OK, post-interview, all I have to say is...yikes, that was intense! Definitely an interesting experience. Fun in some respects, and I did manage to say a few things that I see as reflective of some of my major principles and interests, but also a bit "limiting" in that everything moved very quickly (to the point where I wasn't able to really review what I was saying in my head before I said it).
Anyway, though, here are some links to some blog entries I've written that might give some folks a better idea of where I'm coming from on certain issues (as well as my interests in general, and my approach to them):
Background:- My main "About" page:
http://www.existence...2/12/about.htmlLongevity:- A science-y post on "ageless animals" and longevity:
http://www.existence...-longevity.html- On the basic common sense of longevity medicine:
http://www.existence...more-basic.html- On why valuing the elderly among us is essential to the success of longevity medicine:
http://www.existence...ty-terrain.html- A report from a Future Salon meeting I attended that featured a debate between William Hurlburt and Aubrey de Grey:
http://www.existence...symphonies.html- No, centenarians should NOT feel guilty about still being alive!:
http://www.existence...ctions-and.htmlBrains, Perception, and Autism:- On perception and seeing the world differently:
http://www.existence...us-notices.html- On intelligence and "g":
http://www.existence...ions-and-g.html- On autism and empathy:
http://www.existence...motion-and.html- On autism "awareness" and how hype can be harmful:
http://www.existence...s-futility.htmlOn Resources, Health/Reproductive Choice, and Social Justice:- On resource distribution and economics:
http://www.existence...eeds-stuff.html- More on resource distribution and economics:
http://www.existence...-economics.html- On procreative freedom/choice, disability, and avoiding oversimplification of these issues:
http://www.existence...rocreative.html- On the intersections between science and social justice:
http://www.existence...d-autistic.htmlSubcultural and Social Stuff:- On media appearances and my discomfort with "transhumanism" as a label:
http://www.existence...ng-forward.html- Some thoughts on sensible longevity advocacy vs. "we're all going to be uploads" handwaving:
http://www.existence...r-cheerful.html- Some thoughts on labels and gender:
http://www.existence...escriptive.htmlJust For Fun:- Fun with retro-futurism:
http://www.existence...es-of-2008.html- Fun with robots:
http://www.existence...tural-icon.html- Fun with Babylon 5 (mostly):
http://www.existence...scinations.htmlOkay, I figure that ought to do it for now -- hopefully those entries will help fill in the "gaps" in what I said in the interview, at least to some extent, and present some of my ideas in a more organized format.
Thanks again!