wolven7 | Techne: The State of the Art

Hey All. You all know me, and you know what I do. I talk about magic and autonomously generated creative consciousnesses and technological perceptions and philosophy and all kinds of weird crap.

I’ve done it at conferences, in books, and online, and I’ve gotten such a taste for it that I want to keep doing this for Really Real. To that end, I’m working on a long-form article about these things, and I think you might be interested.

Here’s an excerpt of the pitch you’ll find at the link:

…As I’ve explored these ideas, over the years, I’ve found that the most valuable approaches have often come from the intersections that others might overlook. The intersection that’s been most useful to me is at the center of weird science, philosophy, religious studies, pop-culture, and magic. I’ve written articles, taught classes, and organized conferences arguing that “The Magical” is one of the most useful-but-underused tools we have for rethinking and understanding these ideas.
Now I want to apply this understanding to the task of painting a more complete picture of what humanity will need to become, in order to build a common reality for both human and machines minds, together…

Please take a look, and tell your friends.