In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Susan Schneider, as they discuss her book, Artificial You: AI And The Future of Your Mind and the subject of Alien Intelligence and A.I.Dr. Susan Schneider is a philosopher and cognitive scientist whose work focuses on AI consciousness, the simulation hypothesis, and the future of intelligence. Her recent research spans questions such as whether advanced AI systems could be conscious, what it would mean if we live in a computer simulation, how consciousness relates to quantum mechanics, the emerging “epistemology” of AI chatbots, and how we might understand the nature of alien superintelligence. Dr. Schneider is the Founding Director of The Center for the Future of AI, Mind and Society at Florida Atlantic University. Previously, she served as the NASA–Baruch Blumberg Chair in Astrobiology and Technological Innovation at NASA, held the Distinguished Scholar Chair at the Library of Congress, and was a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Her book, Artificial You: AI and the Future of  Your Mind, explores the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence, with a special focus on AI consciousness, mind design, and brain–machine interfaces (BMIs). She argues that the mind is not a ‘program’ and that the most intelligent alien life in the cosmos is likely to be superintelligent AI rather than biological beings. Schneider’s recent work develops Superpsychism, the view that our spatiotemporal universe may be generated or structured by a massive qubit-based quantum computer, potentially a natural phenomenon rather than an artifact. She recently completed a three-year project with NASA on advanced alien intelligence as AI and serves as an advisor to Prism: the Partnership for Research into Sentient Machines. She is a co-director of <a href='https://mpcrlab.com/?fbclid=IwAR1VJbtAXlr8i_KKSu4zVMmJpQLWCLI0ac6rvnGhZZZC3xF_VC1_I6In6ko'>the MPCR Lab at FAU&apos;s new Gruber Sandbox, a research facility which builds AI systems informed by neuroscience and philosophy of mind. </a>She appears frequently on television shows on stations such as PBS and The History Channel (see below for clips).  She writes opinion pieces for venues such as the New York Times, Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Susan Schneider, as they discuss her book, &lt;em&gt;Artificial You: AI And The Future of Your Mind&lt;/em&gt; and the subject of Alien Intelligence and A.I.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr. Susan Schneider is a philosopher and cognitive scientist whose work focuses on AI consciousness, the simulation hypothesis, and the future of intelligence. Her recent research spans questions such as whether advanced AI systems could be conscious, what it would mean if we live in a computer simulation, how consciousness relates to quantum mechanics, the emerging “epistemology” of AI chatbots, and how we might understand the nature of alien superintelligence.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dr. Schneider is the Founding Director of The Center for the Future of AI, Mind and Society at Florida Atlantic University. Previously, she served as the NASA–Baruch Blumberg Chair in Astrobiology and Technological Innovation at NASA, held the Distinguished Scholar Chair at the Library of Congress, and was a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Her book, &lt;em&gt;Artificial&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;You&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;em&gt;AI&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Future&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;of&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;em&gt;Your Mind&lt;/em&gt;, explores the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence, with a special focus on AI consciousness, mind design, and brain–machine interfaces (BMIs). She argues that the mind is not a ‘program’ and that the most intelligent alien life in the cosmos is likely to be superintelligent AI rather than biological beings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Schneider’s recent work develops &lt;em&gt;Superpsychism&lt;/em&gt;, the view that our spatiotemporal universe may be generated or structured by a massive qubit-based quantum computer, potentially a natural phenomenon rather than an artifact. She recently completed a three-year project with NASA on advanced alien intelligence as AI and serves as an advisor to Prism: the Partnership for Research into Sentient Machines.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She is a co-director of &lt;a href='https://mpcrlab.com/?fbclid=IwAR1VJbtAXlr8i_KKSu4zVMmJpQLWCLI0ac6rvnGhZZZC3xF_VC1_I6In6ko'&gt;the MPCR Lab at FAU&amp;apos;s new Gruber Sandbox, a research facility which builds AI systems informed by neuroscience and philosophy of mind. &lt;/a&gt;She appears frequently on television shows on stations such as &lt;em&gt;PBS &lt;/em&gt;and &lt;em&gt;The History Channel&lt;/em&gt; (see below for clips).  She writes opinion pieces for venues such as the &lt;em&gt;New York Times&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Financial Times&lt;/em&gt;.   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Susan Schneider, as they discuss her book, Artificial You: AI And The Future of Your Mind and the subject of Alien Intelligence and A.I. Dr. Susan Schneider is a philosopher and cognitive scientist whose work focuses on AI consciousness, the simulation hypothesis, and the future of intelligence. Her recent research spans questions such as whether advanced AI systems could be conscious, what it would mean if we live in a computer simulation, how consci...

In Conversation: The Power of Chatbots to Control Human Knowledge

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Susan Schneider, as they discuss her book, Artificial You: AI And The Future of Your Mind and the subject of Alien Intelligence and A.I.Dr. Susan Schneider is a philosopher and cognitive scientist whose work focuses on AI consciousness, the simulation hypothesis, and the future of intelligence. Her recent research spans questions such as whether advanced AI systems could be conscious, what it would mean if we live in a computer simulation, how consciousness relates to quantum mechanics, the emerging “epistemology” of AI chatbots, and how we might understand the nature of alien superintelligence. Dr. Schneider is the Founding Director of The Center for the Future of AI, Mind and Society at Florida Atlantic University. Previously, she served as the NASA–Baruch Blumberg Chair in Astrobiology and Technological Innovation at NASA, held the Distinguished Scholar Chair at the Library of Congress, and was a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Her book, Artificial You: AI and the Future of  Your Mind, explores the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence, with a special focus on AI consciousness, mind design, and brain–machine interfaces (BMIs). She argues that the mind is not a ‘program’ and that the most intelligent alien life in the cosmos is likely to be superintelligent AI rather than biological beings. Schneider’s recent work develops Superpsychism, the view that our spatiotemporal universe may be generated or structured by a massive qubit-based quantum computer, potentially a natural phenomenon rather than an artifact. She recently completed a three-year project with NASA on advanced alien intelligence as AI and serves as an advisor to Prism: the Partnership for Research into Sentient Machines. She is a co-director of <a href='https://mpcrlab.com/?fbclid=IwAR1VJbtAXlr8i_KKSu4zVMmJpQLWCLI0ac6rvnGhZZZC3xF_VC1_I6In6ko'>the MPCR Lab at FAU&apos;s new Gruber Sandbox, a research facility which builds AI systems informed by neuroscience and philosophy of mind. </a>She appears frequently on television shows on stations such as PBS and The History Channel (see below for clips).  She writes opinion pieces for venues such as the New York Times, Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Susan Schneider, as they discuss her book, &lt;em&gt;Artificial You: AI And The Future of Your Mind&lt;/em&gt; and the subject of Alien Intelligence and A.I.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr. Susan Schneider is a philosopher and cognitive scientist whose work focuses on AI consciousness, the simulation hypothesis, and the future of intelligence. Her recent research spans questions such as whether advanced AI systems could be conscious, what it would mean if we live in a computer simulation, how consciousness relates to quantum mechanics, the emerging “epistemology” of AI chatbots, and how we might understand the nature of alien superintelligence.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dr. Schneider is the Founding Director of The Center for the Future of AI, Mind and Society at Florida Atlantic University. Previously, she served as the NASA–Baruch Blumberg Chair in Astrobiology and Technological Innovation at NASA, held the Distinguished Scholar Chair at the Library of Congress, and was a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Her book, &lt;em&gt;Artificial&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;You&lt;/em&gt;: &lt;em&gt;AI&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;the&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;Future&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;of&lt;/em&gt;  &lt;em&gt;Your Mind&lt;/em&gt;, explores the philosophical implications of artificial intelligence, with a special focus on AI consciousness, mind design, and brain–machine interfaces (BMIs). She argues that the mind is not a ‘program’ and that the most intelligent alien life in the cosmos is likely to be superintelligent AI rather than biological beings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Schneider’s recent work develops &lt;em&gt;Superpsychism&lt;/em&gt;, the view that our spatiotemporal universe may be generated or structured by a massive qubit-based quantum computer, potentially a natural phenomenon rather than an artifact. She recently completed a three-year project with NASA on advanced alien intelligence as AI and serves as an advisor to Prism: the Partnership for Research into Sentient Machines. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She is a co-director of &lt;a href='https://mpcrlab.com/?fbclid=IwAR1VJbtAXlr8i_KKSu4zVMmJpQLWCLI0ac6rvnGhZZZC3xF_VC1_I6In6ko'&gt;the MPCR Lab at FAU&amp;apos;s new Gruber Sandbox, a research facility which builds AI systems informed by neuroscience and philosophy of mind. &lt;/a&gt;She appears frequently on television shows on stations such as &lt;em&gt;PBS &lt;/em&gt;and &lt;em&gt;The History Channel&lt;/em&gt; (see below for clips).  She writes opinion pieces for venues such as the &lt;em&gt;New York Times&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Financial Times&lt;/em&gt;.   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Stephanie Anderson about the many challenges within America&apos;s food and farming system, and how regenerative agriculture, female leadership, and consumer support can help address them. Bio: Stephanie Anderson is the author of From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture (The New Press, 2024). Her work has appeared in The Rumpus, TriQuarterly, Flyway, Hotel Amerika, <a href='http://terrain.org/'>Terrain.org</a>, The Chronicle Review, Sweet and others. Stephanie is the 2020 winner of the Margolis Award for social justice journalism and a co-editor for the University of Nebraska Press “Our Regenerative Future” book series. Her debut nonfiction book, titled One Size Fits None: A Farm Girl’s Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture, won a 2020 Nautilus Award and 2019 Midwest Book Award. Stephanie holds an MFA from Florida Atlantic University, where she serves as Assistant Professor of Creative Nonfiction.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Stephanie Anderson about the many challenges within America&amp;apos;s food and farming system, and how regenerative agriculture, female leadership, and consumer support can help address them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Bio: Stephanie Anderson is the author of &lt;em&gt;From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative &lt;/em&gt;Agriculture (The New Press, 2024). Her work has appeared in &lt;em&gt;The Rumpus, TriQuarterly, Flyway, Hotel Amerika, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://terrain.org/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Terrain.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, The Chronicle Review, Sweet&lt;/em&gt; and others&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt; Stephanie is the 2020 winner of the Margolis Award for social justice journalism and a co-editor for the University of Nebraska Press “Our Regenerative Future” book series.&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;Her&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;debut nonfiction book, titled &lt;em&gt;One Size Fits None: A Farm Girl’s Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture,&lt;/em&gt; won a 2020 Nautilus Award and 2019 Midwest Book Award. Stephanie holds an MFA from Florida Atlantic University, where she serves as Assistant Professor of Creative Nonfiction.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Stephanie Anderson about the many challenges within America's food and farming system, and how regenerative agriculture, female leadership, and consumer support can help address them.  Bio: Stephanie Anderson is the author of From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture (The New Press, 2024). Her work has appeared in The Rumpus, TriQuarterly, Flyway, Hotel Amerika, Terrain.org, The Chronicle Review, Sweet and others. Ste...

In Conversation: Regenerative Agriculture And America's Food System

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Stephanie Anderson about the many challenges within America&apos;s food and farming system, and how regenerative agriculture, female leadership, and consumer support can help address them. Bio: Stephanie Anderson is the author of From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture (The New Press, 2024). Her work has appeared in The Rumpus, TriQuarterly, Flyway, Hotel Amerika, <a href='http://terrain.org/'>Terrain.org</a>, The Chronicle Review, Sweet and others. Stephanie is the 2020 winner of the Margolis Award for social justice journalism and a co-editor for the University of Nebraska Press “Our Regenerative Future” book series. Her debut nonfiction book, titled One Size Fits None: A Farm Girl’s Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture, won a 2020 Nautilus Award and 2019 Midwest Book Award. Stephanie holds an MFA from Florida Atlantic University, where she serves as Assistant Professor of Creative Nonfiction.

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Stephanie Anderson about the many challenges within America&amp;apos;s food and farming system, and how regenerative agriculture, female leadership, and consumer support can help address them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Bio: Stephanie Anderson is the author of &lt;em&gt;From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative &lt;/em&gt;Agriculture (The New Press, 2024). Her work has appeared in &lt;em&gt;The Rumpus, TriQuarterly, Flyway, Hotel Amerika, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='http://terrain.org/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Terrain.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;, The Chronicle Review, Sweet&lt;/em&gt; and others&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt; Stephanie is the 2020 winner of the Margolis Award for social justice journalism and a co-editor for the University of Nebraska Press “Our Regenerative Future” book series.&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;Her&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;debut nonfiction book, titled &lt;em&gt;One Size Fits None: A Farm Girl’s Search for the Promise of Regenerative Agriculture,&lt;/em&gt; won a 2020 Nautilus Award and 2019 Midwest Book Award. Stephanie holds an MFA from Florida Atlantic University, where she serves as Assistant Professor of Creative Nonfiction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

In Conversation:   Regenerative Agriculture And America's Food System

Philip Lewin is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department. His current research focuses on housing insecurity in South Florida. He recently completed an Emergency Housing Study and Policy Response Analysis for the City of Lake Worth Beach, which examined the scope, causes, and consequences of housing distress across the city; analyzed the impacts of recent state legislation on local housing conditions; and provided policy recommendations to improve housing affordability and security. His previous work examined the political ramifications of environmental exploitation, economic distress, and cultural marginalization in Central Appalachia. In this episode, Dean Horswell and Professor Lewin discuss key findings from Lewin’s recent study of housing conditions in Palm Beach County, focusing on the City of Lake Worth Beach. Their conversation covers the causes of rising housing costs, the challenges faced by local residents, and the effectiveness of local, state, and federal policies in addressing the crisis.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Philip Lewin is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department. His current research focuses on housing insecurity in South Florida. He recently completed an &lt;em&gt;Emergency Housing Study and Policy Response Analysis&lt;/em&gt; for the City of Lake Worth Beach, which examined the scope, causes, and consequences of housing distress across the city; analyzed the impacts of recent state legislation on local housing conditions; and provided policy recommendations to improve housing affordability and security. His previous work examined the political ramifications of environmental exploitation, economic distress, and cultural marginalization in Central Appalachia. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Dean Horswell and Professor Lewin discuss key findings from Lewin’s recent study of housing conditions in Palm Beach County, focusing on the City of Lake Worth Beach. Their conversation covers the causes of rising housing costs, the challenges faced by local residents, and the effectiveness of local, state, and federal policies in addressing the crisis. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Philip Lewin is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department. His current research focuses on housing insecurity in South Florida. He recently completed an Emergency Housing Study and Policy Response Analysis for the City of Lake Worth Beach, which examined the scope, causes, and consequences of housing distress across the city; analyzed the impacts of recent state legislation on local housing conditions; and provided policy recommendations to improve housing affordability and security....

In Conversation: South Florida's Affordable Housing Crisis (Full Podcast)

In Conversation is a podcast that features faculty from Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, talking with Dean Michael Horswell, Ph.D., about research and creative activity that spans the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Each episode spotlights a professor whose scholarly work is affecting the world in a significant way. Listeners will not only learn of the latest developments in the many academic disciplines of the college, but will gain insight into the creative and critical processes our scholars and artists brings to their projects. In Conversation is a production of Dr. Kevin Petrich and journalism students in FAU’s School of Communication and Multimedia Studies.  

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