LUH Extra 5 - Co-evolving with Robots

Simon and Rachel consider co-evolving with AI. Plus! Space salad, seaweed glitter, how spinach is a fraud and why you should never transport dry ice in a lift.Referenced in this episode are Samuel Youd's* novel 'The Death of Grass', Michael Pollan's 'The Botany of Desire' and 17th century bitcoin: the tulip.If you are enjoying the podcast, you can support us via Patreon, at www.patreon.com/leveluphumanOur theme music was written and performed by Laurence Owen. Graphics by Theo Weedon, web design by Ian Bridgeman, support from the Wellcome Trust. The producer is Rachel Wheeley.For more information, go to www.leveluphuman.com* under his pen name, John Christopher

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