The first full episode in our Bright Futurism series, which examines what humanity's future will be, given the conditions, hope, and mistakes of our current time. The series opens with our guest Derek Woods, co-author of Calamity Theory, a critical look at the fields of Effective Altruism and Transhumanism, ideas that have had deep influence on the most powerful people developing AI science and systems. Derek is a professor and researcher at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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