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Martin Palmer
Leading sinologist Palmer is a frequent contributor to BBC Radio 4. He works as international consultant on issues concerning the environment, eastern religions and interfaith dialogue.

Leading sinologist Palmer is a frequent contributor to BBC Radio 4. He works as international consultant on issues concerning the environment, eastern religions and interfaith dialogue.
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What Machines Can't Do
Will computers ever match human intelligence?

Corruption and Climate Change
Piers Corbyn | We misunderstood climate change

Humans versus Nature
Are humans part of nature or a hostile enemy?

Blind Data
The secrets behind compatibility science

March of the Machines
Is AI a threat to mankind?

The World in Our Hands
Rationality and climate change

The Puzzle of Progress
Has technology brought us the good life?

The Dark Side of Environmentalism
Are we just trying to repent of our consumerism?

Mind Machines
The future of AI

James Lovelock: Creativity in Science & Gaia Theory
The life of a lone scientist

What We Don't Know About CO2
The science of climate change

Can We Control AI?
Nigel Shadbolt | The right questions to ask on AI

Is Digital Thinking Different?
The internet revolution & the human brain

Climate Change and Britain’s Future
Huhne predicts wars and violence

How to Thrive in a Digital Age

Creative Robots
How to make an inventive bot

The Habits of Nature
Do natural laws evolve over time?

Genes, Memes and Temes

The Myth of Scarcity
What is the future of sustainable farming?

The Fifth Crime

Designing Life

Nine Million Steps in Solitude
What it’s like to walk the Amazon

Staying Human in Cyberspace
Mindfulness in cyberspace

The Internet is Not a Waffle Iron Connected to a Fax Machine

Global Overhaul
Rupert Read | Why going green matters

Future Storm
Where will lightning strike next?

Why Trolls Matter
The threat to 'polite' society

Rise of the Machines
AI: a science fiction fantasy?

My Avatar, Myself
How to extend yourself into the virtual

Touching Cyberspace
Back to the physical

The accurate, the perfect and the dangerous
The potential and the threat of data

How oceans shaped the world
Saving the heart of our planet

Zanna Clay | In-depth Interview
On animal empathy, evolution, and beyond

AI, emotions and the tech evolution
Building a better world around AI

The dawn of machine consciousness with Joscha Bach

The dream and danger of AI
How to tame AI

How to live forever
Radical life extension' technology

Science alone won't solve climate change
Tackling the climate emergency

Capitalism and the climate
Our planet and the economy

AI and the end of humanity
Does AI change what it means to be human?

Digital Apes
Technology as a force for good

The next environmental crisis
Are our current solutions just a short term fix?

AI and the story of the universe
How AI will help us make scientific discoveries

How volcanoes could change the world
The power and promise of geoengineering

Technology in trouble
Getting to grips with the future of technology

The real risks of AI
A decade on and a decade to go

Cities of the future
What is the architecture of a sustainable world?

How to talk about climate change
Emotionally engaging in the crisis

Scott Aaronson on consciousness and AI safety
Scott Aaronson on consciousness and AI safety

AI and the future of the mind
Is it possible that we'll merge with AI?