World Science Festival

Computers are getting smarter and more creative, offering spectacular possibilities to improve the human condition. There's a call to redefine Artificial Intelligence as Augmented Intelligence, to emphasize the potential of humans working with AI as opposed to being replaced by AI. In this program, AI experts, data scientists, engineers, and ethicists explore how we can work alongside machines, when we should trust machines to make cognitive decisions, and how all of society can benefit from the productive and financial gains promised by advances in AI.

All Episodes - Season 2

Episode 1

Engineering Immortality: The End of Aging?

Episode 2

Cartographers of the Brain: Mapping the Connectome

Episode 3

Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity: The Nuts and Bolts of Better Brains

Episode 4

Who Is Out There: Why Alien 'Life' May Be Weirder Than We Imagine

Episode 5

My Neurons, My Self

Episode 6

The Social Synapse: Neuroscience and the Roots of Human Connections

Episode 7

The Believing Brain: Evolution, Neuroscience, and the Spiritual Instinct

Episode 8

Resistance Is (Not) Futile: The End of Antibiotics and the Future of Fighting Infections

Episode 9

If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: The Future of Augmented Intelligence

Episode 10

Forever Young: The Promise of Human Regeneration

Episode 11

The Roots of Extremism: The Fundamentalist in Your Brain

Episode 12

The Microbiome: Vital Cells of Existence