Aug 23, 2021

Formal apartheid was abolished decades ago, yet rampant inequality remains a salient feature of South African society. Poor leadership, corruption, and cadre deployment are often cited as the reasons for the ANC’s failure to make progress in that regard. While one can acknowledge these factors, one legacy of apartheid...

Aug 19, 2021

Whether it's losing a loved one or stubbing a toe, suffering is an inescapable part of life. But does it have to be? In this episode of The Small Print, Bronwyn speaks to philosopher and transhumanist David Pearce, who posits the radical idea that all forms of suffering should be abolished from every living creature on...

Aug 12, 2021

Have you heard of cultivated meat? Produced through cellular agriculture, cultivated meat is meat — grown directly from cells without the need to slaughter animals. What is the process behind it? Why would people want to eat it? Is it healthy? Who is working on it? In this episode of The Small Print, Bronwyn speaks to...

Aug 5, 2021

In this episode of The Small Print, Bronwyn speaks to the transhumanist Zoltan Istvan. They talk about his goal of ending ageing, and ultimately death; his 2016 presidential campaign and what it was like to advocate for transhumanism in the bible belt; the tension between individual and collective interests in the...