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AGI, Immortality, & Visions of the Future with Adam Becker
Season 16 · Episode 72

AGI, Immortality, & Visions of the Future with Adam Becker

Are we making science fiction a reality? Is that a good thing? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly and guest Adam Becker, science communicator and author of More Everything Forever, discuss sci-fi dreams, tech-bro promises, and the real science shaping our tomorrow.

StarTalk Radio · Adam Becker, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Gary O'Reilly, Chuck Nice

November 28, 202553m 36s

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Are we making science fiction a reality? Is that a good thing? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly and guest Adam Becker, science communicator and author of More Everything Forever, discuss sci-fi dreams, tech-bro promises, and the real science shaping our tomorrow.

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