Beau, Chris, and special guest Bart Andrews, PhD, address what suicide might look like in the near (and distant) future under the prospect of different types of financial structures. Will suicide prevention even be necessary under an economic m

The Suicide Apocalypse

Dec 12th, 2018 1h 10m

Join Beau and Chris this week on the Transcendent Podcast as they discuss what suicide prevention might look like both during and post-apocalypse. And don’t worry, we’re sparing you (mostly) from the normal zombie tropes and focus on a much mor

How do we prevent suicide on an extra-planetary space colony?

Dec 3rd, 2018 1h 12m

This week Beau and Chris discuss what suicide prevention might look like on Mars, in a large space colony, or any of the steps in between. Who’s responsible for the safety of the passengers and colonists and are humans the best ones to put in c

Suicide in a Time of Transhumanism

Nov 16th, 2018 1h 7m

Beau and Chris discuss the implications of transhumanism (transferring human consciousness from one form to another) and suicide. Does a suicide of a copy of oneself classify as a suicide? Is a human clone an actual replica and should the suici

Transcendent Ep101: Can an Artificial Intelligence Die from Suicide?

Nov 8th, 2018 1h

Join Beau and Chris as they dive into the tough questions surrounding the capacity of an artificial intelligence to have thoughts of suicide or act on those thoughts. Can we stop AI from having suicidal thoughts if our goal is to create somethi

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