
Episode: Fostering "Prodigies of Uncertainty" with Layman Pascal
Rimma Boshernitsan
Speaker, interviewer, facilitator, and advisor focusing on co-intelligence and human-centered innovation.
Dialogue
Episode: Co-Intelligence & Planetary Perspectives with Rimma Boshernitsan of DIALOGUE
Sam Arbesman
Scientist, author, and engage in various interdisciplinary projects, including being a scientist in residence at Lux Capital.
Lux Capital
Episode: Co-Evolving with Magical Technologies feat. Sam Arbesman
Larry Muhlstein
Former UC Berkeley research fellow for machine learning alignment and founder of the Holistic Technology Project
Episode: Holistic Technology for Growing a World in Love with Larry Muhlstein

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Michael Garfield
Host of Humans On The Loop

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 446 ratings
  • Interview with Rimma

    Please consider less talking.

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    Gabri
    United States8 months ago
  • Critical content.

    You are generating a stream of content, the importance of which cannot be overemphasized. Very few shows are this consistently rich.

    Bravo!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Bohdacious
    Canada8 months ago
  • A sort of haiku

    Navigating the human,

    Alien ocean

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    musica es vida
    United Statesa year ago
  • This podcast wrinkles my brain

    The best of its kind in existence

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sarah45678646457
    United States2 years ago
  • Great conversations and insights

    Keep your dictionary handy as these talks go deep. Always enjoy the perspectives and topics covered which I consider to be at the forefront our human experience and understandings of where we are and where we are going.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Bhend3000
    United States2 years ago

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Thoughtful, boundary-pushing conversations with deep topics and diverse guests.

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(Re)Building Trustworthy Institutions with Nathan Kinch
Q: How do you translate inner reflective work into practical organizational change without creating closed systems?
By starting with metacognitive processes, using a living-lab approach, and engaging diverse, outside-in perspectives to continuously test and refine values, incentives, and behaviors in real time.
AI Doesn't Have To Be This Way feat. Alex Komoroske
Q: What is the most interesting thing in your world right now?
Komoroske describes a crossroads in society where hypercentralization via AI is juxtaposed against the potential for human flourishing powered by decentralized software.
Fostering "Prodigies of Uncertainty" with Layman Pascal
Q: What is it that you think we, being humankind or the biosphere or whatever, what is going on on this planet right now?
We're passing through a weird moment where we're experiencing the future emerging for the first time.
Fostering "Prodigies of Uncertainty" with Layman Pascal
Q: What do you see as changing that might be harder for people to grasp or stomach or recognize?
We're passing out of nation-state book culture into some kind of bio-digital civilization characterized by enormous and surprising degrees of automated intelligence.
Co-Intelligence & Planetary Perspectives with Rimma Boshernitsan of DIALOGUE
Q: How can AI serve humanity rather than replace it?
AI should enable human intelligence by facilitating emotional and intuitive connections and augmenting our natural abilities.

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Audiences span curious, forward-thinking professionals who enjoy big-picture conversations about technology, society, and the human condition. Episodes mix techno-ethics, AI, consciousness, and cultural critique with explorations of future-oriented practices, governance, and creative imagination. A notable through-line is how to steward attention and care in an era of rapid change, with guests ranging from scientists and designers to philosophers and technologists. The show often features interdisciplinary takes and hands-on frameworks for rethinking institutions, trust, and collective futures, making it appealing to listeners who value thoughtful, boundary-pushing dialogue and practical perspectives on shaping the future.

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