In the future, would you swap your consciousness with a friend via Neural link-like device?
Our bodies are just vessels, you know! :D
And was the world created last Thursday? Apparently, that's what some people believe! And it may be the origin of the TGIFs! :D
What is the purpose of human advancement? Are we unique and alone in this universe? Or is everyone hiding while we foolishly send radio signals?
Listen to find out!
Have you ever visited an Infinity hotel?
And do you think a demigod like Hercules will lose to a Galapagos tortoise in a race? Is that even possible? In a world of paradoxes, it is!
Can Science answer everything? Is there even a thing called everything?
Listen to all these and more!
In this episode, we have our very first guest speaker, Yogi!
We talk about paradoxes like the Grandfather paradox, and why you shouldn't kill your grandfather when you find a time travel machine.
Bootstrap paradox: who even wrote those plays which Shakespeare is so famous for? Lol
And we end up talking about why are people religious really?
And some other deep musings, listen to find out!
Cloning beloved pet animals
Identical twins, and the role of nature vs nurture
The story of three brothers separated at birth
Listen to this last leg of 'It's in your genes!' to find out!
The way we make sense of the world, untranslatable words, and art as a form of communication!
Different languages, different meanings, and plane crashes caused by language!
Rubber arms like flexibility or superstrength, what would be the most popular genetic modification?
What's up with the uncontacted tribes? Why do they avoid us?
And imagine a world where Vatican City wins all Olympic medals! :D
Listen to find out!
What do we know about genetics?
How much information is stored in DNAs?
How do different species originate?
What levels of genetic modification would be ethical?
Join us in this journey where we discuss these questions, and also find out which animals we want to combine if we had been mad scientists!
P.S. There's no laser involved in CRISPR :D
To what extent does your physical and social environment determine whether you have a good life or not?
How do other people and society influence the characteristics of your good life?
How do evolution and teleportation fit into this conversation? Listen to find out! :D
What is life anyway? Does life have purpose? Ok, too much digression! :D Now that we are all alive, and most of us want good lives, how can we define " a good life"? Can there be a common definition for the good life? What kind of physical and social components are necessary for that? This is what we will discuss today on Asim and Phil do edibles!
Exotic pets, expectations of the animal world, and the mind-changing "cat in the basement analogy".
Where are all the cats going when they disappear? We talk about Cat City, explain where earthquakes come from, and how cats miaow only to humans.
Aliens, thinking like a mountain, and death!
Higher dimensions, the past and the future!
Asim's theory of idea-waves, our favorite inventions, and cyborgs!
Early inventions, flying cars, and great inventors!
Who is powerful, how is power exerted, and why is power important?
Who is powerful, how is power exerted, and why is power important?
AI, conscience, and the future! Fear and wonder!
AI, conscience, and the future! Fear and wonder!