Was Hari Seldon just a doomer? Let's put ourselves in Ling Chen's slippers for a minute

My latest #SeldonCrisis post actually talks about Hari Seldon, but even more about a guy named Indy Johar. @longnow.org
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We are in the midst of a Seldon Crisis...and there is no Hari Seldon

#seldoncrisis #hariseldon #foundation #dumptrump #dumpmaga

We are writing the story From divine plan, to existential freedom, to what?

Latest on #SeldonCrisis, a reflection on the history of the importance of a grand narrative for humanity, and the current need to invent our own.
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But why should I care? A personal philosophical slant on the last post

A philosophical follow-up on the Assembling Gaia post.
#SeldonCrisis #AssemblyTheory @Sara_Imari @bratton @DrFunkySpoon
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Assembling Gaia What if intelligence isn’t confined to individuals, but is something that can emerge at the scale of a planet?

#SeldonCrisis #Gaia #Asimov #SaraImariWalker #DavidGrinspoon #BenjaminBratton #AssemblyTheory

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A Meeting at Stars End with Jon Blumenfeld Listen now (106 mins) | A conversation on Asimov and Foundation on and off the page.

@jblumenfeld100.bsky.social Gave your episode thumbnail the #SeldonCrisis reboot treatment.

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From Asimov to AI: Rebooting Seldon Crisis Why a decades-old sci-fi epic still helps us think about collapse, intelligence, and human futures

My first new post for #SeldonCrisis since porting to Substack.

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Story Episodes: Read or Listen in Order The complete story of the Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov, told as narrative, audio drama, commentary and analysis.

#SeldonCrisis, a personal journey through Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy, is now available on Substack.

Story Episodes: Read or Listen in Order

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2025 challenge: one #book a

Day 229: #IlCrolloDellaGalassiaCentrale (in English #FoundationAndEmpire) by #IsaacAsimov

The #sequel to #Foundation shows a series of events that bring #chaos to the #Empire.

#SeldonCrisis, #psychohistory, and the role of the individual are its most important theme.

Seldon Crisis is back | Joel McKinnon Get more from Joel McKinnon on Patreon

A long delayed message to my dear supporters of #SeldonCrisis on Patreon.

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Beyond Asimov's Humanism with Jamie Woodhouse Ethicist Jamie Woodhouse has some challenging questions for humanity: should we care about the suffering of all sentient beings, or just the ones who run the show a…

I was very impressed with your emphasis on relational literacy and relational dysfunction. As a musician, I often think of these problems in terms of harmony and dissonance, but I really liked your approach.

I guess you know I had Jamie on #SeldonCrisis?

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@severedfatepod.bsky.social The latest #SeldonCrisis episode has got me very seriously thinking about plunging headlong into Severed Fate.

Being Bayta with Amanda Kreitler | Seldon Crisis In this episode of Seldon Crisis, host Joel McKinnon is joined by voice actor Amanda Kreitler, the talent behind Bayta Darell and several other key characters in the Foundation podcast series. Togethe...

For the latest episode of #SeldonCrisis, we also have a rich transcript, that allows you to read and/or listen, created by Fanfare.

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Being Bayta with Amanda Kreitler In this episode of Seldon Crisis , host Joel McKinnon is joined by voice actor Amanda Kreitler, the talent behind Bayta Darell and several other key characters in t…

With great pleasure, I just released an interview with the amazing and talented Amanda Kreitler on #SeldonCrisis. Amanda discusses her experience voicing the galactic heroine Bayta Darell and several other characters on the podcast. Enjoy! #Asimov #Foundation
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Have you listened to any episodes of the #Sentientism podcast? I had the host, @jamiewoodhouse.bsky.social, on my podcast #SeldonCrisis and we discussed the absurdity and cruelty of animal ag as one of the main topics.

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Aurora and Hope I bask in the afterglow of the KSR episode and indulge in a special treat; a reading from Robinson's 2015 novel Aurora. I follow that up with some thoughts on the u…

This is reliving a great scene from Kim Stanley Robinson's Aurora which I excerpted on #SeldonCrisis. A multigeneration starship achieves sentience after a heroic effort to save everyone on board.
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Next #SeldonCrisis guest will be one familiar to fans of the podcast and very much aligned with #Asimov and #Foundation. Probably recording early January - no year long waits this time.

Beyond Asimov's Humanism with Jamie Woodhouse | Seldon Crisis Ethicist Jamie Woodhouse has some challenging questions for humanity: should we care about the suffering of all sentient beings, or just the ones who run the show at the moment? What about when we're no longer running the show? Why should a superintelligent and possibly sentient machine intelligence care about us? Might there be other practical reasons to widen our circle of compassion beyond humans?

For an alternative way to enjoy the latest #SeldonCrisis episode, try the Active #Transcript by Fanfare. Allows you to read and/or listen with text highlighting. #accessibility

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Beyond Asimov's Humanism with Jamie Woodhouse Ethicist Jamie Woodhouse has some challenging questions for humanity: should we care about the suffering of all sentient beings, or just the ones who run the show a…

@joninaturzi.bsky.social I loved your guest appearance on the #Sentientism podcast. Your description of the impact of people meeting farm animals up close reminded me of why I became a vegetarian long ago. Mentioned it on the latest episode of #SeldonCrisis.
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A conversation on Sentientism with Jamie Woodhouse on the Seldon Crisis podcast I’m thrilled to announce the return of Seldon Crisis! After a too long hiatus of about 14 months, we're back with an episode that dives deep into the ethical challenges of our time, featuring a remark...

New LinkedIn post for the recent #SeldonCrisis episode featuring a discussion with Jamie Woodhouse onn #Sentientism.
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Beyond Asimov's Humanism with Jamie Woodhouse Ethicist Jamie Woodhouse has some challenging questions for humanity: should we care about the suffering of all sentient beings, or just the ones who run the show a…

#GreenSky folks, please have a listen to the conversation I just posted on #SeldonCrisis on #Sentientism. There is a lot of common interest with climate advocacy and efforts to change human attitudes toward animal exploitation and needless suffering.

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Referenced Works and Further Reading: Humanism and Asimov: Wikipedia: Humanism The Gaia Hypothesis: James Lovelock’s work on Earth as a sentient system. Sentientism Resources: Jamie Woodhouse’s Sentientism Website Sentientism Podcast Jonina Turzi on Human Relationship with Animals Sentientism on Reddit Ethics and AI: Books mentioned: Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson Seldon Crisis: Aurora and Hope Iain M. Banks' Culture Series AI Ethics Overview Global Biomass of Animals Advocacy for Climate and Sentient Beings: Effective Altruism Citizens' Climate Lobby

For #SeldonCrisis listeners interested in learning more about #Sentientism, I've updated the show notes with several resources mentioned on the recent episode with Jamie Woodhouse.

Jamie's Sentientism.info website alone is full of great stuff.

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Tamar, I'd love to hear what you think of the conversation I just had with my next guest on #SeldonCrisis. He's a proponent of #sentientism, essentially humanism extended to all sentient creatures. Lots to say on animal agriculture.

I'll ping you when it's up.

One of my previous videos.

#SeldonCrisis #Asimov #TheFoundation

@zacharykreitler.bsky.social I have a couple of really excellent roles in mind for you in some upcoming #SeldonCrisis. (Amanda too, of course)

A Meeting at Stars End with Jon Blumenfeld | Seldon Crisis Jon Blumenfeld - the voice of Homir Munn in our story episodes - is one of the three hosts of Stars End, a podcast obsessively focused on the works of Isaac Asimov, particularly Foundation. They have ...

Transcript is up for #SeldonCrisis interview with
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