If I were to have the opportunity to pursue another bachelor’s degree, I would aim for xenopsychology. Studying linguistics, psychology, game theory/AI, and biology, especially marine biology, to deal with whales, cephalopods, etc.
This seems (a) to contain the mind-bogglingly exciting possibility of having a conversation with a non-human animal; (b) to have the useful property of teaching “us” a LOT about “modal mind-space” and the types of minds that evolution can give rise to.
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If I were to have the opportunity to pursue another bachelor’s degree, I would aim for xenopsychology. Studying linguistics, psychology, game theory/AI, and biology, especially marine biology, to deal with whales, cephalopods, etc.
This seems (a) to contain the mind-bogglingly exciting possibility of having a conversation with a non-human animal; (b) to have the useful property of teaching “us” a LOT about “modal mind-space” and the types of minds that evolution can give rise to.