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The After On Podcast

We dive deep into the science, tech, and social issues explored in the novel "After On." It's NOT necessary to be an "After On" reader to listen, learn & enjoy this podcast!

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23: AI & Robotics - Their Present and Future| Rodney Brooks

23: AI & Robotics - Their Present and Future| Rodney Brooks

Rodney Brooks is a founding luminary of TWO vital domains in tech: robotics and AI. He's the father of the Roomba, the l... Read more

20 Mar 2018

1hr 22mins

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45: End Games (part 2) | Naval Ravikant

45: End Games (part 2) | Naval Ravikant

A rampage killer with a knife can kill a few. With a gun, dozens. With a jetliner, way more. What might future tech enab... Read more

21 Mar 2019

1hr 6mins

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27. Depression: The Psychedelic Cure | Katya Malievskaia & George Goldsmith

27. Depression: The Psychedelic Cure | Katya Malievskaia & George Goldsmith

The largest-ever clinical trial of a psychedelic drug will soon begin in Europe and North America. The drug is psilocybi... Read more

15 May 2018

1hr 5mins

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17: The Past Present & Future of Cryptocurrency | Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam

17: The Past Present & Future of Cryptocurrency | Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam

Whether you’re a cryptocurrency novice or expert, this episode will teach you a ton. My guest, Fred Ehrsam, founded the ... Read more

13 Dec 2017

1hr 44mins

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34: Ancient DNA | David Reich

34: Ancient DNA | David Reich

The genetic code of Neanderthals, archaic humans, and other elders is reconfiguring much of our understanding of human h... Read more

31 Jul 2018

1hr 31mins

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46: Defeating Food Allergies | Kari Nadeau

46: Defeating Food Allergies | Kari Nadeau

The food allergy epidemic is mysterious, volatile, and growing fast. Kari Nadeau and her Stanford team are trying to hal... Read more

9 Apr 2019

1hr 47mins

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43: Synthetic Neurobiology | Ed Boyden

43: Synthetic Neurobiology | Ed Boyden

Not yet 40, Ed Boyden has already concocted a panoply of tools, which are revolutionizing neuroscience research. He tell... Read more

1 Mar 2019

1hr 22mins

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33: The Evolution of Beauty | Richard Prum

33: The Evolution of Beauty | Richard Prum

A bold and brilliant refutation of the common wisdom about sexual attraction, aesthetics, and more. Rick Prum is an evol... Read more

16 Jul 2018

1hr 25mins

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38: The Science & Practice of Happiness | Laurie Santos

38: The Science & Practice of Happiness | Laurie Santos

This spring, Yale evolutionary psychologist Laurie Santos debuted a course about happiness, almost as an experiment. It ... Read more

24 Oct 2018

1hr 25mins

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48: Canceling PTSD with MDMA (part 1) | Rick Doblin

48: Canceling PTSD with MDMA (part 1) | Rick Doblin

The drug known as Molly, Ecstasy and MDMA may soon get regulatory approved for therapeutic use, thanks to a 34-year camp... Read more

21 May 2019

1hr 6mins

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36. Mapping the Heavens | Priya Natarajan

36. Mapping the Heavens | Priya Natarajan

Dark matter, dark energy, and black holes are the universe's three most massive mysteries. Literally! Yale astrophysicis... Read more

13 Sep 2018

1hr 23mins

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20: Radical Life Extension | Aubrey de Grey

20: Radical Life Extension | Aubrey de Grey

Aubrey de Grey is a highly credentialed scientist who believes it's within our grasp to REVERSE human aging in the next ... Read more

17 Jan 2018

1hr 7mins

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22: Creating the 6th, 7th & 8th Sense | David Eagleman

22: Creating the 6th, 7th & 8th Sense | David Eagleman

Neuroscientist David Eagleman has done groundbreaking work on how we perceive time. Now he hopes to radically expand the... Read more

6 Mar 2018

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37. On the Future | Astronomer Royal Martin Rees

37. On the Future | Astronomer Royal Martin Rees

Can humankind survive this century? Great Britain’s Astronomer Royal Martin Rees shares some of his profoundly original ... Read more

1 Oct 2018

1hr 20mins

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30. De-extinction, The Whole Earth, and Way More|Stewart Brand

30. De-extinction, The Whole Earth, and Way More|Stewart Brand

Over six consecutive decades, Stewart Brand has impacted society, tech and science in outlandishly diverse ways. This tr... Read more

12 Jun 2018

1hr 42mins

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21: Neural Imaging and ... Telepathy? | Mary Lou Jepsen

21: Neural Imaging and ... Telepathy? | Mary Lou Jepsen

After stints at Google and Facebook, serial entrepreneur Mary Lou Jepsen is ready to upend the worlds of medical imaging... Read more

20 Feb 2018

1hr 7mins

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31: Expanding DNA's Alphabet (by half!) | Floyd Romesberg

31: Expanding DNA's Alphabet (by half!) | Floyd Romesberg

Floyd Romesberg added two letters to DNA's ancient four-letter alphabet. He got this running in cells. And coding protei... Read more

26 Jun 2018

1hr 20mins

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15. Music Piracy | The Extraterrestrial Threat

15. Music Piracy | The Extraterrestrial Threat

A vast alien civilization is so into American pop music, it recently committed the biggest copyright violation since the... Read more

21 Nov 2017

1hr 23mins

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49: Canceling PTSD with MDMA (part 2) | Rick Doblin

49: Canceling PTSD with MDMA (part 2) | Rick Doblin

The drug known as Molly, Ecstasy and MDMA may soon get regulatory approved for therapeutic use, thanks to a 34-year camp... Read more

28 May 2019

1hr

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44: End Games (part 1) | Naval Ravikant

44: End Games (part 1) | Naval Ravikant

Naval & I discuss a horrifying risk. We questioned whether to post this. Might it give someone ideas? Well, the bad ... Read more

19 Mar 2019

1hr 13mins

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