Chapter
The Limitations of Predicting the Future
42:22 - 50:17 (07:54)
Chris Anderson and Kevin Kelly discuss the difficulty in accurately predicting the future, and how looking 500 years ahead is one of the few timeframes where large-scale changes can realistically be envisioned.
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Chris Anderson speculates about changes in humanity over the next 500 years based on the significant transitions that have taken place within shorter time frames.
42:22 - 45:50 (03:27)
Summary
Chris Anderson speculates about changes in humanity over the next 500 years based on the significant transitions that have taken place within shorter time frames. He discusses the possibility of preparing for an interstellar journey and sending people on a generation ship.
ChapterThe Limitations of Predicting the Future
Episode#283 – Chris Mason: Space Travel, Colonization, and Long-Term Survival in Space
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this episode, the discussion focuses on how we can engineer life to save itself as we travel out into the cosmos, specifically centering around how cells can be repaired, protected and modified, and how our duty to keep life safe necessarily involves considering all means to do so.
45:50 - 47:15 (01:25)
Summary
In this episode, the discussion focuses on how we can engineer life to save itself as we travel out into the cosmos, specifically centering around how cells can be repaired, protected and modified, and how our duty to keep life safe necessarily involves considering all means to do so.
ChapterThe Limitations of Predicting the Future
Episode#283 – Chris Mason: Space Travel, Colonization, and Long-Term Survival in Space
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The sense of duty is not just applicable to humans, but could also be instilled in AI platforms as well.
47:15 - 48:25 (01:10)
Summary
The sense of duty is not just applicable to humans, but could also be instilled in AI platforms as well. The lessons of genomics and human biology could be used as a framework for building AI, but this knowledge is not limited to human "meat vehicles."
ChapterThe Limitations of Predicting the Future
Episode#283 – Chris Mason: Space Travel, Colonization, and Long-Term Survival in Space
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The potential of DNA as a long-term storage solution and the progress being made in blending biology with cybernetics is discussed by a geneticist.
48:25 - 50:17 (01:51)
Summary
The potential of DNA as a long-term storage solution and the progress being made in blending biology with cybernetics is discussed by a geneticist. He points out that biology has the potential to be a useful manufacturing system.