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Michael Garfield

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Sep 20, 2018

The Future is Indistinguishable from Magic

How to Live in the Future Part 8

The Future is Indistinguishable from Magic

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Michael Garfield

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Feb 17, 2020

An Oral History of The End of “Reality”

My first work of fiction, handwritten in August-September 2017 after years of reading and talking about the past and future evolution of…

An Oral History of The End of “Reality”

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Michael Garfield

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Jan 16, 2024

The Future Is Noisy

Thriving in the age of distractions is hearing the music inside the noise.

The Future Is Noisy

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Michael Garfield

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Mar 25, 2021

Improvising Out of Algorithmic Isolation

These miraculous machines! Do we shape them Or do they shape us? Or reshape us from our decent, far designs?

Improvising Out of Algorithmic Isolation

Michael Garfield

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Apr 15, 2025

What Now, In An Age of Magical Technologies?

Where the line between imagination and reality grows porous, attention is our greatest natural resource.

What Now, In An Age of Magical Technologies?

Michael Garfield

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Dec 11, 2023

The Psychedelic Transhumanists: A Virtual Round Table Between Legends Living & Dead

Legends of psychedelic philosophy join across time & dimension in a simulated discussion about the intersection of tech & consciousness!

The Psychedelic Transhumanists: A Virtual Round Table Between Legends Living & Dead

Michael Garfield

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Apr 11, 2023

Best Seat in the House: You’re Virtually There

Mixed reality and biometrics will transform the experience of and marketplace for live entertainment.

Best Seat in the House: You’re Virtually There

Michael Garfield

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Dec 14, 2022

Exaptation of the Guitar

On Evolution, Improvisation, Music, and Art

Exaptation of the Guitar

Michael Garfield

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Sep 1, 2022

Conversation with The Machine: MG meets GPT-3 (c/o Oscar Sharp)

…in which I prompt prospective Future Fossils Podcast guest GPT-3 via my delightfully weird friend, visionary film-maker Oscar Sharp, who…

Conversation with The Machine: MG meets GPT-3 (c/o Oscar Sharp)

Michael Garfield

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Jun 5, 2022

In Defense of Star Trek: Picard & Discovery

My response to disparaging comments made by several of my friends, including this one about how Starfleet and The Federation of Planets no…

In Defense of Star Trek: Picard & Discovery

Michael Garfield

Michael Garfield

Here to help you navigate the accelerating weirdness! Biologist turned philosopher, host of #FutureFossils & #ComplexityPodcast, ex @sfiscience ex @longnow.

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