How to Have Sex with Yourself: The Bizarre Cult of the Singularity

Meet Ray Kurzweil, who combines Moore’s Law with nanobots in a faux recipe to cheat death. Please share this episode with your friends and start a conversation. For an entertaining deep dive into the theme of season five (Phalse Prophets), read the definitive peer-reviewed taxonomic analysis from our very own Jason Bradford, PhD. Sources/Links/Notes: Ray Kurzweil's 2005 book checks in at 672 pages -- it's called The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology . Kurzweil's sequel from 2022 is called The Singularity Is Nearer . Brian O'Keefe, " The smartest (or the nuttiest) futurist on Earth, " Fortune , May 2, 2007. David Hochman, " Reinvent Yourself ," Playboy , April 19, 2016. Episode of Doug Henning's World of Magic , 1980. Society for Cryobiology Singularity University Sarah Begley, " The Future of Food: Experts Predict How Our Plates Will Change ," Time , October 9, 2014. Alan Thompson, " Dr Ray Kurzweil: 2022-2023 Updates ," LifeArchitect.ai Eric Brende wrote a book that counteracts some of Kurzweil's absurdities. It's called Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology . The Simplicity Collective is a good organization for exploring voluntary simplicity. Support the show