Michael Garfield

Michael Garfield is the author of the forthcoming book How To Live In The Future, an artist, musician, and independent scholar exploring wisdom in the age of magical technologies at Humans On The Loop. His nonlinear resumé links vertebrate paleontology, scientific illustration, public speaking, innovation research, community management, fine art, and stints at The Santa Fe Institute, Mozilla, and The Long Now Foundation. He works as a freelance consultant and welcomes collaborations with anyone who can benefit from working with a weirdo visionary multitool.

https://michaelgarfield.substack.com/

A conversation on A.I., evolution, consciousness, and the future of the human

with J. F. Martel, Michael Garfield and Joel Gunz

Hosted by MacGuffin Media’s Joel Gunz, podcasters J.F. Martel (Weird Studies) and Michael Garfield (Humans on the Loop) will engage in conversation on A.I., evolution, consciousness, and the future of the human, using Steven Spielberg’s 2001 film A.I. Artificial Intelligence as an entry point, followed by audience Q&A. Purchase details coming soon!

This event starts June 23.

Views from the Horizon of Evolution, Technology, and Consciousness.

with Michael Garfield

MG101: How To Live In The Future invites participants to explore where maps break down and “reality” gets twisted by embarking on a psychedelic foray into evolutionary creativity and engaging in Wissenskunst (lit: “knowledge art”) at the edge of chaos.

This course concluded in June 2025 and is now self-paced.