Ep. 102 Spending Eternity in a Digital Afterlife

Every human on this planet has two things in common:  We are all going to die one day.  This goes hand in hand with our other common trait:  We don’t want to.  Surviving as long as possible is built right into our DNA.  Billionaires all over the world are pouring money into life extension technologies, which given our current world population, is just not a sustainable solution.  What if we could digitize your consciousness, and upload it to a digital server, where you would live forever in digital form?  This may be a much more Eco-friendly way to achieve immortality.  This week we explore that topic, as well as several others, including worm-powered Legos, falling in love with a chatbot, and Dennin’s secret pyromania. Real Life Examples The 2045 Initiative  The Nematode-Powered Lego Robot White Castle To Expand Use of Robot Burger Flipper Microsoft Creates a Chatbot That Can Imitate Real People Tesla Rearends Car After Getting Confused By Flashing Lights Podcast Links Fascinating Nouns: Sex Robots, Artifical Wombs, and Vegan Meat w/ Jenny Kleeman FGGGbT On Social Media Facebook Twitter