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Listen Now to Jil Love What do you get when you combine high art with political activism? With Jil Love you get ‘artivism’, powerful artistic statements that have meaning to those who experience it  And in Jil’s case, her art involves the use of her beautiful body, whicih really gets people’s attention, a system interrupt to a higher awareness.  Jil often chooses universal  issues for her ARTivisim actions, human rights, animal rights, clean air and water, striking a chord with audiences around the world. We speak with her about her actions, why she does them and what’s next. And with revolution and change, what does love have to do with it?  Enjoy listening to Jil Love!

Listen Now to Future News 9.19.2017 Imagine being stuck in a small dome with 5 other people for 8 months, broken only by the occasional walk outside in your spacesuit.  A group of aspiring Martian explorers just finished such an adventure in Hawaii and will be sharing what they learned. Even with it’s lack of air and cold temperatures, Mars looks a lot more inviting than Venus, given the latest reports from the dark side of our sister planet via the Venus Express spacecraft from the European Space Agency. And besides having avoided a big brush with disaster from massive solar flares, this last week hearalded the latest in Apple gadgets for us, more shiny machines on which to spend our hard earned currency.  Our Apple expert Taylor  Barcroft takes us into this Apple world of gleaming tech, celebrating 10 years of iPhones with the  iPhone X, their hot new flagship product! Stand by for facial recognition of all parts body.. Enjoy..    

Listen Now about Time Travel with James Gleick Did you ever want to travel into the past to meet historic people or see momentous events, like Lindbergh Science Author/Journalist James Gleick crossing the Atlantic for the first time by plane? Or perhaps a trip to the future, where there is easy travel to other planets and cures for deadly diseases?  Famed science journalist James Gleick is our guest this week to discuss the idea of time travel and how it has evolved since H.G. Well’s classic tome “The Time Machine,” first published in 1894.  It’s a fun topic with deep implications and amazing possibilities.  Quantum physicist Nick Herbert calls in with some great input as well, having written a book on faster than light travel. In the second hour we field several callers fascinated with time and timeThe Time Traveler travel, including publisher Cat Miller, sharing her love for the movie  “Somewhere in Time” and anecdotal stories on speeding up time.  We also hear form Space Artist Don Davis on his adventures covering the “Great American Eclipse of 2017.” Enjoy!

Listen Now to Dr. Future Show 9.05.2017 After a scorching hot labor day weekend, we are happy to have more termperate conditions in the studio with our special guest and long time friend, Jennifer Barr.  She came to the show to watch and listen, but she became a real contributor, giving us some insight on the sources and balance of media in our dailey diets. Dr. Bruce Damer also checked in from his Burning Man adventures, giving us a great update from his world of science performance art.  And we do have some Hurricane and Space News this week as well! Enjoy! L-R Al Lundell, Sun Lundell, Jennifer Barr

Listen Now to Dr. Future Show 8.29.2017 We are back from the Great American Eclipse with tales to tell, including this 3 min vid of our moment of Totality. And with Hurricane Harvey ravaging Texas, just how did NASA cope with the storm, given that they have several critical missions underway, not the least of which is the running of the International Space Station?  This week we have a special report on Siggraph 2017 from two of our seasoned reporters, Greg Panos and Richard Cray. For those not familiar with Siggraph, you are in for a treat, as this conference brings together many of the top creative minds of computer graphics and animation with those of artists who thrive in these realms. And did I mention the parties? These beautifully orchestrated events are where some of the best schmoozing between artistis, scientists, engineers and writers happen, often leading to next year’s creative expressions on our various screens.  Greg and Richard clue us in to some of the happenings at Siggraph this year. Richard also reminds us of the 40th Anniversay of Voyagers I & II, our first NASA foray to the outer planets And Memphis Meats gets another big round of funding, a Silicon Valley startup that promises to disrupt the trillion dollar a year meat industry. Meanwhile Burger King start their own cryptocurrency, “Whopper Coin.” Fun information-packed show, enjoy!!    

Listen Now to Future Views 2017-07-25 It’s the middel of summer and our last show before we head out to destinations North and East.  Mrs. Future won a drone at the SF Xfinity drone speed challenge!  And meet Luigi Oppido, founder/proprieter of Pleasure Point Computers, who will be our guest host for the month of August, when Mrs. Future and I are away.  We discuss the importance of Net Neutrality, and why we should pay attention to this issue now.    Taylor Barcroft stops by to discuss Virgin Mobile’s seemingly amazing $1 iPhone/unlimited Inner Circle deal, and on the rest of the show we discuss with each other and callers the topics mentioned in our header.  Happy Summer, Enjoy!

Listen Now to Dr. John Grady We’ve all heard about stem cell and related therapies in recent years, but what has actually made it to the local medical clinics?  We speak with John Grady, D.O., an emergency room doc who with several partners has opened a regenerative medicine clinic in Santa Cruz, Harbor Health Center.  We discuss what therapies his clinic offers, including prolotherapy and hyperbaric oxygen treatments and is best treated by these state-of-the art approaches to better health. We also discuss what stem cell therapies don’t cure or have a therapeutic application.  Enjoy! L-R Dr. Future, Dr. John Grady, Mrs. Future

Listen Now to Future News 2017.07.18 It’s summertime and wouldn’t be nice not to deal with mosquitoes. Google has a plan..Crypto mining is in a Ms. Gabe’s model of her self-cleaning houseslump, and you can get some great deals on computer graphics cards as people leave the mining business. Now it is possible to create lip synched videos of anyone with only a few audio files of them. Fake News has never had so many new tools! A self cleanihng house?  Think of a giant cement dishwasher that you live in..something the Aliens of Ross 128 may indeed appreciate! And what’s up with Disney’s Westworld for the Star Wars zone? Enjoy :-)Disney’s Luxury Space Hotel in a Galaxy Not that Far Away    

Listen Now to Future News 2017.07.11 What a jam packed show this week, with something for everyone. Dr. Future got his First Person View Goggles for drone flying, and does it promise to change perceptions of reality, and may even trigger lucid dreams.  Life extension researcher Bobby Wilder checks in with info on the magic of the probiotics containing Lactobacillus reuteri.  It turns out microorganisms originating from within us have colonized the ISS Space station.  We have breaking news of the giant storm on Jupiter, the Earth-sized Red Spot, long a solar system mystery and wonder. Dr. Future shares a simple exercise/game that teaches basic telepathy using just a cell phone.  And let us consider how to cypto currency mine at home and its implication with call in guest Greg Panos.  Enjoy!  

Listen Now to Payson McNett on Fab Labs  Want to make something amazing?  All you need are the tools and the knowledge to wield them. Enter the concept of the Fab Lab. So, what’s a Fab Lab and how do I get access? We speak with Payson McNett, an instructor at our local Cabrillo Community College on the rise of the local Fab Lab concept and what is now possible in creating things.  One caller wanted to make a prosthetic for a missing limb.  I want to make an experimental drone.  The possibilities are endless, but it does start with what’s available.  Payson brings up to speed about what he’s done as an enabler in this arena.  Enjoy! L-R Dr. Future, Payson McNett, Mrs. Future