I’ve come to my own ideology: our personal experiences lead to one larger inner singularity.
Yes, I know there is this idea floating within the ethos of a tech singularity (or ex: where AI, quantum computing, and brain-computer interfaces intersect), but I feel that as we watch humanity grow and learn more about ourselves to become the person we were meant to be, we have this inner personal singularity happening (if you’re watching closely).
Phoenix Peng, a prominent Chinese brain-computer interface (BCI) CEO at Gestala, once told me that the singularity is when “carbon-based lifestyles and silica-based lifestyles merge.” In this future, brain-computer interfaces would collect that data. When AI, BCI, and quantum computing intersect, the line between human thought and machine intelligence may dissolve into something entirely new.
Others in the academic orbit could argue that the singularity is when the so-called “woo”- ideas seen as mystical, pseudoscientific, or lacking solid evidence- collides with human technology. At that intersection, a real paradigm shift could occur, offering humanity a choice that would forever alter our course. But for me, beyond the grand human singularity, we have smaller ones if we pay attention to the synchronicities. I know I have.
Can people change?
Someone once asked me, “Do you think people can change?”
“Well, of course they can,” I said.
The man looked at me and replied, “No. We humans, don’t change; we only learn more about who we really are.”
For nearly a year, I wrestled with that idea.
Humans can change. I know I have.
My ego wanted to fight the idea. The thought that perhaps I hadn’t fundamentally changed, but had simply uncovered more of who I already was, challenged everything I believed about personal growth and evolution.
But looking back now, I think he was right. I understand what he was trying to tell me.
We may call it change, but perhaps what we’re really experiencing is an evolution toward ourselves, peeling away the layers of conditioning, fear, expectation, and identity that have shaped us, until we begin to recognize the person we were always capable of becoming.
Maybe we don’t become someone new.
Maybe we become more fully who we were all along.
So here you are (with me)...
This Substack is a portal into my mind and experiences as I journey toward my personal singularity, exploring frontier science, culture, and the experiences shaping my life and the lives of people I meet around the world.
From the edges of human potential to the questions reshaping our future, I explore how we treat one another, where humanity may be headed, and what our future could look like if we fail to wake up and work collectively toward greater global understanding.
This is where curiosity, frontier science, culture, human rights, new ideas, and personal discovery meet.
Also, nice to “e-meet” you; I’m Chrissy Newton. 🙂
Chrissy Newton, journalist for science, technology, and defense news outlet The Debrief and the founder of VOCAB Communications. She currently appears on The Discovery Channel and Max and hosts the Rebelliously Curious podcast, which can be found on YouTube and on all audio podcast streaming platforms. Follow her on X: @ChrissyNewton, Instagram: @BeingChrissyNewton, and chrissynewton.com. To contact Chrissy with a story, please email chrissy @ thedebrief.org.
BRILLIANT!!!
Hey, we spoke briefly in Charlotte getting lunch walking to whole foods. I took your suggestion, and just started setting this up a day ago. Mine is still under construction. Congratulations on launching!