In Futureproofing Humanity, I wrote a bit about Ted Kaczynski. I talked about his argument in the so-called “Unabomber Manifesto” (actually titled “Industrial Society and Its Future”… Read more “Anti-tech terrorism is not inevitable, but the rulers aren’t helping”
Tag: religion and science
Teaching elite liberal arts at a transformative institution
So I’ve had a chance to post a couple of times about my new world at Knox College and I’ve been planning a third. The first post… Read more “Teaching elite liberal arts at a transformative institution”
Artemis moon launch and the future of spaceflight
I’ve spent my life interested in spaceflight. I kept subscribing to Omni as a kid even though I didn’t have the pocket money for it (I’d get… Read more “Artemis moon launch and the future of spaceflight”
Artificial General Intelligence – toward a (re?)definition?
Recently, a crew of scholars published an editorial in Nature alleging that contemporary large language models (LLMs) have attained the vaunted status of artificial general intelligence (AGI).… Read more “Artificial General Intelligence – toward a (re?)definition?”
Futureproofing Humanity – links and praise for my new book
The book is here! You can find it most anywhere else you’d want to buy a book and can even order it from your local book shop.… Read more “Futureproofing Humanity – links and praise for my new book”
My take on journalism, and my future with journalists
Of late, I’ve been getting a lot of requests to meet with journalists, both in person and online. I always accept these requests. After all, academics are… Read more “My take on journalism, and my future with journalists”
Jeong, AI ethics, collaborating in Korea
My latest article on AI ethics and human-robot collaboration is early alert with Religion, one of the oldest and best journals in the field. It’s collaborative work… Read more “Jeong, AI ethics, collaborating in Korea”
Apparently, you can’t have too much class(ification)
Not so long ago, I published an essay saying something along the lines of “let’s stop trying to build typologies in the study of religion and science.”… Read more “Apparently, you can’t have too much class(ification)”
Revisiting the conflict thesis
I suppose everyone has an axe or two to grind. Among mine are the myriad ways in which people (scholars included), persist in their commitment to beliefs… Read more “Revisiting the conflict thesis”
Robert M Geraci 