Can Someone Hack My Brain? (with Professor Nita Farahany)

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The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Nita Farahany is a law and philosophy professor at Duke Univerisity. She's also an expert on bioethics, genomics, AI, and she's author of the book, "The Battle for your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology."

VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/92HhsKv_dHI

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0:00.0	The thinking atheist, it's not a person.
0:09.0	It's a symbol, an idea.
0:12.0	The population of atheists in this country is going through the roof.
0:15.0	Rejecting faith, pursuing knowledge, challenging the sacred.
0:20.0	If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth.
0:24.0	Not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish and working together.
0:28.0	For a more rational world.
0:30.0	Take the risk of thinking, feel so.
0:32.0	Much more happiness, truth, fusion, wisdom will come to you that way.
0:36.0	Assume nothing.
0:38.0	Question everything.
0:40.0	And start thinking.
0:43.0	This is the thinking atheist podcast hosted by Seth Andrews.
0:58.0	There is video of this conversation that YouTube link is in the description box of the show.
1:05.0	I'm fascinated by neuro technology.
1:09.0	I'm terrified by neuro technology.
1:12.0	I have a very special guest today.
1:14.0	I've got Nita Farahani.
1:16.0	She is an expert on this stuff and expert on the impact and ethics of emerging technology.
1:22.0	She is professor of law and philosophy at Duke Law School.
1:27.0	She's done a ton of speaking and writing on neuroscience and bioethic.
1:32.0	She may have seen her TED talk on YouTube.
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