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Episode Synopsis
Psychohistory is among the most important ideas born in science fiction.
A science that allows us to predict the future of human civilisation.
It's tempting to ask...could Psychohistory be real? Algorithms can control masses of humankind. Complexity science and agent based modelling are already predicting mass human behaviour.
And as we face our civilisational "Seldon Crisis" can we learn a less from Isaac Asimov about the future of humankind?
00:00 We are in a Seldon crisis
01:48 Isaac Asimov's Foundation
03:51 Why do civilisations collapse?
06:17 What is the Foundation saga about?
12:12 Psychohistory
17:50 The Metacrisis
26:07 Psyche & Civilisation
39:28 Resolving the Metacrisis
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A science that allows us to predict the future of human civilisation.
It's tempting to ask...could Psychohistory be real? Algorithms can control masses of humankind. Complexity science and agent based modelling are already predicting mass human behaviour.
And as we face our civilisational "Seldon Crisis" can we learn a less from Isaac Asimov about the future of humankind?
00:00 We are in a Seldon crisis
01:48 Isaac Asimov's Foundation
03:51 Why do civilisations collapse?
06:17 What is the Foundation saga about?
12:12 Psychohistory
17:50 The Metacrisis
26:07 Psyche & Civilisation
39:28 Resolving the Metacrisis
Follow the the Science Fiction podcast and become a member
https://damiengwalter.com/podcast/
Advanced Scifi & Fantasy Writing
https://damiengwalter.com/advanced-scifi-and-fantasy/
The Rhetoric of Story
https://damiengwalter.com/the-rhetoric-of-story/
Join the discussion on the Science Fiction community https://www.facebook.com/groups/324897304599197
The best book to understand Ken Wilber https://amzn.to/3NSwBnu
Read the Foundation saga https://amzn.to/3yp65MN
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