It was a real pleasure to take part in a workshop at the Santa Fe Institute last week. The topic was 'The Science of History'. I gave a talk on the stubbornly persistent idea of 'cosmically inevitable humans'! 🌌

In this episode, philosopher Thomas Moynihan joins Benjamin Bratton to trace the history of a shift in thinking: that the future isn’t guaranteed. Futurology Pod now available on all podcast platforms. #berggrueninstitute #futurologypod

#Planetary #brains Late as usual but here's a few slides from excellent keynote by Thomas M. "Bildungsroman for a Baby Noosphere" presented at the The Scales of Life conference in Berlin earlier this year. This was the 'topping' for an incredibly generative & packed program.

Will the next discovery trigger forces beyond our control? Thomas Moynihan explores the concept of "mirror life" and how similar fears have haunted science for centuries. Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-past/mirro… Thomas Moynihan