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Religion, science, and immortality on Access Utah

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This episode first aired in January.

We talk with Utah State University alum Peter McChesney.

Inspired by his experiences in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, coupled with his career background at the forefront of the AI revolution, his new book "Quinto’s Challenge" poses the question: hat if science and religion collided and resurrection became a present reality? With immortality, would humans take a step forward towards an equalized, collaborative utopia, or would we become more stratified and controlled than ever before?

After graduating from Utah State University with a master's in political science in 2010 and bachelor's in law and constitutional studies in 2008, Peter McChesney went on to become an associate manager with Tesla Autopilot, has led teams that trained some of the world’s most advanced AI, and has also worked as an adjunct professor in U.S. history and political science.

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Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.