#022 - Crossover episode with Complexity Pod: Gary Bengier

from Alien Crash Site Hosted by Caitlin McShea, Santa Fe Institute, Michael Garfield, Gary Bengier

Learn more about what was discussed in this episode by clicking on the links below: Gary’s homepage. Unfettered journey Dan Dennett Eugene Wigner Michael's Complexity Podcast interview with David Kinney 2019 IPFest World Building panel discussion Geoffrey West’s Scale Hanson's Age of Em SFI Symposium AI and the Barrier of Meaning ACtioN Climate Change seminar - Complexity of Sustainability Peter Turchin Bob May's 1972 paper: "Will a Large Complex System be Stable?" Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged Paul Smaldino's work on covert signaling Peter Watt’s Blindsight Asimov’s Foundation trilogy

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After a career in Silicon Valley, Gary Bengier pursued passion projects, studying astrophysics and philosophy. He’s spent the last two decades thinking about how to live a balanced, meaningful life in a rapidly evolving technological world. This self-reflective journey infuses his novel, Unfettered Journey, with insights about our future and the challenges we will face in finding purpose. Before turning to writing speculative fiction, Gary worked in a variety of Silicon Valley tech companies. He was eBay’s Chief Financial Officer, and led the company’s initial and secondary public offerings. Gary has an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an MA in philosophy from San Francisco State University. In this special crossover interview, Complexity Podcast host Michael Garfield and Alien Crash Site hostess Caitlin McShea plumb the thematic depths at the foundation of this Gary's fictional exploration of humanity's here after.

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