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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 2H 39M

Episode 569: The Ripple Effect Podcast (DR. VN Alexander | Epstein, A.I. & The Post-Human Agenda)

from The Ripple Effect Podcast · host Ricky Varandas

DR. VN Alexander is a philosopher of science known for her work on Vladimir Nabokov's theory of insect mimicry evolution. She is a member of the Third Way of Evolution research group & currently works in the field of Biosemiotics. She earned her Ph.D. in 2002 in English at the Graduate Center, City University New York & did her dissertation research in teleology, evolutionary theory & self-organization at the Santa Fe Institute. She is a Rockefeller Foundation Residency alum, a former NY Council for the Humanities scholar & a 2020 Fulbright scholar in Russia. Books include The Biologist’s Mistress: Rethinking Self-Organization in Art, Literature and Nature & several literary fiction and political science novels.VN ALEXANDER, PhD (aka Tori):Website: https://vnalexander.com/Website: https://directdemocracyus.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/rednaxelairot/X: https://x.com/torialexander72LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/vnalexanderSubstack: posthumousstyle.substack.comNEW novel The Girlie Playhouse: https://heresy-press.com/product/the-girlie-playhouse-by-v-n-alexander/THE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST:WEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.comWebsite Host & Video Distributor: https://ContentSafe.co/SUPPORT:PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcastPayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6VENMO: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3625073915201071418&created=1663262894MERCH: Store: http://www.TheRippleEffectPodcastMerch.comTHEORY 6 MUSIC: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1w91xRlB4b2MJYyXXhJcyFSPONSORS:Descript – AI Video & Podcast Editor: https://descript.cello.so/l3sNyHZznJcOPUS A.I. Clip Creator: https://www.opus.pro/?via=RickyVarandasScott Horton Academy: https://scotthortonacademy.com/rippleeffectUniversity of Reason-Autonomy: https://www.universityofreason.com/a/2147825829/ouiRXFoLWATCH:OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRippleEffectPodcastOFFICIALYOUTUBE CLIPS CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@RickyVarandasLISTEN:SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lpFhHI6CqdZKW0QDyOicJiTUNES: http://apple.co/1xjWmlFTHE UNION OF THE UNWANTED: https://linktr.ee/TheUnionOfTheUnwanted

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