Jason Silva
Host of National Geographic Channel's "Brain Games"
Jason Silva is the Emmy-nominated host of National Geographic Channel’s #1 rated and Emmy-nominated series, Brain Games, seen in over 100 countries. “A Timothy Leary of the Viral Video Age” was how The Atlantic described television personality, filmmaker and philosopher Silva, who has also been described as “part Timothy Leary, part Ray Kurzweil, and part Neo from ‘The Matrix.’”
A self-professed wonderjunkie, Silva is the creator of the web series SHOTS OF AWE, micro-documentaries exploring creativity, innovation, the co-evolution of human and technology, futurism, metaphysics, existentialism and the human condition.
Silva’s work has been featured in The Economist, Vanity Fair, Forbes and Wired, among many others.
Don’t panic — here’s how mindfulness can improve isolation
When you stop predicting the future and comparing the present to the past, you can reach a beneficial flow state.
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Could Technology Make You Immortal? Transhumanism Seeks the Answer.
Jason Silva offers a crash course on the tech-centric philosophy that seeks to overcome the limitations of humanity.
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Jason Silva: Portable Virtual Reality Will Allow You to Climb Into Someone Else’s Mind
How do you typically let other people into your minds? You smile. You laugh. You use language to communicate thoughts and feelings. Jason Silva is here to explain why that's all going to change once virtual reality reaches its full potential.
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Jason Silva: Marijuana Legalization is a Huge Win for Civilization
Jason Silva, host of National Geographic Channel’s "Brain Games," calls marijuana legalization a huge win for civilization.
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Are We the Designers or the Designed? with Jason Silva
Whether we're conscious of it or not, the things we design can design us as well. "We become what we behold," as the old proverb goes. Such is the power, explains Jason Silva, of ontological design.
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Jason Silva: We’re Going Through a Psychedelic Renaissance
Jason Silva, host of National Geographic Channel's "Brain Games," speaks to the power of suggestibility with regard to psychedelic experiences.
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You Shall Be as Gods: The Poetics of Technology
As Terence McKenna tells us, we are already magical creatures.
Everything is Natural: The Extended Mind Thesis
The iPhone is essentially an extension of the human mind, and that's totally natural.
We Can All Be the Authors of Our Own Lives
We really can make a masterpiece out of our own lives if we so choose.
Art and Science are Two Sides of the Same Coin
The marriage of art and science is so crucially important because it extends who and what we are.
Ideas Are Immortal
By creating ideas, humans achieve immortality.
Be Bold: Turn Your Life Into a Work of Art
We do have the capacity to turn our lives into a work of art. And why shouldn't we?
Our Special Role in the Cosmos
Technology extends our thought, our reach, our vision, helps us transcend our boundaries. I think that's a message everybody can get behind.
A Happy New Years Message from Jason Silva
We defy entropy, by creating beauty and order and complexity.
Optimism is a Self-Amplifying Feedback Loop
The filmmaker and futurist explains his belief in the self-reinforcing power of optimism and the exploration of ways to co-author our emotional experience.
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Rejoice! The Future is Upon Us. – Jason Silva, (taped) Live on Big Think
Jason Silva is optimistic about the future. His “shots of philosophical espresso” – short, inspiring films on the evolution of humankind and technology – aim to “engineer inspiration.” Here, he […]
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Jason Silva Shares His Best Advice
If you practice kindness and follow your bliss, you won’t go wrong.
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Jason Silva Unpacks the Future of News
The television will ultimately become one with the computer.
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Jason Silva Weighs in on Good Web Content
The Obama generation demands smarter online material.
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