Extrapolate with Rob Hof
by Rob Hof
Latest episode
Rosi Braidotti: How to Redesign the Future of Humanity
Rosi Braidotti: How to Redesign the Future of Humanity
About this podcast
Long-form conversations about technology and the human future: artificial intelligence, consciousness, longevity, transhumanism and what comes after the human. Hosted by Amsterdam documentary filmmaker Rob Hof.
Guests include Kevin Kelly, Rosi Braidotti, N. Katherine Hayles, Aubrey de Grey, Guy Standing, Nick Srnicek and James Hughes.
Season 2 starts in November 2026.
Episodes
- Rosi Braidotti: How to Redesign the Future of Humanity · 43 min · Episode 11World-renowned philosopher Rosi Braidotti explains why Silicon Valley transhumanism is a dangerous threat to democracy, why the modern "happiness industry" is a capitalist trap…
- Katherine Hayles: How AI Will Radically Change the Human Species · 38 min · Episode 10Pioneering literary scholar and critical theorist N. Katherine Hayles explains why our traditional ideas of free will are being dismantled by AI, why the transhumanist dream of…
- The Techno-Progressive Future: UBI, AI, and and the Left – James J. Hughes · 1 h 15 min · Episode 9Sociologist and bioethicist James J. Hughes explains why the future of human enhancement and AI shouldn't belong to Silicon Valley billionaires, and how a "techno-progressive"…
- The Architecture of Longevity and the Future of Conscious AI – Natasha Vita-More · 1 h 15 min · Episode 8Transhumanist pioneer and designer Dr. Natasha Vita-More explains why the AI "doomsday" narrative is a myth, why we need to stop using the flippant term "anti-aging," and how we…
- MIT Engineer: We Are the Last Mortal Generation – Jose Cordeiro · 54 min · Episode 7MIT engineer and longevity expert Jose Cordeiro explains why we are between the last mortal generation and the first immortal generation, how AI is accelerating the cure for…
- How We End Aging in 15 Years - Aubrey de Grey · 52 min · Episode 6Biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey breaks down why aging is a solvable engineering problem, not an inevitable destiny — and why he believes we are closer than ever to…
- AI Will Take Your Job: Why We Need Universal Basic Income – Zoltan Istvan · 1 h 1 min · Episode 5Transhumanist author and political candidate Zoltan Istvan argues that AI and humanoid robots won’t just change the economy, they’ll replace most human work faster than…
- AI, Capitalism and the Future of Work - Nick Srnicek · 59 min · Episode 4Political economist Nick Srnicek breaks down how AI is reshaping capitalism, work, and global power — and why the real story isn’t “robots taking all our jobs”, but who owns the…
- Kevin Kelly: How to Build a Life Only You Can Live · 59 min · Episode 3Kevin Kelly – co-founder of WIRED and one of the world’s most influential technology thinkers – explains why you shouldn’t try to be “the best”, but “the only”, why your most…
- You’re Legally Allowed to Die… But Not to Live Longer - Liz Parrish · 55 min · Episode 2Biotech CEO Liz Parrish explains why you’re legally allowed to choose euthanasia in many countries – but not allowed to choose experimental medicine that might extend your life –…
- Guy Standing: How the System Is Failing the 99% · 1 h 0 min · Episode 1World-renowned labour economist Guy Standing explains how a new class of people – the precariat – is trapped in insecure work, unstable income and chronic anxiety, and why he…
