The Human Layer
The Human Layer is a podcast for those who refuse to be optimized, for the builders and breakers at the intersection of emergent technology, political resistance, and the fight for a positive-sum future.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 7
- Years Active
- 2025
Beyond AI's Blackbox: Building Technology That Serves Humanity
Ever wonder if there's a better way to build AI? One that doesn't rely on scraping the internet without consent or encouraging dependency on opaque systems? Beth Rudden, CEO of Bast AI,…
Hyperlocal Sovereignty: Building Antifragile Knowledge Commons
Remember when the internet felt like a collection of personal gardens rather than corporate shopping malls? In this exploration of knowledge gardens, Spencer (also known as Clinamenic) …
When Money Flows, Builders Thrive
What happens when funding flows like water instead of coming in unpredictable floods? Graven from FlowState and SuperFluid joins us to explore how streaming money mechanisms could trans…
Reader #2 | The Story for a Future Soul
What happens when humans and AI collaborate to create modern myths? Journey with us into a fascinating exploration of "dancing" - our term for the collaborative prompt engineering proce…
Reader #1 | Tantra + Tech
In preparation for the upcoming season on Dark Triad Powers, I decided to record some of the core research gathered for pre-production. These passages will also be spun through the Huma…
From Token to Trust: How Aya is Reshaping Crypto's Global Impact
Hope isn't just an abstract concept – it's the fuel propelling blockchain innovation across Africa. In this candid conversation with Eric and Michael from Aya, we explore how they're bu…
The Quiet Parts Out Loud: Navigating Web3's Human Layer
The inaugural episode of The Human Layer Podcast, recorded at ETH Denver, explores the tension between technological advancement and human systems in Web3. Hosts Crystal Street and Tayl…