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The Great Filter

A PhobosTech Podcast

Author: The Great Filter

My name is Thomas Wright and I am the host of the The Great Filter podcast.

The Great Filter | Episode 20: Up The Gravity Well

Posted on October 25, 2021 by The Great Filter

This is a reading of ‘Up The Gravity Well‘, my entry of the Medium Writers Challenge. The entry can be… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 20: Up The Gravity Well

The Great Filter | Episode 19: William Shatner’s Post-Flight Thoughts (commentary)

Posted on October 18, 2021 by The Great Filter

Congratulations to William Shatner! “I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 19: William Shatner’s Post-Flight Thoughts (commentary)

The Great Filter | Episode 18: Escape To Mars: Moving Humanity Off Planet

Posted on October 10, 2021 by The Great Filter

Impact threats are the most certain of any extinction-level events. Yet, despite the warnings of hundreds of scientists – we… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 18: Escape To Mars: Moving Humanity Off Planet

Episode 17 | Can’t We Just Get Rid Of Money?

Posted on October 4, 2021October 5, 2021 by The Great Filter

What are the common arguments for the necessity of money? Are there any logical counterarguments? Let me know what profession… Read more Episode 17 | Can’t We Just Get Rid Of Money?

The Great Filter | Episode 16: The Education Catastrophe

Posted on September 27, 2021 by The Great Filter

Our children are the future, yet our willingness to invest in them dawdles and whimpers. With so much at stake… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 16: The Education Catastrophe

The Great Filter | Episode 15: Global Suicide – Part V: Can Star Trek Save Us?

Posted on September 20, 2021October 1, 2021 by The Great Filter

Science fiction often drives innovation. Star Trek, specifically, has inspired the computer and the cellular telephone among other modern miracles… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 15: Global Suicide – Part V: Can Star Trek Save Us?

The Great Filter | Episode 15: Global Suicide – Part IV: Disorder & Dead Presidents

Posted on September 13, 2021October 1, 2021 by The Great Filter

Entropy is a two-edged sword. It is our life-force; but if it accelerates and begins to runaway with our energy,… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 15: Global Suicide – Part IV: Disorder & Dead Presidents

The Great Filter | Episode 15: Global Suicide – Part III: Psychology of Self-Extinction

Posted on September 6, 2021October 1, 2021 by The Great Filter

Understanding our own psychology and social behaviors are critical to avoiding self-extinction. This episode explores this in great depth. In… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 15: Global Suicide – Part III: Psychology of Self-Extinction

The Great Filter | Episode 15: Global Suicide – Part II: Shotgun Serenade

Posted on August 30, 2021October 1, 2021 by The Great Filter

What are the possible self-extinction scenarios and why is it important to understand this? In this episode we explore this;… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 15: Global Suicide – Part II: Shotgun Serenade

The Great Filter | Episode 15: Global Suicide – Part I: Carrots & Sticks

Posted on August 16, 2021October 1, 2021 by The Great Filter

“The first subcategory of suicide is of the more immediate sort; intentionally carried out by the conscious mind and focused… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 15: Global Suicide – Part I: Carrots & Sticks

The Great Filter | Episode 14: A Death Sentence For A Debt: A Personal Story of Legalized Corruption

Posted on August 9, 2021 by The Great Filter

This is a personal story; but it’s a story that has the potential to effect every single one of us.… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 14: A Death Sentence For A Debt: A Personal Story of Legalized Corruption

The Great Filter | Episode 13: The Alien Invasion

Posted on August 2, 2021 by The Great Filter

Could one of the many great filters actually be a ruthless, galactic, empire; ready to slaughter entire worlds that aren’t… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 13: The Alien Invasion

The Great Filter | Episode 12: Planned Obsolescence

Posted on July 23, 2021 by The Great Filter

What does planned obsolescence have to do with the great filter? Fucking everything … — Send in a voice message:… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 12: Planned Obsolescence

The Great Filter | Episode 11: Becoming Your Best Self In A Less-Than-Ideal World

Posted on July 20, 2021 by The Great Filter

It’s time for a more upbeat episode, wouldn’t you say? You’ve heard the phrase, “Be the change you want to… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 11: Becoming Your Best Self In A Less-Than-Ideal World

The Great Filter | Episode Xà La’awran’s Coin | An Allegorical Account

Posted on July 17, 2021 by The Great Filter

Xà La’awran’s Coin is a story I wrote some time ago. I’ve always meant to put an animation to it… Read more The Great Filter | Episode Xà La’awran’s Coin | An Allegorical Account

The Great Filter | Episode 10: Survival Priority & Our Best Possible Selves

Posted on July 16, 2021 by The Great Filter

What are the bare-bone attributes that we would need if we were to increase our chances of surviving as many… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 10: Survival Priority & Our Best Possible Selves

The Great Filter | Episode 9: Survival of The Shittiest: Part II

Posted on July 13, 2021 by The Great Filter

Humanity’s intelligence and socially cohesive dynamic have rocketed us to the top of the food-chain. However, David Graeber’s book, “Debt,… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 9: Survival of The Shittiest: Part II

The Great Filter | Episode 9: Survival of The Shittiest: Part I

Posted on July 10, 2021 by The Great Filter

What are the evolution-honed traits that allowed humanity to rocket to the top of the food-chain? Will they be enough… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 9: Survival of The Shittiest: Part I

The Great Filter | Episode 8: Existential Risk & Natural Disasters

Posted on July 6, 2021 by The Great Filter

What are the most dangerous natural disasters? Which one’s can cause the total extinction of the human race and how… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 8: Existential Risk & Natural Disasters

The Great Filter | Episode 7: Our Best Possible Scenario

Posted on July 2, 2021 by The Great Filter

What would we need if we were to create the perfect atmosphere for human survival? How much of a system… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 7: Our Best Possible Scenario

The Great Filter | Episode 6: At The Core Of Climate Change

Posted on June 30, 2021 by The Great Filter

It’s odd that so many people are scrambling to fix climate change – yet so few have actually taken the… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 6: At The Core Of Climate Change

The Great Filter | Episode 5: Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

Posted on June 25, 2021 by The Great Filter

Why does anything exist at all? What is reality all about? I offer my best shot as to why there… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 5: Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?

The Great Filter | Episode 4: The Failure of Trust in Science

Posted on June 22, 2021 by The Great Filter

With science being a search for truth, how did we find ourselves in the contradictory situation where science itself is… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 4: The Failure of Trust in Science

The Great Filter | Episode 3: How We Will All Die (aka: The Great Filter’s Rubik’s Cube)

Posted on June 16, 2021 by The Great Filter

What is The Drake Equation? What is Fermi’s Paradox? What is The Great Filter? What is our probability of surviving… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 3: How We Will All Die (aka: The Great Filter’s Rubik’s Cube)

The Great Filter | Episode 2: Is Ransomware Avoidable?

Posted on June 8, 2021 by The Great Filter

Ransomware is ravaging our world, attacking medical facilities and small businesses. What is really going on here? Can we actually… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 2: Is Ransomware Avoidable?

Episode #1: AI's Tendency Toward Sociopathy

The Great Filter | Episode 1: A.I.’s Tendency Toward Sociopathy

Posted on June 5, 2021 by The Great Filter

Having worked with AI for the past few years, I am troubled with a very specific issue which I have… Read more The Great Filter | Episode 1: A.I.’s Tendency Toward Sociopathy

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