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Humans On The Loop: Wisdom for an Age of Magical Technologies

by Michael Garfield

Join artist and philosopher Michael Garfield for bold, transdisciplinary explorations at the edge of the knowable — deep-cut dialogues on the future of science, art, and political economy, agency in the age of automation, and the psychedelic horizons of human-technology co-evolution. Building on over twenty years of independent research and Michael's stints in major zones of scenius (including at The Santa Fe Institute, The Long Now Foundation, and The Mozilla Internet Ecosystem), Humans On The Loop will help you ask better questions, shift your view of the possible, and cultivate the curiosity and play you need to navigate our age of accelerating weirdness. Dive into extensive show notes, read mind-expanding essays, and join the members community at https://michaelgarfield.substack.com michaelgarfield.substack.com

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Fostering "Prodigies of Uncertainty" with Layman Pascal

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Becoming Hyperhuman with Carl Hayden Smith

This week we come at technology sideways with help from hyperspace explorer Carl Hayden Smith, Associate Professor of Media at the University of East London (Talks & Pape

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Sep 22 2025
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Taryn Southern on Surfing the Exponential Tech Tsunami

Membership | Donations | Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts Today’s guest Taryn Southern is someone I consider a master surfer of technological change: a fellow elder mi

Sep 10 2025
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Chaim Gingold on Building SimCity & Simulation as Discourse

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Jun 24 2025
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